Known For
Acting
Born
May 22, 1883
Died
Dec 12, 1939
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, United States
Credits
98 titles
Douglas Fairbanks
Biography
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty with Fairbanks constantly referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.
Known For
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
(archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Zorro
Self (archive footage)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
American Experience
Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
God Chose Paris
Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
The Great Chase
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
The Thief of Baghdad
Dialogue
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
The Bruce Forsyth Show
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
The Oscars
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Wilson
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Himself
The Private Life of Don Juan
Don Juan
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Steve Drexel
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Self
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Reaching for the Moon
Larry Day
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruccio
The Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Show People
Self (uncredited)
The Gaucho
The Gaucho