Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
Born May 22, 1883 · Denver, Colorado, United States
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…
Known For · 40 titles
American Experience
The Oscars
The Bruce Forsyth Show
A Kiss from Mary Pickford
Show People
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Unknown Chaplin
Down to Earth
Robin Hood
Cupid Angling
Hollywood
The Image Book
Manhattan Madness
Glorious Technicolor
Character Studies
Anthony Quinn: An Original
The Thief of Bagdad
Headin' South
The Mark of Zorro
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
The Nut
The Black Pirate
The Big Parade of Comedy
His Majesty, the American
Our Film Stars
The Tramp and the Dictator
Wild and Woolly
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Ali Baba Goes to Town
God Chose Paris
The Many Faces of Zorro
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
The Good Bad-Man
Wilson
Martyrs of the Alamo