Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 9, 1909
- Died
- May 7, 2000 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. The son of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, he established his own successful career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, becoming known for his charm, sophistication, and versatility in both romantic comedies and adventure films. Among his most notable films are The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), Little Caesar (1931), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). He also appeared opposite many of the era’s leading actresses, including Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, Rita Hayworth, and Paulette Goddard. During World War II, Fairbanks served with distinction in the United States Navy, helping develop military deception and special operations techniques. For his wartime service, he received numerous decorations from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and several other nations. After the war, he continued acting in films and television while also becoming a respected producer and public figure. Fairbanks remains remembered as one of Hollywood’s most elegant leading men and among the few major stars to achieve distinction both on screen and in military service. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List.
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Filmography
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Movie · as Self
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ZEITENBLICKE- Jetzt ist Hallstatt Zeit
Movie · as Self
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
On Location with Gunga Din
Movie · as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Movie · as Self
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Movie · as Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Movie · as Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Secret Lives
TV · 1 ep
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Movie · as Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Movie · as Self
B.L. Stryker
TV · as White · 1 ep
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie · as Self
American Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Uncensored
Movie · as Self - Host
The Dame Edna Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
Movie · as Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine
TV · as Eli Camperdown · 2 eps
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as Self
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Belle Epoque
Movie · as Self / Narrator
The Mikado
Movie · as Self
Trial by Jury
Movie · as Self - Host
Cox and Box
Movie · as Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore
Movie · as Self - Host
The Pirates of Penzance
Movie · as Self - Host
The Gondoliers
Movie · as Self - Host
Iolanthe
Movie · as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Movie · as Self
Yesteryear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ghost Story
Movie · as Edward Wanderley
The Hostage Tower
Movie · as Malcolm Philpott
From Raquel with Love
Movie · as The Almighty
Hollywood
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Kingdom Of Gifts
Movie · as The Proud King
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
Movie · as Narrator
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
Movie · as Narrator
The Love Boat
TV · as Elliott Norman, Elliott Banning · 2 eps
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Crooked Hearts
Movie · as Rex Willoughby
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red and Blue
Movie · as Millionaire
Red, White, and Zero
Movie · as Millionaire
The Legend of Robin Hood
Movie · as King Richard
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Funniest Man in the World
Movie · as Narrator
Omnibus
TV · as Self - Narrator · 3 eps
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · as Mr. Otis
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Mr. Otis · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 9 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. Robert Devlin · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 10 eps
Route 66
TV · as Charles Clayton · 1 ep
The Big Party
TV · as Self – Host · 1 ep
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Movie · as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ford Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Awakening
Movie · as Self - Host
Three's Company
Movie · as Narrator / Anthony
The Genie
Movie · as The Genie
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Mr. Drake's Duck
Movie · as Donald 'Don' Drake
State Secret
Movie · as Dr. John Marlowe
The Costume Designer
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Your Show of Shows
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Fighting O'Flynn
Movie · as The O'Flynn
That Lady in Ermine
Movie · as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Sinbad the Sailor
Movie · as Sinbad
The Exile
Movie · as Charles II
The Corsican Brothers
Movie · as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
Angels Over Broadway
Movie · as Bill O'Brien
Green Hell
Movie · as Keith Brandon
Safari
Movie · as Jim Logan
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · as Self
Gunga Din
Movie · as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Rulers of the Sea
Movie · as David 'Davie' Gillespie
The Sun Never Sets
Movie · as John Randolph
The Rage of Paris
Movie · as Jim Trevor
The Young in Heart
Movie · as Richard Carleton
Joy of Living
Movie · as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
Having Wonderful Time
Movie · as Chick Kirkland
Hollywood Goes to Town
Movie · as Self
The Prisoner of Zenda
Movie · as Rupert of Hentzau
Jump for Glory
Movie · as Ricky Morgan
Accused
Movie · as Tony Seymour
The Amateur Gentleman
Movie · as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
Man of the Moment
Movie · as Tony Woodward
Mimi
Movie · as Rodolphe
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Movie · as Grand Duke Peter
Success at Any Price
Movie · as Joe Martin
Morning Glory
Movie · as Joseph Sheridan
Parachute Jumper
Movie · as Bill Keller
Captured!
Movie · as Lieutenant Fred Digby
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Movie · as Jimmy
The Narrow Corner
Movie · as Fred Blake
Love is a Racket
Movie · as James 'Jimmy' Russell
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Movie · as Self
Union Depot
Movie · as Charles 'Chick' Miller
Scarlet Dawn
Movie · as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
It's Tough to Be Famous
Movie · as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Movie · as Self
Little Caesar
Movie · as Joe Massara
The Stolen Jools
Movie · as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
I Like Your Nerve
Movie · as Larry O'Brien
Chances
Movie · as Jack Ingleside
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Movie · as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
The Aviator
Movie · as Alain
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Outward Bound
Movie · as Henry
Loose Ankles
Movie · as Gil
Party Girl
Movie · as Jay Rountree
One Night at Susie's
Movie · as Dick Rollins
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Movie · as Self
The Way of All Men
Movie · as Billy Bear
Little Accident
Movie · as Norman Overbeck
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Movie · as Self
Our Modern Maidens
Movie · as Gil Jordan
The Show of Shows
Movie · as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Forward Pass
Movie · as Marty Reid
Fast Life
Movie · as Douglas Stratton
The Careless Age
Movie · as Wyn
The Jazz Age
Movie · as Steve Maxwell
A Woman of Affairs
Movie · as Jeffry Merrick
The Barker
Movie · as Chris Miller
The Power of the Press
Movie · as Clem Rogers
The Garden of Eden
Movie · as Busboy (uncredited)
The Toilers
Movie · as Steve
Dead Man's Curve
Movie · as Vernon Keith
Modern Mothers
Movie · as David Starke
Is Zat So?
Movie · as G. Clifton Blackburn
A Texas Steer
Movie · as Farleigh Bright
Man Bait
Movie · as Jeff Sanford
Women Love Diamonds
Movie · as Jerry Croker-Kelley
The American Venus
Movie · as Triton
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Movie · as Hal Terwilliger
Padlocked
Movie · as Sonny Galloway
Stella Dallas
Movie · as Richard Grosvenor
The Air Mail
Movie · as Sandy
Wild Horse Mesa
Movie · as Chess Weymer
Stephen Steps Out
Movie · as Stephen Harlow Jr.
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as (uncredited)
American Aristocracy
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)