Douglas Fairbanks Jr.: movies and TV shows
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. has 185 credits in the archive: 148 films and 37 TV series, from 1916 to 2021. Highest rated: Cinépanorama (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1916 – 2021 · busiest year: 1930 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 111 |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 99 |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 98 |
| 2007 | Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend | Film | — | 97 | |
| 2005 | Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 95 |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 94 |
| 2004 | On Location with Gunga Din | Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 94 |
| 2002 | Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 92 |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 91 |
| 2000 | Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self | Film | 7.0 | 90 |
| 2000 | Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Film | 7.0 | 90 | |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Self | Film | 10.0 | 88 |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Film | 10.0 | 88 | |
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the Star | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 86 |
| 1996 | The Battle Over Citizen Kane | Self | Film | 7.4 | 86 |
| 1991 | Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 80 |
| 1990 | Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond | Self | Film | 8.5 | 80 |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | White | TV | 6.1 | 79 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self | TV | 6.5 | 78 |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1987 | The Dame Edna Experience | Self | TV | 5.0 | 77 |
| 1987 | Hollywood Uncensored | Self - Host | Film | 5.4 | 77 |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine | Eli Camperdown | TV | — | 76 |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine | Eli Camperdown | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 1984 | The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan | Self - Host | TV | — | 74 |
| 1983 | The Mikado | Self | Film | 5.4 | 73 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1983 | La Belle Epoque | Self / Narrator | Film | — | 73 |
| 1982 | The Gondoliers | Self - Host | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: A Life | Self | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 1982 | Iolanthe | Self - Host | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 1982 | Yesteryear | Self | TV | — | 72 |
| 1982 | Cox and Box | Self - Host | Film | 6.3 | 72 |
| 1982 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 1982 | The Pirates of Penzance | Self - Host | Film | 9.5 | 72 |
| 1982 | Trial by Jury | Self - Host | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1981 | Ghost Story | Edward Charles Wanderley | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 1980 | Hollywood | Self | TV | 8.4 | 70 |
| 1980 | The Hostage Tower | Malcolm Philpott | Film | 4.8 | 70 |
| 1980 | From Raquel with Love | The Almighty | Film | 9.0 | 70 |
| 1978 | Kingdom Of Gifts | The Proud King | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1978 | The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock | Narrator | Film | — | 68 |
| 1978 | The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness | Narrator | Film | — | 68 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Elliott Norman | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Elliott Banning | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Film | 6.3 | 65 | |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1972 | The Crooked Hearts | Rex Willoughby | Film | 7.6 | 62 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1971 | Film '72 | Self | TV | 4.7 | 61 |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1971 | The Pearl Bailey Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1968 | Red, White, and Zero | Millionaire | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1968 | The Legend of Robin Hood | King Richard | Film | — | 58 |
| 1968 | Red and Blue | Millionaire | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self - Narrator | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1967 | The Funniest Man in the World | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Mr. Otis | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1966 | The Canterville Ghost | Mr. Otis | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Robert Devlin | TV | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Charles Clayton | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1959 | The Big Party | Self – Host | TV | — | 49 |
| 1958 | Chase a Crooked Shadow | Self - Epilogue (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1958 | Chase a Crooked Shadow | Film | 7.1 | 48 | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self | TV | 8.7 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Ford Show | Self | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1956 | The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | Self | TV | — | 46 |
| 1956 | The Silken Affair | Film | 3.3 | 46 | |
| 1955 | Police Dog | Film | 6.7 | 45 | |
| 1954 | The Awakening | Self - Host | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents | Self - Host | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | The Genie | The Genie | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | The Genie | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1953 | Three's Company | Narrator / Anthony | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | Three's Company | Film | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 1951 | Mr. Drake's Duck | Donald 'Don' Drake | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1951 | Mr. Drake's Duck | Film | 6.2 | 41 | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | Self | TV | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1950 | Night and the City | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1950 | The Costume Designer | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | State Secret | Dr. John Marlowe | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1949 | The Fighting O'Flynn | The O'Flynn | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1949 | The Fighting O'Flynn | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1949 | The Fighting O'Flynn | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Sinbad | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1947 | The Exile | Charles II | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1947 | The Exile | Film | 6.3 | 37 | |
