Directed credits
2
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Director
Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew 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.
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Producer (15)Story (5)Scenario Writer (3)Writer (3)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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Douglas Fairbanks.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Douglas Fairbanks.
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Top Rated Series
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Douglas Fairbanks.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glorious Technicolor
1998 • Movie
Producer
Robin Hood
1922 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Show People
1928 • Movie
Cupid Angling
1918 • Movie
Producer
Headin' South
1918 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Character Studies
1927 • Movie
as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
The Mollycoddle
1920 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
God Chose Paris
1969 • Movie
as Steve O'Dare
Manhattan Madness
1916 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
1927 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Douglas Fairbanks.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Douglas Fairbanks.
Dialogue
The Thief of Baghdad
1961 • Movie
Story
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932 • Movie
Producer
Reaching for the Moon
1930 • Movie
Producer
The Iron Mask
1929 • Movie
Writer
The Gaucho
1927 • Movie
Story
The Black Pirate
1926 • Movie
Producer
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925 • Movie
Story
The Thief of Bagdad
1924 • Movie
Producer
Robin Hood
1922 • Movie
Producer
The Three Musketeers
1921 • Movie
Writer
The Nut
1921 • Movie
Scenario Writer
The Mark of Zorro
1920 • Movie
Story
When the Clouds Roll By
1919 • Movie
Scenario Writer
His Majesty, the American
1919 • Movie
Producer
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919 • Movie
Producer
He Comes Up Smiling
1918 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Douglas Fairbanks.