Douglas Fairbanks
Born May 22, 1883 · Denver, Colorado, United States
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.
Known for
The Image Book
2018
The Worlds of Mei Lanfang
2000
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
30 Years of Fun
1963
The Great Chase
1962
The Bruce Forsyth Show
1959
Yesterday and Today
1953
Wilson
1944
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
1932
The House That Shadows Built
1931
Reaching for the Moon
1930
The Iron Mask
1929
The Taming of the Shrew
1929
The Gaucho
1927
The Black Pirate
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
Hollywood
1923
Robin Hood
1922
The Nut
1921
The Three Musketeers
1921
The Mark of Zorro
1920
The Mollycoddle
1920
His Majesty, the American
1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
When the Clouds Roll By
1919
Headin' South
1918
Cupid Angling
1918
Mr. Fix-It
1918
He Comes Up Smiling
1918
Arizona
1918
Bound in Morocco
1918
Say! Young Fellow
1918
Down to Earth
1917
Wild and Woolly
1917
A Modern Musketeer
1917
In Again, Out Again
1917
The Man from Painted Post
1917
Reaching for the Moon
1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
Manhattan Madness
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Half-Breed
1916
The Good Bad-Man
1916
American Aristocracy
1916
His Picture in the Papers
1916
The Matrimaniac
1916
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
1916
The Americano
1916
The Habit of Happiness
1916
Flirting with Fate
1916
Reggie Mixes In
1916
Martyrs of the Alamo
1915
The Lamb
1915
Double Trouble
1915