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]
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Character:
MOVIE • 2021
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2009
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2008
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2005
On Location with Gunga Din
Character: Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2004
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2001
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2000
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1998
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1996
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1991
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1990
B.L. Stryker
Character: White
TV • 1989
American Experience
Character: Self
TV • 1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1988
Hollywood Uncensored
Character: Self - Host
MOVIE • 1987
Crew
Crew Credits
Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend
Role: In Memory Of
MOVIE • 2007
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 2000
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 1998
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 1975
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1958
The Silken Affair
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1956
Police Dog
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1955
Three's Company
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1953
The Genie
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1953
Mr. Drake's Duck
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1951
Night and the City
Role: Casting
MOVIE • 1950
The Fighting O'Flynn
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1949
The Fighting O'Flynn
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1949
The Exile
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1947
The Exile
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1947
Angels Over Broadway
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 1940
Jump for Glory
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1937
Accused
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1936
The Amateur Gentleman
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1936
Scarlet Dawn
Role: Additional Dialogue
MOVIE • 1932