Personal Info
Birth date
1909-12-09 (115 Years)
Day of death
2000-05-07
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Douglas Elton Ulman Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.
Doug Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Biography
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford, his first marriage was to actress Joan Crawford. In 1969, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best Dressed List. The moving image collection of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., held at the Academy Film Archive, includes over 90 reels of home movies. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.Great Performances
5.3
Overview:
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.The Love Boat
6.3
Overview:
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
Overview:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Omnibus
7.2
Overview:
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.The Bob Hope Show
7
Overview:
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.Your Show of Shows
6.333
Overview:
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York. During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.American Experience
7.4
Overview:
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.Dinah!
6.667
Overview:
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
6.5
Overview:
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show, which ran until 1977.Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.5
Overview:
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
Overview:
In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally advanced the film art; whose accomplishments have been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time.The Dame Edna Experience
5
Overview:
The Dame Edna Experience is a British television comedy talk-show hosted by Dame Edna Everage. It ran for twelve regular episodes on ITV, plus two Christmas specials. The first seven aired for the first time in 1987, the next seven in 1989. It was directed by Ian Hamilton and Alasdair MacMillan and produced by London Weekend Television. Regulars on the program, besides Dame Edna, were her "bridesmaid" Madge Allsop and Robin Houston who was the announcer, with orchestra conducted and arranged by Laurie Holloway. Each program featured several celebrity guests, usually three, but some programs included up to eight guests. There would also be other invited "guests" like Kurt Waldheim and Imelda Marcos who once introduced at stage right would fall victim to a trap door or something similar and fail to make it to their chair. The entire series was released on DVD by BBC Video in June 2004, and can now also be purchased as a complete set including the Christmas specials and the three An Audience with Dame Edna specials, plus other material. The series was released for Region 2 by Network DVD in the UK in 2007, as a 4-disc set. For reasons unknown, the Region 2 release does not include the 1989 Christmas special "The Dame Edna Satellite Experience" that ended the second series and featured Ursula Andress, Yehudi Menuhin, and Robert Kilroy-Silk. It does, however, include the one-off 1990 Christmas special A Night On Mount Edna with guests Mel Gibson, Charlton Heston, Gina Lollobrigida and Julio Iglesias.B.L. Stryker
6
Overview:
B.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5, 1990 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie along with Gideon Oliver, Columbo and Kojak. The series was executive produced by Tom Selleck.Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
6
Overview:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, is a 1950s syndicated anthology series hosted and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. The series offered Buster Keaton in his first dramatic role in the episode entitled "The Awakening". British actor Christopher Lee appeared in varied role in thirteen episodes, including "Destination Milan". The program aired from 7 January 1953 to 11 February 1957 for a total of 117 episodes. Fairbanks himself starred in forty-eight episodes. In Melbourne, Australia the series was aired under the title Chesebrough Ponds Playhouse.ABC Stage 67
6.2
Overview:
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company on September 14, 1966 with Murray Schisgal's The Love Song of Barney Kempinksi, directed by Stanley Prager and starring Alan Arkin as a man enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City in his last remaining hours of bachelorhood. Arkin was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama and the program was nominated as Outstanding Dramatic Program. Future programs included appearances by Petula Clark, Bobby Darin, Sir Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Peter Sellers, David Frost, and Jack Paar. ABC's effort to bring culture to the masses was a noble but unsuccessful experiment. Scheduled first against I Spy on Wednesdays and then The Dean Martin Show on Thursdays, the show consistently received low ratings. Its last production, an adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-woman play The Human Voice starring Ingrid Bergman, aired on May 4, 1967. "Stage 67" was not actually a part of the primary ABC facilities in Los Angeles. It was produced at the old Monogram Studios backlot that was later sold to KCET.The Ford Show
7.333
Overview:
The Ford Show is an American variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961. Beginning in September 1958, the show began to be telecast in color. Ford first gained attention as the host of Hometown Jamboree in Los Angeles. In 1954, he hosted a brief revival of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, a quiz show on NBC. His subsequent The Ford Show was frequently among the Top 20 programs.Acting
2021The Real Charlie Chaplin as Unknown
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
2008Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies as Self (archive footage)
2005Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero as Self (archive footage)
2004On Location with Gunga Din as Self / Thomas Anthony Ballantine (archive footage)
2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self (archive footage)
2002Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star as Self (archive footage)
2001Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self (archive footage)
2000Mary Pickford: A Life on Film as Self
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self
1996Joan Crawford: Always the Star as Self (archive footage)
1996The Battle Over Citizen Kane as Self
1991Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II as Self
1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond as Self
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1989B.L. Stryker (1 Episode) as White
1988American Experience (1 Episode) as Self
1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Self
