Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1909-12-09
Day of Death
2000-05-07
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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]
Filmography (127)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005On Location with Gunga Din
2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990