Biography
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford.
In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List.
The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Filmography
all 163
Movies 133
self 66
TV Shows 30
Narrator 4
Producer 3
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
Movie
Self - Host
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Movie
Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine (1986)
TV
Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine (1986)
Movie
Self - Host
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan (1984)
TV
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Self / Narrator
La Belle Epoque (1983)
Movie
Self - Host
Cox and Box (1982)
Movie
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
The Pirates Of Penzance (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
Iolanthe (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
The Gondoliers (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
Trial By Jury (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore (1982)
Movie
Edward Charles Wanderley
Ghost Story (1981)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981)
Movie
The Almighty
From Raquel with Love (1980)
Movie
Malcolm Philpott
The Hostage Tower (1980)
Movie
Millionaire
Red, White, and Zero (1979)
Movie
The Proud King
Kingdom Of Gifts (1978)
Movie
Elliott Norman / Elliott Banning
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Rex Willoughby
The Crooked Hearts (1972)
Movie
Millionaire
Red and Blue (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Mr. Otis
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
TV
Self - Co-Host / Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Dr. Robert Devlin
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Charles Clayton
Route 66 (1960)
TV
Self – Host
The Big Party (1959)
TV
Self - Epilogue
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Silken Affair (1956)
Movie
Producer
Police Dog (1955)
Movie
Self - Host
The Awakening (1954)
Movie
Narrator
Three's Company (1953)
Movie
The Genie / Producer
The Genie (1953)
Movie
Self - Host
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953)
TV
Donald 'Don' Drake
Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)
Movie
Dr. John Marlowe
State Secret (1950)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
The Costume Designer (1950)
Movie
Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
The O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
Movie
Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Movie
Self / Self - Actor
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Charles Stuart (Charles II)
The Exile (1947)
Movie
Mario Franchi
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Movie
Bill O'Brien
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Movie
Jim Logan
Safari (1940)
Movie
Keith Brandon
Green Hell (1940)
Movie
David Gillespie
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Movie
John Randolph
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Movie
Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Gunga Din (1939)
Movie
3.5
Richard Carleton
The Young in Heart (1938)
Movie
Chick Kirkland
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Movie
Jim Trevor
The Rage of Paris (1938)
Movie
Dan Brewster
Joy of Living (1938)
Movie
Rupert of Hentzau
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Movie
Ricky Morgan
When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
Movie
Tony Seymour
Accused (1936)
Movie
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
Movie
Tony Woodward
Man of the Moment (1935)
Movie
Rodolphe
Mimi (1935)
Movie
Joe Martin
Success at Any Price (1934)
Movie
Grand Duke Peter
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Movie
Lt. Jack 'Dig' Digby
Captured! (1933)
Movie
Joseph Sheridan
Morning Glory (1933)
Movie
Fred Blake
The Narrow Corner (1933)
Movie
Bill Keller
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Movie
Nikita Krasnoff
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
Movie
Jimmy Russell
Love Is a Racket (1932)
Movie
Fred Miller
The incomplete athlete (1932)
Movie
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
Movie
Chick Miller
Union Depot (1932)
Movie
Larry O'Brien
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
Movie
Jack Ingleside
Chances (1931)
Movie
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
The Stolen Jools (1931)
Movie
6
Joe Massara
Little Caesar (1931)
Movie
3
Dick Rollins
One Night at Susie's (1930)
Movie
Billy Bear
The Way of All Men (1930)
Movie
Norman Overbeck
Little Accident (1930)
Movie
Douglas Scott
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Movie
Self - Newlywed
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930)
Movie
Jay Rountree
Party Girl (1930)
Movie
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Show of Shows (1929)
Movie
Marty Reid
The Forward Pass (1929)
Movie
Wyn Hayward
The Careless Age (1929)
Movie
Gil Jordan
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Movie
Douglas Stratton
Fast Life (1929)
Movie
Jeffry Merrick
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Movie
6
Clem Rogers
The Power of the Press (1928)
Movie
Chris Miller
The Barker (1928)
Movie
David Starke
Modern Mothers (1928)
Movie
Busboy (uncredited)
The Garden of Eden (1928)
Movie
Vernon Keith
Dead Man's Curve (1928)
Movie
Farleigh Bright
A Texas Steer (1927)
Movie
G. Clifton Blackburn
Is Zat So? (1927)
Movie
Jerry Croker-Kelley
Women Love Diamonds (1927)
Movie
Jeff Sanford
Man Bait (1927)
Movie
Hal Terwilliger
Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
Movie
Sonny Galloway
Padlocked (1926)
Movie
Richard Grosvenor
Stella Dallas (1925)
Movie
Chess Weymer
Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
Movie
Stephen Harlow Jr.
Stephen Steps Out (1923)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-12-09
Deathday2000-05-07 (90 years old)
Birth NameDouglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
Height185-centimeter
RelationshipsJoan Crawford (1929 - 1933)
SpouseMary Lee Epling
ChildrenMelissa Louise Fairbanks, Victoria Susan Fairbanks, Daphne Nancy Beth Fairbanks
FatherDouglas Fairbanks
MotherAnna Beth Sully
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsDouglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., Doug Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Sir Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Silver Star, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Legion of Honour, Order of the Southern Cross, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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