Acting credits
93
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 90Series: 4Crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 109088
IMDb ID: nm0001196
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1883
Died: December 12, 1939
Age: 56
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1914 - 2023
Years active: 110
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q104127
Also known as
Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman • The King of Hollywood • Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Other jobs
Producer (15)Story (5)Scenario Writer (3)Writer (3)Director (2)Dialogue (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Douglas Fairbanks.
as Self
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000 • Movie
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glorious Technicolor
1998 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 • Movie
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
God Chose Paris
1969 • Movie
as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • Movie
as (archive footage)
30 Years of Fun
1963 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Douglas Fairbanks.
