Douglas Fairbanks
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1883
Died: December 12, 1939
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
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.
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Filmography
94 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
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Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028
7.0
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023
8.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
6.3
The Image Book
2018
8.5
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018
7.4
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018
6.5
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
7.1
Birth of the Tramp
2013
5.0
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
4.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
8.0
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005
5.3
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
7.0
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
4.4
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
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The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
6.9
Glorious Technicolor
1998
8.0
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
10.0
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
6.8
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
4.7
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
6.5
American Experience
1988
7.0
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
8.3
Unknown Chaplin
1983
6.5
God Chose Paris
1969
7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
5.3
30 Years of Fun
1963
6.4
The Great Chase
1962
7.0
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
5.5
The Thief of Baghdad
1961
6.0
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
9.0
The Bruce Forsyth Show
1959
7.0
Yesterday and Today
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.0
The Golden Twenties
1950
10.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
5.6
Wilson
1944
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
6.3
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
6.0
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
6.0
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
6.3
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
10.0
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
1931
8.5
The House That Shadows Built
1931
5.7
Reaching for the Moon
19308.0
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
1930
5.8
The Taming of the Shrew
1929
6.7
The Iron Mask
1929
7.1
Show People
1928
6.3
The Gaucho
1927
6.2
Character Studies
1927
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One of Many
1927
5.2
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927
6.7
The Black Pirate
1926
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
6.7
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
7.3
The Thief of Bagdad
1924NR
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
9.0
Hollywood
1923
6.4
Robin Hood
1922
6.4
The Three Musketeers
1921
6.2
The Nut
1921
7.2
The Mark of Zorro
1920
6.5
The Mollycoddle
1920
6.7
When the Clouds Roll By
19197.5
Our Film Stars
1919
6.6
His Majesty, the American
1919
7.0
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
NR
Arizona
1918
5.5
He Comes Up Smiling
1918
NR
Bound in Morocco
1918
NR
Cupid Angling
1918
NR
Say! Young Fellow
1918
6.0
Mr. Fix-It
1918
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Headin' South
1918
5.5
A Modern Musketeer
1917
5.8
Reaching for the Moon
1917
8.0
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
4.8
The Man from Painted Post
1917
6.0
Down to Earth
1917
6.3
Wild and Woolly
1917
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In Again, Out Again
1917
5.8
The Americano
1916
6.5
The Matrimaniac
1916
4.8
American Aristocracy
1916
5.5
Manhattan Madness
1916
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
6.5
The Half-Breed
1916
5.9
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
5.8
Reggie Mixes In
1916
6.2
The Good Bad-Man
1916
5.4
The Habit of Happiness
1916
4.6
His Picture in the Papers
1916
5.8
Flirting with Fate
1916
5.7
Double Trouble
1915
5.2
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915
NR
The Lamb
1915
8.0
Our Mutual Girl
1914