Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked vigilante Zorro and other swashbuckling roles in silent films. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 137 films (1915–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 74 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1939 Gunga Din George Stevens 1:17 B&W
1939 GUNGA DIN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 12 reels 16mm B&W sound
1939 RULERS OF THE SEA. Paramount Pictures Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W Sound
1939 The Sun Never Sets Allegro Film Productions 97 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 The sun never sets. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1940 Angels Over Broadway. Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes 8 reels B&W
1940 The Thief Of Bagdad. Douglas Fairbanks 12 reels 16mm B&W sound
1941 The Corsican Brothers. Gregory Ratoff 111 min B&W
1945 SINBAD THE SAILOR Castle Films 1R 16mm Color Sound
1946 Sinbad The Sailor. Richard Wallace 117 min 35mm Color sound
1947 Sinbad the Sailor Castle Films 112 min 16mm Color sound
1947 Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace 112 min 16mm Color
1948 That Lady In Ermine. Ernst Lubitsch 89 min. 35mm Color sound
1948 The Exile. Max Ophüls 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Fighting O’Flynn Universal Pictures Company, Inc. & Fairbanks Pictures, Inc. Add. ti: The O’Flynn 94 min 16mm B&W Sound
1950 State Secret. Columbia Pictures Corp. 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Mister Drake's Duck Val Guest B&W
1954 Rheingold Theatre. Mr. Sampson. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1954 Rheingold Theatre. The heirloom. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1954 Rheingold Theatre. The lovely place. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1954 Rheingold Theatre. The witness. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1955 Rheingold Theatre. The only son. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1955 Rheingold Theatre. The sound of your voice. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1956 Rheingold Theatre. A train to the sea. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1956 Rheingold Theatre. Beloved stranger. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1956 Rheingold Theatre. Ship day. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions 16mm sound
1961 Days Of Thrills And Laughter Youngson Robert 93 min 16mm B&W sound
1961 Having A Wonderful Time. Chevrolet Division General Motors Corp. 35mm Color sound
1972 The Crooked Hearts American Broadcasting Companies, Inc 74 min Color sound
1972 The Matrimaniac Douglas Fairbanks, Jr 25 min B&W silent
1974 The Mark of Zorro [Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Co. for United Artists] ; directed by Fred Niblo. 89 16mm B&W silent
1978 Art of Film: Performance In Depth, The Many Roles of Alec Guinness Coronet Films 28 min Color
1979 Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock Coronet Films 27 min
1979 The Art Of Film: The Emerging Chaplin CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION 27 16mm Color
Fighting Cowboy 1 reel 16mm Silent
The grinning gringo. 2 reels 16mm silent
The Thief of Bagdad (1924) Douglas Fairbanks Pictures for United Artists. 140 mi 16mm B&W silent