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
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Show People
Self (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
Cupid Angling
The Bruce Forsyth Show
Headin' South
Headin' South
The Image Book
(archive footage)
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Black Pirate
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Character Studies
Self (uncredited)
Manhattan Madness
Steve O'Dare
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
The Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Self (archive footage)
The Private Life of Don Juan
Don Juan
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
The Mollycoddle
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
God Chose Paris
Self (archive footage)
The Half-Breed
Lo Dorman
The Nut
Charlie Jackson
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Down to Earth
Billy Gaynor
Our Film Stars
One of Many
Self (archive footage)
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Self
Double Trouble
Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
Wilson
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Himself
Wild and Woolly
Jeff Hillington
Our Mutual Girl
Self (episode 47)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)