Douglas Fairbanks
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 22, 1883 (143 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2023 | Mary Pickford a Blessing and a CurseSelf | |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | The Image Book(archive footage) | |
| 2018 | I, Douglas FairbanksSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Propaganda: Engineering ConsentSelf - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black ShirtsSelf - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Birth of the TrampSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the MoviesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Douglas Fairbanks: The Great SwashbucklerSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Chaplin Today: The Gold RushSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | The Tramp and the DictatorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | The Worlds of Mei Lanfang | |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of ZorroSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's LifeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Glorious TechnicolorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor | |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSelf | |
| 1985 | What Do Those Old Films Mean?Himself(archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Unknown ChaplinSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1969 | God Chose ParisSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyActor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | 30 Years of Fun(archive footage) | |
| 1962 | The Great Chase | |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1959 | The Bruce Forsyth Show | |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Today(archive footage) | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | |
| 1950 | The Golden TwentiesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversarySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1944 | WilsonDouglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage) | |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to TownHimself | |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don JuanDon Juan | |
| 1932 | Mr. Robinson CrusoeSteve Drexel | |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built(archive footage) | |
| 1931 | Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksSelf | |
| 1930 | Reaching for the MoonLarry Day | |
| 1930 | Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 | |
| 1929 | The Iron MaskD'Artagnan | |
| 1929 | The Taming of the ShrewPetruccio | |
| 1928 | Show PeopleSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | The GauchoThe Gaucho | |
| 1927 | A Kiss from Mary PickfordSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1927 | One of ManySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1927 | Character StudiesSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Black PirateThe Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate | |
| 1925 | Don Q Son of ZorroDon Cesar de Vega / Zorro | |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad | |
| 1924 | Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm | |
| 1923 | HollywoodDouglas Fairbanks | |
| 1922 | Robin HoodRobin Hood | |
| 1921 | The Three MusketeersD'Artagnan | |
| 1921 | The NutCharlie Jackson | |
| 1920 | The Mark of ZorroDon Diego Vega / Señor Zorro | |
| 1920 | The MollycoddleRichard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V | |
| 1919 | When the Clouds Roll ByDaniel Boone Brown | |
| 1919 | His Majesty, the AmericanWilliam Brooks | |
| 1919 | Our Film Stars | |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker BuckarooTeddy Drake | |
| 1918 | Mr. Fix-ItDick Remington | |
| 1918 | He Comes Up SmilingJerry Martin | |
| 1918 | ArizonaLt. Denton | |
| 1918 | Headin' SouthHeadin' South | |
| 1918 | Say! Young FellowThe Young Fellow | |
| 1918 | Bound in MoroccoGeorge Travelwell | |
| 1918 | Cupid Angling | |
| 1917 | In Again, Out AgainTeddy Rutherford | |
| 1917 | A Modern MusketeerNed Thacker / D'Artagnan | |
| 1917 | Wild and WoollyJeff Hillington | |
| 1917 | Reaching for the MoonAlexis Caesar Napoleon Brown | |
| 1917 | The Man from Painted Post'Fancy Jim' Sherwood | |
| 1917 | Down to EarthBilly Gaynor | |
| 1917 | All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan | |
| 1916 | The Mystery of the Leaping FishCoke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks | |
| 1916 | Flirting with FateAugy Holliday | |
| 1916 | His Picture in the PapersPete Prindle | |
| 1916 | The MatrimaniacJimmie Conroy | |
| 1916 | American AristocracyCassius Lee | |
| 1916 | Manhattan MadnessSteve O'Dare | |
| 1916 | Reggie Mixes InReggie Van Deuzen | |
| 1916 | The Good Bad-ManPassin' Through | |
| 1916 | The Half-BreedLo Dorman | |
| 1916 | The AmericanoBlaze Derringer | |
| 1916 | The Habit of HappinessSunny Wiggins | |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMan on White Horse (uncredited) | |
| 1915 | Double TroubleFlorian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield | |
| 1915 | The LambGerald | |
| 1915 | Martyrs of the AlamoJoe / Texas soldier | |
| 1914 | Our Mutual GirlSelf (episode 47) |
| 1932 | Mr. Robinson CrusoeProducer | |
| 1930 | Reaching for the MoonProducer | |
| 1929 | The Iron MaskProducer | |
| 1926 | The Black PirateProducer | |
| 1925 | Don Q Son of ZorroProducer | |
| 1924 | The Thief of BagdadProducer | |
| 1922 | Robin HoodProducer | |
| 1921 | The Three MusketeersProducer | |
| 1921 | The NutProducer | |
| 1919 | When the Clouds Roll ByProducer | |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker BuckarooProducer | |
| 1918 | Say! Young FellowProducer | |
| 1918 | Bound in MoroccoProducer | |
| 1918 | Headin' SouthProducer | |
| 1918 | Mr. Fix-ItProducer | |
| 1918 | He Comes Up SmilingProducer | |
| 1917 | Reaching for the MoonProducer | |
| 1917 | A Modern MusketeerProducer | |
| 1917 | Wild and WoollyProducer | |
| 1917 | In Again, Out AgainProducer | |
| 1916 | The Good Bad-ManProducer |
| 1931 | Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksDirector | |
| 1918 | ArizonaDirector |
| 1961 | The Thief of BaghdadDialogue | |
| 1932 | Mr. Robinson CrusoeStory | |
| 1929 | The Iron MaskWriter | |
| 1927 | The GauchoWriter | |
| 1926 | The Black PirateStory | |
| 1924 | The Thief of BagdadStory | |
| 1922 | Robin HoodStory | |
| 1921 | The NutWriter | |
| 1920 | The Mark of ZorroScenario Writer | |
| 1920 | The Mark of ZorroWriter | |
| 1919 | His Majesty, the AmericanScenario Writer | |
| 1919 | When the Clouds Roll ByStory | |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker BuckarooStory | |
| 1918 | ArizonaWriter | |
| 1917 | Down to EarthStory | |
| 1917 | The Man from Painted PostScenario Writer | |
| 1916 | The Good Bad-ManWriter |