Douglas Fairbanks
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
ActingBirthday
May 22, 1883Deathday
December 12, 1939Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
116Place of birth
Denver, Colorado, United StatesAlso known as
Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman, The King of Hollywood, Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Cast credits
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Steve Drexel
Reaching for the Moon
Larry Day
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
The Private Life of Don Juan
Don Juan
The Black Pirate
The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
When the Clouds Roll By
Daniel Boone Brown
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
His Majesty, the American
William Brooks
The Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
The Mollycoddle
Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
Mr. Fix-It
Dick Remington
The Gaucho
The Gaucho
Flirting with Fate
Augy Holliday
In Again, Out Again
Teddy Rutherford
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
A Modern Musketeer
Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
Wild and Woolly
Jeff Hillington
His Picture in the Papers
Pete PrindleCrew credits
The Thief of Bagdad
Story, Producer
His Majesty, the American
Scenario Writer
The Iron Mask
Producer
The Gaucho
Story
The Mark of Zorro
Scenario Writer, Writer
Arizona
Director, Writer
The Man from Painted Post
Scenario Writer
Reaching for the Moon
Producer
The Good Bad Man
Writer, Producer
The Three Musketeers
Producer
The Black Pirate
Story, Producer
When the Clouds Roll By
Story, Producer
Robin Hood
Producer, Story
Say! Young Fellow
Producer
Bound in Morocco
Producer
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Producer, Story
Headin' South
Producer
Mr. Fix-It
Producer
The Nut
Writer, Producer
Don Q Son of Zorro
Producer
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
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