
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Known for Acting · 161 credits
- Born
- 1909-12-09
- Died
- 2000-05-07
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr. · Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. · Doug Fairbanks · Douglas Fairbanks · Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
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]
Known For
TV Shows (34)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host

The Love Boat
1977
as Elliott Norman / Elliott Banning

Great Performances
1971
as Self

American Experience
1988
as Self

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

What's My Line?
1950
as Self / Self - Panelist

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Robert Devlin

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Omnibus
1967
as Self - Narrator

Route 66
1960
as Charles Clayton

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Dinah!
1974
as Self

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Film '72
1971
as Self

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Cinépanorama
1956
as Self

Your Show of Shows
1950
as Self

ABC Stage 67
1966
as Mr. Otis

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
as Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

B.L. Stryker
1989
as White

The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self

Hollywood
1980
as Self
The Big Party
1959
as Self – Host

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
1953
as Self - Host
The Ford Show
1956
as Self

Yesteryear
1982
as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self

Strong Medicine
1986
as Eli Camperdown
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
1984
as Self - Host
Movies (127)

Little Caesar
1931
as Joe Massara

Ghost Story
1981
as Edward Charles Wanderley

Safari
1940
as Jim Logan

Outward Bound
1930
as Henry

Hollywood Uncensored
1987
as Self - Host

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

Sinbad the Sailor
1947
as Sinbad

Mimi
1935
as Rodolphe

Padlocked
1926
as Sonny Galloway

Gunga Din
1939
as Thomas Anthony Ballantine

Union Depot
1932
as Charles 'Chick' Miller

The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
as Rupert of Hentzau
The Genie
1953
as The Genie

The Mikado
1983
as Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self

Parachute Jumper
1933
as Bill Keller

Captured!
1933
as Lieutenant Fred Digby

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990
as Self

The Show of Shows
1929
as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self

The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi

The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Amateur Gentleman
1936
as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)

The Toilers
1928
as Steve

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
as Self (archive footage)

The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Rex Willoughby

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self

Loose Ankles
1930
as Gil

Jump for Glory
1937
as Ricky Morgan

The Rage of Paris
1938
as Jim Trevor

Joy of Living
1938
as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster

Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

State Secret
1950
as Dr. John Marlowe

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self

The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Douglas 'Doug' Scott

Morning Glory
1933
as Joseph Sheridan

The Exile
1947
as Charles II

Green Hell
1940
as Keith Brandon

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)

The Gondoliers
1982
as Self - Host

That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke

The Hostage Tower
1980
as Malcolm Philpott

Red and Blue
1968
as Millionaire

Red, White, and Zero
1968
as Millionaire

Party Girl
1930
as Jay Rountree

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933
as Jimmy

The Power of the Press
1928
as Clem Rogers

The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934
as Grand Duke Peter

The Stolen Jools
1931
as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

A Texas Steer
1927
as Farleigh Bright

Angels Over Broadway
1940
as Bill O'Brien

American Aristocracy
1916
as Newsboy (uncredited)

Stella Dallas
1925
as Richard Grosvenor

Our Modern Maidens
1929
as Gil Jordan

Strong Medicine
1986
as Eli Camperdown

The Sun Never Sets
1939
as John Randolph

From Raquel with Love
1980
as The Almighty

Chances
1931
as Jack Ingleside

A Woman of Affairs
1928
as Jeffry Merrick

Mr. Drake's Duck
1951
as Donald 'Don' Drake

The Young in Heart
1938
as Richard Carleton

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self

The Pirates of Penzance
1982
as Self - Host
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)

Accused
1936
as Tony Seymour

Modern Mothers
1928
as David Starke

Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Chick Kirkland
The Canterville Ghost
1966
as Mr. Otis

Women Love Diamonds
1927
as Jerry Croker-Kelley

Rulers of the Sea
1939
as David 'Davie' Gillespie
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
as Self

The Three Musketeers
1921
as (uncredited)

Love is a Racket
1932
as James 'Jimmy' Russell

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000
as Self

The Careless Age
1929
as Wyn

The Garden of Eden
1928
as Busboy (uncredited)

The Jazz Age
1929
as Steve Maxwell

Trial by Jury
1982
as Self - Host

Scarlet Dawn
1932
as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff

Fast Life
1929
as Douglas Stratton

H.M.S. Pinafore
1982
as Self - Host

Man Bait
1927
as Jeff Sanford

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996
as Self

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self

The Barker
1928
as Chris Miller

The American Venus
1926
as Triton
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
as Narrator

Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self

I Like Your Nerve
1931
as Larry O'Brien
The Funniest Man in the World
1967
as Narrator

Dead Man's Curve
1928
as Vernon Keith

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
1932
as Self

One Night at Susie's
1930
as Dick Rollins

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self

Success at Any Price
1934
as Joe Martin

La Belle Epoque
1983
as Self / Narrator

Stephen Steps Out
1923
as Stephen Harlow Jr.

The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Three's Company
1953
as Narrator / Anthony

The Fighting O'Flynn
1949
as The O'Flynn

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
as Self (archive footage)

The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
as King Richard

The Awakening
1954
as Self - Host

The Way of All Men
1930
as Billy Bear

It's Tough to Be Famous
1932
as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan

The Forward Pass
1929
as Marty Reid

The Narrow Corner
1933
as Fred Blake

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)

Wild Horse Mesa
1925
as Chess Weymer

Little Accident
1930
as Norman Overbeck

Broken Hearts of Hollywood
1926
as Hal Terwilliger

Is Zat So?
1927
as G. Clifton Blackburn

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self
About Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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… With 161 credits spanning from 1916 to 2021, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. has appeared in 127 films and 34 TV shows.
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- Little Caesar (1931) — as Joe Massara
- Ghost Story (1981) — as Edward Charles Wanderley
- Safari (1940) — as Jim Logan
- Outward Bound (1930) — as Henry
- Hollywood Uncensored (1987) — as Self - Host
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