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Acting

Birthdate

1894-05-24

Day of Death

1945-04-01

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

William Fairbanks

Biography

From Wikipedia William Fairbanks (May 24, 1894 – April 1, 1945) was an American actor. He appeared in over 65 silent era motion pictures between 1916 and 1928. His first film role was as Capt. Pierre Thierry in the war drama Somewhere in France (1916) starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman. He was then living at 20 Horizon Avenue in Venice, California, where he registered to vote. He appeared in five movies released in 1917, including his role as Dillon in the drama The Little Brother starring Enid Bennett and William Garwood. He was then living at 115 Dudley Avenue in Venice, where he registered for the draft of World War I. He went on to serve as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Appearing in only one movie released in 1918, as Stuart Morley in the comedy/drama The Hired Man starring Charles Ray and Charles K. French, he was then absent from the screen for over a year due to the war. In 1920, he lived at 1309 Ocean Front in Santa Monica, and four of his movies were released that year. He was elevated to star status by independent producers Phil Goldstone and Ben F. Wilson. His screen name, taken from that of Douglas Fairbanks, whose real surname happened to be the same as his, came about with the release of his starring role in Goldstone's western Hearts of the West (1920) opposite Frances Conrad. Although Fairbanks was a busy movie star through the greater part of the 1920s, after playing Long Collins in The Vanishing West (1928), he retired from the screen. In spite of sharing the same last name, William Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. were not related.

Filmography (43)

⭐ 8.0 Role: Long Collins

The Vanishing West

1928
⭐ 5.0 Role: Ulrich Muller

Under the Black Eagle

1928
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⭐ 8.0 Role: Buffalo Bill

Wyoming

1928
⭐ 7.0 Role: Benton

Spoilers of the West

1927
⭐ 7.0 Role: Don Davis

Through Thick and Thin

1927
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Ralph Spencer

When Danger Calls

1927
⭐ 7.0 Role: Ted Lanning

The Down Grade

1927
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⭐ 0 Role: Reed Powers

Catch-As-Catch-Can

1927
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⭐ 7.0 Role: Jerry Blaine

One Chance in a Million

1927
⭐ 10.0 Role: Roy Cummins

Flying High

1926
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Rex Barton

The Winning Wallop

1926
⭐ 9.0 Role: Dave Merrill

Vanishing Millions

1926
⭐ 8.0 Role: Larry O'Day

The Handsome Brute

1925
⭐ 10.0 Role: Jim Davis

A Fight to the Finish

1925
⭐ 9.0 Role: Jack

The Great Sensation

1925