Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

🎂 22nd May 1883 (142 yrs) 📍 Denver, Colorado, United States

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.

Douglas Fairbanks

🎬 Movies Featuring Douglas Fairbanks

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse (2023)

as Self
The Image Book

The Image Book (2018)

as (archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks

I, Douglas Fairbanks (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent

Propaganda: Engineering Consent (2018)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp

Birth of the Tramp (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Zorro

The Many Faces of Zorro (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (2000)

Glorious Technicolor

Glorious Technicolor (1998)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998)

as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)

as Self (archive footage)
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)

as Self (archive footage)
What Do Those Old Films Mean?

What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985)

as Himself(archive footage)
God Chose Paris

God Chose Paris (1969)

as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun

30 Years of Fun (1963)

as (archive footage)
The Great Chase

The Great Chase (1962)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

as Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)

as Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties (1950)

as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)

as Self (archive footage)
Wilson

Wilson (1944)

as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)

as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)

as Himself
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)

as Don Juan
Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)

as Steve Drexel
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks

Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931)

as Self
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)
Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon (1930)

as Larry Day
No Image

Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (1930)

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew (1929)

as Petruccio
The Iron Mask

The Iron Mask (1929)

as D'Artagnan
Show People

Show People (1928)

as Self (uncredited)
The Gaucho

The Gaucho (1927)

as The Gaucho
Character Studies

Character Studies (1927)

as Self (uncredited)
One of Many

One of Many (1927)

as Self (archive footage)
A Kiss from Mary Pickford

A Kiss from Mary Pickford (1927)

as Self (archive footage)
The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate (1926)

as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)

as Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

as The Thief of Bagdad
No Image

Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm (1924)

Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

as Douglas Fairbanks
Robin Hood

Robin Hood (1922)

as Robin Hood
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1921)

as D'Artagnan
The Nut

The Nut (1921)

as Charlie Jackson
The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
The Mollycoddle

The Mollycoddle (1920)

as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
When the Clouds Roll By

When the Clouds Roll By (1919)

as Daniel Boone Brown
Our Film Stars

Our Film Stars (1919)

His Majesty, the American

His Majesty, the American (1919)

as William Brooks
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo (1919)

as Teddy Drake
Arizona

Arizona (1918)

as Lt. Denton
He Comes Up Smiling

He Comes Up Smiling (1918)

as Jerry Martin
Bound in Morocco

Bound in Morocco (1918)

as George Travelwell
Cupid Angling

Cupid Angling (1918)

Say! Young Fellow

Say! Young Fellow (1918)

as The Young Fellow
Mr. Fix-It

Mr. Fix-It (1918)

as Dick Remington
Headin' South

Headin' South (1918)

as Headin' South
A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer (1917)

as Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon (1917)

as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan (1917)

The Man from Painted Post

The Man from Painted Post (1917)

as 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
Down to Earth

Down to Earth (1917)

as Billy Gaynor
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly (1917)

as Jeff Hillington
In Again, Out Again

In Again, Out Again (1917)

as Teddy Rutherford
The Americano

The Americano (1916)

as Blaze Derringer
The Matrimaniac

The Matrimaniac (1916)

as Jimmie Conroy
American Aristocracy

American Aristocracy (1916)

as Cassius Lee
Manhattan Madness

Manhattan Madness (1916)

as Steve O'Dare
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

as Man on White Horse (uncredited)
The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed (1916)

as Lo Dorman
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)

as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
Reggie Mixes In

Reggie Mixes In (1916)

as Reggie Van Deuzen
The Good Bad-Man

The Good Bad-Man (1916)

as Passin' Through
The Habit of Happiness

The Habit of Happiness (1916)

as Sunny Wiggins
His Picture in the Papers

His Picture in the Papers (1916)

as Pete Prindle
Flirting with Fate

Flirting with Fate (1916)

as Augy Holliday
Double Trouble

Double Trouble (1915)

as Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
Martyrs of the Alamo

Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)

as Joe / Texas soldier
The Lamb

The Lamb (1915)

as Gerald
Our Mutual Girl

Our Mutual Girl (1914)

as Self (episode 47)