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Douglas Fairbanks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1883-05-22

Day of Death

1939-12-12

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, United States

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.

Filmography (92)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

2023
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020
⭐ 6.3 Role: (archive footage)

The Image Book

2018
⭐ 8.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

I, Douglas Fairbanks

2018
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self - Actor (archive footage)

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

2018
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self - Actor (archive footage)

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self (archive footage)

Birth of the Tramp

2013
⭐ 5.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008
⭐ 4.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

2005
⭐ 5.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

2003
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Tramp and the Dictator

2002
⭐ 4.4 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Zorro

2000
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

2000
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Glorious Technicolor

1998