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Overview
Mini Biography:
Although he appeared in about a hundred movies or TV films, Douglas Elton Ulman... moreTrivia:
He held the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit with V for valor in combat... moreAwards:
2 wins moreAlternate Names:
Mr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Young FairbanksUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 8 | 6:15 AM | TCM | Sinbad the Sailor |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Casting Director, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- "B.L. Stryker" (1 episode, 1989)
- Auntie Sue (1989) TV episode - Strong Medicine (1986) (TV) .... Eli Camperdown
... aka Arthur Hailey's 'Strong Medicine' - Ghost Story (1981) .... Edward Charles Wanderley
- "The Love Boat" .... Elliot Norman / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1981)
- Two Grapes on the Vine/Aunt Sylvia/Deductible Divorce (1981) TV episode .... Elliott Banning
- The Critical Success/Love Lamp Is Lit, The/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/Man in Her Life: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Elliott Norman
- The Critical Success/Love Lamp Is Lit, The/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/Man in Her Life: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Elliot Norman - The Hostage Tower (1980) (TV) .... Malcolm Philpott
... aka Alistair MacLean's The Hostage Tower (USA: complete title) - Kingdom of Gifts (1978) (voice) .... The Proud King
- "The Art of Film" (1976) TV series .... Narrator
- The Crooked Hearts (1972) (TV) .... Rex Willoughby
- "The Legend of Robin Hood" (1968) TV series .... King Richard
- Red and Blue (1967) .... The millionaire
- "ABC Stage 67" .... Mr. Otis (1 episode, 1966)
- The Canterville Ghost (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Otis - "The Bruce Forsyth Show" (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode #1.1 (1966) TV episode - "Dr. Kildare" (1 episode, 1964)
- An Ungodly Act (1964) TV episode - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Host (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- The Troubled Heart (1963) TV episode .... Host
- A Nightmare at Bleak Hill (1962) TV episode - "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Hans Harben (1 episode, 1962)
- The Shadowed Affair (1962) TV episode .... Hans Harben - "Route 66" .... Charles Clayton (1 episode, 1962)
- Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn (1962) TV episode .... Charles Clayton - "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" .... Anthony Selincourt / ... (27 episodes, 1953-1956)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
- One Can't Help Feeling Sorry (1956) TV episode .... Kurt 'Scarface' Remo
- Beloved Stranger (1956) TV episode .... Stephen
- Play Me a Blue Note (1956) TV episode .... Rock
- The Story of Pan Yusef (1956) TV episode .... Pan Yusef
- The Murderer (1956) TV episode .... Sullivan
(22 more) - Faccia da mascalzone (1955) (unconfirmed)
- Thought to Kill (1954) .... Narrator
- The Red Dress (1954) .... Narrator
- Three's Company (1954) .... Narrator/Anthony (segment "The Scream' story)
- Destination Milan (1954)
- The Last Moment (1954) .... George Griffin
- The Genie (1953) .... The Genie
- The Triangle (1953) .... Francois Villon (segment "A Lodging for the Night")
- "Sure As Fate" .... Guest (1 episode, 1951)
- The Guinea Pigs (1951) TV episode .... Guest - Mister Drake's Duck (1951) .... Donald 'Don' Drake
- "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
- Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) TV episode - "Your Show of Shows" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 11 November 1950 (1950) TV episode - State Secret (1950) .... Dr. John Marlowe