1987Hollywood Uncensored as Self - Host
1987The Dame Edna Experience (1 Episode) as Self
1986Strong Medicine (2 Episodes) as Eli Camperdown
1986Strong Medicine as Eli Camperdown
1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
1984The Compleat Gilbert & Sullivan (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1983The Mikado as Self
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983La Belle Epoque as Self / Narrator
1982Laurence Olivier: a life as Self
1982Yesteryear (1 Episode) as Self
1982Trial By Jury as Self - Host
1982Cox and Box as Self - Host
1982H.M.S. Pinafore as Self - Host
1982The Pirates Of Penzance as Self - Host
1982The Gondoliers as Self - Host
1982Iolanthe as Self - Host
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981Ghost Story as Edward Charles Wanderley
1980From Raquel with Love as The Almighty
1980The Hostage Tower as Malcolm Philpott
1980Hollywood (5 Episodes) as Self
1979Red, White, and Zero as Millionaire
1978The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness as Narrator
1978The Art of Film: Vintage Hitchcock as Narrator
1978Kingdom Of Gifts as The Proud King
1977The Love Boat (2, 1 Episode) as Elliott Norman, Elliott Banning
1974Dinah! (1 Episode) as Self
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1 Episode) as Self
1972The Crooked Hearts as Rex Willoughby
1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Self
1971The Pearl Bailey Show (1 Episode) as Self
1968Red and Blue as Millionaire
1968The Dick Cavett Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (2, 1 Episode) as Self (uncredited), Self
1967The Funniest Man in the World as Narrator
1967Omnibus (3 Episodes) as Self - Narrator
1966The Canterville Ghost as Mr. Otis
1966ABC Stage 67 (1 Episode) as Mr. Otis
1962The Merv Griffin Show (9 Episodes) as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (2 Episodes) as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show (10, 6 Episode) as Self - Co-Host, Self
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Dr. Robert Devlin
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Charles Clayton
1959The Big Party (1 Episode) as Self – Host
1958Chase a Crooked Shadow as Self - Epilogue (uncredited)
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1956The Ford Show (1 Episode) as Self
1956The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1 Episode) as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show (1 Episode) as Self
1956Cinépanorama (1 Episode) as Self
1954The Awakening as Self - Host
1953Three's Company as Narrator / Anthony
1953The Genie as The Genie
1953Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1951Mr. Drake's Duck as Donald 'Don' Drake
1950State Secret as Dr. John Marlowe
1950The Costume Designer as Self (archive footage)
1950The Bob Hope Show (4 Episodes) as Self
1950Your Show of Shows (1 Episode) as Self
1950What's My Line? (2, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Panelist
1949The Fighting O'Flynn as The O'Flynn
1948That Lady in Ermine as Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas / The Duke
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (5 Episodes) as Self
1947The Exile as Charles II
1947Sinbad the Sailor as Sinbad
1941The Corsican Brothers as Lucien Franchi / Mario Franchi
1940Angels Over Broadway as Bill O'Brien
1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self
1940Safari as Jim Logan
1940Green Hell as Keith Brandon
1939Rulers of the Sea as David 'Davie' Gillespie
1939The Sun Never Sets as John Randolph
1939Gunga Din as Thomas Anthony Ballantine
1938Hollywood Goes to Town as Self
1938The Young in Heart as Richard Carleton
1938Having Wonderful Time as Chick Kirkland
1938The Rage of Paris as Jim Trevor
1938Joy of Living as Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
1937The Prisoner of Zenda as Rupert of Hentzau
1937When Thief Meets Thief as Ricky Morgan
1936Accused as Tony Seymour
1936The Amateur Gentleman as John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
1935Man of the Moment as Tony Woodward
1935Mimi as Rodolphe
1934Success at Any Price as Joe Martin
1934The Rise of Catherine the Great as Grand Duke Peter
1933Captured! as Lieutenant Fred Digby
1933Morning Glory as Joseph Sheridan
1933The Narrow Corner as Fred Blake
1933The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Jimmy
1933Parachute Jumper as Bill Keller
1932Scarlet Dawn as Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 as Self
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 as Self
1932Love Is a Racket as James 'Jimmy' Russell
1932It's Tough to Be Famous as Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
1932Union Depot as Charles 'Chick' Miller
1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' as Self - Golfer (uncredited)
1931I Like Your Nerve as Larry O'Brien
1931Chances as Jack Ingleside
1931The Stolen Jools as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
1931The Aviator as Alain
1931Little Caesar as Joe Massara
1930One Night at Susie's as Dick Rollins
1930Outward Bound as Henry
1930The Way of All Men as Billy Bear
1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 as Self
1930Little Accident as Norman Overbeck
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
1930The Dawn Patrol as Douglas 'Doug' Scott
1930Loose Ankles as Gil
1930Party Girl as Jay Rountree
1929The Show of Shows as Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929The Forward Pass as Marty Reid
1929The Careless Age as Wyn
1929Our Modern Maidens as Gil Jordan
1929Fast Life as Douglas Stratton
1928A Woman of Affairs as Jeffry Merrick
1928The Power of the Press as Clem Rogers
1928The Barker as Chris Miller
1928The Toilers as Steve
1928The Garden of Eden as Busboy (uncredited)
1928Dead Man's Curve as Vernon Keith
1927A Texas Steer as Farleigh Bright
1927Is Zat So? as G. Clifton Blackburn
1927Women Love Diamonds as Jerry Croker-Kelley
1927Man Bait as Jeff Sanford
1926Broken Hearts of Hollywood as Hal Terwilliger
1926Padlocked as Sonny Galloway
1926The American Venus as Triton
1925Stella Dallas as Richard Grosvenor
1925Wild Horse Mesa as Chess Weymer
1925The Air Mail as Sandy
1923Stephen Steps Out as Stephen Harlow Jr.
1916American Aristocracy as Newsboy (uncredited)
Crew
2007Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend ... In Memory Of
2000Mary Pickford: A Life on Film ... Thanks
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists ... Thanks
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? ... Thanks
1932Scarlet Dawn ... Additional Dialogue
Production
1958Chase a Crooked Shadow ... Producer
1956The Silken Affair ... Executive Producer
1955Police Dog ... Producer
1953Three's Company ... Producer
1953The Genie ... Producer
1951Mr. Drake's Duck ... Producer
1950Night and the City ... Casting
1949The Fighting O'Flynn ... Producer
1947The Exile ... Producer
1940Angels Over Broadway ... Associate Producer
1937When Thief Meets Thief ... Producer
1936Accused ... Producer
1936The Amateur Gentleman ... Producer