| 1947 | The Exile | Film | 6.3 | 37 | |
| 1941 | The Corsican Brothers | Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1940 | Green Hell | Keith Brandon | Film | 4.5 | 30 |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway | Bill O'Brien | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway | Film | 5.9 | 30 | |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1940 | Safari | Jim Logan | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Thomas Anthony Ballantine | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea | David 'Davie' Gillespie | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | John Randolph | Film | 5.5 | 29 |
| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time | Chick Kirkland | Film | 4.9 | 28 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart | Richard Carleton | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Jim Trevor | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Daniel 'Dan' Brewster | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1937 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Rupert of Hentzau | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1937 | Jump for Glory | Ricky Morgan | Film | 5.7 | 27 |
| 1937 | Jump for Glory | Film | 5.7 | 27 | |
| 1936 | The Amateur Gentleman | John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1936 | The Amateur Gentleman | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1936 | Accused | Tony Seymour | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1936 | Accused | Film | 10.0 | 26 | |
| 1935 | Man of the Moment | Tony Woodward | Film | 7.5 | 25 |
| 1935 | Mimi | Rodolphe | Film | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1934 | The Rise of Catherine the Great | Grand Duke Peter | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1934 | Success at Any Price | Joe Martin | Film | 4.1 | 24 |
| 1933 | Morning Glory | Joseph Sheridan | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1933 | Parachute Jumper | Bill Keller | Film | 5.9 | 23 |
| 1933 | The Narrow Corner | Fred Blake | Film | 5.8 | 23 |
| 1933 | The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Jimmy | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1933 | Captured! | Lieutenant Fred Digby | Film | 5.5 | 23 |
| 1932 | Love is a Racket | James 'Jimmy' Russell | Film | 5.4 | 22 |
| 1932 | It's Tough to Be Famous | Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan | Film | 6.4 | 22 |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Charles 'Chick' Miller | Film | 6.1 | 22 |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1932 | Scarlet Dawn | Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff | Film | 7.3 | 22 |
| 1932 | Scarlet Dawn | Film | 7.3 | 22 | |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 | Self | Film | 4.0 | 22 |
| 1931 | The Aviator | Alain | Film | 8.3 | 21 |
| 1931 | Little Caesar | Joe Massara | Film | 6.9 | 21 |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Film | 5.6 | 21 |
| 1931 | Chances | Jack Ingleside | Film | 7.4 | 21 |
| 1931 | I Like Your Nerve | Larry O'Brien | Film | 5.9 | 21 |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' | Self - Golfer (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1930 | Party Girl | Jay Rountree | Film | 3.8 | 20 |
| 1930 | The Dawn Patrol | Douglas 'Doug' Scott | Film | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1930 | Loose Ankles | Gil | Film | 4.3 | 20 |
| 1930 | Outward Bound | Henry | Film | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1930 | Little Accident | Norman Overbeck | Film | 9.0 | 20 |
| 1930 | The Way of All Men | Billy Bear | Film | 5.3 | 20 |
| 1930 | One Night at Susie's | Dick Rollins | Film | 5.8 | 20 |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 | Self | Film | — | 20 |
| 1930 | An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self | Film | 4.5 | 20 |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1929 | Our Modern Maidens | Gil Jordan | Film | 5.6 | 19 |
| 1929 | The Careless Age | Wyn | Film | 8.0 | 19 |
| 1929 | The Forward Pass | Marty Reid | Film | 9.0 | 19 |
| 1929 | Fast Life | Douglas Stratton | Film | 9.0 | 19 |
| 1929 | The Jazz Age | Steve Maxwell | Film | 8.0 | 19 |
| 1928 | A Woman of Affairs | Jeffry Merrick | Film | 6.5 | 18 |
| 1928 | The Power of the Press | Clem Rogers | Film | 6.4 | 18 |
| 1928 | The Garden of Eden | Busboy (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 18 |
| 1928 | The Toilers | Steve | Film | 8.0 | 18 |
| 1928 | The Barker | Chris Miller | Film | 7.0 | 18 |
| 1928 | Dead Man's Curve | Vernon Keith | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1928 | Modern Mothers | David Starke | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1927 | Women Love Diamonds | Jerry Croker-Kelley | Film | 8.0 | 17 |
| 1927 | Man Bait | Jeff Sanford | Film | 8.0 | 17 |
| 1927 | Is Zat So? | G. Clifton Blackburn | Film | 9.0 | 17 |
| 1927 | A Texas Steer | Farleigh Bright | Film | 9.0 | 17 |
| 1926 | Broken Hearts of Hollywood | Hal Terwilliger | Film | 7.3 | 16 |
| 1926 | The American Venus | Triton | Film | 8.0 | 16 |
| 1926 | Padlocked | Sonny Galloway | Film | 7.0 | 16 |
| 1925 | Stella Dallas | Richard Grosvenor | Film | 7.1 | 15 |
| 1925 | Wild Horse Mesa | Chess Weymer | Film | 7.3 | 15 |
| 1925 | The Air Mail | Sandy | Film | 9.0 | 15 |
| 1923 | Stephen Steps Out | Stephen Harlow Jr. | Film | 8.0 | 13 |
| 1921 | The Three Musketeers | (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 11 |
| 1916 | American Aristocracy | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 6 |
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