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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Acting1909New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford.

In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List.

The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Acting History

2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2007
2005
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
On Location with Gunga Din
as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2002
2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2000
1998
1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
American Experience
TVas Self• 1 eps
1991
1990
1989
B.L. Stryker
TVas White
1988
1987
Hollywood Uncensored
as Self - Host
1986
Strong Medicine
as Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine
TVas Eli Camperdown
1985
1984
1983
The Mikado
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Belle Epoque
as Self / Narrator
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
1982
Trial by Jury
as Self - Host
Iolanthe
as Self - Host
Cox and Box
as Self - Host
The Gondoliers
as Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore
as Self - Host
Yesteryear
TVas Self
1981
Ghost Story
as Edward Charles Wanderley
1980
The Hostage Tower
as Malcolm Philpott
From Raquel with Love
as The Almighty
Hollywood
TVas Self• 5 eps
1978
Kingdom Of Gifts
as The Proud King
1977
The Love Boat
TVas Elliott Banning / Elliott Norman• 1 eps
1976
Dinah!
TVas Self• 1 eps
1975
1973
1972
The Crooked Hearts
as Rex Willoughby
1971
Film '72
TVas Self
1970
Omnibus
TVas Self - Narrator• 3 eps
1968
Red and Blue
as Millionaire
Red, White, and Zero
as Millionaire
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 2 eps
1967
1966
ABC Stage 67
TVas Mr. Otis
1965
Cinépanorama
TVas Self• 1 eps
1964
Dr. Kildare
TVas Dr. Robert Devlin• 1 eps
1962
Route 66
TVas Charles Clayton• 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Co-Host / Self
1959
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Big Party
TVas Self – Host
1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
What's My Line?
TVas Self / Self - Panelist• 1 eps
The Ford Show
TVas Self
The Silken Affair
Executive Producer
1955
Police Dog
Producer
1954
The Awakening
as Self - Host
1953
The Genie
as The Genie
Three's Company
as Narrator / Anthony
The Genie
Producer
1951
Mr. Drake's Duck
as Donald 'Don' Drake
1950
State Secret
as Dr. John Marlowe
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 4 eps
Your Show of Shows
TVas Self• 1 eps
1949
The Fighting O'Flynn
as The O'Flynn
1948
That Lady in Ermine
as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
1947
The Exile
as Charles II
The Exile
Writer
The Exile
Producer
1941
The Corsican Brothers
as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
1940
Safari
as Jim Logan
Green Hell
as Keith Brandon
Angels Over Broadway
as Bill O'Brien
Angels Over Broadway
Associate Producer
1939
Gunga Din
as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Rulers of the Sea
as David 'Davie' Gillespie
The Sun Never Sets
as John Randolph
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Jim Trevor
The Young in Heart
as Richard Carleton
Having Wonderful Time
as Chick Kirkland
Joy of Living
as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rupert of Hentzau
Jump for Glory
as Ricky Morgan
1936
Accused
as Tony Seymour
The Amateur Gentleman
as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
Accused
Producer
1935
Man of the Moment
as Tony Woodward
Mimi
as Rodolphe
1934
1933
Morning Glory
as Joseph Sheridan
Parachute Jumper
as Bill Keller
Captured!
as Lieutenant Fred Digby
The Narrow Corner
as Fred Blake
1932
Union Depot
as Charles 'Chick' Miller
Scarlet Dawn
as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
Such Thing Happens
as James 'Jimmy' Russell
It's Tough to Be Famous
as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
Scarlet Dawn
Additional Dialogue
1931
The Stolen Jools
as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Chances
as Jack Ingleside
Little Caesar
as Joe Massara
I Like Your Nerve
as Larry O'Brien
The Aviator
as Alain
1930
The Dawn Patrol
as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Party Girl
as Jay Rountree
One Night at Susie's
as Dick Rollins
The Way of All Men
as Billy Bear
Little Accident
as Norman Overbeck
1929
The Show of Shows
as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Jazz Age
as Steve Maxwell
Our Modern Maidens
as Gil Jordan
The Forward Pass
as Marty Reid
Fast Life
as Douglas Stratton
1928
The Toilers
as Steve
The Barker
as Chris Miller
A Woman of Affairs
as Jeffry Merrick
The Garden of Eden
as Busboy (uncredited)
Modern Mothers
as David Starke
Dead Man's Curve
as Vernon Keith
1927
Man Bait
as Jeff Sanford
Women Love Diamonds
as Jerry Croker-Kelley
A Texas Steer
as Farleigh Bright
Is Zat So?
as G. Clifton Blackburn
1926
Padlocked
as Sonny Galloway
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
as Hal Terwilliger
1925
The Air Mail
as Sandy
Stella Dallas
as Richard Grosvenor
Wild Horse Mesa
as Chess Weymer
1923
Stephen Steps Out
as Stephen Harlow Jr.
1921
The Three Musketeers
as (uncredited)
1916
American Aristocracy
as Newsboy (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/9/1909
Day of Death
5/7/2000
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA