Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
Born: 1883-05-22 in 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
American Experience
Self
The Oscars
Show People
Self (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Cupid Angling
Headin' South
Headin' South
The Bruce Forsyth Show
The Image Book
(archive footage)
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Manhattan Madness
Steve O'Dare
Character Studies
Self (uncredited)
The Black Pirate
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
God Chose Paris
Self (archive footage)
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Self (archive footage)
The Private Life of Don Juan
Don Juan
Our Film Stars
The Mollycoddle
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Mr. Fix-It
Dick Remington
Wilson
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Nut
Charlie Jackson
The Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Reaching for the Moon
Larry Day
The Half-Breed
Lo Dorman
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)
Our Mutual Girl
Self (episode 47)
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
Double Trouble
Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield