Directed credits
2
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Director
Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 109088
IMDb ID: nm0001196
Known for: Acting
Born: May 22, 1883
Died: December 12, 1939
Age: 56
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1914 - 2023
Years active: 110
Average TMDB rating: 6.64
Wikidata: Q104127
Also known as
Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman • The King of Hollywood • Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Producer (16)Scenario Writer (3)Story (3)Writer (3)Dialogue (1)
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.
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6.4
Robin Hood
Producer
1922 Movie
7.1
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
1928 Movie
6.0
Our Film Stars
1919 Movie
6.3
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2018 Movie
Headin' South
Producer
1918 Movie
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925 Movie
5.9
The Nut
Writer
1921 Movie
6.9
Glorious Technicolor
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998 Movie
5.6
The Mollycoddle
as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
1920 Movie
7.3
The Thief of Bagdad
Story
1924 Movie
5.0
The Thief of Baghdad
Dialogue
1961 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Man on White Horse (uncredited)
1916 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Douglas Fairbanks.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Douglas Fairbanks.
5.0
The Thief of Baghdad
Dialogue
1961 Movie
6.1
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Producer
1932 Movie
5.4
Reaching for the Moon
Producer
1930 Movie
6.7
The Iron Mask
Producer
1929 Movie
6.1
The Gaucho
Writer
1927 Movie
6.7
The Black Pirate
Story
1926 Movie
6.6
Don Q Son of Zorro
Producer
1925 Movie
7.3
The Thief of Bagdad
Story
1924 Movie
6.4
Robin Hood
Producer
1922 Movie
6.4
The Three Musketeers
Producer
1921 Movie
5.9
The Nut
Writer
1921 Movie
7.1
The Mark of Zorro
Scenario Writer
1920 Movie
6.8
When the Clouds Roll By
Producer
1919 Movie
5.8
His Majesty, the American
Scenario Writer
1919 Movie
6.0
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Producer
1919 Movie
Bound in Morocco
Producer
1918 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Douglas Fairbanks.
7.0
Mary Pickford a Blessing and a Curse
as Self
2023 Movie
8.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
6.3
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2018 Movie
8.5
I, Douglas Fairbanks
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
7.0
Propaganda: Engineering Consent
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2018 Movie
6.5
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.1
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
5.0
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2008 Movie
4.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Movie
6.0
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
5.0
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
7.0
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Douglas Fairbanks.