Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Acting

Born: 1909-12-09 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2000-05-07

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

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero

Self (archive footage)

Ghost Story

Edward Charles Wanderley

The Crooked Hearts

Rex Willoughby

Gunga Din

Thomas Anthony Ballantine

Morning Glory

Joseph Sheridan

Is Zat So?

G. Clifton Blackburn

Little Caesar

Joe Massara

A Woman of Affairs

Jeffry Merrick

Angels Over Broadway

Bill O'Brien

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad

The Corsican Brothers

Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi

The Rage of Paris

Jim Trevor

The Young in Heart

Richard Carleton

The Prisoner of Zenda

Rupert of Hentzau

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Grand Duke Peter

Joy of Living

Daniel 'Dan' Brewster

Having Wonderful Time

Chick Kirkland

Hollywood Uncensored

Self - Host

The Dawn Patrol

Douglas 'Doug' Scott

That Lady in Ermine

Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke

The Stolen Jools

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

A Texas Steer

Farleigh Bright

The Barker

Chris Miller

Love is a Racket

James 'Jimmy' Russell

The Exile

Charles II

Outward Bound

Henry

Kingdom Of Gifts

The Proud King

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Self

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Self

Our Modern Maidens

Gil Jordan

Accused

Tony Seymour

Union Depot

Charles 'Chick' Miller

Mr. Drake's Duck

Donald 'Don' Drake

Loose Ankles

Gil

State Secret

Dr. John Marlowe

Rulers of the Sea

David 'Davie' Gillespie

I Like Your Nerve

Larry O'Brien

Jump for Glory

Ricky Morgan

Parachute Jumper

Bill Keller

Green Hell

Keith Brandon

Scarlet Dawn

Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff

Man of the Moment

Tony Woodward

Captured!

Lieutenant Fred Digby

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Power of the Press

Clem Rogers

Chances

Jack Ingleside

It's Tough to Be Famous

Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Jimmy

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Self

Party Girl

Jay Rountree

Stephen Steps Out

Stephen Harlow Jr.

The Sun Never Sets

John Randolph

Success at Any Price

Joe Martin

Mimi

Rodolphe

Safari

Jim Logan

The Narrow Corner

Fred Blake

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

The Show of Shows

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

The Forward Pass

Marty Reid

The Funniest Man in the World

Narrator

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Self (archive footage)

Stella Dallas

Richard Grosvenor

One Night at Susie's

Dick Rollins

The Amateur Gentleman

John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Self

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

Narrator

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

The Air Mail

Sandy

On Location with Gunga Din

Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)

The Fighting O'Flynn

The O'Flynn

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Self

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Self (archive footage)

Man Bait

Jeff Sanford

Three's Company

Narrator / Anthony

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

The Way of All Men

Billy Bear

Strong Medicine

Eli Camperdown

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Self (archive footage)

The Hostage Tower

Malcolm Philpott

Fast Life

Douglas Stratton

The Garden of Eden

Busboy (uncredited)

The American Venus

Triton

Wild Horse Mesa

Chess Weymer

Little Accident

Norman Overbeck

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self

The Careless Age

Wyn

From Raquel with Love

The Almighty

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

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

Self - Golfer (uncredited)

The Toilers

Steve

Women Love Diamonds

Jerry Croker-Kelley

The Costume Designer

Self (archive footage)

Red and Blue

Millionaire

Red, White, and Zero

Millionaire

The Awakening

Self - Host

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Self

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock

Narrator

The Genie

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

Hal Terwilliger

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

American Aristocracy

Newsboy (uncredited)

La Belle Epoque

Self / Narrator

Dead Man's Curve

Vernon Keith

The Pirates of Penzance

Self - Host

Trial by Jury

Self - Host

Cox and Box

Self - Host

H.M.S. Pinafore

Self - Host

The Mikado

Self

The Gondoliers

Self - Host

Iolanthe

Self - Host

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

Self

Padlocked

Sonny Galloway

Night of 100 Stars

Self

The Aviator

Alain

The Canterville Ghost

Mr. Otis

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Self

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self

Laurence Olivier: a life

Self

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Legend of Robin Hood

King Richard

The Jazz Age

Steve Maxwell

The Three Musketeers

(uncredited)

Modern Mothers

David Starke

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero

Self (archive footage)

Ghost Story

Edward Charles Wanderley

The Crooked Hearts

Rex Willoughby

Gunga Din

Thomas Anthony Ballantine

Morning Glory

Joseph Sheridan

Is Zat So?

