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Home/People/Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. profile photo
Born
Dec 9, 1909Died: May 7, 2000
Lived 90 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

127
Movies
38
TV Shows
Also Known As
Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.
Doug Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
IMDb Profile

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Acting

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 Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
The Real Charlie Chaplin poster

The Real Charlie Chaplin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year poster

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)
2009
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies poster

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

as Self (archive footage)
2008
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero poster

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero

as Self (archive footage)
2005
On Location with Gunga Din poster

On Location with Gunga Din

as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel poster

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)
2004
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star poster

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as Self (archive footage)
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies poster

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)
2001
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film poster

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

as Self
2000
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists poster

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

as Self
1998
Joan Crawford: Always the Star poster

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane poster

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

as Self
1996
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II poster

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

as Self
1991
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

as Self
1990
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as Self
1990
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self
1990
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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

as Self
1988
Hollywood Uncensored poster

Hollywood Uncensored

as Self - Host
1987
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

as Eli Camperdown
1986
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey poster

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self
1985