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name: "Douglas Fairbanks Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/douglas-fairbanks-jr"
fi1m_id: "douglas-fairbanks-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0001195"
tmdb_id: 51762
wikidata_id: "Q528428"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 December 1909"
died: "7 May 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T02:49:29.839467+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

## Identity

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/douglas-fairbanks-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** douglas-fairbanks-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001195
- **TMDB ID:** 51762
- **Wikidata ID:** Q528428
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528428, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001195/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51762

Actor. Born 9 December 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 7 May 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 December 1909, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 7 May 2000
- **Active:** 1931–1939
- **Also known as:** Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., Doug Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528428, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001195/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51762

## Biography

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (also credited as Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.) was an American actor and producer. The son of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, he began his film career as a child and appeared in early sound films including *Little Caesar* (1931) as Joe Massara.

He is known for roles in *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1937), *Gunga Din* (1939), *Morning Glory* (1933) and *Sinbad the Sailor* (1947). During the Second World War he served as a United States Navy officer, receiving decorations from several nations including an honorary knighthood from the United Kingdom. He also appeared in television series such as *The Love Boat* (1977) and *Ghost Story* (1981).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Gunga Din* (1939), Fi1m 68, as Thomas Anthony Ballantine — [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *Little Caesar* (1931), Fi1m 74, as Joe Massara — [page](https://film.one/film/little-caesar.md)

