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

American Experience

The Oscars

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Unknown Chaplin

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Black Pirate

The Bruce Forsyth Show

The Thief of Bagdad

All Movies (91)

• Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse2023 · as Self
• Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Image Book2018 · as (archive footage)
• I, Douglas Fairbanks2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Propaganda: Engineering Consent2018 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts2017 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Birth of the Tramp2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Tramp and the Dictator2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Many Faces of Zorro2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Worlds of Mei Lanfang2000
• Glorious Technicolor1998 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Anthony Quinn: An Original1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor1989
• Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man1988 · as Self (archive footage)
• God Chose Paris1969 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 30 Years of Fun1963 · as (archive footage)
• The Great Chase1962
• The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961 · as Self (archive footage)
• Days of Thrills and Laughter1961 · as Self (archive footage)
• Yesterday and Today1953 · as (archive footage)
• The Golden Twenties1950 · as Self (archive footage)
• Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary1945 · as Self (archive footage)
• Wilson1944 · as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942 · as Self (archive footage)
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ali Baba Goes to Town1937 · as Himself
• The Private Life of Don Juan1934 · as Don Juan
• Mr. Robinson Crusoe1932 · as Steve Drexel
• Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks1931 · as Self
• The House That Shadows Built1931 · as (archive footage)
• Reaching for the Moon1930 · as Larry Day
• Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 11930
• The Taming of the Shrew1929 · as Petruccio
• The Iron Mask1929 · as D'Artagnan
• Show People1928 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Gaucho1927 · as The Gaucho
• Character Studies1927 · as Self (uncredited)
• One of Many1927 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Kiss from Mary Pickford1927 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Black Pirate1926 · as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Don Q Son of Zorro1925 · as Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
• The Thief of Bagdad1924 · as The Thief of Bagdad
• Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm1924
• Hollywood1923 · as Douglas Fairbanks
• Robin Hood1922 · as Robin Hood
• The Three Musketeers1921 · as D'Artagnan
• The Nut1921 · as Charlie Jackson
• The Mark of Zorro1920 · as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
• The Mollycoddle1920 · as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
• When the Clouds Roll By1919 · as Daniel Boone Brown
• Our Film Stars1919
• His Majesty, the American1919 · as William Brooks
• The Knickerbocker Buckaroo1919 · as Teddy Drake
• Arizona1918 · as Lt. Denton
• He Comes Up Smiling1918 · as Jerry Martin
• Bound in Morocco1918 · as George Travelwell
• Cupid Angling1918
• Say! Young Fellow1918 · as The Young Fellow
• Mr. Fix-It1918 · as Dick Remington
• Headin' South1918 · as Headin' South
• A Modern Musketeer1917 · as Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
• Reaching for the Moon1917 · as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
• All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan1917
• The Man from Painted Post1917 · as 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
• Down to Earth1917 · as Billy Gaynor
• Wild and Woolly1917 · as Jeff Hillington
• In Again, Out Again1917 · as Teddy Rutherford
• The Americano1916 · as Blaze Derringer
• The Matrimaniac1916 · as Jimmie Conroy
• American Aristocracy1916 · as Cassius Lee
• Manhattan Madness1916 · as Steve O'Dare
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · as Man on White Horse (uncredited)
• The Half-Breed1916 · as Lo Dorman
• The Mystery of the Leaping Fish1916 · as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
• Reggie Mixes In1916 · as Reggie Van Deuzen
• The Good Bad-Man1916 · as Passin' Through
• The Habit of Happiness1916 · as Sunny Wiggins
• His Picture in the Papers1916 · as Pete Prindle
• Flirting with Fate1916 · as Augy Holliday
• Double Trouble1915 · as Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
• Martyrs of the Alamo1915 · as Joe / Texas soldier
• The Lamb1915 · as Gerald
• Our Mutual Girl1914 · as Self (episode 47)

All TV Shows (4)

• American Experience1988 · as Self
• Unknown Chaplin1983 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Bruce Forsyth Show1959
• The Oscars1953