Douglas Fairbanks
Acting
Biography
Douglas 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.
Born: May 22, 1883
Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, United States
Known For
Hollywood
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
I, Douglas Fairbanks
The dashing and dazzling Douglas Fairbanks was the movie star who "swashbuckled in Zorro, dueled exuberantly in Robin Hood and soared magnificently in The Thief of Bagdad"-- He was the "First King of Hollywood".
Unknown Chaplin
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
The Thief of Bagdad
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Show People
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
Birth of the Tramp
A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.
The Oscars
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Filmography
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as Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited)
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as Don Juan
as Steve Drexel
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as Larry Day
as Petruccio
as D'Artagnan
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as The Gaucho
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as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
as Don Cesar de Vega / Zorro
as The Thief of Bagdad
as Douglas Fairbanks
as Robin Hood
as D'Artagnan
as Charlie Jackson
as Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro
as Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V
as Daniel Boone Brown
as William Brooks
as Teddy Drake
as Lt. Denton
as Jerry Martin
as George Travelwell
as The Young Fellow
as Dick Remington
as Headin' South
as Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan
as Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown
as 'Fancy Jim' Sherwood
as Billy Gaynor
as Jeff Hillington
as Teddy Rutherford
as Blaze Derringer
as Jimmie Conroy
as Cassius Lee
as Steve O'Dare
as Man on White Horse (uncredited)
as Lo Dorman
as Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks
as Reggie Van Deuzen
as Passin' Through
as Sunny Wiggins
as Pete Prindle
as Augy Holliday
as Florian Amidon / Eugene Brassfield
as Joe / Texas soldier
as Gerald
as Self (episode 47)