Actor
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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 Doug ...

Known For
Acting
2009 -- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage)
2008 -- Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies | Self (archive footage)
2005 -- Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero | Self (archive footage)
2004 -- On Location with Gunga Din | Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2004 -- Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage)
2002 -- Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self (archive footage)
2001 -- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self (archive footage)
2000 -- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self
1998 -- Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Self
1996 -- Joan Crawford: Always the Star | Self (archive footage)
1996 -- The Battle Over Citizen Kane | Self
1991 -- Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II | Self
1990 -- Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond | Self
1990 -- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Self
1990 -- Night of 100 Stars III | Self
1988 -- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Self
1987 -- Hollywood Uncensored | Self - Host
1986 -- Strong Medicine | Eli Camperdown
1985 -- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self
1983 -- The Mikado | Self
1983 -- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 -- La Belle Epoque | Self / Narrator
1982 -- Iolanthe | Self - Host
1982 -- The Gondoliers | Self - Host
1982 -- H.M.S. Pinafore | Self - Host
1982 -- Cox and Box | Self - Host
1982 -- Trial By Jury | Self - Host
1982 -- The Pirates Of Penzance | Self - Host
1982 -- Night of 100 Stars | Self
1981 -- Ghost Story | Edward Charles Wanderley
1980 -- From Raquel with Love | The Almighty
1980 -- The Hostage Tower | Malcolm Philpott
1979 -- Red, White, and Zero | Millionaire
1978 -- The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock | Narrator
1978 -- The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness | Narrator
1978 -- Kingdom Of Gifts | The Proud King
1972 -- The Crooked Hearts | Rex Willoughby
1968 -- Red and Blue | Millionaire
1967 -- The Funniest Man in the World | Narrator
1966 -- The Canterville Ghost | Mr. Otis
1958 -- Chase a Crooked Shadow | Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
1954 -- The Awakening | Self - Host
1953 -- Three's Company | Narrator / Anthony
1953 -- The Genie | The Genie
1951 -- Mr. Drake's Duck | Donald 'Don' Drake
1950 -- State Secret | Dr. John Marlowe
1950 -- The Costume Designer | Self (archive footage)
1949 -- The Fighting O'Flynn | The O'Flynn
1948 -- That Lady in Ermine | Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
1947 -- The Exile | Charles II
1947 -- Sinbad the Sailor | Sinbad
1941 -- The Corsican Brothers | Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
1940 -- Angels Over Broadway | Bill O'Brien
1940 -- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self
1940 -- Safari | Jim Logan
1940 -- Green Hell | Keith Brandon
1939 -- Rulers of the Sea | David 'Davie' Gillespie
1939 -- The Sun Never Sets | John Randolph
1939 -- Gunga Din | Thomas Anthony Ballantine
1938 -- Hollywood Goes to Town | Self
1938 -- The Young in Heart | Richard Carleton
1938 -- Having Wonderful Time | Chick Kirkland
1938 -- The Rage of Paris | Jim Trevor
1938 -- Joy of Living | Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
1937 -- The Prisoner of Zenda | Rupert of Hentzau
1937 -- When Thief Meets Thief | Ricky Morgan
1936 -- Accused | Tony Seymour
1936 -- The Amateur Gentleman | John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
1935 -- Man of the Moment | Tony Woodward
1935 -- Mimi | Rodolphe
1934 -- Success at Any Price | Joe Martin
1934 -- The Rise of Catherine the Great | Grand Duke Peter
1933 -- Captured! | Lieutenant Fred Digby
1933 -- Morning Glory | Joseph Sheridan
1933 -- The Narrow Corner | Fred Blake
1933 -- The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Jimmy
1933 -- Parachute Jumper | Bill Keller
1932 -- Scarlet Dawn | Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
1932 -- Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self
1932 -- Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 | Self
1932 -- Love Is a Racket | James 'Jimmy' Russell
1932 -- It's Tough to Be Famous | Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
1932 -- Union Depot | Charles 'Chick' Miller
1931 -- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' | Self - Golfer (uncredited)
1931 -- I Like Your Nerve | Larry O'Brien
1931 -- Chances | Jack Ingleside
1931 -- The Stolen Jools | Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
1931 -- The Aviator | Alain
1931 -- Little Caesar | Joe Massara
1930 -- One Night at Susie's | Dick Rollins
1930 -- Outward Bound | Henry
1930 -- The Way of All Men | Billy Bear
1930 -- Little Accident | Norman Overbeck
1930 -- An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self
1930 -- The Dawn Patrol | Douglas 'Doug' Scott
1930 -- Loose Ankles | Gil
1930 -- Party Girl | Jay Rountree
1929 -- Show of Shows | Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929 -- The Forward Pass | Marty Reid
1929 -- The Careless Age | Wyn
1929 -- Our Modern Maidens | Gil Jordan
1929 -- Fast Life | Douglas Stratton
1928 -- A Woman of Affairs | Jeffry Merrick
1928 -- The Power of the Press | Clem Rogers
1928 -- The Barker | Chris Miller
1928 -- The Toilers | Steve
1928 -- The Garden of Eden | Busboy (uncredited)
1928 -- Dead Man's Curve | Vernon Keith
1927 -- A Texas Steer | Farleigh Bright
1927 -- Is Zat So? | G. Clifton Blackburn
1927 -- Women Love Diamonds | Jerry Croker-Kelley
1927 -- Man Bait | Jeff Sanford
1926 -- Broken Hearts of Hollywood | Hal Terwilliger
1926 -- Padlocked | Sonny Galloway
1926 -- The American Venus | Triton
1925 -- Stella Dallas | Richard Grosvenor
1925 -- Wild Horse Mesa | Chess Weymer
1925 -- The Air Mail | Sandy
1923 -- Stephen Steps Out | Stephen Harlow Jr.
1916 -- American Aristocracy | Newsboy (uncredited)
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