Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

  • Birthday: 1883-05-22
  • Deathday: 1939-12-12
  • Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Also know as: Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman

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

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

As Steve Drexel

Reaching for the Moon

1930

As Larry Day

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

As The Thief of Bagdad

The Mark of Zorro

1920

As Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro

The Black Pirate

1926

As The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

1916

As Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks

Robin Hood

1922

As Robin Hood

When the Clouds Roll By

1919

As Daniel Boone Brown

The Three Musketeers

1921

As D'Artagnan

His Majesty, the American

1919

As William Brooks

The Iron Mask

1929

As D'Artagnan

The Mollycoddle

1920

As Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V

Mr. Fix-It

1918

As Dick Remington

The Gaucho

1927

As The Gaucho

Flirting with Fate

1916

As Augy Holliday

In Again, Out Again

1917

As Teddy Rutherford

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

As Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro

A Modern Musketeer

1917

As Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan

Wild and Woolly

1917

As Jeff Hillington

The Nut

1921

As Charlie Jackson

His Picture in the Papers

1916

As Pete Prindle

The Matrimaniac

1916

As Jimmie Conroy

Manhattan Madness

1916

As Steve O'Dare

American Aristocracy

1916

As Cassius Lee

Reggie Mixes In

1916

As Reggie Van Deuzen

Reaching for the Moon

1917

As Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown

Double Trouble

1915

As Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield

The Good Bad Man

1916

As Passin' Through

He Comes Up Smiling

1918

As Jerry Martin

The Half-Breed

1916

As Lo Dorman

The Americano

1916

As Blaze Derringer

Arizona

1918

As Lt. Denton

The Man from Painted Post

1917

As 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood

The Habit of Happiness

1916

As Sunny Wiggins

Down to Earth

1917

As Billy Gaynor

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

As archive footage

The Lamb

1915

As Gerald

Headin' South

1918

As Headin' South

Say! Young Fellow

1918

As The Young Fellow

Bound in Morocco

1918

As George Travelwell

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

1919

As Teddy Drake

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

1985

As Himself(archive footage)

I, Douglas Fairbanks

2018

As Self (archive footage)

The Taming of the Shrew

1929

As Petruccio

One From Many

1927

As Himself (archive footage)

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

2003

As Self (archive footage)

A Kiss from Mary Pickford

1927

As Self (archive footage)

Character Studies

1927

As Himself (uncredited)

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

2005

As Self (archive footage)

The Image Book

2018

As (film archive footage)

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008

As Self (archive footage)

God Chose Paris

1969

As Self (archive footage)

Our Mutual Girl

1914

As Self (episode 47)

Yesterday and Today

1953

As (archive footage)

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

2018

As Self - Actor (archive footage)

Martyrs of the Alamo

1915

As Joe / Texas soldier

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

As Self (archive footage)

Birth of the Tramp

2013

As Self (archive footage)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

As Self (archive footage)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

As Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

As Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990

As Self (archive footage)

The Tramp and the Dictator

2002

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Show People

1928

As Himself (uncredited)

The House That Shadows Built

1931

As (archive footage)

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

As Himself

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

As Self (archive footage)

The Golden Twenties

1950

As Self (archive footage)

Glorious Technicolor

1998

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017

As Self - Actor (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

As Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

As Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Wilson

1944

As Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood

1923

As Douglas Fairbanks

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

As (archive footage)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

As Man on White Horse (uncredited)

Production

Arizona

1918

As Director

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

As Producer

The Iron Mask

1929

As Producer

Reaching for the Moon

1917

As Producer

The Three Musketeers

1921

As Producer

The Black Pirate

1926

As Producer

When the Clouds Roll By

1919

As Producer

Robin Hood

1922

As Producer

Say! Young Fellow

1918

As Producer

Bound in Morocco

1918

As Producer

Headin' South

1918

As Producer

Mr. Fix-It

1918

As Producer

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

As Producer

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

As Producer

The Nut

1921

As Producer

Wild and Woolly

1917

As Producer

The Good Bad Man

1916

As Producer

A Modern Musketeer

1917

As Producer

Reaching for the Moon

1930

As Producer

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

As Story

His Majesty, the American

1919

As Scenario Writer

The Gaucho

1927

As Story

The Mark of Zorro

1920

As Scenario Writer

Arizona

1918

As Writer

The Man from Painted Post

1917

As Scenario Writer

The Good Bad Man

1916

As Writer

The Black Pirate

1926

As Story

Robin Hood

1922

As Story

The Nut

1921

As Writer

The Mark of Zorro

1920

As Writer

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

As Story

Down to Earth

1917

As Story

The Thief of Baghdad

1961

As Dialogue

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