Douglas Fairbanks

Born: 1883-05-22, Denver, Colorado, United States

Died: 1939-12-12

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.

Filmography

• The Oscars (1953)
• The Bruce Forsyth Show (1959)
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
• Cupid Angling (1918)
• Headin' South (1918)
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
• The Black Pirate (1926)
• Le Livre d'image (2018)
• Manhattan Madness (1916)
• The Iron Mask (1929)
• The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
• The Mollycoddle (1920)
• The House That Shadows Built (1931)
• Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
• Mr. Fix-It (1918)
• Reaching for the Moon (1930)
• Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
• 30 Years of Fun (1963)
• Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931)
• He Comes Up Smiling (1918)
• Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)
• The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
• The Good Bad-Man (1916)
• His Majesty, the American (1919)
• Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
• The Gaucho (1927)
• The Worlds of Mei Lanfang (2000)
• His Picture in the Papers (1916)
• The Knickerbocker Buckaroo (1919)
• When the Clouds Roll By (1919)