Douglas Fairbanks
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-05-22
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, United States
Douglas Fairbanks
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.
Also Known For
God Chose Paris
Sep 05, 1969
Wilson
Aug 01, 1944
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Aug 19, 1932
Reaching for the Moon
Dec 29, 1930
Hollywood
Aug 19, 1923
The Thief of Bagdad
Mar 18, 1924
The Mark of Zorro
Dec 05, 1920
Yesterday and Today
Dec 02, 1953
The Private Life of Don Juan
Jan 01, 1934
The Black Pirate
Mar 08, 1926
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Jun 11, 1916
Robin Hood
Oct 18, 1922
When the Clouds Roll By
Dec 28, 1919
The Three Musketeers
Aug 28, 1921
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
May 24, 1961
The Image Book
Oct 11, 2018
His Majesty, the American
Sep 01, 1919
The Iron Mask
Feb 21, 1929
Our Mutual Girl
Jan 19, 1914
Mr. Fix-It
Apr 15, 1918
The Mollycoddle
Jun 13, 1920
The Gaucho
Nov 21, 1927
Flirting with Fate
Jan 01, 1916
In Again, Out Again
Apr 30, 1917
Don Q Son of Zorro
Jun 15, 1925
A Modern Musketeer
Dec 30, 1917
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
May 10, 1998
Wild and Woolly
Jun 24, 1917
His Picture in the Papers
Feb 13, 1916
The Matrimaniac
Dec 16, 1916
The Nut
Mar 06, 1921
American Aristocracy
Nov 05, 1916
Manhattan Madness
Oct 01, 1916
Reggie Mixes In
Jun 10, 1916
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Jun 01, 2018
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Sep 08, 1927
Reaching for the Moon
Nov 16, 1917
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Sep 06, 1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Jan 01, 1942
Double Trouble
Dec 06, 1915
The Good Bad-Man
Apr 21, 1916
The Half-Breed
Jul 30, 1916
He Comes Up Smiling
Sep 09, 1918
The Lamb
Nov 06, 1915
The Taming of the Shrew
Oct 26, 1929
Our Film Stars
Nov 22, 1919
Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
Jul 01, 2003
The Man from Painted Post
Sep 29, 1917
The Americano
Dec 23, 1916
Arizona
Dec 09, 1918
The Golden Twenties
Apr 08, 1950
The Habit of Happiness
Mar 12, 1916
Down to Earth
Aug 16, 1917
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
Aug 17, 1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Jun 05, 1988
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Sep 10, 1990
Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
Sep 12, 1930
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Mar 21, 1961
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Nov 19, 2023
Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
Jan 01, 1924
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
Oct 01, 1917
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Sep 04, 1916
One of Many
Oct 31, 1927
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Aug 29, 2008
Character Studies
Nov 20, 1927
Headin' South
Feb 25, 1918
Say! Young Fellow
Jun 16, 1918
Bound in Morocco
Jul 28, 1918
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
May 25, 1919
Show People
Nov 20, 1928
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Nov 16, 1985
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Jul 31, 1940
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Dec 25, 1925
Glorious Technicolor
Dec 07, 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Jan 01, 1998
The Tramp and the Dictator
Feb 14, 2002
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
May 23, 2007
The House That Shadows Built
Jul 08, 1931
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sep 02, 1964
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
May 29, 2018
Birth of the Tramp
Dec 29, 2013
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
Nov 19, 1931
Cupid Angling
Jul 18, 1918
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Jun 14, 2017
30 Years of Fun
Feb 10, 1963
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Aug 09, 2005
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
Feb 15, 2000
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Oct 29, 1937
Martyrs of the Alamo
Nov 20, 1915
The Great Chase
Dec 20, 1962
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Bruce Forsyth Show
Mar 29, 1959
Unknown Chaplin
Jan 05, 1983
