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