Deceased
How Did Douglas Fairbanks Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 56Also known asDouglas Elton Thomas Ullman, The King of Hollywood, Douglas Fairbanks Sr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/05/1883Born inDenver, Colorado, United StatesDied12/12/1939 (aged 56)Died inSanta MonicaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ104127 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#109088 ↗
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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceMovie | Self (archive footage) | 145 |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 137 |
| 2017 | Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black ShirtsMovie | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 134 |
| 2013 | Birth of the TrampMovie | Self (archive footage) | 130 |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 125 |
| 2003 | Chaplin Today: The Gold RushMovie | Self (archive footage) | 120 |
| 2002 | The Tramp and the DictatorMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 119 |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of ZorroMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2000 | The Worlds of Mei LanfangMovie | — | 117 |
| 1998 | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's LifeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 115 |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 115 |
| 1998 | Glorious TechnicolorMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 115 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 1990 | Anthony Quinn: An OriginalMovie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 1989 | Solidão: Uma Linda História de AmorMovie | — | 106 |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManMovie | Self (archive footage) | 105 |
| 1983 | Unknown ChaplinSeries | Self (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1969 | God Chose ParisMovie | Self (archive footage) | 86 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited) | 81 |
| 1962 | The Great ChaseMovie | — | 79 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 78 |
| 1961 | Days of Thrills and LaughterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 78 |
| 1959 | The Bruce Forsyth ShowSeries | — | 76 |
| 1953 | Yesterday and TodayMovie | (archive footage) | 70 |
| 1950 | The Golden TwentiesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 67 |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversaryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 62 |
| 1944 | WilsonMovie | Douglas Fairbanks - at WWI Rally (archive footage) (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 59 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to TownMovie | Himself | 54 |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don JuanMovie | Don Juan | 51 |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows BuiltMovie | (archive footage) | 48 |
| 1931 | Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas FairbanksMovie | Self | 48 |
| 1930 | Reaching for the MoonMovie | Larry Day | 47 |
| 1930 | Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1Movie | — | 47 |
| 1929 | The Taming of the ShrewMovie | Petruccio | 46 |
| 1928 | Show PeopleMovie | Self (uncredited) | 45 |
| 1927 | The GauchoMovie | The Gaucho | 44 |
| 1926 | The Black PirateMovie | The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate | 43 |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie | Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 42 |
| 1923 | HollywoodMovie | Douglas Fairbanks | 40 |
| 1921 | The Three MusketeersMovie | D'Artagnan | 38 |
| 1921 | The NutMovie | Charlie Jackson | 38 |
| 1920 | The Mark of ZorroMovie | Don Diego Vega / Señor Zorro | 37 |
| 1920 | The MollycoddleMovie | Richard Marshall III / Richard Marshall IV / Richard Marshal V | 37 |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker BuckarooMovie | Teddy Drake | 36 |
| 1919 | Our Film StarsMovie | — | 36 |
| 1917 | In Again, Out AgainMovie | Teddy Rutherford | 34 |
| 1917 | A Modern MusketeerMovie | Ned Thacker / D'Artagnan | 34 |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovie | Man on White Horse (uncredited) | 33 |
| 1916 | The Mystery of the Leaping FishMovie | Coke Ennyday / Douglas Fairbanks | 33 |
| 1916 | The Good Bad-ManMovie | Passin' Through | 33 |
| 1916 | Reggie Mixes InMovie | Reggie Van Deuzen | 33 |