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Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. The son of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, he established his own successful career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, becoming known for his charm, sophistication, and versatility in both romantic comedies and adventure films. Among his most notable films are The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), Little Caesar (1931), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). He also appeared opposite many of the era’s leading...
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Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
as Self (archive footage)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
as Self

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
as Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self

Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self

Hollywood Uncensored
as Self - Host

Strong Medicine
as Eli Camperdown

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self

The Mikado
as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

La Belle Epoque
as Self / Narrator

Laurence Olivier: A Life
as Self

Cox and Box
as Self - Host

Trial by Jury
as Self - Host

H.M.S. Pinafore
as Self - Host

The Pirates of Penzance
as Self - Host

The Gondoliers
as Self - Host

Iolanthe
as Self - Host

Night of 100 Stars
as Self

Ghost Story
as Edward Wanderley

From Raquel with Love
as The Almighty

The Hostage Tower
as Malcolm Philpott

Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)

The Awakening
as Self - Host
Three's Company
as Narrator / Anthony
The Genie
as The Genie

Mr. Drake's Duck
as Donald 'Don' Drake

State Secret
as Dr. John Marlowe

The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)

The Fighting O'Flynn
as The O'Flynn

That Lady in Ermine
as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke

The Exile
as Charles II

Sinbad the Sailor
as Sinbad

The Corsican Brothers
as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi

Angels Over Broadway
as Bill O'Brien

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self

Safari
as Jim Logan

Green Hell
as Keith Brandon

Rulers of the Sea
as David 'Davie' Gillespie

The Sun Never Sets
as John Randolph

Gunga Din
as Thomas Anthony Ballantine

Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self

The Young in Heart
as Richard Carleton

Having Wonderful Time
as Chick Kirkland

The Rage of Paris
as Jim Trevor

Joy of Living
as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster

The Prisoner of Zenda
as Rupert of Hentzau

Jump for Glory
as Ricky Morgan

Accused
as Tony Seymour

The Amateur Gentleman
as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty

Man of the Moment
as Tony Woodward

Mimi
as Rodolphe

Success at Any Price
as Joe Martin

The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Grand Duke Peter

Captured!
as Lieutenant Fred Digby

Morning Glory
as Joseph Sheridan

The Narrow Corner
as Fred Blake

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Jimmy

Parachute Jumper
as Bill Keller

Scarlet Dawn
as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
as Self

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
as Self

Love is a Racket
as James 'Jimmy' Russell

It's Tough to Be Famous
as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan

Union Depot
as Charles 'Chick' Miller

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
as Self - Golfer (uncredited)

I Like Your Nerve
as Larry O'Brien

Chances
as Jack Ingleside

The Stolen Jools
as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

The Aviator
as Alain

Little Caesar
as Joe Massara

One Night at Susie's
as Dick Rollins

Outward Bound
as Henry

The Way of All Men
as Billy Bear

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
as Self

Little Accident
as Norman Overbeck

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self

The Dawn Patrol
as Douglas 'Doug' Scott

Loose Ankles
as Gil

Party Girl
as Jay Rountree

The Show of Shows
as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

The Forward Pass
as Marty Reid

The Careless Age
as Wyn

Our Modern Maidens
as Gil Jordan

Fast Life
as Douglas Stratton

The Jazz Age
as Steve Maxwell

A Woman of Affairs
as Jeffry Merrick

The Power of the Press
as Clem Rogers

The Barker
as Chris Miller

The Toilers
as Steve

Modern Mothers
as David Starke

The Garden of Eden
as Busboy (uncredited)

Dead Man's Curve
as Vernon Keith

A Texas Steer
as Farleigh Bright

Is Zat So?
as G. Clifton Blackburn

Women Love Diamonds
as Jerry Croker-Kelley

Man Bait
as Jeff Sanford

Broken Hearts of Hollywood
as Hal Terwilliger

Padlocked
as Sonny Galloway

The American Venus
as Triton

Stella Dallas
as Richard Grosvenor

Wild Horse Mesa
as Chess Weymer

The Air Mail
as Sandy

Stephen Steps Out
as Stephen Harlow Jr.

The Three Musketeers
as (uncredited)