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Portrait of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Acting

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Career

Active from 1916 to 1986, with a break from 1954 to 1965, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
68
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Adventure 2
  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend
Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)

In Memory Of

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)

Thanks

1990s

2 titles
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)

Thanks

Secret Lives
Secret Lives (1995)

TV show

1980s

6 titles Β· average score 44
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show Β· as White

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine (1986)

TV show Β· as Eli Camperdown

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine (1986)

as Eli Camperdown

Ghost Story
Ghost Story (1981)
GoodWatch score 42

as Edward Wanderley

The Hostage Tower
The Hostage Tower (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Malcolm Philpott

From Raquel with Love
From Raquel with Love (1980)

as The Almighty

1970s

6 titles Β· average score 58
Kingdom Of Gifts
Kingdom Of Gifts (1978)

as The Proud King

The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock
The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock (1978)

as Narrator

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness (1978)

as Narrator

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show Β· as Elliott Banning / Elliott Norman

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
GoodWatch score 63

Thanks

The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts (1972)

as Rex Willoughby

1960s

8 titles Β· average score 55
Red and Blue
Red and Blue (1968)

as Millionaire

Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero (1968)

as Millionaire

The Legend of Robin Hood
The Legend of Robin Hood (1968)

as King Richard

The Funniest Man in the World
The Funniest Man in the World (1967)

as Narrator

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1966)

as Mr. Otis

ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 (1966)

TV show Β· as Mr. Otis

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Dr. Robert Devlin

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show Β· as Charles Clayton

1950s

8 titles Β· average score 72
Chase a Crooked Shadow
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair (1956)

Executive Producer

Police Dog
Police Dog (1955)

Producer

Three's Company
Three's Company (1953)

as Narrator / Anthony

The Genie
The Genie (1953)

as The Genie

Mr. Drake's Duck
Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)

as Donald 'Don' Drake

State Secret
State Secret (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. John Marlowe

Night and the City
Night and the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

Casting

1940s

8 titles Β· average score 60
The Fighting O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)

as The O'Flynn

That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke

Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sinbad

The Exile
The Exile (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Charles II

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi

Green Hell
Green Hell (1940)
GoodWatch score 51

as Keith Brandon

Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bill O'Brien

Safari
Safari (1940)

as Jim Logan

1930s

36 titles Β· average score 62
Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
GoodWatch score 79

as Thomas Anthony Ballantine

The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Richard Carleton

The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jim Trevor

Joy of Living
Joy of Living (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster

The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
GoodWatch score 84

as Rupert of Hentzau

The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grand Duke Peter

Morning Glory
Morning Glory (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joseph Sheridan

Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

as James 'Jimmy' Russell

Union Depot
Union Depot (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Charles 'Chick' Miller

Little Caesar
Little Caesar (1931)
GoodWatch score 83

as Joe Massara

Party Girl
Party Girl (1930)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jay Rountree

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
GoodWatch score 84

as Douglas 'Doug' Scott

1920s

25 titles Β· average score 63
Our Modern Maidens
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
GoodWatch score 53

as Gil Jordan

The Careless Age
The Careless Age (1929)

as Wyn

Fast Life
Fast Life (1929)

as Douglas Stratton

The Forward Pass
The Forward Pass (1929)

as Marty Reid

The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age (1929)

as Steve Maxwell

The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

as Clem Rogers

A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jeffry Merrick

Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve (1928)

as Vernon Keith

The Toilers
The Toilers (1928)

as Steve

Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)

as Hal Terwilliger

Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa (1925)

as Chess Weymer

Stephen Steps Out
Stephen Steps Out (1923)

as Stephen Harlow Jr.

1910s

1 title
American Aristocracy
American Aristocracy (1916)

as Newsboy (uncredited)