Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-12-09 (91 years old)

Deathday

2000-05-07

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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]

Acting

1981

Ghost Story

as Edward Charles Wanderley

1972

The Crooked Hearts

as Rex Willoughby

1939

Gunga Din

as Thomas Anthony Ballantine

1933

Morning Glory

as Joseph Sheridan

1927

Is Zat So?

as G. Clifton Blackburn

1931

Little Caesar

as Joe Massara

1928

A Woman of Affairs

as Jeffry Merrick

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as Bill O'Brien

1947

1941

The Corsican Brothers

as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi

1938

The Rage of Paris

as Jim Trevor

1938

The Young in Heart

as Richard Carleton

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Rupert of Hentzau

1934

1938

Joy of Living

as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster

1938

Having Wonderful Time

as Chick Kirkland

1987

Hollywood Uncensored

as Self - Host

1930

The Dawn Patrol

as Douglas 'Doug' Scott

1948

That Lady in Ermine

as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke

1931

The Stolen Jools

as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

1927

A Texas Steer

as Farleigh Bright

1928

The Barker

as Chris Miller

1932

Love Is a Racket

as James 'Jimmy' Russell

1947

The Exile

as Charles II

1930

1978

Kingdom Of Gifts

as The Proud King

1929

Our Modern Maidens

as Gil Jordan

1936

Accused

as Tony Seymour

1932

Union Depot

as Charles 'Chick' Miller

1951

Mr. Drake's Duck

as Donald 'Don' Drake

1930

1950

State Secret

as Dr. John Marlowe

1939

Rulers of the Sea

as David 'Davie' Gillespie

1931

I Like Your Nerve

as Larry O'Brien

1937

When Thief Meets Thief

as Ricky Morgan

1933

Parachute Jumper

as Bill Keller

1940

Green Hell

as Keith Brandon

1932

Scarlet Dawn

as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff

1935

Man of the Moment

as Tony Woodward

1933

Captured!

as Lieutenant Fred Digby

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1928

1931

Chances

as Jack Ingleside

1932

It's Tough to Be Famous

as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan

1930

Party Girl

as Jay Rountree

1923

Stephen Steps Out

as Stephen Harlow Jr.

1939

The Sun Never Sets

as John Randolph

1934

1935

Mimi

as Rodolphe

1940

Safari

as Jim Logan

1933

The Narrow Corner

as Fred Blake

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

1929

The Show of Shows

as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

1929

The Forward Pass

as Marty Reid

2002

1925

Stella Dallas

as Richard Grosvenor

1930

One Night at Susie's

as Dick Rollins

1936

The Amateur Gentleman

as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty

1925

The Air Mail

as Sandy

2004

On Location with Gunga Din

as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)

1949

The Fighting O'Flynn

as The O'Flynn

1958

Chase a Crooked Shadow

as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

1996

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self (archive footage)

1927

Man Bait

as Jeff Sanford

1953

Three's Company

as Narrator / Anthony

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)

1930

The Way of All Men

as Billy Bear

1986

Strong Medicine

as Eli Camperdown

2008

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

1980

The Hostage Tower

as Malcolm Philpott

1929

Fast Life

as Douglas Stratton

1928

The Garden of Eden

as Busboy (uncredited)

1926

1925

Wild Horse Mesa

as Chess Weymer

1930

Little Accident

as Norman Overbeck

1980

From Raquel with Love

as The Almighty

1928

The Toilers

as Steve

1927

Women Love Diamonds

as Jerry Croker-Kelley

1950

The Costume Designer

as Self (archive footage)

1968

Red and Blue

as Millionaire

1979

Red, White, and Zero

as Millionaire

1954

The Awakening

as Self - Host

1953

The Genie

as The Genie

1926

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

as Hal Terwilliger

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

1916

American Aristocracy

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1983

La Belle Epoque

as Self / Narrator

1928

Dead Man's Curve

as Vernon Keith

1982

Trial By Jury

as Self - Host

1982

Cox and Box

as Self - Host

1982

H.M.S. Pinafore

as Self - Host

1982

1983

The Mikado

as Self

1982

The Gondoliers

as Self - Host

1982

Iolanthe

as Self - Host

1926

Padlocked

as Sonny Galloway

1931

The Aviator

as Alain

1966

Production

1936

Accused

as Producer

1953

Three's Company

as Producer

1936

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as Associate Producer

1937

1947

The Exile

as Writer

1947

The Exile

as Producer

1958

1955

Police Dog

as Producer

1949

1932

Scarlet Dawn

as Additional Dialogue

1951

Mr. Drake's Duck

as Producer

1956

The Silken Affair

as Executive Producer

1953

The Genie

as Producer

1950

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