- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1883
- Place of Birth
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Died
- December 12, 1939
Douglas Fairbanks
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.
Filmography
movieMary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023 · Self
movieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Image Book
2018 · (archive footage)
movieI, Douglas Fairbanks
2018 · Self (archive footage)
moviePropaganda: Engineering Consent
2018 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieCinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieBirth of the Tramp
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieMary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieDouglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieChaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Tramp and the Dictator
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Many Faces of Zorro
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
movieGlorious Technicolor
1998 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 · Self (archive footage)
movieStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieAnthony Quinn: An Original
1990 · Self (archive footage)
movieSolidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Self
movieCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Self (archive footage)
tvUnknown Chaplin
1983 · Self (archive footage)
movieGod Chose Paris
1969 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie30 Years of Fun
1963 · (archive footage)
movieThe Great Chase
1962
movieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Thief of Baghdad
1961 · Dialogue
movieDays of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Bruce Forsyth Show
1959
movieYesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
tvThe Oscars
1953
movieThe Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Self (archive footage)
movieWilson
1944 · Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Self (archive footage)
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
movieAli Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Himself
movieThe Private Life of Don Juan
1934 · Don Juan
movieMr. Robinson Crusoe
1932 · Steve Drexel, Story, Producer
movieAround the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931 · Self, Director
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
movieReaching for the Moon
1930 · Larry Day, Producer
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
1930
movieThe Taming of the Shrew
1929 · Petruccio
movieThe Iron Mask
1929 · D'Artagnan, Producer, Writer
movieShow People
1928 · Self (uncredited)
movieThe Gaucho
1927 · The Gaucho, Writer
movieCharacter Studies
1927 · Self (uncredited)
movieOne of Many
1927 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Black Pirate
1926 · The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate, Producer, Story
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
movieDon Q Son of Zorro
1925 · Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro, Producer
movieThe Thief of Bagdad
1924 · The Thief of Bagdad, Story, Producer
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
movieHollywood
1923 · Douglas Fairbanks
movieRobin Hood
1922 · Robin Hood, Producer, Story
movieThe Three Musketeers
1921 · D'Artagnan, Producer
movieThe Nut
1921 · Charlie Jackson, Writer, Producer
movieThe Mark of Zorro
1920 · Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro, Scenario Writer
movieThe Mollycoddle
1920 · Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
movieWhen the Clouds Roll By
1919 · Daniel Boone Brown, Producer, Story
Our Film Stars
1919
movieHis Majesty, the American
1919 · William Brooks, Scenario Writer
movieThe Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919 · Teddy Drake, Producer, Story
movieArizona
1918 · Lt. Denton, Writer, Director
movieHe Comes Up Smiling
1918 · Jerry Martin, Producer
movieBound in Morocco
1918 · George Travelwell, Producer
movieCupid Angling
1918
movieSay! Young Fellow
1918 · The Young Fellow, Producer
movieMr. Fix-It
1918 · Dick Remington, Producer
movieHeadin' South
1918 · Headin' South, Producer
movieA Modern Musketeer
1917 · Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan, Producer
movieReaching for the Moon
1917 · Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown, Producer
movieAll-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
movieThe Man from Painted Post
1917 · 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood, Scenario Writer
movieDown to Earth
1917 · Billy Gaynor, Story
movieWild and Woolly
1917 · Jeff Hillington, Producer
movieIn Again, Out Again
1917 · Teddy Rutherford, Producer
movieThe Americano
1916 · Blaze Derringer
movieThe Matrimaniac
1916 · Jimmie Conroy
movieAmerican Aristocracy
1916 · Cassius Lee
movieManhattan Madness
1916 · Steve O'Dare
movieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Man on White Horse (uncredited)
movieThe Half-Breed
1916 · Lo Dorman
movieThe Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916 · Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
movieReggie Mixes In
1916 · Reggie Van Deuzen
movieThe Good Bad-Man
1916 · Passin' Through, Writer, Producer
movieThe Habit of Happiness
1916 · Sunny Wiggins
movieHis Picture in the Papers
1916 · Pete Prindle
movieFlirting with Fate
1916 · Augy Holliday
movieDouble Trouble
1915 · Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
movieMartyrs of the Alamo
1915 · Joe / Texas soldier
movieThe Lamb
1915 · Gerald
movieOur Mutual Girl
1914 · Self (episode 47)