Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Born: 1909-12-09 New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2000-05-07
Although he appeared in approximately 100 movies or television shows, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. never really intended to take up acting as a career. However, the environment he was born into and the circumstances naturally led him to be a thespian. The son of future silent era swashbuckling idol Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman) and Beth Sully - the daughter of a very wealthy cotton mogul - was born in 1909 and soon proved a gifted boy. To the end of his life he remained a multi-talented, hyperactive man, not content to appear in the 100 films mentioned above. Handsome, distinguished and extremely bright, he excelled at sports ...
Acting (in our collection)
The Pirates Of Penzance
(1982)
Angels Over Broadway
(1940)
Gunga Din
(1939)
The Young in Heart
(1938)
Morning Glory
(1933)
Little Caesar
(1931)
Stella Dallas
(1925)