Acting
Douglas Fairbanks
Born 1883-05-22
Denver, Colorado, United States
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Douglas Fairbanks
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
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American Experience
1988
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The Oscars
1953
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The Thief of Bagdad
1924
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
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The Image Book
2018
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The Mark of Zorro
1920
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Robin Hood
1922
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Show People
1928
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The Black Pirate
1926
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (137 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Charmed Lives: A Family Romance | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2028 |
 | Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Image Book | (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | I, Douglas Fairbanks | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Propaganda: Engineering Consent | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Birth of the Tramp | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Tramp and the Dictator | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Many Faces of Zorro | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Worlds of Mei Lanfang | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Glorious Technicolor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1998 |
 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Anthony Quinn: An Original | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | American Experience | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Unknown Chaplin | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1983 |
 | God Chose Paris | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | 30 Years of Fun | (archive footage) | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Great Chase | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Thief of Baghdad | Dialogue | Movie | 1961 |
 | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Bruce Forsyth Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Wilson | Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Ali Baba Goes to Town | Himself | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Private Life of Don Juan | Don Juan | Movie | 1934 |
 | Mr. Robinson Crusoe | Steve Drexel | Movie | 1932 |
| Mr. Robinson Crusoe | Story | Movie | 1932 |
| Mr. Robinson Crusoe | Producer | Movie | 1932 |
 | Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks | Self | Movie | 1931 |
| Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks | Director | Movie | 1931 |
 | The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Reaching for the Moon | Larry Day | Movie | 1930 |
| Reaching for the Moon | Producer | Movie | 1930 |
| Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1930 | |
 | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruccio | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Iron Mask | D'Artagnan | Movie | 1929 |
| The Iron Mask | Producer | Movie | 1929 |
| The Iron Mask | Writer | Movie | 1929 |
 | Show People | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Gaucho | The Gaucho | Movie | 1927 |
| The Gaucho | Writer | Movie | 1927 |
 | Character Studies | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1927 |
 | One of Many | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1927 |
 | A Kiss from Mary Pickford | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Black Pirate | The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate | Movie | 1926 |
| The Black Pirate | Producer | Movie | 1926 |
| The Black Pirate | Story | Movie | 1926 |
 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | Movie | 1925 |
 | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro | Movie | 1925 |
| Don Q Son of Zorro | Producer | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Thief of Bagdad | The Thief of Bagdad | Movie | 1924 |
| The Thief of Bagdad | Story | Movie | 1924 |
| The Thief of Bagdad | Producer | Movie | 1924 |
| Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1924 | |
 | Hollywood | Douglas Fairbanks | Movie | 1923 |
 | Robin Hood | Robin Hood | Movie | 1922 |
| Robin Hood | Producer | Movie | 1922 |
| Robin Hood | Story | Movie | 1922 |
 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Movie | 1921 |
| The Three Musketeers | Producer | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Nut | Charlie Jackson | Movie | 1921 |
| The Nut | Writer | Movie | 1921 |
| The Nut | Producer | Movie | 1921 |
 | The Mark of Zorro | Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro | Movie | 1920 |
| The Mark of Zorro | Scenario Writer | Movie | 1920 |
| The Mark of Zorro | Writer | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Mollycoddle | Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V | Movie | 1920 |
 | When the Clouds Roll By | Daniel Boone Brown | Movie | 1919 |
| When the Clouds Roll By | Producer | Movie | 1919 |
| When the Clouds Roll By | Story | Movie | 1919 |
| Our Film Stars | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1919 | |
 | His Majesty, the American | William Brooks | Movie | 1919 |
| His Majesty, the American | Scenario Writer | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Teddy Drake | Movie | 1919 |
| The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Producer | Movie | 1919 |
| The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Story | Movie | 1919 |
 | Arizona | Lt. Denton | Movie | 1918 |
| Arizona | Writer | Movie | 1918 |
| Arizona | Director | Movie | 1918 |
 | He Comes Up Smiling | Jerry Martin | Movie | 1918 |
| He Comes Up Smiling | Producer | Movie | 1918 |
 | Bound in Morocco | George Travelwell | Movie | 1918 |
| Bound in Morocco | Producer | Movie | 1918 |
 | Cupid Angling | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1918 |
 | Say! Young Fellow | The Young Fellow | Movie | 1918 |
| Say! Young Fellow | Producer | Movie | 1918 |
 | Mr. Fix-It | Dick Remington | Movie | 1918 |
| Mr. Fix-It | Producer | Movie | 1918 |
 | Headin' South | Headin' South | Movie | 1918 |
| Headin' South | Producer | Movie | 1918 |
 | A Modern Musketeer | Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan | Movie | 1917 |
| A Modern Musketeer | Producer | Movie | 1917 |
 | Reaching for the Moon | Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown | Movie | 1917 |
| Reaching for the Moon | Producer | Movie | 1917 |
 | All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Man from Painted Post | 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood | Movie | 1917 |
| The Man from Painted Post | Scenario Writer | Movie | 1917 |
 | Down to Earth | Billy Gaynor | Movie | 1917 |
| Down to Earth | Story | Movie | 1917 |
 | Wild and Woolly | Jeff Hillington | Movie | 1917 |
| Wild and Woolly | Producer | Movie | 1917 |
 | In Again, Out Again | Teddy Rutherford | Movie | 1917 |
| In Again, Out Again | Producer | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Americano | Blaze Derringer | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Matrimaniac | Jimmie Conroy | Movie | 1916 |
 | American Aristocracy | Cassius Lee | Movie | 1916 |
 | Manhattan Madness | Steve O'Dare | Movie | 1916 |
 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Man on White Horse (uncredited) | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Half-Breed | Lo Dorman | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Mystery of the Leaping Fish | Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks | Movie | 1916 |
 | Reggie Mixes In | Reggie Van Deuzen | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Good Bad-Man | Passin' Through | Movie | 1916 |
| The Good Bad-Man | Writer | Movie | 1916 |
| The Good Bad-Man | Producer | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Habit of Happiness | Sunny Wiggins | Movie | 1916 |
 | His Picture in the Papers | Pete Prindle | Movie | 1916 |
 | Flirting with Fate | Augy Holliday | Movie | 1916 |
 | Double Trouble | Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield | Movie | 1915 |
 | Martyrs of the Alamo | Joe / Texas soldier | Movie | 1915 |
 | The Lamb | Gerald | Movie | 1915 |
 | Our Mutual Girl | Self (episode 47) | Movie | 1914 |