Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
Born: 1883-05-22 · Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 1939-12-12
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 Hollywo
🎬 Movies (30)
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023
Self
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Self (archive footage)
The Image Book
2018
(archive footage)
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018
Self (archive footage)
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
2013
Self (archive footage)
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)
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
Self (archive footage)
Glorious Technicolor
1998
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
Self (archive footage)
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
Self (archive footage)
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
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)
The Great Chase
1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Self (archive footage)
The Thief of Baghdad
1961
Dialogue
Yesterday and Today
1953
(archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
1950
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
Self (archive footage)
