Person Details
Birthday: 1883-05-22 02:21:15
Death: 1939-12-12 02:21:15
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 82
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(1925) Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916) Man on White Horse (uncredited)The Thief of Bagdad
(1924) The Thief of BagdadRobin Hood
(1922) Robin HoodThe Mark of Zorro
(1920) Don Diego Vega / Señor ZorroThe Iron Mask
(1929) D'ArtagnanThe Black Pirate
(1926) The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black PirateDon Q Son of Zorro
(1925) Don Cesar de Vega / ZorroActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2018 | (film archive footage) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
Self - Actor (archive footage) | ||
2017 | Self - Actor (archive footage) | |
2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
2007 | Self (archive footage) | |
2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
2002 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
2000 | N/A | |
1998 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
Self (archive footage) | ||
1985 | Himself(archive footage) | |
1983 | Self | |
1969 | Self (archive footage) | |
1965 | Self (archive footage) | |
1964 | (archive footage) | |
1963 | Self (archive footage) | |
N/A | ||
1961 | Self (archive footage) | |
archive footage | ||
1959 | N/A | |
1953 | (archive footage) | |
N/A | ||
1950 | Self (archive footage) | |
1945 | Self (archive footage) | |
1944 | Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
1942 | Self (archive footage) | |
1940 | Self (archive footage) | |
1937 | Himself | |
1934 | Don Juan | |
1932 | Steve Drexel | |
1931 | Self | |
(archive footage) | ||
1930 | Larry Day | |
1929 | Petruccio | |
D'Artagnan | ||
1928 | Himself (uncredited) | |
1927 | The Gaucho | |
Himself (uncredited) | ||
Himself (archive footage) | ||
Self (archive footage) | ||
1926 | The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate | |
1925 | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | |
Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro | ||
1924 | The Thief of Bagdad | |
1923 | Douglas Fairbanks | |
1922 | Robin Hood | |
1921 | D'Artagnan | |
Charlie Jackson | ||
1920 | Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro | |
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V | ||
1919 | Daniel Boone Brown | |
N/A | ||
William Brooks | ||
Teddy Drake | ||
1918 | Lt. Denton | |
Jerry Martin | ||
George Travelwell | ||
N/A | ||
The Young Fellow | ||
Dick Remington | ||
Headin' South | ||
1917 | Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan | |
Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown | ||
N/A | ||
'Fancy Jim' Sherwood | ||
Billy Gaynor | ||
Jeff Hillington | ||
Teddy Rutherford | ||
1916 | Blaze Derringer | |
Jimmie Conroy | ||
Cassius Lee | ||
Steve O'Dare | ||
Man on White Horse (uncredited) | ||
Lo Dorman | ||
Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks | ||
Reggie Van Deuzen | ||
Passin' Through | ||
Sunny Wiggins | ||
Pete Prindle | ||
Augy Holliday | ||
1915 | Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield | |
Joe / Texas soldier | ||
Gerald | ||
1914 | Self (episode 47) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1961 | Dialogue | |
1932 | Story | |
1927 | Story | |
1926 | Story | |
1924 | Story | |
1922 | Story | |
1921 | Writer | |
1920 | Writer | |
Scenario Writer | ||
1919 | Story | |
Scenario Writer | ||
Story | ||
1918 | Writer | |
1917 | Scenario Writer | |
Story | ||
1916 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1932 | Producer | |
1930 | Producer | |
1929 | Producer | |
1926 | Producer | |
1925 | Producer | |
1924 | Producer | |
1922 | Producer | |
1921 | Producer | |
Producer | ||
1919 | Producer | |
Producer | ||
1918 | Producer | |
Producer | ||
Producer | ||
Producer | ||
1917 | Producer | |
Producer | ||
Producer | ||
1916 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1931 | Director | |
1918 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |