Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Acting • Born 1909-12-09 – Died 2000-05-07
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
165 credits
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Ghost Story
Movie • 1981
Edward Charles Wanderley
The Crooked Hearts
Movie • 1972
Rex Willoughby
Gunga Din
Movie • 1939
Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Morning Glory
Movie • 1933
Joseph Sheridan
Is Zat So?
Movie • 1927
G. Clifton Blackburn
Little Caesar
Movie • 1931
Joe Massara
A Woman of Affairs
Movie • 1928
Jeffry Merrick
Angels Over Broadway
Movie • 1940
Bill O'Brien
Sinbad the Sailor
Movie • 1947
Sinbad
The Corsican Brothers
Movie • 1941
Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
The Rage of Paris
Movie • 1938
Jim Trevor
The Young in Heart
Movie • 1938
Richard Carleton
The Prisoner of Zenda
Movie • 1937
Rupert of Hentzau
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Movie • 1934
Grand Duke Peter
Joy of Living
Movie • 1938
Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
Having Wonderful Time
Movie • 1938
Chick Kirkland
Hollywood Uncensored
Movie • 1987
Self - Host
The Dawn Patrol
Movie • 1930
Douglas 'Doug' Scott
That Lady in Ermine
Movie • 1948
Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
The Stolen Jools
Movie • 1931
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
A Texas Steer
Movie • 1927
Farleigh Bright
The Barker
Movie • 1928
Chris Miller
Love is a Racket
Movie • 1932
James 'Jimmy' Russell
The Exile
Movie • 1947
Charles II
Outward Bound
Movie • 1930
Henry
Kingdom Of Gifts
Movie • 1978
The Proud King
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Movie • 2000
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Movie • 1932
Self
Our Modern Maidens
Movie • 1929
Gil Jordan
Accused
Movie • 1936
Tony Seymour
Union Depot
Movie • 1932
Charles 'Chick' Miller
Mr. Drake's Duck
Movie • 1951
Donald 'Don' Drake
Loose Ankles
Movie • 1930
Gil
State Secret
Movie • 1950
Dr. John Marlowe
Rulers of the Sea
Movie • 1939
David 'Davie' Gillespie
I Like Your Nerve
Movie • 1931
Larry O'Brien
Jump for Glory
Movie • 1937
Ricky Morgan
Parachute Jumper
Movie • 1933
Bill Keller
Green Hell
Movie • 1940
Keith Brandon
Scarlet Dawn
Movie • 1932
Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
Man of the Moment
Movie • 1935
Tony Woodward
Captured!
Movie • 1933
Lieutenant Fred Digby
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Power of the Press
Movie • 1928
Clem Rogers
Chances
Movie • 1931
Jack Ingleside
It's Tough to Be Famous
Movie • 1932
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Movie • 1933
Jimmy
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Movie • 1932
Self
Party Girl
Movie • 1930
Jay Rountree
Stephen Steps Out
Movie • 1923
Stephen Harlow Jr.
The Sun Never Sets
Movie • 1939
John Randolph
Success at Any Price
Movie • 1934
Joe Martin
Mimi
Movie • 1935
Rodolphe
Safari
Movie • 1940
Jim Logan
The Narrow Corner
Movie • 1933
Fred Blake
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Show of Shows
Movie • 1929
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Forward Pass
Movie • 1929
Marty Reid
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Funniest Man in the World
Movie • 1967
Narrator
Stella Dallas
Movie • 1925
Richard Grosvenor
One Night at Susie's
Movie • 1930
Dick Rollins
The Amateur Gentleman
Movie • 1936
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie • 1990
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Movie • 1996
Self
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
Movie • 1978
Narrator
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Movie • 1930
Self
The Air Mail
Movie • 1925
Sandy
On Location with Gunga Din
Movie • 2004
Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
The Fighting O'Flynn
Movie • 1949
The O'Flynn
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie • 1988
Self
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Movie • 1958
Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Man Bait
Movie • 1927
Jeff Sanford
Three's Company
Movie • 1953
Narrator / Anthony
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Way of All Men
Movie • 1930
Billy Bear
Strong Medicine
Movie • 1986
Eli Camperdown
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
The Hostage Tower
Movie • 1980
Malcolm Philpott
Fast Life
Movie • 1929
Douglas Stratton
The Garden of Eden
Movie • 1928
Busboy (uncredited)
The American Venus
Movie • 1926
Triton
Wild Horse Mesa
Movie • 1925
Chess Weymer
Little Accident
Movie • 1930
Norman Overbeck
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie • 1940
Self
The Careless Age
Movie • 1929
Wyn
From Raquel with Love
Movie • 1980
The Almighty
Hollywood Goes to Town
Movie • 1938
Self
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Movie • 1931
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
The Toilers
Movie • 1928
Steve
Women Love Diamonds
Movie • 1927
Jerry Croker-Kelley
The Costume Designer
Movie • 1950
Self (archive footage)
Red and Blue
Movie • 1968
Millionaire
Red, White, and Zero
Movie • 1968
Millionaire
The Awakening
Movie • 1954
Self - Host
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Movie • 1998
Self
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
Movie • 1978
Narrator
The Genie
Movie • 1953
The Genie
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Movie • 1926
Hal Terwilliger
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie • 1985
Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
American Aristocracy
Movie • 1916
Newsboy (uncredited)
La Belle Epoque
Movie • 1983
Self / Narrator
Dead Man's Curve
Movie • 1928
Vernon Keith
Cox and Box
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
Trial by Jury
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
The Pirates of Penzance
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
The Mikado
Movie • 1983
Self
The Gondoliers
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
Iolanthe
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Movie • 1990
Self
Padlocked
Movie • 1926
Sonny Galloway
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
The Aviator
Movie • 1931
Alain
The Canterville Ghost
Movie • 1966
Mr. Otis
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Movie • 1991
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Movie • 1930
Self
Laurence Olivier: a life
Movie • 1982
Self
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Legend of Robin Hood
Movie • 1968
King Richard
The Jazz Age
Movie • 1929
Steve Maxwell
The Three Musketeers
Movie • 1921
(uncredited)
Modern Mothers
Movie • 1928
David Starke
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV • 1971
Self
Route 66
TV • 1960
Charles Clayton
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Your Show of Shows
TV • 1950
Self
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Mr. Otis
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
TV • 1953
Self - Host
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Dr. Robert Devlin
The Dame Edna Experience
TV • 1987
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
TV • 1984
Self - Host
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
B.L. Stryker
TV • 1989
White
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV • 1971
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Big Party
TV • 1959
Self – Host
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Elliott Norman
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Elliott Banning
Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self
The Ford Show
TV • 1956
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Strong Medicine
TV • 1986
Eli Camperdown
Yesteryear
TV • 1982
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Panelist
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Omnibus
TV • 1967
Self - Narrator
American Experience
TV • 1988
Self
Hollywood
TV • 1980
Self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
TV • 1956
Self
Film '72
TV • 1971
Self