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Douglas Fairbanks

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1883-05-23

Deathday: 1939-12-12 (56 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 110

Movies 107

self 41

TV Shows 3

Writer 2

Producer 1

Self

Douglas Fairbanks

Biography

Filmography

all 110

Movies 107

self 41

TV Shows 3

Writer 2

Producer 1

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse (2023)

Chaplin vs the FBI (2019)

The Image Book (2018)

I, Douglas Fairbanks (2018)

Propaganda: Engineering Consent (2018)

Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous (2017)

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts (2017)

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016)

Birth of the Tramp (2013)

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler (2005)

Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero (2004)

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' (2003)

The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (2000)

The Many Faces of Zorro (2000)

Glorious Technicolor (1998)

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)

American Experience (1988)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)

What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985)

Unknown Chaplin (1983)

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

A Comedy of Days Gone By (1980)

The Age of Ballyhoo (1973)

God Chose Paris (1969)

The Funniest Man in the World (1967)

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

30 Years of Fun (1963)

The Great Chase (1962)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

The Thief of Baghdad (1961)

Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)

The Bruce Forsyth Show (1959)

Project XX: The Great War--World War I (1956)

Yesterday and Today (1953)

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952)

The Golden Twenties (1950)

Movies Are Adventure (1948)

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)

Wilson (1944)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)

Movie Memories (1934)

The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)

Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (1931)

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Reaching for the Moon (1930)

Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (1930)

The Taming of the Shrew (1929)

The Iron Mask (1929)

Show People (1928)

The Gaucho (1927)

Character Studies (1927)

One of Many (1927)

A Kiss from Mary Pickford (1927)

The Black Pirate (1926)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm (1924)

Hollywood (1923)

Robin Hood (1922)

The Three Musketeers (1921)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1883-05-23

Deathday
1939-12-12 (56 years old)

Birth Name
Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman

Birth Place
Denver, United States

Height
170-centimeter

Relationships
Mary Pickford (1920 - 1936), Anna Beth Sully (1907 - 1919), Sylvia Ashley (1936 - 1939)

Children
Douglas Fairbanks

Father
Hezekiah Charles Ullman

Mother
Ella Adelaide Marsh

Siblings
John Fairbanks

Relatives
Linda Carroll, Paul Hervey Fox

Citizenships
United States

Residences
Denver, United States of America

Also Known As
Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman, The King of Hollywood, Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Honorary Award