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]
Filmography
all 159
Movies 130
self 64
TV Shows 29
Narrator 4
Producer 2
Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Movie
Self
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)
Movie
In Memory Of
Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)
Movie
Self
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero (2005)
Movie
Self
On Location with Gunga Din (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Movie
Self
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
Movie
Self
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)
Movie
Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)
Movie
Self
The Third Reich In Color (1998)
Movie
Self / Thanks
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
Movie
Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
Movie
Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
Movie
Self
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990)
Movie
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
Movie
White
B.L. Stryker (1989)
TV
Self
Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
Movie
Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)
Movie
Self
Talking Pictures (1988)
TV
Self - Host
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Movie
Self
The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
TV
Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine (1986)
TV
Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine (1986)
Movie
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Movie
Self - Host
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan (1984)
TV
Self
The Mikado (1983)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Self / Narrator
La Belle Epoque (1983)
Movie
Self - Host
Cox and Box (1982)
Movie
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
The Pirates Of Penzance (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
Iolanthe (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
The Gondoliers (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
Trial By Jury (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore (1982)
Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Movie
Edward Wanderley
Ghost Story (1981)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981)
Movie
The Almighty
From Raquel with Love (1980)
Movie
Self
Great Railway Journeys (1980)
TV
Malcolm Philpott
The Hostage Tower (1980)
Movie
Self
Hollywood (1980)
TV
Millionaire
Red, White, and Zero (1979)
Movie
Narrator
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness (1978)
Movie
Narrator
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock (1978)
Movie
The Proud King
Kingdom Of Gifts (1978)
Movie
Elliott Norman / Elliott Banning
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Thanks
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV
Rex Willoughby
The Crooked Hearts (1972)
Movie
Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
TV
6
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)
TV
Millionaire
Red and Blue (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Narrator
The Funniest Man in the World (1967)
Movie
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
TV
5
Mr. Otis
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Self - Co-Host / Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Dr. Robert Devlin
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Charles Clayton
Route 66 (1960)
TV
Self – Host
The Big Party (1959)
TV
Self - Epilogue
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
TV
Self
The Ford Show (1956)
TV
Executive Producer
The Silken Affair (1956)
Movie
Self
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
TV
Self
Cinépanorama (1956)
TV
Producer
Police Dog (1955)
Movie
Self - Host
The Awakening (1954)
Movie
Narrator
Three's Company (1953)
Movie
The Genie (segment "The Genie")
The Genie (1953)
Movie
Self - Host
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953)
TV
Donald 'Don' Drake
Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)
Movie
Dr. John Marlowe
State Secret (1950)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
The Costume Designer (1950)
Movie
Casting
Night and the City (1950)
Movie
4.6
Self
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
TV
Self
Your Show of Shows (1950)
TV
Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
The O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
Movie
Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Movie
Self / Self - Actor
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Charles Stuart (Charles II)
The Exile (1947)
Movie
Sinbad
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Movie
6
Mario Franchi
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Movie
Bill O'Brien
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Movie
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
Movie
Jim Logan
Safari (1940)
Movie
Keith Brandon
Green Hell (1940)
Movie
David Gillespie
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Movie
John Randolph
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Movie
Sergeant Thomas Ballantine
Gunga Din (1939)
Movie
3.5
Self
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)
Movie
Richard Carleton
The Young in Heart (1938)
Movie
Chick Kirkland
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Movie
Jim Trevor
The Rage of Paris (1938)
Movie
Dan Brewster
Joy of Living (1938)
Movie
Rupert of Hentzau
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Movie
Ricky Morgan
When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
Movie
Tony Seymour
Accused (1936)
Movie
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
Movie
Tony Woodward
Man of the Moment (1935)
Movie
Rodolphe
Mimi (1935)
Movie
Joe Martin
Success at Any Price (1934)
Movie
Grand Duke Peter
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Movie
Lt. Jack 'Dig' Digby
Captured! (1933)
Movie
Joseph Sheridan
Morning Glory (1933)
Movie
Fred Blake
The Narrow Corner (1933)
Movie
Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
Movie
Bill Keller
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Movie
Nikita Krasnoff
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
Movie
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)
Movie
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932)
Movie
Jimmy Russell
Love Is a Racket (1932)
Movie
Fred Miller
The incomplete athlete (1932)
Movie
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
Movie
Chick Miller
Union Depot (1932)
Movie
Self - Golfer
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931)
Movie
Larry O'Brien
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
Movie
Jack Ingleside
Chances (1931)
Movie
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
The Stolen Jools (1931)
Movie
6
Alain
The Aviator (1931)
Movie
Joe Massara
Little Caesar (1931)
Movie
3
Dick Rollins
One Night at Susie's (1930)
Movie
Henry
Outward Bound (1930)
Movie
Billy Bear
The Way of All Men (1930)
Movie
Norman Overbeck
Little Accident (1930)
Movie
Self
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
Movie
Douglas Scott
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Movie
Gil
Loose Ankles (1930)
Movie
Self - Newlywed
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930)
Movie
Jay Rountree
Party Girl (1930)
Movie
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Show of Shows (1929)
Movie
Marty Reid
The Forward Pass (1929)
Movie
Wyn Hayward
The Careless Age (1929)
Movie
Gil Jordan
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Movie
Douglas Stratton
Fast Life (1929)
Movie
Jeffry Merrick
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Movie
6
Clem Rogers
The Power of the Press (1928)
Movie
Chris Miller
The Barker (1928)
Movie
Steve
The Toilers (1928)
Movie
David Starke
Modern Mothers (1928)
Movie
Vernon Keith
Dead Man's Curve (1928)
Movie
Farleigh Bright
A Texas Steer (1927)
Movie
G. Clifton Blackburn
Is Zat So? (1927)
Movie
Jerry Croker-Kelley
Women Love Diamonds (1927)
Movie
Jeff Sanford
Man Bait (1927)
Movie
Hal Terwilliger
Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
Movie
Sonny Galloway
Padlocked (1926)
Movie
Triton
The American Venus (1926)
Movie
Richard Grosvenor
Stella Dallas (1925)
Movie
Chess Weymer
Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
Movie
Sandy
The Air Mail (1925)
Movie
Stephen Harlow Jr.
Stephen Steps Out (1923)
Movie
Newsboy
American Aristocracy (1916)
Movie
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-12-09
Deathday2000-05-07 (90 years old)
Birth NameDouglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
Height185-centimeter
RelationshipsJoan Crawford (1929-06-03 - 1933-01-01)
SpouseMary Lee Epling
ChildrenVictoria Susan Fairbanks, Daphne Nancy Beth Fairbanks, Melissa Louise Fairbanks
FatherDouglas Fairbanks
MotherAnna Beth Sully
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDouglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., Doug Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Sir Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
AwardsLegionnaire of Legion of Merit, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Silver Star, Legion of Honour, Order of the Southern Cross, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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