Douglas Fairbanks
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.
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Movies (46)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
2023
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2018
I, Douglas Fairbanks
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2018
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
The Many Faces of Zorro
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Glorious Technicolor
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
1988
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
as Himself(archive footage)
1985
God Chose Paris
as Self (archive footage)
1969
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
1963
The Great Chase
1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1961
The Thief of Baghdad
Dialogue (Writing)
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
1961
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1953
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
1950
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
1945
Wilson
as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
1940
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Himself
1937
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Don Juan
1934
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
as Steve Drexel
1932
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
as Self
1931
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
1931
Reaching for the Moon
as Larry Day
1930
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
1930
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruccio
1929
The Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
1929
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
1928
The Gaucho
as The Gaucho
1927
Character Studies
as Self (uncredited)
1927
One of Many
as Self (archive footage)
1927
