Douglas Fairbanks
ActingBorn
May 22, 1883
Died
December 12, 1939
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, United States
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
2023
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
The Image Book
2018
I, Douglas Fairbanks
2018
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
2018
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017
Birth of the Tramp
2013
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
2005
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
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
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
1985
God Chose Paris
1969
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
30 Years of Fun
1963
The Great Chase
1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Yesterday and Today
1953
The Golden Twenties
1950
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
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
Around the World in 80 Minutes 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
The Nut
1921
The Mark of Zorro
1920
The Mollycoddle
1920
When the Clouds Roll By
1919
Our Film Stars
1919
His Majesty, the American
1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
Arizona
1918
He Comes Up Smiling
1918
Bound in Morocco
1918
Cupid Angling
1918
Say! Young Fellow
1918
Mr. Fix-It
1918
Headin' South
1918
A Modern Musketeer
1917
Reaching for the Moon
1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
The Man from Painted Post
1917
Down to Earth
1917
Wild and Woolly
1917
In Again, Out Again
1917
The Americano
1916
The Matrimaniac
1916
American Aristocracy
1916
Manhattan Madness
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Half-Breed
1916
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
Reggie Mixes In
1916
The Good Bad-Man
1916
The Habit of Happiness
1916
His Picture in the Papers
1916
Flirting with Fate
1916
Double Trouble
1915
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915
The Lamb
1915
Our Mutual Girl
1914