G. Clifton Blackburn

Little Caesar

Joe Massara

A Woman of Affairs

Jeffry Merrick

Angels Over Broadway

Bill O'Brien

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad

The Corsican Brothers

Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi

The Rage of Paris

Jim Trevor

The Young in Heart

Richard Carleton

The Prisoner of Zenda

Rupert of Hentzau

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Grand Duke Peter

Joy of Living

Daniel 'Dan' Brewster

Having Wonderful Time

Chick Kirkland

Hollywood Uncensored

Self - Host

The Dawn Patrol

Douglas 'Doug' Scott

That Lady in Ermine

Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke

The Stolen Jools

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

A Texas Steer

Farleigh Bright

The Barker

Chris Miller

Love is a Racket

James 'Jimmy' Russell

The Exile

Charles II

Outward Bound

Henry

Kingdom Of Gifts

The Proud King

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Self

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Self

Our Modern Maidens

Gil Jordan

Accused

Tony Seymour

Union Depot

Charles 'Chick' Miller

Mr. Drake's Duck

Donald 'Don' Drake

Loose Ankles

Gil

State Secret

Dr. John Marlowe

Rulers of the Sea

David 'Davie' Gillespie

I Like Your Nerve

Larry O'Brien

Jump for Glory

Ricky Morgan

Parachute Jumper

Bill Keller

Green Hell

Keith Brandon

Scarlet Dawn

Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff

Man of the Moment

Tony Woodward

Captured!

Lieutenant Fred Digby

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Power of the Press

Clem Rogers

Chances

Jack Ingleside

It's Tough to Be Famous

Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Jimmy

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Self

Party Girl

Jay Rountree

Stephen Steps Out

Stephen Harlow Jr.

The Sun Never Sets

John Randolph

Success at Any Price

Joe Martin

Mimi

Rodolphe

Safari

Jim Logan

The Narrow Corner

Fred Blake

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

The Show of Shows

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

The Forward Pass

Marty Reid

The Funniest Man in the World

Narrator

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Self (archive footage)

Stella Dallas

Richard Grosvenor

One Night at Susie's

Dick Rollins

The Amateur Gentleman

John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Self

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

Narrator

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

The Air Mail

Sandy

On Location with Gunga Din

Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)

The Fighting O'Flynn

The O'Flynn

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Self

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Self (archive footage)

Man Bait

Jeff Sanford

Three's Company

Narrator / Anthony

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

The Way of All Men

Billy Bear

Strong Medicine

Eli Camperdown

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Self (archive footage)

The Hostage Tower

Malcolm Philpott

Fast Life

Douglas Stratton

The Garden of Eden

Busboy (uncredited)

The American Venus

Triton

Wild Horse Mesa

Chess Weymer

Little Accident

Norman Overbeck

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self

The Careless Age

Wyn

From Raquel with Love

The Almighty

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

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

Self - Golfer (uncredited)

The Toilers

Steve

Women Love Diamonds

Jerry Croker-Kelley

The Costume Designer

Self (archive footage)

Red and Blue

Millionaire

Red, White, and Zero

Millionaire

The Awakening

Self - Host

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Self

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock

Narrator

The Genie

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

Hal Terwilliger

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

American Aristocracy

Newsboy (uncredited)

La Belle Epoque

Self / Narrator

Dead Man's Curve

Vernon Keith

The Pirates of Penzance

Self - Host

Trial by Jury

Self - Host

Cox and Box

Self - Host

H.M.S. Pinafore

Self - Host

The Mikado

Self

The Gondoliers

Self - Host

Iolanthe

Self - Host

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

Self

Padlocked

Sonny Galloway

Night of 100 Stars

Self

The Aviator

Alain

The Canterville Ghost

Mr. Otis

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Self

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self

Laurence Olivier: a life

Self

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Legend of Robin Hood

King Richard

The Jazz Age

Steve Maxwell

The Three Musketeers

(uncredited)

Modern Mothers

David Starke

Other Credits

Accused

Producer

Three's Company

Producer

The Amateur Gentleman

Producer

The Fighting O'Flynn

Writer

Angels Over Broadway

Associate Producer

Jump for Glory

Producer

The Exile

Writer

The Exile

Producer

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Thanks

Scarlet Dawn

Additional Dialogue

Police Dog

Producer

The Fighting O'Flynn

Producer

Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend

In Memory Of

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Producer

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Thanks

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Thanks

The Silken Affair

Executive Producer

Mr. Drake's Duck

Producer

The Genie

Producer

Night and the City

Casting

Accused

Producer

Three's Company

Producer

The Amateur Gentleman

Producer

The Fighting O'Flynn

Writer

Angels Over Broadway

Associate Producer

Jump for Glory

Producer

The Exile

Writer

The Exile

Producer

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Thanks

Scarlet Dawn

Additional Dialogue

Police Dog

Producer

The Fighting O'Flynn

Producer

Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend

In Memory Of

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Producer

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Thanks

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Thanks

The Silken Affair

Executive Producer

Mr. Drake's Duck

Producer

The Genie

Producer

Night and the City

Casting