## Complete filmography (102)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend* (2007), In Memory Of
- *Mary Pickford: A Life on Film* (2000), Thanks
- *Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists* (1998), Thanks
- *Secret Lives* (1995), series, Actor
- *B.L. Stryker* (1989), series, as White
- *Strong Medicine* (1986), series, as Eli Camperdown
- *Strong Medicine* (1986), as Eli Camperdown
- *Ghost Story* (1981), as Edward Wanderley
- *From Raquel with Love* (1980), as The Almighty
- *The Hostage Tower* (1980), as Malcolm Philpott
- *The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock* (1978), as Narrator
- *The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness* (1978), as Narrator
- *Kingdom Of Gifts* (1978), as The Proud King
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Elliott Norman, Elliott Banning
- *Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?* (1975), Thanks
- *The Crooked Hearts* (1972), as Rex Willoughby
- *Red and Blue* (1968), as Millionaire
- *The Legend of Robin Hood* (1968), as King Richard
- *Red, White, and Zero* (1968), as Millionaire
- *The Funniest Man in the World* (1967), as Narrator
- *The Canterville Ghost* (1966), as Mr. Otis
- *ABC Stage 67* (1966), series, as Mr. Otis
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. Robert Devlin
- *Route 66* (1960), series, as Charles Clayton
- *Chase a Crooked Shadow* (1958), Producer
- *The Silken Affair* (1956), Executive Producer
- *Police Dog* (1955), Producer
- *Three's Company* (1953), as Narrator / Anthony · Producer
- *The Genie* (1953), as The Genie · Producer
- *Mr. Drake's Duck* (1951), as Donald 'Don' Drake · Producer
- *State Secret* (1950), as Dr. John Marlowe
- *Night and the City* (1950), Casting
- *The Fighting O'Flynn* (1949), as The O'Flynn · Writer, Producer
- *That Lady in Ermine* (1948), as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
- *The Exile* (1947), as Charles II · Writer, Producer
- *Sinbad the Sailor* (1947), as Sinbad
- *The Corsican Brothers* (1942), as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
- *Angels Over Broadway* (1940), as Bill O'Brien · Associate Producer
- *Safari* (1940), as Jim Logan
- *Green Hell* (1940), as Keith Brandon
- *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as David 'Davie' Gillespie
- *The Sun Never Sets* (1939), as John Randolph
- *Gunga Din* (1939), as Thomas Anthony Ballantine — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *The Young in Heart* (1938), as Richard Carleton
- *Having Wonderful Time* (1938), as Chick Kirkland
- *The Rage of Paris* (1938), as Jim Trevor
- *Joy of Living* (1938), as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
- *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1937), as Rupert of Hentzau
- *Jump for Glory* (1937), as Ricky Morgan · Producer
- *Accused* (1936), as Tony Seymour · Producer
- *The Amateur Gentleman* (1936), as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty · Producer
- *Man of the Moment* (1935), as Tony Woodward
- *Mimi* (1935), as Rodolphe
- *Success at Any Price* (1934), as Joe Martin
- *The Rise of Catherine the Great* (1934), as Grand Duke Peter
- *Captured!* (1933), as Lieutenant Fred Digby
- *Morning Glory* (1933), as Joseph Sheridan
- *The Narrow Corner* (1933), as Fred Blake
- *The Life of Jimmy Dolan* (1933), as Jimmy
- *Parachute Jumper* (1933), as Bill Keller
- *Scarlet Dawn* (1932), as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff · Additional Dialogue
- *Love is a Racket* (1932), as James 'Jimmy' Russell
- *It's Tough to Be Famous* (1932), as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
- *Union Depot* (1932), as Charles 'Chick' Miller
- *I Like Your Nerve* (1931), as Larry O'Brien
- *Chances* (1931), as Jack Ingleside
- *The Stolen Jools* (1931), as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- *The Aviator* (1931), as Alain
- *Little Caesar* (1931), as Joe Massara — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/little-caesar.md)
- *One Night at Susie's* (1930), as Dick Rollins
- *Outward Bound* (1930), as Henry
- *The Way of All Men* (1930), as Billy Bear
- *Little Accident* (1930), as Norman Overbeck
- *The Dawn Patrol* (1930), as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
- *Loose Ankles* (1930), as Gil
- *Party Girl* (1930), as Jay Rountree
- *The Show of Shows* (1929), as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
- *The Forward Pass* (1929), as Marty Reid
- *The Careless Age* (1929), as Wyn
- *Our Modern Maidens* (1929), as Gil Jordan
- *Fast Life* (1929), as Douglas Stratton
- *The Jazz Age* (1929), as Steve Maxwell
- *A Woman of Affairs* (1928), as Jeffry Merrick
- *The Power of the Press* (1928), as Clem Rogers
- *The Barker* (1928), as Chris Miller
- *The Toilers* (1928), as Steve
- *Modern Mothers* (1928), as David Starke
- *The Garden of Eden* (1928), as Busboy (uncredited)
- *Dead Man's Curve* (1928), as Vernon Keith
- *A Texas Steer* (1927), as Farleigh Bright
- *Is Zat So?* (1927), as G. Clifton Blackburn
- *Women Love Diamonds* (1927), as Jerry Croker-Kelley
- *Man Bait* (1927), as Jeff Sanford
- *Broken Hearts of Hollywood* (1926), as Hal Terwilliger
- *Padlocked* (1926), as Sonny Galloway
- *The American Venus* (1926), as Triton
- *Stella Dallas* (1925), as Richard Grosvenor
- *Wild Horse Mesa* (1925), as Chess Weymer
- *The Air Mail* (1925), as Sandy
- *Stephen Steps Out* (1923), as Stephen Harlow Jr.
- *The Three Musketeers* (1921), as (uncredited)
- *American Aristocracy* (1916), as Newsboy (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at his home, The Boltons, London (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-658f2e00fbd4.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at his home, The Boltons, London (1973) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jnr_4_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Douglas_Fairbanks_Jnr_4_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. taken at home in the Boltons, London (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-db6d400f2f91.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. taken at home in the Boltons, London (1973) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jnr_5_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Douglas_Fairbanks_Jnr_5_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Taken in his home in The Boltons, London (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-472961e0c6ea.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Taken in his home in The Boltons, London (1973) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Douglas_Fairbanks_6_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Douglas_Fairbanks_6_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-fa942db4c116.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jnr_2_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Douglas_Fairbanks_Jnr_2_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-f5416e4d82c3.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-c370dc38e3f3.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-d2da499108f4.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Douglas Fairbanks](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-5020da43906e.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks — credited as "U.S. Navy photo", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr._-_USN.jpg/1280px-Douglas_Fairbanks_Jr._-_USN.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Douglas Fairbanks reikt levensmiddelenpakket uit in Amstel Hotel Annot (1948)](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-e56d1d89d826.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Douglas Fairbanks reikt levensmiddelenpakket uit in Amstel Hotel Annot (1948) — Daan Noske / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Douglas_Fairbanks_reikt_levensmiddelenpakket_uit_in_Amstel_Hotel%2C_Bestanddeelnr_903-0521.jpg/1280px-Douglas_Fairbanks_reikt_levensmiddelenpakket_uit_in_Amstel_Hotel%2C_Bestanddeelnr_903-0521.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-add04daffeec.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-6ef683067380.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3851380/gallery-74f9464f6d64.jpg) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Image via TMDB

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