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Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

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 Holly

Born

May 22, 1883

Denver, Colorado, United States

Died

Dec 12, 1939

Known For

Acting

Movies

93 acting

40 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Show People
Show People
1928 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 • as Man on White Horse (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Headin' South
Headin' South
1918 • as Headin' South
Down to Earth
Down to Earth
1917 • as Billy Gaynor
★ 6.0
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
1922 • as Robin Hood
★ 6.4
movie
★ 7.5
The Nut
The Nut
1921 • as Charlie Jackson
★ 6.2
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 • as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
1924 • as The Thief of Bagdad
★ 7.3
The Image Book
The Image Book
2018 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Manhattan Madness
Manhattan Madness
1916 • as Steve O'Dare
★ 5.5
The Good Bad-Man
The Good Bad-Man
1916 • as Passin' Through
★ 6.2
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.2
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1920 • as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
★ 7.2
He Comes Up Smiling
He Comes Up Smiling
1918 • as Jerry Martin
★ 5.5
His Majesty, the American
His Majesty, the American
1919 • as William Brooks
★ 6.6
Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
1917 • as Jeff Hillington
★ 6.3
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Glorious Technicolor
Glorious Technicolor
1998 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028 • as Self (archive footage)
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask
1929 • as D'Artagnan
★ 6.6
Mr. Fix-It
Mr. Fix-It
1918 • as Dick Remington
★ 6.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate
1926 • as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
★ 6.7
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 • as Himself
★ 6.0
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 • as Don Juan
★ 6.0
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919 • as Teddy Drake
★ 7.0
Character Studies
Character Studies
1927 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
★ 8.0
Our Mutual Girl
Our Mutual Girl
1914 • as Self (episode 47)
★ 8.0
The Tramp and the Dictator
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915 • as Joe / Texas soldier
★ 5.2
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925 • as Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
★ 6.7
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun
1963 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
★ 4.3
Birth of the Tramp
Birth of the Tramp
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
The Mollycoddle
The Mollycoddle
1920 • as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
★ 6.5
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon
1930 • as Larry Day
★ 5.8
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.4
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932 • as Steve Drexel
★ 6.3
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
One of Many
One of Many
1927 • as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as Douglas Fairbanks
★ 9.0
God Chose Paris
God Chose Paris
1969 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1929 • as Petruccio
★ 5.8
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed
1916 • as Lo Dorman
★ 6.5
His Picture in the Papers
His Picture in the Papers
1916 • as Pete Prindle
★ 4.6
When the Clouds Roll By
When the Clouds Roll By
1919 • as Daniel Boone Brown
★ 6.7
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 • as Self (archive footage)
The Gaucho
The Gaucho
1927 • as The Gaucho
★ 6.3
In Again, Out Again
In Again, Out Again
1917 • as Teddy Rutherford
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post
1917 • as 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
★ 4.8
The Many Faces of Zorro
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.4
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916 • as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
★ 5.9
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
★ 10.0
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1921 • as D'Artagnan
★ 6.4
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
1953 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Matrimaniac
The Matrimaniac
1916 • as Jimmie Conroy
★ 6.5
The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties
1950 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Habit of Happiness
The Habit of Happiness
1916 • as Sunny Wiggins
★ 5.4
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
1915 • as Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
★ 5.2
The Americano
The Americano
1916 • as Blaze Derringer
★ 5.8
Reggie Mixes In
Reggie Mixes In
1916 • as Reggie Van Deuzen
★ 5.8
Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon
1917 • as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
★ 5.8
Bound in Morocco
Bound in Morocco
1918 • as George Travelwell
Arizona
Arizona
1918 • as Lt. Denton
American Aristocracy
American Aristocracy
1916 • as Cassius Lee
★ 4.8
The Great Chase
★ 6.4
I, Douglas Fairbanks
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Lamb
The Lamb
1915 • as Gerald
A Modern Musketeer
A Modern Musketeer
1917 • as Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
★ 5.6
Say! Young Fellow
Say! Young Fellow
1918 • as The Young Fellow
Flirting with Fate
Flirting with Fate
1916 • as Augy Holliday
★ 5.8