Douglas Fairbanks
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Man on White Horse (uncredited) 1916
The Thief of Bagdad
as The Thief of Bagdad 1924
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 1925
The Image Book
as (archive footage) 2018
The Mark of Zorro
as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro 1920
The Black Pirate
as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate 1926
Robin Hood
as Robin Hood 1922
Show People
as Self (uncredited) 1928
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks 1916
The Three Musketeers
as D'Artagnan 1921
The Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan 1929
Wilson
as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited) 1944
The Tramp and the Dictator
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Don Juan 1934
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro 1925
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Himself 1937
When the Clouds Roll By
as Daniel Boone Brown 1919