
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Department: Acting
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

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005

Ghost Story
1981

The Crooked Hearts
1972

Gunga Din
1939

Morning Glory
1933

Is Zat So?
1927

Little Caesar
1931

A Woman of Affairs
1928

Angels Over Broadway
1940

Sinbad the Sailor
1947

The Corsican Brothers
1941

The Rage of Paris
1938

The Young in Heart
1938

The Prisoner of Zenda
1937

The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934

Joy of Living
1938

Having Wonderful Time
1938

Hollywood Uncensored
1987

The Dawn Patrol
1930

That Lady in Ermine
1948

The Stolen Jools
1931

A Texas Steer
1927

The Barker
1928

Love is a Racket
1932

The Exile
1947

Outward Bound
1930

Kingdom Of Gifts
1978

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
1932

Our Modern Maidens
1929

Accused
1936

Union Depot
1932

Mr. Drake's Duck
1951

Loose Ankles
1930

State Secret
1950

Rulers of the Sea
1939

I Like Your Nerve
1931

Jump for Glory
1937

Parachute Jumper
1933

Green Hell
1940

Scarlet Dawn
1932

Man of the Moment
1935

Captured!
1933

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

The Power of the Press
1928

Chances
1931

It's Tough to Be Famous
1932

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932

Party Girl
1930

Stephen Steps Out
1923

The Sun Never Sets
1939

Success at Any Price
1934

Mimi
1935

Safari
1940

The Narrow Corner
1933

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004

The Show of Shows
1929

The Forward Pass
1929

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002

The Funniest Man in the World
1967

Stella Dallas
1925

One Night at Susie's
1930

The Amateur Gentleman
1936

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990

Night of 100 Stars III
1990

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978

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

The Air Mail
1925

On Location with Gunga Din
2004

The Fighting O'Flynn
1949

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988

Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996

Man Bait
1927

Three's Company
1953

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001

The Way of All Men
1930

Strong Medicine
1986

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008

The Hostage Tower
1980

Fast Life
1929

The Garden of Eden
1928

The American Venus
1926

Wild Horse Mesa
1925

Little Accident
1930

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940

The Careless Age
1929

From Raquel with Love
1980

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931

The Toilers
1928

Women Love Diamonds
1927

The Costume Designer
1950

Red and Blue
1968

Red, White, and Zero
1968

The Awakening
1954

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
1978

The Genie
1953

Broken Hearts of Hollywood
1926

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

American Aristocracy
1916

La Belle Epoque
1983

Dead Man's Curve
1928

Trial by Jury
1982

Cox and Box
1982

H.M.S. Pinafore
1982

The Pirates of Penzance
1982

The Mikado
1983

The Gondoliers
1982

Iolanthe
1982

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990

Padlocked
1926

Night of 100 Stars
1982

The Aviator
1931

The Canterville Ghost
1966

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930

Laurence Olivier: a life
1982

The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021

The Legend of Robin Hood
1968

The Jazz Age
1929

The Three Musketeers
1921

Modern Mothers
1928

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971

Route 66
1960

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

Your Show of Shows
1950

ABC Stage 67
1966

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
1953

The Steve Allen Show
1956

Dr. Kildare
1961

The Dame Edna Experience
1987

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
1984

The Bob Hope Show
1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

B.L. Stryker
1989

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973

The Pearl Bailey Show
1971

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Big Party
1959

The Love Boat
1977

The Love Boat
1977

Cinépanorama
1956

The Ford Show
1956

What's My Line?
1950

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Strong Medicine
1986

Yesteryear
1982

What's My Line?
1950

Great Performances
1971

Omnibus
1967

American Experience
1988

Hollywood
1980

Dinah!
1974

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956

Film '72
1971