... aka The Great Manhunt (USA) - The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) .... The O'Flynn
- That Lady in Ermine (1948) .... Col. Ladislas Karolyi Teglas/The duke
- The Exile (1947) .... Charles II Stuart
- Sinbad the Sailor (1947) .... Sinbad
- The Corsican Brothers (1941) .... Lucien Franchi/Mario Franchi
- Angels Over Broadway (1940) .... Bill O'Brien
- Safari (1940) .... Jim Logan
- Green Hell (1940) .... Keith Brandon
- Rulers of the Sea (1939) .... David 'Davie' Gillespie
- The Sun Never Sets (1939) .... John Randolph
- Gunga Din (1939) .... Sgt. Thomas 'Tommy' Ballantine
- The Young in Heart (1938) .... Richard Carleton
- Having Wonderful Time (1938) .... Chick Kirkland
... aka Having a Wonderful Time - The Rage of Paris (1938) .... James 'Jim' Trevor
- Joy of Living (1938) .... Daniel 'Dan' Brewster
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) .... Rupert of Hentzau
- Jump for Glory (1937) .... Ricky Morgan
... aka When Thief Meets Thief (USA) - Accused (1936) .... Tony Seymour
- The Amateur Gentleman (1936) .... John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
- Man of the Moment (1935) .... Tony Qoodward
- Mimi (1935) .... Rodolphe
- Success at Any Price (1934) .... Joe Martin
- The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) .... Grand Duke Peter
... aka Catherine the Great - Captured! (1933) .... Lieutenant Fred 'Dig' Digby
- Morning Glory (1933) .... Joseph Sheridan
- The Narrow Corner (1933) .... Fred Blake
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) .... Jimmy Dolan
... aka The Kid's Last Fight (UK) - Parachute Jumper (1933) .... Bill Keller
- Scarlet Dawn (1932) .... Baron Nikita 'Nikki' Krasnoff
- Love Is a Racket (1932) .... James 'Jimmy' Russell
... aka Such Things Happen (UK) - It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) .... Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
- Union Depot (1932) .... Charles 'Chick' Miller
... aka Gentleman for a Day (UK) - Athlète incomplet, L' (1932) .... Fred Miller
- I Like Your Nerve (1931) .... Larry O'Brien
- Chances (1931) .... Jack Ingleside
... aka Changes (UK) - Aviateur, L' (1931)
- Little Caesar (1931) .... Joe Massara
- One Night at Susie's (1930) .... Dick
- Outward Bound (1930) .... Henry
- The Way of All Men (1930) .... Billy Bear
... aka The Sin Flood (UK) - Little Accident (1930) .... Norman Overbeck
- The Dawn Patrol (1930) .... Douglas 'Doug' Scott
... aka Flight Commander (USA: TV title) - Loose Ankles (1930) .... Gil 'Gilly' Hayden
- Party Girl (1930) .... Jay Rountree
... aka Dangerous Business - The Show of Shows (1929) .... Ambrose (song "Bicycle Built for Two")
- The Forward Pass (1929) .... Marty Reid
- The Careless Age (1929) .... Wyn
- Fast Life (1929) .... Douglas Stratton
- Our Modern Maidens (1929) .... Gil Jordan
- The Jazz Age (1929) .... Steve Maxwell
- A Woman of Affairs (1928) .... Jeffry Merrick
- The Barker (1928) .... Chris Miller
- The Power of the Press (1928) .... Clem Rogers
- The Toilers (1928) .... Steve
- Modern Mothers (1928) .... David Starke
- Dead Man's Curve (1928) .... Vernon Keith
- A Texas Steer (1927) .... Farleigh Bright
- Is Zat So? (1927) .... G. Clifton Blackburn
- Women Love Diamonds (1927) .... Jerry Croker-Kelley
- Man Bait (1927) .... Jeff Sanford
- Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926) .... Hal Terwilliger
- Padlocked (1926) .... Sonny Galloway
- The American Venus (1926) .... Triton
- Stella Dallas (1925) .... Richard Grosvenor
- Wild Horse Mesa (1925) .... Chess Weymer
- The Air Mail (1925) .... Sandy
- Stephen Steps Out (1923) .... Stephen Harlow Jr.
