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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1883-05-22

Day of Death

1939-12-12 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, United States

Also Known As

Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman

The King of Hollywood

Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

Douglas Fairbanks

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.

Known For

Hollywood

Hollywood

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

I, Douglas Fairbanks

I, Douglas Fairbanks

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Show People

Show People

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Birth of the Tramp

Birth of the Tramp

Acting

God Chose Paris

1969

God Chose Paris

as

Self (archive footage)

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as

Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

as

Steve Drexel

Reaching for the Moon

1930

Reaching for the Moon

as

Larry Day

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Douglas Fairbanks

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

The Thief of Bagdad

as

The Thief of Bagdad

The Mark of Zorro

1920

The Mark of Zorro

as

Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro

Yesterday and Today

1953

Yesterday and Today

as

(archive footage)

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

The Private Life of Don Juan

as

Don Juan

The Black Pirate

1926

The Black Pirate

as

The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

1916

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish

as

Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks

Robin Hood

1922

Robin Hood

as

Robin Hood

The Three Musketeers

1921

The Three Musketeers

as

D'Artagnan

When the Clouds Roll By

1919

When the Clouds Roll By

as

Daniel Boone Brown

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as

Self (archive footage)

The Image Book

2018

The Image Book

as

(archive footage)

His Majesty, the American

1919

His Majesty, the American

as

William Brooks

The Iron Mask

1929

The Iron Mask

as

D'Artagnan

Our Mutual Girl

1914

Our Mutual Girl

as

Self (episode 47)

Mr. Fix-It

1918

Mr. Fix-It

as

Dick Remington

The Mollycoddle

1920

The Mollycoddle

as

Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V

The Gaucho

1927

The Gaucho

as

The Gaucho

In Again, Out Again

1917

In Again, Out Again

as

Teddy Rutherford

Flirting with Fate

1916

Flirting with Fate

as

Augy Holliday

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

Don Q Son of Zorro

as

Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro

A Modern Musketeer

1917

A Modern Musketeer

as

Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as

Self (archive footage)

Wild and Woolly

1917

Wild and Woolly

as

Jeff Hillington

The Matrimaniac

1916

The Matrimaniac

as

Jimmie Conroy

His Picture in the Papers

1916

His Picture in the Papers

as

Pete Prindle

The Nut

1921

The Nut

as

Charlie Jackson

Manhattan Madness

1916

Manhattan Madness

as

Steve O'Dare

American Aristocracy

1916

American Aristocracy

as

Cassius Lee

Reggie Mixes In

1916

Reggie Mixes In

as

Reggie Van Deuzen

I, Douglas Fairbanks

2018

I, Douglas Fairbanks

as

Self (archive footage)

A Kiss from Mary Pickford

1927

A Kiss from Mary Pickford

as

Self (archive footage)

Reaching for the Moon

1917

Reaching for the Moon

as

Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown

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

1945

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as

Self (archive footage)

Double Trouble

1915

Double Trouble

as

Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield

The Good Bad-Man

1916

The Good Bad-Man

as

Passin' Through

The Half-Breed

1916

The Half-Breed

as

Lo Dorman

He Comes Up Smiling

1918

He Comes Up Smiling

as

Jerry Martin

The Lamb

1915

The Lamb

as

Gerald

The Taming of the Shrew

1929

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Petruccio

Our Film Stars

1919

Our Film Stars

as

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

2003

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush

as

Self (archive footage)

The Man from Painted Post

1917

The Man from Painted Post

as

'Fancy Jim' Sherwood

The Americano

1916

The Americano

as

Blaze Derringer

Arizona

1918

Arizona

as

Lt. Denton

The Golden Twenties

1950

The Golden Twenties

as

Self (archive footage)

The Habit of Happiness

1916

The Habit of Happiness

as

Sunny Wiggins

Down to Earth

1917

Down to Earth

as

Billy Gaynor

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

1989

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor

as

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990

Anthony Quinn: An Original

as

Self (archive footage)

Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1

1930

Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1

as

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

2023

Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse

as

Self

Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

1924

Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm

as

All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

1917

All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

as

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as

Man on White Horse (uncredited)

One of Many

1927

One of Many

as

Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

2008

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

Character Studies

1927

Character Studies

as

Self (uncredited)

Headin' South

1918

Headin' South

as

Headin' South

Say! Young Fellow

1918

Say! Young Fellow

as

The Young Fellow

Bound in Morocco

1918

Bound in Morocco

as

George Travelwell

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

1919

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

as

Teddy Drake

Show People

1928

Show People

as

Self (uncredited)

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

1985

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

as

Himself(archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Glorious Technicolor

1998

Glorious Technicolor

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as

Self (archive footage)

The Tramp and the Dictator

2002

The Tramp and the Dictator

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

The House That Shadows Built

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as

(archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

2018

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Birth of the Tramp

2013

Birth of the Tramp

as

Self (archive footage)

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

1931

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

as

Self

Cupid Angling

1918

Cupid Angling

as

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

30 Years of Fun

1963

30 Years of Fun

as

(archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

2005

Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler

as

Self (archive footage)

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

2000

The Worlds of Mei Lanfang

as

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

as

Himself

Martyrs of the Alamo

1915

Martyrs of the Alamo

as

Joe / Texas soldier

The Great Chase

1962

The Great Chase

as

The Many Faces of Zorro

2000

The Many Faces of Zorro

as

Self (archive footage)

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

The Bruce Forsyth Show

The Bruce Forsyth Show

as

Unknown Chaplin

Unknown Chaplin

as

Self (archive footage)

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self

Production

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

The Thief of Bagdad

as

The Iron Mask

1929

The Iron Mask

as

Reaching for the Moon

1917

Reaching for the Moon

as

A Modern Musketeer

1917

A Modern Musketeer

as

The Three Musketeers

1921

The Three Musketeers

as

When the Clouds Roll By

1919

When the Clouds Roll By

as

The Black Pirate

1926

The Black Pirate

as

Reaching for the Moon

1930

Reaching for the Moon

as

Robin Hood

1922

Robin Hood

as

Say! Young Fellow

1918

Say! Young Fellow

as

Bound in Morocco

1918

Bound in Morocco

as

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

1919

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

as

Headin' South

1918

Headin' South

as

Mr. Fix-It

1918

Mr. Fix-It

as

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

Don Q Son of Zorro

as

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

1932

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

as

The Nut

1921

The Nut

as

The Good Bad-Man

1916

The Good Bad-Man

as

Wild and Woolly

1917

Wild and Woolly

as

Crew

Directing

Arizona

1918

Arizona

as

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

1931

Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

as