Actor
Douglas Fairbanks
143 years · Denver, Colorado, United States · 90 films
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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Best known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Man on White Horse (uncredited)
On Plex
The Thief of Bagdad
1924 · The Thief of Bagdad, Producer
On Plex
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
On Kanopy
The Image Book
2018 · (archive footage)
On Kanopy
The Mark of Zorro
1920 · Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro, Writer
On TCM
The Black Pirate
1926 · The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate, Producer
On Plex
Filmography 89
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023 · Self
On Hoopla
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018 · (archive footage)
On Kanopy
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
On OVID
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
On Kanopy
Birth of the Tramp
2013 · Self (archive footage)
On Magellan TV
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005 · Self (archive footage)
On Fandango at Home Free
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Criterion Channel
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000 · Self (archive footage)
On Plex
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000 · Actor
Glorious Technicolor
1998 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self (archive footage)
On Plex
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989 · Actor
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Self (archive footage)
On Kanopy
God Chose Paris
1969 · Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Fun
1963 · (archive footage)