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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Acting Born Dec 9, 1909 Died May 7, 2000 New York City, New York, USA 185 credits

Biography

Douglas Fairbanks Jr was an American actor. He was born in New York City, New York, USA on December 9, 1909. Fairbanks Jr established a successful career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in a number of notable films, including The Prisoner of Zenda, Gunga Din, Little Caesar, and The Corsican Brothers. He also worked with several leading actresses of the era, including Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, Rita Hayworth, and Paulette Goddard. Fairbanks Jr is known for his charm, sophistication, and versatility in both romantic comedies and adventure films.

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Career

Career overview

Douglas Fairbanks Jr established a successful career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. He became known for his charm, sophistication, and versatility in both romantic comedies and adventure films. His film career spanned multiple genres, showcasing his range as an actor.

Fairbanks Jr appeared in notable films such as The Prisoner of Zenda, Gunga Din, Little Caesar, and The Corsican Brothers. He also shared the screen with many leading actresses of the era, including Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, Rita Hayworth, and Paulette Goddard. This extensive list of notable films and co-stars highlights his ability to work with a variety of actors and directors.

Throughout his acting career, Fairbanks Jr accumulated a significant number of credits, totaling 167. His extensive filmography demonstrates his dedication to the craft and his ability to adapt to different roles and genres.

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Career timeline

The Real Charlie Chaplin
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend · In Memory Of
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Checking Out: Grand HotelOn Location with Gunga Din
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Mary Pickford: A Life on FilmMary Pickford: A Life on Film · Thanks
Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists · Thanks
Joan Crawford: Always the StarThe Battle Over Citizen Kane
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Night of 100 Stars IIIVivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
B.L. Stryker
American ExperienceCary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
The Dame Edna ExperienceHollywood Uncensored
Strong MedicineStrong Medicine
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
The MikadoHollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageLa Belle Epoque
The GondoliersLaurence Olivier: A LifeNight of 100 StarsIolantheYesteryear
Ghost Story
HollywoodThe Hostage TowerFrom Raquel with Love
Kingdom Of GiftsThe Art of Film: Vintage HitchcockThe Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
The Love BoatThe Love Boat
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? · Thanks
Dinah!
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Crooked Hearts
Great PerformancesFilm '72The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourThe Pearl Bailey Show

