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Douglas Fairbanks

Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born May 22, 1883Died December 12, 1939 (56 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Intolerance
  • The Thief of Bagdad
  • The Black Pirate
  • The Many Faces of Zorro
Known For
  • The Thief of Bagdad
  • The Mark of Zorro
  • Robin Hood
  • The Black Pirate
  • The Iron Mask
  • The Three Musketeers
  • The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
  • When the Clouds Roll by
  • The Private Life of Don Juan
  • Wild and Woolly
  • The Matrimaniac
  • Don Q Son of Zorro
  • Mr. Robinson Crusoe
  • Reaching for the Moon
  • A Modern Musketeer
  • The Taming of the Shrew
  • The Nut
  • The Thief of Baghdad
  • The Mollycoddle
  • Flirting with Fate
  • His Picture in the Papers
  • Reaching for the Moon
  • American Aristocracy

Filmography

2018
The Image Book · as (archive Footage)
2005
2004
Robin Hood: The First Outlaw Hero · as Earl Of Huntingdon
2000
2000
Central Casting · as Cast
1981
1980
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy · as Actor Arriving At Mgm (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1963
Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Don Diego Vega
1963
30 Years of Fun · as (archive Footage)
1962
The Great Chase · as Cast
1961
Hollywood: The Golden Years · as Actor 'the Three Musketeers'
1944
Wilson · as Douglas Fairbanks - At Wwi Rally (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1934
1932
Mr. Robinson Crusoe · as Steve Drexel
1931
The House That Shadows Built · as (archive Footage)
1930
Reaching for the Moon · as Larry Day
1929
The Taming of the Shrew · as Petruccio
1929
The Iron Mask · as D'artagnan
1927
The Gaucho · as The Gaucho
1926
The Black Pirate · as The Duke Of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1925
Don Q Son of Zorro · as Don Cesar De Vega / Zorro
1924
The Thief of Bagdad · as The Thief Of Bagdad
1922
Robin Hood · as Robin Hood
1921
The Three Musketeers · as D'artagnan
1921
The Nut · as Charlie Jackson
1920
The Mark of Zorro · as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
1920
The Mollycoddle · as Richard Marshall Iii / Richard Marshall Iv / Richard Marshal V
1919
When the Clouds Roll by · as Daniel Boone Brown
1919
His Majesty, the American · as William Brooks
1918
He Comes Up Smiling · as Jerry Martin
1918
1918
Mr. Fix-It · as Dick Remington
1917
A Modern Musketeer · as Ned Thacker / D'artagnan
1917
Reaching for the Moon · as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
1917
The Man from Painted Post · as 'fancy Jim' Sherwood
1917
Down to Earth · as Billy Gaynor
1917
Wild and Woolly · as Jeff Hillington
1916
The Americano · as Blaze Derringer
1916
The Matrimaniac · as Jimmie Conroy
1916
American Aristocracy · as Cassius Lee
1916
Intolerance · as Man On White Horse (uncredited)
1916
Manhattan Madness · as Steve O'dare
1916
The Half-Breed · as Lo Dorman
1916
Flirting with Fate · as Augy Holliday
1916
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish · as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
1916
Reggie Mixes In · as Reggie Van Deuzen
1916
The Good Bad-Man · as Passin' Through
1916
His Picture in the Papers · as Pete Prindle
1915
Double Trouble · as Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
1915
Martyrs of the Alamo · as Joe / Texas Soldier
1915
The Lamb · as Gerald

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