Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Biography
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List. The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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Movies (40)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend
In Memory Of (Crew)
2007
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)
2005
On Location with Gunga Din
as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self
2000
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self
1998
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self
1996
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
as Self
1991
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
as Self
1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self
1988
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self - Host
1987
Strong Medicine
as Eli Camperdown
1986
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
The Mikado
as Self
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
La Belle Epoque
as Self / Narrator
1983
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self
1982
Trial by Jury
as Self - Host
1982
Cox and Box
as Self - Host
1982
H.M.S. Pinafore
as Self - Host
1982
The Pirates of Penzance
as Self - Host
1982
The Gondoliers
as Self - Host
1982
Iolanthe
as Self - Host
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Ghost Story
as Edward Charles Wanderley
1981
From Raquel with Love
as The Almighty
1980
The Hostage Tower
as Malcolm Philpott
1980
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
as Narrator
1978
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
as Narrator
1978
Kingdom Of Gifts
as The Proud King
1978
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Thanks (Crew)
1975
The Crooked Hearts
as Rex Willoughby
1972
TV Shows (10)
B.L. Stryker
as White
1989
American Experience
as Self
1988
The Dame Edna Experience
as Self
1987
Strong Medicine
as Eli Camperdown
1986
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
as Self - Host
1984
Yesteryear
as Self
1982
Hollywood
as Self
1980
The Love Boat
as Elliott Norman
1977
Dinah!
as Self
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973