Full filmography

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007) In Memory Of
  • Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • On Location with Gunga Din (2004) as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
  • Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000) as Self
  • Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000) Thanks
  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998) as Self
  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998) Thanks
  • Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) as Self
  • Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991) as Self
  • Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self
  • Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990) as Self
  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) as Self
  • B.L. Stryker (1989) as White
  • American Experience (1988) as Self
  • Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) as Self
  • The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
  • Hollywood Uncensored (1987) as Self - Host
  • Strong Medicine (1986) as Eli Camperdown
  • Strong Medicine (1986) as Eli Camperdown
  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) as Self
  • The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan (1984) as Self - Host
  • The Mikado (1983) as Self
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • La Belle Epoque (1983) as Self / Narrator
  • The Gondoliers (1982) as Self - Host
  • Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) as Self
  • Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
  • Iolanthe (1982) as Self - Host
  • Yesteryear (1982) as Self
  • Cox and Box (1982) as Self - Host
  • H.M.S. Pinafore (1982) as Self - Host
  • The Pirates of Penzance (1982) as Self - Host
  • Trial by Jury (1982) as Self - Host
  • Ghost Story (1981) as Edward Charles Wanderley
  • Hollywood (1980) as Self
  • The Hostage Tower (1980) as Malcolm Philpott
  • From Raquel with Love (1980) as The Almighty
  • Kingdom Of Gifts (1978) as The Proud King
  • The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock (1978) as Narrator
  • The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness (1978) as Narrator
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Elliott Norman
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Elliott Banning
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) Thanks
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
  • The Crooked Hearts (1972) as Rex Willoughby
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971) as Self
  • The Pearl Bailey Show (1971) as Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
  • Red, White, and Zero (1968) as Millionaire
  • The Legend of Robin Hood (1968) as King Richard
  • Red and Blue (1968) as Millionaire
  • Omnibus (1967) as Self - Narrator
  • The Funniest Man in the World (1967) as Narrator
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Mr. Otis
  • The Canterville Ghost (1966) as Mr. Otis
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Robert Devlin
  • Route 66 (1960) as Charles Clayton
  • The Big Party (1959) as Self – Host
  • Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
  • Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) Producer
  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • The Ford Show (1956) as Self
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956) as Self
  • The Silken Affair (1956) Executive Producer
  • Police Dog (1955) Producer
  • The Awakening (1954) as Self - Host
  • Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953) as Self - Host
  • The Genie (1953) as The Genie
  • The Genie (1953) Producer
  • Three's Company (1953) as Narrator / Anthony
  • Three's Company (1953) Producer
  • Mr. Drake's Duck (1951) as Donald 'Don' Drake
  • Mr. Drake's Duck (1951) Producer
  • The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • Your Show of Shows (1950) as Self
  • Night and the City (1950) Casting
  • The Costume Designer (1950) as Self (archive footage)
  • State Secret (1950) as Dr. John Marlowe
  • The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) as The O'Flynn
  • The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) Writer
  • The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) Producer
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • That Lady in Ermine (1948) as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
  • Sinbad the Sailor (1947) as Sinbad
  • The Exile (1947) as Charles II
  • The Exile (1947) Writer
  • The Exile (1947) Producer
  • The Corsican Brothers (1941) as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
  • Green Hell (1940) as Keith Brandon
  • Angels Over Broadway (1940) as Bill O'Brien
  • Angels Over Broadway (1940) Associate Producer
  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self
  • Safari (1940) as Jim Logan
  • Gunga Din (1939) as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
  • Rulers of the Sea (1939) as David 'Davie' Gillespie
  • The Sun Never Sets (1939) as John Randolph
  • Having Wonderful Time (1938) as Chick Kirkland
  • Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) as Self
  • The Young in Heart (1938) as Richard Carleton
  • The Rage of Paris (1938) as Jim Trevor
  • Joy of Living (1938) as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
  • The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) as Rupert of Hentzau
  • Jump for Glory (1937) as Ricky Morgan
  • Jump for Glory (1937) Producer
  • The Amateur Gentleman (1936) as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
  • The Amateur Gentleman (1936) Producer
  • Accused (1936) as Tony Seymour
  • Accused (1936) Producer
  • Man of the Moment (1935) as Tony Woodward
  • Mimi (1935) as Rodolphe
  • The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) as Grand Duke Peter
  • Success at Any Price (1934) as Joe Martin
  • Morning Glory (1933) as Joseph Sheridan
  • Parachute Jumper (1933) as Bill Keller
  • The Narrow Corner (1933) as Fred Blake
  • The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) as Jimmy
  • Captured! (1933) as Lieutenant Fred Digby
  • Love is a Racket (1932) as James 'Jimmy' Russell
  • It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
  • Union Depot (1932) as Charles 'Chick' Miller
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932) as Self
  • Scarlet Dawn (1932) as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
  • Scarlet Dawn (1932) Additional Dialogue
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932) as Self
  • The Aviator (1931) as Alain
  • Little Caesar (1931) as Joe Massara
  • The Stolen Jools (1931) as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
  • Chances (1931) as Jack Ingleside
  • I Like Your Nerve (1931) as Larry O'Brien
  • How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931) as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
  • Party Girl (1930) as Jay Rountree
  • The Dawn Patrol (1930) as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
  • Loose Ankles (1930) as Gil
  • Outward Bound (1930) as Henry
  • Little Accident (1930) as Norman Overbeck
  • The Way of All Men (1930) as Billy Bear
  • One Night at Susie's (1930) as Dick Rollins
  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930) as Self
  • An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) as Self
  • The Show of Shows (1929) as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
  • Our Modern Maidens (1929) as Gil Jordan
  • The Careless Age (1929) as Wyn
  • The Forward Pass (1929) as Marty Reid
  • Fast Life (1929) as Douglas Stratton
  • The Jazz Age (1929) as Steve Maxwell
  • A Woman of Affairs (1928) as Jeffry Merrick
  • The Power of the Press (1928) as Clem Rogers
  • The Garden of Eden (1928) as Busboy (uncredited)
  • The Toilers (1928) as Steve
  • The Barker (1928) as Chris Miller
  • Dead Man's Curve (1928) as Vernon Keith
  • Modern Mothers (1928) as David Starke
  • Women Love Diamonds (1927) as Jerry Croker-Kelley
  • Man Bait (1927) as Jeff Sanford
  • Is Zat So? (1927) as G. Clifton Blackburn
  • A Texas Steer (1927) as Farleigh Bright
  • Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926) as Hal Terwilliger
  • The American Venus (1926) as Triton
  • Padlocked (1926) as Sonny Galloway
  • Stella Dallas (1925) as Richard Grosvenor
  • Wild Horse Mesa (1925) as Chess Weymer
  • The Air Mail (1925) as Sandy
  • Stephen Steps Out (1923) as Stephen Harlow Jr.
  • The Three Musketeers (1921) as (uncredited)
  • American Aristocracy (1916) as Newsboy (uncredited)
  • Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies as Himself