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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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.

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Born

Dec 09, 1909

New York City, New York, USA

Died

May 07, 2000

Known For

Acting

Movies

127 acting

20 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1981

as Edward Charles Wanderley
Gunga Din

Gunga Din

1939

as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Little Caesar

Little Caesar

1931

as Joe Massara
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
1981 • as Edward Charles Wanderley
★ 6.0
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
1939 • as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
★ 6.5
Morning Glory
Morning Glory
1933 • as Joseph Sheridan
★ 6.1
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 6.7
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.0
Little Caesar
Little Caesar
1931 • as Joe Massara
★ 6.9
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
1929 • as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 • as Sinbad
★ 5.9
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
1941 • as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
★ 6.9
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
State Secret
State Secret
1950 • as Dr. John Marlowe
★ 6.7
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 • as Self
Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn
1932 • as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
★ 6.5
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart
1938 • as Richard Carleton
★ 6.6
A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs
1928 • as Jeffry Merrick
★ 6.4
Hollywood Uncensored
Hollywood Uncensored
1987 • as Self - Host
★ 5.1
Rulers of the Sea
Rulers of the Sea
1939 • as David 'Davie' Gillespie
★ 6.5
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 • as Rupert of Hentzau
★ 7.5
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 • as Charles 'Chick' Miller
★ 5.8
The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934 • as Grand Duke Peter
★ 5.6
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas
1925 • as Richard Grosvenor
★ 7.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 • as Self
★ 6.5
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero
1968 • as Millionaire
★ 5.0
Mr. Drake's Duck
Mr. Drake's Duck
1951 • as Donald 'Don' Drake
★ 5.3
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Green Hell
Green Hell
1940 • as Keith Brandon
★ 4.1
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 • as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
★ 5.7
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
1986 • as Eli Camperdown
★ 7.0
The Exile
The Exile
1947 • as Charles II
★ 6.1
Captured!
Captured!
1933 • as Lieutenant Fred Digby
★ 5.3
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine
1948 • as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
★ 5.9
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 • as Bill Keller
★ 5.9
One Night at Susie's
One Night at Susie's
1930 • as Dick Rollins
★ 5.5
The Hostage Tower
The Hostage Tower
1980 • as Malcolm Philpott
★ 4.2
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Narrow Corner
The Narrow Corner
1933 • as Fred Blake
★ 5.1
Outward Bound
Outward Bound
1930 • as Henry
★ 5.9
Chances
Chances
1931 • as Jack Ingleside
★ 7.0
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
1926 • as Hal Terwilliger
★ 6.5
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1930 • as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
★ 6.7
Accused
Accused
1936 • as Tony Seymour
The Air Mail
The Air Mail
1925 • as Sandy
Man Bait
Man Bait
1927 • as Jeff Sanford
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990 • as Self
★ 10.0
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 • as Self
★ 3.4
The Barker
The Barker
1928 • as Chris Miller
★ 7.0
The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press
1928 • as Clem Rogers
★ 6.2
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 • as Jimmy
★ 6.0
The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts
1972 • as Rex Willoughby
★ 7.8
Fast Life
Fast Life
1929 • as Douglas Stratton
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets
1939 • as John Randolph
★ 4.8
Loose Ankles
Loose Ankles
1930 • as Gil
★ 3.8
The Costume Designer
The Costume Designer
1950 • as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 • as Self
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 • as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway
1940 • as Bill O'Brien
★ 5.8
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1921 • as (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Awakening
The Awakening
1954 • as Self - Host
★ 6.5
The Careless Age
The Careless Age
1929 • as Wyn
Mimi
Mimi
1935 • as Rodolphe
★ 5.2
Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
1938 • as Chick Kirkland
★ 4.6
Success at Any Price
Success at Any Price
1934 • as Joe Martin
★ 3.8
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996 • as Self
★ 7.3
The Fighting O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn
1949 • as The O'Flynn
★ 6.0
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
1982 • as Self - Host
A Texas Steer
A Texas Steer
1927 • as Farleigh Bright
American Aristocracy
American Aristocracy
1916 • as Newsboy (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Little Accident
Little Accident
1930 • as Norman Overbeck
The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden
1928 • as Busboy (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Gondoliers
The Gondoliers
1982 • as Self - Host
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory
1937 • as Ricky Morgan
★ 5.0
Party Girl
Party Girl
1930 • as Jay Rountree
★ 3.5
I Like Your Nerve
I Like Your Nerve
1931 • as Larry O'Brien
★ 5.7
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 • as Self
★ 5.6
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 • as Self
Is Zat So?
Is Zat So?
1927 • as G. Clifton Blackburn
movie
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991 • as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
1932 • as Self
★ 4.0
The American Venus
The American Venus
1926 • as Triton
movie
The Genie
1953 • as The Genie
movie
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman
1936 • as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
★ 4.0
Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket
1932 • as James 'Jimmy' Russell
★ 5.3
H.M.S. Pinafore
H.M.S. Pinafore
1982 • as Self - Host
★ 9.0
The Mikado
The Mikado
1983 • as Self
★ 3.8
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
1931 • as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
★ 5.6
Safari
Safari
1940 • as Jim Logan
★ 4.0
From Raquel with Love
From Raquel with Love
1980 • as The Almighty
Iolanthe
Iolanthe
1982 • as Self - Host
La Belle Epoque
La Belle Epoque
1983 • as Self / Narrator
The Toilers
The Toilers
1928 • as Steve
Our Modern Maidens
Our Modern Maidens
1929 • as Gil Jordan
★ 5.5
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris
1938 • as Jim Trevor
★ 5.8
Padlocked
Padlocked
1926 • as Sonny Galloway
★ 6.0
Women Love Diamonds
Women Love Diamonds
1927 • as Jerry Croker-Kelley
The Way of All Men
The Way of All Men
1930 • as Billy Bear
★ 4.0
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance
1982 • as Self - Host
★ 9.0
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
The Legend of Robin Hood
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968 • as King Richard
Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment
1935 • as Tony Woodward
★ 5.0
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931 • as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
★ 6.0
It's Tough to Be Famous
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932 • as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
★ 5.7
Cox and Box
Cox and Box
1982 • as Self - Host
★ 5.5
Red and Blue
Red and Blue
1968 • as Millionaire
★ 6.0
The Forward Pass
The Forward Pass
1929 • as Marty Reid
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
1978 • as Narrator
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 • as Self
Laurence Olivier: a life
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982 • as Self
★ 10.0
Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve
1928 • as Vernon Keith
movie
The Funniest Man in the World
1967 • as Narrator
movie
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978 • as Narrator
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 • as Self
movie
On Location with Gunga Din
2004 • as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
Modern Mothers
Modern Mothers
1928 • as David Starke
Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa
1925 • as Chess Weymer
★ 7.0
movie
The Canterville Ghost
1966 • as Mr. Otis
movie
Kingdom Of Gifts
1978 • as The Proud King
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Aviator
The Aviator
1931 • as Alain
★ 9.0
Stephen Steps Out
Stephen Steps Out
1923 • as Stephen Harlow Jr.
movie
Three's Company
1953 • as Narrator / Anthony
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1929 • as Steve Maxwell