Douglas Fairbanks
Birthday: 1883-05-22 | Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, United StatesDouglas Fairbanks, Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty with Fairbanks constantly referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself
as Don Juan
as Larry Day
as D'Artagnan
as The Gaucho
as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
as The Thief of Bagdad
as Robin Hood
as D'Artagnan
as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
as Daniel Boone Brown
as Lt. Denton
as 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
as Jeff Hillington
as Blaze Derringer
as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
as Lo Dorman
as Passin' Through
