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Actor

Douglas Fairbanks

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Acting credits

94

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 91Series: 4Crew credits: 28

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: 6.64

Wikidata: Q104127

Also known as

Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman • The King of Hollywood • Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

Other jobs

Producer (16)Scenario Writer (3)Story (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.

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Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Douglas Fairbanks.

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse poster
7.0

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

as Self

2023 Movie
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty poster
8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

as Self (archive footage)

2020 Movie
The Image Book poster
6.3

The Image Book

as (archive footage)

2018 Movie
I, Douglas Fairbanks poster
8.5

I, Douglas Fairbanks

as Self (archive footage)

2018 Movie
Propaganda: Engineering Consent poster
7.0

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2018 Movie
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts poster
6.5

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017 Movie
Birth of the Tramp poster
7.1

Birth of the Tramp

as Self (archive footage)

2013 Movie
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies poster
5.0

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2008 Movie
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema poster
4.3

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2007 Movie
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler poster
6.0

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

as Self (archive footage)

2005 Movie
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush poster
5.0

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

as Self (archive footage)

2003 Movie
The Tramp and the Dictator poster
7.0

The Tramp and the Dictator

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002 Movie
The Many Faces of Zorro poster
3.7

The Many Faces of Zorro

as Self (archive footage)

2000 Movie
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang poster

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

2000 Movie
Glorious Technicolor poster
6.9

Glorious Technicolor

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998 Movie
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life poster

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as Self (archive footage)

1998 Movie
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists poster

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as Self (archive footage)

1998 Movie
Anthony Quinn: An Original poster
6.7

Anthony Quinn: An Original

as Self (archive footage)

1990 Movie
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor poster
2.0

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

1989 Movie
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man poster
7.0

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self (archive footage)

1988 Movie
What Do Those Old Films Mean? poster
6.0

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

as Himself(archive footage)

1985 Movie
God Chose Paris poster

God Chose Paris

as Self (archive footage)

1969 Movie
The Big Parade of Comedy poster
6.6

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

1964 Movie
30 Years of Fun poster
3.0

30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)

1963 Movie
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