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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Man on White Horse (uncredited)
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The Thief of Bagdad (1924) — The Thief of Bagdad
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
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The Image Book (2018) — (archive footage)
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The Oscars (1953)
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The Mark of Zorro (1920) — Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
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The Black Pirate (1926) — The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
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Robin Hood (1922) — Robin Hood
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Show People (1928) — Self (uncredited)
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American Experience (1988) — Self
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The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916) — Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
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The Three Musketeers (1921) — D'Artagnan
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The Iron Mask (1929) — D'Artagnan
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Wilson (1944) — Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) — Don Juan
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When the Clouds Roll By (1919) — Daniel Boone Brown
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Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) — Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
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Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) — Himself
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Birth of the Tramp (2013) — Self (archive footage)
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Wild and Woolly (1917) — Jeff Hillington
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The Taming of the Shrew (1929) — Petruccio
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Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932) — Steve Drexel
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The Good Bad-Man (1916) — Passin' Through
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Glorious Technicolor (1998) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Propaganda: Engineering Consent (2018) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Reaching for the Moon (1930) — Larry Day
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Character Studies (1927) — Self (uncredited)
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The Nut (1921) — Charlie Jackson
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Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020) — Self (archive footage)
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Unknown Chaplin (1983) — Self (archive footage)
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A Modern Musketeer (1917) — Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
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The Matrimaniac (1916) — Jimmie Conroy
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A Kiss from Mary Pickford (1927) — Self (archive footage)
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Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2003) — Self (archive footage)
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The Gaucho (1927) — The Gaucho
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His Picture in the Papers (1916) — Pete Prindle
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The Half-Breed (1916) — Lo Dorman
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Martyrs of the Alamo (1915) — Joe / Texas soldier
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Flirting with Fate (1916) — Augy Holliday