The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
1909-12-09
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New York City, New York, USA
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Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. The son of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, he established his own successful career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, becoming known for his charm, sophistication, and versatility in both romantic comedies and adventure films. Among his most notable films are The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), Little Caesar (1931), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). He also appeared opposite many of the era’s leading actresses, including Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, Rita Hayworth, and Paulette Goddard. During World War II, Fairbanks served with distinction in the United States Navy, helping develop military deception and special operations techniques. For his wartime service, he received numerous decorations from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and several other nations. After the war, he continued acting in films and television while also becoming a respected producer and public figure. Fairbanks remains remembered as one of Hollywood’s most elegant leading men and among the few major stars to achieve distinction both on screen and in military service. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List.
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
2005 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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On Location with Gunga Din
2004 · Movie
as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 · Movie
as Self
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Movie
as Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996 · Movie
as Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991 · Movie
as Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Movie
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Movie
as Self
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
1990 · Movie
as Self
B.L. Stryker
1989 · TV Show
as White
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988 · Movie
as Self
American Experience
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Hollywood Uncensored
1987 · Movie
as Self - Host
The Dame Edna Experience
1987 · TV Show
as Self
Strong Medicine
1986 · Movie
as Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine
1986 · TV Show
as Eli Camperdown
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · Movie
as Self
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The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
1984 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Belle Epoque
1983 · Movie
as Self / Narrator
The Mikado
1983 · Movie
as Self
Trial by Jury
1982 · Movie
as Self - Host
Cox and Box
1982 · Movie
as Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore
1982 · Movie
as Self - Host
The Pirates of Penzance
1982 · Movie
as Self - Host
The Gondoliers
1982 · Movie
as Self - Host
Iolanthe
1982 · Movie
as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
as Self
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982 · Movie
as Self
Yesteryear
1982 · TV Show
as Self
Ghost Story
1981 · Movie
as Edward Wanderley
The Hostage Tower
1980 · Movie
as Malcolm Philpott
From Raquel with Love
1980 · Movie
as The Almighty
Hollywood
1980 · TV Show
as Self
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Kingdom Of Gifts
1978 · Movie
as The Proud King
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The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978 · Movie
as Narrator
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
1978 · Movie
as Narrator
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
as Elliott Norman, Elliott Banning
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · TV Show
as Self
The Crooked Hearts
1972 · Movie
as Rex Willoughby
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971 · TV Show
as Self
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The Pearl Bailey Show
1971 · TV Show
as Self
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Self
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Film '72
1971 · TV Show
as Self
Red and Blue
1968 · Movie
as Millionaire
Red, White, and Zero
1968 · Movie
as Millionaire
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968 · Movie
as King Richard
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
as Self (uncredited), Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Funniest Man in the World
1967 · Movie
as Narrator
Omnibus
1967 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator
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The Canterville Ghost
1966 · Movie
as Mr. Otis
ABC Stage 67
1966 · TV Show
as Mr. Otis
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as Dr. Robert Devlin
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self - Co-Host, Self
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
as Charles Clayton
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The Big Party
1959 · TV Show
as Self – Host
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Movie
as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · TV Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV Show
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956 · TV Show
as Self
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The Ford Show
1956 · TV Show
as Self
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The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956 · TV Show
as Self
The Awakening
1954 · Movie
as Self - Host
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Three's Company
1953 · Movie
as Narrator / Anthony
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The Genie
1953 · Movie
as The Genie
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
1953 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Mr. Drake's Duck
1951 · Movie
as Donald 'Don' Drake
State Secret
1950 · Movie
as Dr. John Marlowe
The Costume Designer
1950 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Your Show of Shows
1950 · TV Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
as Self
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
as Self
The Fighting O'Flynn
1949 · Movie
as The O'Flynn
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Movie
as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
as Self
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Movie
as Sinbad
The Exile
1947 · Movie
as Charles II
The Corsican Brothers
1941 · Movie
as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Movie
as Bill O'Brien
Green Hell
1940 · Movie
as Keith Brandon
Safari
1940 · Movie
as Jim Logan
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Movie
as Self
Gunga Din
1939 · Movie
as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Rulers of the Sea
1939 · Movie
as David 'Davie' Gillespie
The Sun Never Sets
1939 · Movie
as John Randolph
The Rage of Paris
1938 · Movie
as Jim Trevor
The Young in Heart
1938 · Movie
as Richard Carleton
Joy of Living
1938 · Movie
as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
Having Wonderful Time
1938 · Movie
as Chick Kirkland
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Movie
as Self
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · Movie
as Rupert of Hentzau
Jump for Glory
1937 · Movie
as Ricky Morgan
Accused
1936 · Movie
as Tony Seymour
The Amateur Gentleman
1936 · Movie
as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
Man of the Moment
1935 · Movie
as Tony Woodward
Mimi
1935 · Movie
as Rodolphe
The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934 · Movie
as Grand Duke Peter
Success at Any Price
1934 · Movie
as Joe Martin
Morning Glory
1933 · Movie
as Joseph Sheridan
Parachute Jumper
1933 · Movie
as Bill Keller
Captured!
