Douglas Fairbanks
Actor · Director · WriterDouglas 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR92
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023
Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018
(archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018
Self (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
2013
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
Self (archive footage)
Glorious Technicolor
1998
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
Self (archive footage)
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
God Chose Paris
1969
Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun
1963
(archive footage)
The Great Chase
1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Self (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
(archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
1950
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Self (archive footage)
Wilson
1944
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Himself
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Don Juan
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
Steve Drexel
The House That Shadows Built
1931
(archive footage)
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931
Self
Reaching for the Moon
1930
Larry Day
- Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
1930
The Iron Mask
1929
D'Artagnan
The Taming of the Shrew
1929
Petruccio
Show People
1928
Self (uncredited)
The Gaucho
1927
The Gaucho
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927
Self (archive footage)
One of Many
1927
Self (archive footage)
Character Studies
1927
Self (uncredited)
The Black Pirate
1926
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
The Thief of Bagdad
- Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
Hollywood
1923
Douglas Fairbanks
Robin Hood
1922
Robin Hood
The Three Musketeers
1921
D'Artagnan
The Nut
1921
Charlie Jackson
The Mark of Zorro
1920
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
The Mollycoddle
1920
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
When the Clouds Roll By
1919
Daniel Boone Brown
His Majesty, the American
1919
William Brooks
- Our Film Stars
Our Film Stars
1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
Teddy Drake
Mr. Fix-It
1918
Dick Remington
He Comes Up Smiling
1918
Jerry Martin
Arizona
1918
Lt. Denton
Headin' South
1918
Headin' South
Say! Young Fellow
1918
The Young Fellow
Bound in Morocco
1918
George Travelwell
Cupid Angling
1918
In Again, Out Again
1917
Teddy Rutherford
A Modern Musketeer
1917
Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
Wild and Woolly
1917
Jeff Hillington
Reaching for the Moon
1917
Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
The Man from Painted Post
1917
'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
Down to Earth
1917
Billy Gaynor
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
Flirting with Fate
1916
Augy Holliday
The Matrimaniac
1916
Jimmie Conroy
His Picture in the Papers
1916
Pete Prindle
Manhattan Madness
1916
Steve O'Dare
American Aristocracy
1916
Cassius Lee
Reggie Mixes In
1916
Reggie Van Deuzen
The Good Bad-Man
1916
Passin' Through
The Half-Breed
1916
Lo Dorman
The Americano
1916
Blaze Derringer
The Habit of Happiness
1916
Sunny Wiggins
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
Double Trouble
1915
Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
The Lamb
1915
Gerald
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915
Joe / Texas soldier
Our Mutual Girl
1914
Self (episode 47)
WRITER16
The Thief of Baghdad
1961
Dialogue
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
Story
The Iron Mask
1929
Writer
The Gaucho
1927
Writer
The Black Pirate
1926
Story
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
Story
Robin Hood
1922
Story
The Nut
1921
Writer
The Mark of Zorro
1920
Scenario Writer, Writer
His Majesty, the American
1919
Scenario Writer
When the Clouds Roll By
1919
Story
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
Story
Arizona
1918
Writer
Down to Earth
1917
Story
The Man from Painted Post
1917
Scenario Writer
The Good Bad-Man
1916
Writer
PRODUCER21
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
Producer
Reaching for the Moon
1930
Producer
The Iron Mask
1929
Producer
The Black Pirate
1926
Producer
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
Producer
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
Producer
Robin Hood
1922
Producer
The Three Musketeers
1921
Producer
The Nut
1921
Producer
When the Clouds Roll By
1919
Producer
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
Producer
Say! Young Fellow
1918
Producer
Bound in Morocco
1918
Producer
Headin' South
1918
Producer
Mr. Fix-It
1918
Producer
He Comes Up Smiling
1918
Producer
Reaching for the Moon
1917
Producer
A Modern Musketeer
1917
Producer
Wild and Woolly
1917
Producer
In Again, Out Again
1917
Producer
The Good Bad-Man
1916
Producer
