
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Born
December 9, 1909
Died
May 7, 2000 (90 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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. 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
2021

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self (archive footage)
2008

Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Self (archive footage)
2005
On Location with Gunga Din
Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
2004

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
2002

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
2001

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
2000

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self
1998

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage)
1996

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Self
1996
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Self
1991

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Self
1990

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

Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990

B.L. Stryker
White · (1 episode)
1989

American Experience
Self · (1 episode)
1988

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self
1988

Hollywood Uncensored
Self - Host
1987

The Dame Edna Experience
Self · (1 episode)
1987

Strong Medicine
Eli Camperdown · (2 episodes)
1986

Strong Medicine
Eli Camperdown
1986

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
1985
The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1984

The Mikado
Self
1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983

La Belle Epoque
Self / Narrator
1983

Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
1982

Yesteryear
Self · (1 episode)
1982

Trial By Jury
Self - Host
1982

Cox and Box
Self - Host
1982

H.M.S. Pinafore
Self - Host
1982

The Pirates Of Penzance
Self - Host
1982

The Gondoliers
Self - Host
1982

Iolanthe
Self - Host
1982

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Ghost Story
Edward Charles Wanderley
1981

From Raquel with Love
The Almighty
1980

The Hostage Tower
Malcolm Philpott
1980

Hollywood
Self · (5 episodes)
1980

Red, White, and Zero
Millionaire
1979
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
Narrator
1978

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
Narrator
1978
Kingdom Of Gifts
The Proud King
1978

The Love Boat
Elliott Norman · (2 episodes)
1977

The Love Boat
Elliott Banning · (1 episode)
1977

Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973

The Crooked Hearts
Rex Willoughby
1972

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1971

Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self · (1 episode)
1971

Red and Blue
Millionaire
1968

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Funniest Man in the World
Narrator
1967

Omnibus
Self - Narrator · (3 episodes)
1967
The Canterville Ghost
Mr. Otis
1966

ABC Stage 67
Mr. Otis · (1 episode)
1966

The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (9 episodes)
1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (10 episodes)
1961

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1961

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Robert Devlin · (1 episode)
1961

Route 66
Charles Clayton · (1 episode)
1960
The Big Party
Self – Host · (1 episode)
1959

Chase a Crooked Shadow
Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
1958

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
The Ford Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956

The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956

Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956

The Awakening
Self - Host
1954
Three's Company
Narrator / Anthony
1953
The Genie
The Genie
1953

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1953

Mr. Drake's Duck
Donald 'Don' Drake
1951

State Secret
Dr. John Marlowe
1950

The Costume Designer
Self (archive footage)
1950

The Bob Hope Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1950

Your Show of Shows
Self · (1 episode)
1950

What's My Line?
Self · (2 episodes)
1950

What's My Line?
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
1950

The Fighting O'Flynn
The O'Flynn
1949

That Lady in Ermine
Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1948

The Exile
Charles II
1947

Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad
1947

The Corsican Brothers
Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
1941

Angels Over Broadway
Bill O'Brien
1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940

Safari
Jim Logan
1940

Green Hell
Keith Brandon
1940

Rulers of the Sea
David 'Davie' Gillespie
1939

The Sun Never Sets
John Randolph
1939

Gunga Din
Thomas Anthony Ballantine
1939

Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938

The Young in Heart
Richard Carleton
1938

Having Wonderful Time
Chick Kirkland
1938

The Rage of Paris
Jim Trevor
1938

Joy of Living
Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
1938

The Prisoner of Zenda
Rupert of Hentzau
1937

When Thief Meets Thief
Ricky Morgan
1937

Accused
Tony Seymour
1936

The Amateur Gentleman
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
1936

Man of the Moment
Tony Woodward
1935

Mimi
Rodolphe
1935

Success at Any Price
Joe Martin
1934

The Rise of Catherine the Great
Grand Duke Peter
1934

Captured!
Lieutenant Fred Digby
1933

Morning Glory
Joseph Sheridan
1933

The Narrow Corner
Fred Blake
1933

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Jimmy
1933

Parachute Jumper
Bill Keller
1933

Scarlet Dawn
Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Self
1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Self
1932

Love Is a Racket
James 'Jimmy' Russell
1932

It's Tough to Be Famous
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
1932

Union Depot
Charles 'Chick' Miller
1932

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
1931

I Like Your Nerve
Larry O'Brien
1931

Chances
Jack Ingleside
1931

The Stolen Jools
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
1931

The Aviator
Alain
1931

Little Caesar
Joe Massara
1931

One Night at Susie's
Dick Rollins
1930

Outward Bound
Henry
1930

The Way of All Men
Billy Bear
1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Self
1930

Little Accident
Norman Overbeck
1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
1930

The Dawn Patrol
Douglas 'Doug' Scott
1930

Loose Ankles
Gil
1930

Party Girl
Jay Rountree
1930

The Show of Shows
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929

The Forward Pass
Marty Reid
1929

The Careless Age
Wyn
1929

Our Modern Maidens
Gil Jordan
1929

Fast Life
Douglas Stratton
1929

A Woman of Affairs
Jeffry Merrick
1928

The Power of the Press
Clem Rogers
1928

The Barker
Chris Miller
1928

The Toilers
Steve
1928

The Garden of Eden
Busboy (uncredited)
1928

Dead Man's Curve
Vernon Keith
1928

A Texas Steer
Farleigh Bright
1927

Is Zat So?
G. Clifton Blackburn
1927

Women Love Diamonds
Jerry Croker-Kelley
1927

Man Bait
Jeff Sanford
1927

Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Hal Terwilliger
1926

Padlocked
Sonny Galloway
1926

The American Venus
Triton
1926

Stella Dallas
Richard Grosvenor
1925

Wild Horse Mesa
Chess Weymer
1925

The Air Mail
Sandy
1925

Stephen Steps Out
Stephen Harlow Jr.
1923

American Aristocracy
Newsboy (uncredited)
1916