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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Dec 9, 1909 (116 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List. The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

Acting
2021The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)
2008Mary Pickford: The Muse of the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
2005Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the AntiheroSelf (archive footage)
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf (archive footage)
2004On Location with Gunga DinSelf / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2002Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarSelf (archive footage)
2001Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesSelf (archive footage)
2000Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmSelf
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsSelf
1996The Battle Over Citizen KaneSelf
1996Joan Crawford: Always the StarSelf (archive footage)
1991Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War IISelf
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter StorySelf
1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf
1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondSelf
1989B.L. StrykerWhite
1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManSelf
1988American ExperienceSelf
1987Hollywood UncensoredSelf - Host
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
1986Strong MedicineEli Camperdown
1986Strong MedicineEli Camperdown
1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelf
1984The Compleat Gilbert & SullivanSelf - Host
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983La Belle EpoqueSelf / Narrator
1983The MikadoSelf
1982Trial by JurySelf - Host
1982Cox and BoxSelf - Host
1982H.M.S. PinaforeSelf - Host
1982The Pirates of PenzanceSelf - Host
1982The GondoliersSelf - Host
1982IolantheSelf - Host
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf
1982YesteryearSelf
1981Ghost StoryEdward Charles Wanderley
1980The Hostage TowerMalcolm Philpott
1980From Raquel with LoveThe Almighty
1980HollywoodSelf
1978Kingdom Of GiftsThe Proud King
1978The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec GuinnessNarrator
1978The Art of Film: Vintage HitchcockNarrator
1977The Love BoatElliott Norman
1977The Love BoatElliott Banning
1974Dinah!Self
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1972The Crooked HeartsRex Willoughby
1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourSelf
1971The Pearl Bailey ShowSelf
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1971Film '72Self
1968Red and BlueMillionaire
1968Red, White, and ZeroMillionaire
1968The Legend of Robin HoodKing Richard
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf
1967The Funniest Man in the WorldNarrator
1967OmnibusSelf - Narrator
1966The Canterville GhostMr. Otis
1966ABC Stage 67Mr. Otis
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961Dr. KildareDr. Robert Devlin
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960Route 66Charles Clayton
1959The Big PartySelf – Host
1958Chase a Crooked ShadowSelf - Epilogue (uncredited)
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1956The Ford ShowSelf
1956The Tennessee Ernie Ford ShowSelf
1954The AwakeningSelf - Host
1953Three's CompanyNarrator / Anthony
1953The GenieThe Genie
1953Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., PresentsSelf - Host
1951Mr. Drake's DuckDonald 'Don' Drake
1950State SecretDr. John Marlowe
1950The Costume DesignerSelf (archive footage)
1950Your Show of ShowsSelf
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1950What's My Line?Self
1950What's My Line?Self - Panelist
1949The Fighting O'FlynnThe O'Flynn
1948That Lady in ErmineColonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947Sinbad the SailorSinbad
1947The ExileCharles II
1941The Corsican BrothersLucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
1940Angels Over BroadwayBill O'Brien
1940Green HellKeith Brandon
1940SafariJim Logan
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf
1939Gunga DinThomas Anthony Ballantine
1939Rulers of the SeaDavid 'Davie' Gillespie
1939The Sun Never SetsJohn Randolph
1938The Rage of ParisJim Trevor
1938The Young in HeartRichard Carleton
1938Joy of LivingDaniel 'Dan' Brewster
1938Having Wonderful TimeChick Kirkland
1938Hollywood Goes to TownSelf
1937The Prisoner of ZendaRupert of Hentzau
1937Jump for GloryRicky Morgan
1936AccusedTony Seymour
1936The Amateur GentlemanJohn Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
1935Man of the MomentTony Woodward
1935MimiRodolphe
1934The Rise of Catherine the GreatGrand Duke Peter
1934Success at Any PriceJoe Martin
1933Morning GloryJoseph Sheridan
1933Parachute JumperBill Keller
1933Captured!Lieutenant Fred Digby
1933The Life of Jimmy DolanJimmy
1933The Narrow CornerFred Blake
1932Love is a RacketJames 'Jimmy' Russell
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-1Self
1932Union DepotCharles 'Chick' Miller
1932Scarlet DawnBaron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
1932It's Tough to Be FamousScott 'Scotty' McClenahan
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-3Self
1931Little CaesarJoe Massara
1931The Stolen JoolsDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
1931I Like Your NerveLarry O'Brien
1931ChancesJack Ingleside
1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'Self - Golfer (uncredited)
1931The AviatorAlain
1930The Dawn PatrolDouglas 'Doug' Scott
1930Outward BoundHenry
1930Loose AnklesGil
1930Party GirlJay Rountree
1930One Night at Susie'sDick Rollins
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf
1930The Way of All MenBilly Bear
1930Little AccidentNorman Overbeck
1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1Self
1929Our Modern MaidensGil Jordan
1929The Show of ShowsAmbrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929The Forward PassMarty Reid
1929Fast LifeDouglas Stratton
1929The Careless AgeWyn
1929The Jazz AgeSteve Maxwell
1928A Woman of AffairsJeffry Merrick
1928The BarkerChris Miller
1928The Power of the PressClem Rogers
1928The Garden of EdenBusboy (uncredited)
1928The ToilersSteve
1928Dead Man's CurveVernon Keith
1928Modern MothersDavid Starke
1927Is Zat So?G. Clifton Blackburn
1927A Texas SteerFarleigh Bright
1927Man BaitJeff Sanford
1927Women Love DiamondsJerry Croker-Kelley
1926The American VenusTriton
1926Broken Hearts of HollywoodHal Terwilliger
1926PadlockedSonny Galloway
1925Stella DallasRichard Grosvenor
1925The Air MailSandy
1925Wild Horse MesaChess Weymer
1923Stephen Steps OutStephen Harlow Jr.
1921The Three Musketeers(uncredited)
1916American AristocracyNewsboy (uncredited)
Production
1958Chase a Crooked ShadowProducer
1956The Silken AffairExecutive Producer
1955Police DogProducer
1953Three's CompanyProducer
1953The GenieProducer
1951Mr. Drake's DuckProducer
1950Night and the CityCasting
1949The Fighting O'FlynnProducer
1947The ExileProducer
1940Angels Over BroadwayAssociate Producer
1937Jump for GloryProducer
1936AccusedProducer
1936The Amateur GentlemanProducer
Writing
1949The Fighting O'FlynnWriter
1947The ExileWriter
Crew
2007Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and LegendIn Memory Of
2000Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmThanks
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsThanks
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Thanks
1932Scarlet DawnAdditional Dialogue