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
1928 DEAD MAN'S CURVE. F. B. O. Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1928 Show People Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 82 min 16mm B&W silent
1928 THE GAUCHO. The Elton Corp. 10 reels B&W
1928 THE POWER OF THE PRESS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1928 THE TOILERS. Tiffany-Stahl Productions Inc 9 reels B&W
1929 OUR MODERN MAIDENS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1929 THE FORWARD PASS. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel 16mm B&W Sound
1929 THE IRON MASK. The Elton Corp. 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1929 THE JAZZ AGE. F. B. O. Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1929 THE SHOW OF SHOWS. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 15 reels
1930 Little Caesar. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1930 LOOSE ANKLES. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1930 ONE NIGHT AT SUSIE'S. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1930 Outward bound Robert Milton 83 min B&W
1930 Outward bound Robert Milton 83 min B&W
1930 Outward bound Robert Milton 83 min B&W
1930 OUTWARD BOUND. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1930 Reaching for the Moon Edmund Goulding
1930 The Dawn Patrol Howard Hawks 95 min B&W
1930 THE LITTLE ACCIDENT. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1930 THE WAY OF ALL MEN. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1931 CHANCES. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 I LIKE YOUR NERVE. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1931 Little Caesar Mervyn LeRoy 79 B&W
1931 Little Caesar Mervyn LeRoy 79 min 16mm B&W
1932 IT'S TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1932 LOVE IS A RACKET. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1932 Mr Robinson Crusoe unknown 70 min 16mm B&W sound
1932 MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE. The Elton Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 SCARLET DAWN. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1932 UNION DEPOT. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 Captured! Roy Del Ruth 69 min B&W
1933 Morning glory. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE LIFE OF JIMMY DOLAN. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels B&W
1933 THE PARACHUTE JUMPER. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels
1934 CATHERINE THE GREAT. London Film Productions Inc. Ltd. 10 reels
1934 SUCCESS AT ANY PRICE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan London Film Productions Ltd 1:27:00 16mm B&W sound
1934 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DON JUAN. London Film Productions Ltd. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 Man of the Moment Monty Banks B&W
1936 THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN. Criterion Film Productions Ltd. 9 reels B&W
1937 ACCUSED. Criterion Film Productions Ltd. 8 reels
1937 ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN. Fox Film Corp 96 min B&W
1937 Jump for glory Raoul Walsh 85 min B&W
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda John Cromwell, W. S. Van Dyke 101 min B&W
1938 Having Wonderful Time Alfred Santell 70 min B&W
1938 JOY OF LIVING. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1938 THE RAGE OF PARIS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1938 The Young in Heart. Selznick International Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1939 Green Hell. James Whale 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound