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.
Self (archive footage)
Dieu a choisi Paris
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilson
Steve Drexel
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Larry Day
Reaching for the Moon
Douglas Fairbanks
Hollywood
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
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Yesterday and Today
Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate
Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
D'Artagnan
The Three Musketeers
Daniel Boone Brown
When the Clouds Roll By
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
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Le Livre d'image
William Brooks
His Majesty, the American
D'Artagnan
The Iron Mask
Self (episode 47)
Our Mutual Girl
Dick Remington
Mr. Fix-It
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
The Mollycoddle
The Gaucho
The Gaucho
Teddy Rutherford
In Again, Out Again
Augy Holliday
Flirting with Fate
Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
Don Q Son of Zorro
Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
A Modern Musketeer
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Jeff Hillington
Wild and Woolly
Jimmie Conroy
The Matrimaniac
Pete Prindle
His Picture in the Papers
Charlie Jackson
The Nut
Steve O'Dare
Manhattan Madness
Cassius Lee
American Aristocracy
Reggie Van Deuzen
Reggie Mixes In
Self (archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Поцелуй Мэри Пикфорд
Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
Reaching for the Moon
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
Double Trouble
Passin' Through
The Good Bad-Man
Lo Dorman
The Half-Breed
Jerry Martin
He Comes Up Smiling
Gerald
The Lamb
Petruccio
The Taming of the Shrew
Onze Filmsterren
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
The Man from Painted Post
Blaze Derringer
The Americano
Lt. Denton
Arizona
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
Sunny Wiggins
The Habit of Happiness
Billy Gaynor
Down to Earth
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self
Mary Pickford une légende et une malédiction hollywoodiennes
Mary och Doug besöker Stockholm
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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Одна из многих
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (uncredited)
Character Studies
Headin' South
Headin' South
The Young Fellow
Say! Young Fellow
George Travelwell
Bound in Morocco
Teddy Drake
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Self (uncredited)
Show People
Himself(archive footage)
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
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The House That Shadows Built
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Propaganda : la fabrique du consentement
Self (archive footage)
La naissance de Charlot
Self
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
Cupid Angling
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: sesso, droga e camicie nere
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30 Years of Fun
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
Himself
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Joe / Texas soldier
Martyrs of the Alamo
The Great Chase
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
90
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-05-22
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, United States
Also Known As
Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman