Cast & creator
Douglas Fairbanks
Best known for American Experience, The Oscars, Hollywood
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.
Also known as: Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman, The King of Hollywood, Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
133
film credits
6
television credits
99
1914–2028 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (139)
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American Experience
Self
1988
The Oscars
1953
Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1980Hollywood
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1980
The Bruce Forsyth Show
1959
The Image Book
(archive footage)
2018
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
1983
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
1924The Thief of Bagdad
Story
1924The Thief of Bagdad
Producer
1924
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
1916
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
The Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
1929The Iron Mask
Producer
1929The Iron Mask
Writer
1929
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
1920The Mark of Zorro
Scenario Writer
1920The Mark of Zorro
Writer
1920
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self (archive footage)
1988
Show People
Self (uncredited)
1928
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
1990
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
Self (archive footage)
2005
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Self (archive footage)
2020
Character Studies
Self (uncredited)
1927
Glorious Technicolor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961
Reaching for the Moon
Larry Day
1930Reaching for the Moon
Producer
1930
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Self (archive footage)
2028
The Thief of Baghdad
Dialogue
1961
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Himself
1937
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
1922Robin Hood
Producer
1922Robin Hood
Story
1922
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
1925Don Q Son of Zorro
Producer
1925
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
The Private Life of Don Juan
Don Juan
1934
Birth of the Tramp
Self (archive footage)
2013
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruccio
1929
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
1963
Manhattan Madness
Steve O'Dare
1916
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
1961
The Good Bad-Man
Passin' Through
1916The Good Bad-Man
Writer
1916The Good Bad-Man
Producer
1916
The Black Pirate
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
1926The Black Pirate
Story
1926The Black Pirate
Producer
1926
Headin' South
Headin' South
1918Headin' South
Producer
1918
God Chose Paris
Self (archive footage)
1969
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940
He Comes Up Smiling
Jerry Martin
1918He Comes Up Smiling
Producer
1918
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1921The Three Musketeers
Producer
1921
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
2008
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Self (archive footage)
1998
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1945
Wilson
Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
The Many Faces of Zorro
Self (archive footage)
2000
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Self
1931Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
Director
1931
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2018
His Majesty, the American
William Brooks
1919His Majesty, the American
Scenario Writer
1919
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
The Mollycoddle
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
1920
The Nut
Charlie Jackson
1921The Nut
Writer
1921The Nut
Producer
1921
The Man from Painted Post
'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
1917The Man from Painted Post
Scenario Writer
1917
When the Clouds Roll By
Daniel Boone Brown
1919When the Clouds Roll By
Story
1919When the Clouds Roll By
Producer
1919
His Picture in the Papers
Pete Prindle
1916
Martyrs of the Alamo
Joe / Texas soldier
1915
Cupid Angling
1918
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
1998
Wild and Woolly
Jeff Hillington
1917Wild and Woolly
Producer
1917
The Gaucho
The Gaucho
1927The Gaucho
Writer
1927
In Again, Out Again
Teddy Rutherford
1917In Again, Out Again
Producer
1917
The Half-Breed
Lo Dorman
1916
Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
1923
Down to Earth
Billy Gaynor
1917Down to Earth
Story
1917Our Film Stars
1919
Reaching for the Moon
Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
1917Reaching for the Moon
Producer
1917
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
1927
One of Many
Self (archive footage)
1927
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
1916
Mr. Fix-It
Dick Remington
1918Mr. Fix-It
Producer
1918
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Habit of Happiness
Sunny Wiggins
1916
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
1953
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
Self
2023
Double Trouble
Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
1915
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Steve Drexel
1932Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Story
1932Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Producer
1932
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
The Americano
Blaze Derringer
1916
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Teddy Drake
1919The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Producer
1919The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Story
1919
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
1950
Our Mutual Girl
Self (episode 47)
1914Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1
1930
A Modern Musketeer
Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
1917A Modern Musketeer
Producer
1917
Flirting with Fate
Augy Holliday
1916Mary and Doug Visit Stockholm
1924
American Aristocracy
Cassius Lee
1916
The Matrimaniac
Jimmie Conroy
1916
The Great Chase
1962
I, Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
2018
Reggie Mixes In
Reggie Van Deuzen
1916
Bound in Morocco
George Travelwell
1918Bound in Morocco
Producer
1918
The Lamb
Gerald
1915
Arizona
Lt. Denton
1918Arizona
Director
1918Arizona
Writer
1918
Say! Young Fellow
The Young Fellow
1918Say! Young Fellow
Producer
1918