Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Actor
Born December 9, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage)
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Self
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
B.L. Stryker
White
American Experience
Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self
Hollywood Uncensored
Self - Host
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
Strong Medicine
Eli Camperdown
Strong Medicine
Eli Camperdown
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
The Mikado
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Belle Epoque
Self / Narrator
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
Yesteryear
Self
Cox and Box
Self - Host
Trial by Jury
Self - Host
H.M.S. Pinafore
Self - Host
The Pirates of Penzance
Self - Host
The Gondoliers
Self - Host
Iolanthe
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Ghost Story
Edward Charles Wanderley
From Raquel with Love
The Almighty
The Hostage Tower
Malcolm Philpott
Hollywood
Self
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
Narrator
The Love Boat
Elliott Norman
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Dinah!
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Crooked Hearts
Rex Willoughby
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Self
Great Performances
Self
Red and Blue
Millionaire
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Legend of Robin Hood
King Richard
Red, White, and Zero
Millionaire
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Omnibus
Self - Narrator
ABC Stage 67
Mr. Otis
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Robert Devlin
Route 66
Charles Clayton
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Silken Affair
The Steve Allen Show
Self
Cinépanorama
Self
Police Dog
The Awakening
Self - Host
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
Self - Host
Mr. Drake's Duck
Donald 'Don' Drake
State Secret
Dr. John Marlowe
The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
Night and the City
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Your Show of Shows
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Fighting O'Flynn
The O'Flynn
That Lady in Ermine
Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Exile
Charles II
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad
The Corsican Brothers
Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
Angels Over Broadway
Bill O'Brien
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
Safari
Jim Logan
Green Hell
Keith Brandon
Rulers of the Sea
David 'Davie' Gillespie
The Sun Never Sets
John Randolph
Gunga Din
Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
The Young in Heart
Richard Carleton
Having Wonderful Time
Chick Kirkland
The Rage of Paris
Jim Trevor
Joy of Living
Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
The Prisoner of Zenda
Rupert of Hentzau
Jump for Glory
Ricky Morgan
Accused
Tony Seymour
The Amateur Gentleman
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
Man of the Moment
Tony Woodward
Mimi
Rodolphe
Success at Any Price
Joe Martin
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Grand Duke Peter
Captured!
Lieutenant Fred Digby
Morning Glory
Joseph Sheridan
The Narrow Corner
Fred Blake
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Jimmy
Parachute Jumper
Bill Keller
Scarlet Dawn
Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Self
Love is a Racket
James 'Jimmy' Russell
It's Tough to Be Famous
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
Union Depot
Charles 'Chick' Miller
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
I Like Your Nerve
Larry O'Brien
Chances
Jack Ingleside
The Stolen Jools
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
The Aviator
Alain
Little Caesar
Joe Massara
One Night at Susie's
Dick Rollins
Outward Bound
Henry
The Way of All Men
Billy Bear
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Self
Little Accident
Norman Overbeck
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
The Dawn Patrol
Douglas 'Doug' Scott
Loose Ankles
Gil
Party Girl
Jay Rountree
The Show of Shows
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Forward Pass
Marty Reid
The Careless Age
Wyn
Our Modern Maidens
Gil Jordan
Fast Life
Douglas Stratton
The Jazz Age
Steve Maxwell
A Woman of Affairs
Jeffry Merrick
The Power of the Press
Clem Rogers
The Barker
Chris Miller
The Toilers
Steve
Modern Mothers
David Starke
The Garden of Eden
Busboy (uncredited)
Dead Man's Curve
Vernon Keith
A Texas Steer
Farleigh Bright
Is Zat So?
G. Clifton Blackburn
Women Love Diamonds
Jerry Croker-Kelley
Man Bait
Jeff Sanford
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Hal Terwilliger
Padlocked
Sonny Galloway
The American Venus
Triton
Stella Dallas
Richard Grosvenor
Wild Horse Mesa
Chess Weymer
The Air Mail
Sandy
Stephen Steps Out
Stephen Harlow Jr.
The Three Musketeers
(uncredited)
American Aristocracy
Newsboy (uncredited)