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, 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2023
The Image Book
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:11/10/2018
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/06/2018
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:29/05/2018
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:14/06/2017
Birth of the Tramp
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/12/2013
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/08/2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/05/2007
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/08/2005
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/2003
The Tramp and the Dictator
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/2002
The Many Faces of Zorro
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/12/2000
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
Character:
Release Date:15/02/2000
Glorious Technicolor
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/12/1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/05/1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/09/1990
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
Character:
Release Date:17/08/1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/06/1988
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Character:Himself(archive footage)
Release Date:16/11/1985
God Chose Paris
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/1969
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1964
30 Years of Fun
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:10/02/1963
The Great Chase
Character:
Release Date:20/12/1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/05/1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/03/1961
Yesterday and Today
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:02/12/1953
The Golden Twenties
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/1950
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/1945
Wilson
Character:Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1944
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1942
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/07/1940
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Character:Himself
Release Date:29/10/1937
The Private Life of Don Juan
Character:Don Juan
Release Date:01/01/1934
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Character:Steve Drexel
Release Date:19/08/1932
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/1931
The House That Shadows Built
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/07/1931
Reaching for the Moon
Character:Larry Day
Release Date:29/12/1930
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
Character:
Release Date:12/09/1930
The Taming of the Shrew
Character:Petruccio
Release Date:26/10/1929
The Iron Mask
Character:D'Artagnan
Release Date:21/02/1929
Show People
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/1928
The Gaucho
Character:The Gaucho
Release Date:21/11/1927
Character Studies
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/1927
One of Many
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/10/1927
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/09/1927
The Black Pirate
Character:The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
Release Date:08/03/1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Character:Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
Character:Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
Release Date:15/06/1925
The Thief of Bagdad
Character:The Thief of Bagdad
Release Date:18/03/1924
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1924
Hollywood
Character:Douglas Fairbanks
Release Date:19/08/1923
Robin Hood
Character:Robin Hood
Release Date:18/10/1922
The Three Musketeers
Character:D'Artagnan
Release Date:28/08/1921
The Nut
Character:Charlie Jackson
Release Date:06/03/1921
The Mark of Zorro
Character:Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
Release Date:05/12/1920
The Mollycoddle
Character:Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
Release Date:13/06/1920
When the Clouds Roll By
Character:Daniel Boone Brown
Release Date:28/12/1919
Our Film Stars
Character:
Release Date:22/11/1919
His Majesty, the American
Character:William Brooks
Release Date:01/09/1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Character:Teddy Drake
Release Date:25/05/1919
Arizona
Character:Lt. Denton
Release Date:09/12/1918
He Comes Up Smiling
Character:Jerry Martin
Release Date:09/09/1918
Bound in Morocco
Character:George Travelwell
Release Date:28/07/1918
Cupid Angling
Character:
Release Date:18/07/1918
Say! Young Fellow
Character:The Young Fellow
Release Date:16/06/1918
Mr. Fix-It
Character:Dick Remington
Release Date:15/04/1918
Headin' South
Character:Headin' South
Release Date:25/02/1918
A Modern Musketeer
Character:Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
Release Date:30/12/1917
Reaching for the Moon
Character:Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
Release Date:16/11/1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1917
The Man from Painted Post
Character:'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
Release Date:29/09/1917
Down to Earth
Character:Billy Gaynor
Release Date:16/08/1917
Wild and Woolly
Character:Jeff Hillington
Release Date:24/06/1917
In Again, Out Again
Character:Teddy Rutherford
Release Date:30/04/1917
The Americano
Character:Blaze Derringer
Release Date:23/12/1916
The Matrimaniac
Character:Jimmie Conroy
Release Date:16/12/1916
American Aristocracy
Character:Cassius Lee
Release Date:05/11/1916
Manhattan Madness
Character:Steve O'Dare
Release Date:01/10/1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Character:Man on White Horse (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/1916
The Half-Breed
Character:Lo Dorman
Release Date:30/07/1916
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Character:Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
Release Date:11/06/1916
Reggie Mixes In
Character:Reggie Van Deuzen
Release Date:10/06/1916
The Good Bad-Man
Character:Passin' Through
Release Date:21/04/1916
The Habit of Happiness
Character:Sunny Wiggins
Release Date:12/03/1916
His Picture in the Papers
Character:Pete Prindle
Release Date:13/02/1916
Flirting with Fate
Character:Augy Holliday
Release Date:01/01/1916
Double Trouble
Character:Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
Release Date:06/12/1915
Martyrs of the Alamo
Character:Joe / Texas soldier
Release Date:20/11/1915
The Lamb
Character:Gerald
Release Date:06/11/1915
Our Mutual Girl
Character:Self (episode 47)
Release Date:19/01/1914
Television Appearances
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