Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Born:12/9/1909•Died:5/7/2000

Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA

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

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Biography

Filmography

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero

On Location with Gunga Din

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Night of 100 Stars III

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Hollywood Uncensored

Strong Medicine

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

The Mikado

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

La Belle Epoque

Cox and Box

Trial By Jury

H.M.S. Pinafore

The Pirates Of Penzance

The Gondoliers

Iolanthe

Night of 100 Stars

Ghost Story

From Raquel with Love

The Hostage Tower

Red, White, and Zero

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock

Kingdom Of Gifts

The Crooked Hearts

Red and Blue

The Funniest Man in the World

The Canterville Ghost

Chase a Crooked Shadow

The Awakening

Three's Company

The Genie

Mr. Drake's Duck

State Secret

The Costume Designer

The Fighting O'Flynn

That Lady in Ermine

The Exile

Sinbad the Sailor

The Corsican Brothers

Angels Over Broadway

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Safari

Green Hell

Rulers of the Sea

The Sun Never Sets

Gunga Din

Hollywood Goes to Town

The Young in Heart

Having Wonderful Time

The Rage of Paris

Joy of Living

The Prisoner of Zenda

When Thief Meets Thief

Accused

The Amateur Gentleman

Man of the Moment

Mimi

Success at Any Price

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Captured!

Morning Glory

The Narrow Corner

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Parachute Jumper