
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. An astute businessman, Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty with Fairbanks constantly referred to as "The King of Hollywood", a nickname later passed on to actor Clark Gable.

American Experience
TV • 1988

The Oscars
TV • 1953

The Bruce Forsyth Show
TV • 1959

Robin Hood
MOVIE • 1922

Unknown Chaplin
TV • 1983

Headin' South
MOVIE • 1918

Glorious Technicolor
MOVIE • 1998

God Chose Paris
MOVIE • 1969

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
MOVIE • 1916

Show People
MOVIE • 1928

Anthony Quinn: An Original
MOVIE • 1990

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
MOVIE • 2007

The Nut
MOVIE • 1921

The Thief of Bagdad
MOVIE • 1924

He Comes Up Smiling
MOVIE • 1918

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
MOVIE • 1925

Wilson
MOVIE • 1944

The Good Bad-Man
MOVIE • 1916