1933 · Movie
as Lieutenant Fred Digby
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 · Movie
as Jimmy
The Narrow Corner
1933 · Movie
as Fred Blake
Love is a Racket
1932 · Movie
as James 'Jimmy' Russell
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
1932 · Movie
as Self
Union Depot
1932 · Movie
as Charles 'Chick' Miller
Scarlet Dawn
1932 · Movie
as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932 · Movie
as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 · Movie
as Self
Little Caesar
1931 · Movie
as Joe Massara
The Stolen Jools
1931 · Movie
as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
I Like Your Nerve
1931 · Movie
as Larry O'Brien
Chances
1931 · Movie
as Jack Ingleside
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931 · Movie
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
The Aviator
1931 · Movie
as Alain
The Dawn Patrol
1930 · Movie
as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Outward Bound
1930 · Movie
as Henry
Loose Ankles
1930 · Movie
as Gil
Party Girl
1930 · Movie
as Jay Rountree
One Night at Susie's
1930 · Movie
as Dick Rollins
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 · Movie
as Self
The Way of All Men
1930 · Movie
as Billy Bear
Little Accident
1930 · Movie
as Norman Overbeck
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 · Movie
as Self
Our Modern Maidens
1929 · Movie
as Gil Jordan
The Show of Shows
1929 · Movie
as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Forward Pass
1929 · Movie
as Marty Reid
Fast Life
1929 · Movie
as Douglas Stratton
The Careless Age
1929 · Movie
as Wyn
The Jazz Age
1929 · Movie
as Steve Maxwell
A Woman of Affairs
1928 · Movie
as Jeffry Merrick
The Barker
1928 · Movie
as Chris Miller
The Power of the Press
1928 · Movie
as Clem Rogers
The Garden of Eden
1928 · Movie
as Busboy (uncredited)
The Toilers
1928 · Movie
as Steve
Dead Man's Curve
1928 · Movie
as Vernon Keith
Modern Mothers
1928 · Movie
as David Starke
Is Zat So?
1927 · Movie
as G. Clifton Blackburn
A Texas Steer
1927 · Movie
as Farleigh Bright
Man Bait
1927 · Movie
as Jeff Sanford
Women Love Diamonds
1927 · Movie
as Jerry Croker-Kelley
The American Venus
1926 · Movie
as Triton
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
1926 · Movie
as Hal Terwilliger
Padlocked
1926 · Movie
as Sonny Galloway
Stella Dallas
1925 · Movie
as Richard Grosvenor
The Air Mail
1925 · Movie
as Sandy
Wild Horse Mesa
1925 · Movie
as Chess Weymer
Stephen Steps Out
1923 · Movie
as Stephen Harlow Jr.
The Three Musketeers
1921 · Movie
as (uncredited)
American Aristocracy
1916 · Movie
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
· Movie
as Himself
Crew Credits
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Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend
2007 · Movie
In Memory Of
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000 · Movie
Thanks
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Movie
Thanks
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
Thanks
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Movie
Producer
The Silken Affair
1956 · Movie
Executive Producer
Police Dog
1955 · Movie
Producer
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Three's Company
1953 · Movie
Producer
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The Genie
1953 · Movie
Producer
Mr. Drake's Duck
1951 · Movie
Producer
Night and the City
1950 · Movie
Casting
The Fighting O'Flynn
1949 · Movie
Writer, Producer
The Exile
1947 · Movie
Writer, Producer
Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Movie
Associate Producer
Jump for Glory
1937 · Movie
Producer
Accused
1936 · Movie
Producer
The Amateur Gentleman
1936 · Movie
Producer
Scarlet Dawn
1932 · Movie
Additional Dialogue
