Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Deceased · Born: Dec 9, 1909 · Died: May 7, 2000

Personal Details

Height 6' 0"
Born Dec 9, 1909 New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Vera Fairbanks

    ( May 30, 1991 to May 7, 2000 )
  • Mary Lee Eppling

    ( Apr 23, 1939 to Sep 14, 1988 )
  • Joan Crawford

    ( Jun 3, 1929 to May 15, 1934 )

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]

Career

1986
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine as Eli Camperdown
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1981
Ghost Story
Ghost Story as Edward Charles Wanderley
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1980
From Raquel with Love
From Raquel with Love as The Almighty
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The Hostage Tower
The Hostage Tower as Malcolm Philpott
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1979
The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Elliott Norman
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1972
The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts as Rex Willoughby
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1967
The Funniest Man in the World
The Funniest Man in the World as Narrator
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1951
Mr Drake's Duck
Mr Drake's Duck as Donald 'Don' Drake
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1950
The Great Manhunt
The Great Manhunt as Dr. John Marlowe
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1949
The Fighting O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn as The O'Flynn
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1948
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
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1947
The Exile
The Exile as Charles II
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Sinbad, the Sailor
Sinbad, the Sailor as Sinbad
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1941
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
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1940
Safari
Safari as Jim Logan
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Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway as Bill O'Brien
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Green Hell
Green Hell as Keith Brandon
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1939
Rulers of the Sea
Rulers of the Sea as David 'Davie' Gillespie
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Gunga Din
Gunga Din as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
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The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets as John Randolph
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1938
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart as Richard Carleton
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Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time as Chick Kirkland
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The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris as Jim Trevor
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Joy of Living
Joy of Living as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
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1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda as Rupert of Hentzau
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1936
Accused
Accused as Tony Seymour
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The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
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1935
Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment as Tony Woodward
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Mimi
Mimi as Rodolphe
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1934
The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great as Grand Duke Peter
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Success at Any Price
Success at Any Price as Joe Martin
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1933
The Narrow Corner
The Narrow Corner as Fred Blake
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Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper as Bill Keller
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Jimmy
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Captured!
Captured! as Lieutenant Fred Digby
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Morning Glory
Morning Glory as Joseph Sheridan
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1932
It's Tough to Be Famous
It's Tough to Be Famous as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
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Love Is a Racket
Love Is a Racket as James 'Jimmy' Russell
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Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
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Union Depot
Union Depot as Charles 'Chick' Miller
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1931
Chances
Chances as Jack Ingleside
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Little Caesar
Little Caesar as Joe Massara
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1930
Outward Bound
Outward Bound as Henry
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Loose Ankles
Loose Ankles as Gil
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One Night at Susie's
One Night at Susie's as Dick Rollins
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Party Girl
Party Girl as Jay Rountree
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The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
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1929
Our Modern Maidens
Our Modern Maidens as Gil Jordan
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1928
A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs as Jeffry Merrick
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1925
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas as Richard Grosvenor
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2014
2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2002
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
American Experience
1990
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
American Masters
American Masters
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1988
1987
Hollywood Uncensored
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1983
The Mikado
The Mikado
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Great Performances
1982
Iolanthe
Iolanthe
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H.M.S. Pinafore
H.M.S. Pinafore
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Cox and Box
Cox and Box
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1980
Hollywood
Hollywood
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1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1954
Rheingold Theatre
Rheingold Theatre
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1949
The Fighting O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn as Writer
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1947
The Exile
The Exile as Writer
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