Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked vigilante Zorro and other swashbuckling roles in silent films. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He was also a founding member of United Artists as well as the Motion Picture Academy and hosted the 1st Academy Awards in 1929.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 137 films (1915–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 74 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1915 The Lamb Triangle Film Corporation 0:55:00 16mm B&W silent
1915 THE LAMB. Triangle Film Corp. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPERS. Triangle Film Corp. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 Intolerance D. W. Griffith 197 min B&W
1916 Intolerance. David Wark Griffith 13 reels 16mm B&W silent
1916 Manhattan madness Toth/Casselton 33 16mm B&W
1916 Reggie Mixes In Fine Arts Film Company 1:00:00 16mm B&W silent
1916 THE HABIT OF HAPPINESS. Triangle Film Corp. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 The Mystery of the Leaping Fish ▶ Keystone Film Company 0:36:00 16mm B&W silent
1917 A modern musketeer Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. (Publisher) 68 min 16mm B&W silent
1917 A MODERN MUSKETEER. Artcraft Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1917 IN AGAIN—OUT AGAIN. Artcraft Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1917 Reaching for the Moon ▶ Artcraft Pictures Corporation | Feature Productions Inc 1:02:00 16mm B&W sound
1917 The Man from Painted Post Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp 16mm B&W silent
1917 THE MAN FROM PAINTED POST. Artcraft Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1917 Wild and Woolly Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp 0:52:00 16mm B&W silent
1918 Arizona Albert Parker
1918 BOUND IN MOROCCO. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 4 reels B&W
1918 HE COMES UP SMILING. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 HEADIN' SOUTH. Artcraft Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 Mr. Fix-It Allan Dwan 50 min B&W
1918 SAY YOUNG FELLOW. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 SIC 'EM SAM! Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 1 reel
1919 His Majesty, The American Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp 1:40:00 16mm B&W silent
1919 HIS MAJESTY, THE AMERICAN. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1919 THE KNICKERBOCKER BUCKAROO. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1919 When the Clouds Roll By Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp 1:18:00 16mm B&W silent
1919 When the clouds roll by Victor Fleming, Theodore Reed 85 min B&W
1919 WHEN THE CLOUDS ROLL BY. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 6 reels 16mm B&W silent
1920 The Mark of Zorro Douglas Fairbanks Picture Corp. 77 16mm B&W
1920 The Mark of Zorro Blackhawk Films 91 min B&W
1920 THE MARK OF ZORRO. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1920 THE MOLLYCODDLE. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1921 The Nut Brandon Films 74 min 16mm B&W sound
1921 THE NUT. Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1921 The three musketeers Douglas Fairbanks Pictures: Publisher | United Artists (1921) (USA) (theatrical): Distributor 1:52:00 16mm B&W silent
1922 Robin Hood Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp 2:00:00 16mm B&W silent
1922 Robin Hood. Douglas Fairbanks 11 reels. 16mm sound
1923 Stephen steps out. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1924 The Thief Of Bagdad Manbeck Pictures Corp 139 min 16mm B&W sound
1924 The thief of Bagdad Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp: Publisher | United Artists (1924) (USA) (theatrical): Distributor 2:23:00 16mm B&W sound
1925 DON Q, SON OF ZORRO. The Elton Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1925 THE AIR MAIL. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 80 min B&W
1925 Wild Horse Mesa Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 95 min 16mm B&W silent
1926 BROKEN HEARTS OF HOLLYWOOD. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1926 THE AMERICAN VENUS. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1926 THE BLACK PIRATE. The Elton Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1927 A TEXAS STEER. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1927 WOMEN LOVE DIAMONDS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1928 A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels B&W