- The Three Musketeers (1921) (uncredited) .... Boy
- American Aristocracy (1916) (uncredited) .... Newsboy
Producer:
- Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) (producer)
- "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" (executive producer) (32 episodes, 1954-1957) (producer) (20 episodes, 1953)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
- Together (1957) TV episode (executive producer)
- Bulldog Drummond and 'The Ludlow Affair' (1957) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Best Man (1957) TV episode (executive producer)
- To What Great Heights (1956) TV episode (executive producer)
- Scheherezade (1956) TV episode (executive producer)
(47 more) - The Silken Affair (1956) (executive producer)
- Thought to Kill (1954) (executive producer)
- The Red Dress (1954) (producer)
- Three's Company (1954) (executive producer)
- The Last Moment (1954) (executive producer)
- The Genie (1953) (producer)
- The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) (producer)
- The Exile (1947) (producer)
- Angels Over Broadway (1940) (associate producer)
- Jump for Glory (1937) (producer)
... aka When Thief Meets Thief (USA) - Accused (1936) (producer)
- The Amateur Gentleman (1936) (producer)
Writer:
- The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) (writer)
- The Exile (1947) (writer)
- Scarlet Dawn (1932) (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- Joy of Living (1938) (performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) (uncredited), "Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood), Op.354" (1873) (uncredited))
- The Dawn Patrol (1930) ("Plum and Apple")
... aka Flight Commander (USA: TV title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Another Man's Poison (1951) (presenter)
Casting Director:
- Night and the City (1950) (uncredited)
Thanks:
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) (special thanks) (as Mr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series (acknowledgment: film source)
... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
Self:
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) .... Himself
- "The American Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990) (TV) .... Host
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr (1989) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dame Edna Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode #2.1 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988) .... Himself
- Hollywood Uncensored (1987) .... Himself - Host
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
- The Bob Hope Anniversary Show (1981) (TV)
- From Raquel with Love (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "Great Railway Journeys of the World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Coast to Coast (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - "The British Greats" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
- Leslie Howard (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee - The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title) - Circus of the Stars #4 (1979) (TV) .... Ringmaster
- All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey (1979) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Third Annual Kraft All Star Salute: Pearl Bailey (USA: long title) - "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #4.10 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 25 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1969)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #23.8 (1969) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #11.23 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #11.10 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #8.8 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.7 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1968)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #2.12 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer
- Episode #1.5 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.4 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Sketch Actor (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode #5.24 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 5 March 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "You Don't Say" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 22 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The Funniest Man in the World (1967) .... Narrator
- "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode dated 22 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "Get the Message" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Password" .... Panelist (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
- Betsy Palmer vs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1964) TV episode .... Panelist
- Vivian Vance vs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
- Carol Burnett vs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1963) TV episode .... Panelist - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1958-1962)
- Episode dated 19 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Home for Christmas (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.19 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) (uncredited) .... Himself (epilogue)
- "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #1.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" .... Himself - Host / ... (11 episodes, 1953-1957)
... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
- Bulldog Drummond and 'The Ludlow Affair' (1957) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Host
- The Last Tour (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Silent Night: The Story of the Original Christmas Carol (1954) TV episode .... Himself, Host
- Rain Forest (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Panic (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Host
(6 more) - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.7 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1956)
- Episode dated 28 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 18 September 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest #2
- Episode dated 25 March 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Kate Smith Evening Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode dated 7 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (1940) .... Himself, Tennis Fan
- Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) (as Young Fairbanks) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932) .... Himself
- The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Himself
... aka The Stolen Jools - Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Himself
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Trouble Shots (USA: short title) - Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930) .... Himself
- An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) .... Himself
... aka Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner (USA: short title) - Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 13 (1930) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930) .... Himself, Newlywed
- Hollywood Snapshots #11 (1929) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) .... Himself
- On Location with 'Gunga Din' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Bob Hope at 100 (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Actor/Husband
- The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
- Dritte Reich - in Farbe, Das (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- America at the Movies (1976) .... Joe Massara
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"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
- Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (1955) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Spike Jones in Hollywood (1953) .... Himself
- The Costume Designer (1950)
- Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 10: Famous Fathers and Sons (1946) .... Himself
- Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
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