Here is a very good rare very early vintage original autographed 8" by 10" photo of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. from 1936. Great rare image too. Although he appeared in approximately 100 movies or TV 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. Noblesse oblige. He was born Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr. in New York City, New York, to Anna Beth (Sully), daughter of a very wealthy cotton mogul, and actor Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman), then not yet established as the swashbuckling idol he would become. Fairbanks, Jr. had German Jewish (from his paternal grandfather), English, and Scottish ancestry. He proved a gifted boy early in life. 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 (much like his father), notably during his stay at the Military Academy in 1919 (his role in Claude Autant-Lara's "L'athlète incomplete" illustrated these abilities). He also excelled academically, and attended the Lycéee Janson de Sailly in Paris, where he had followed his divorced mother. Very early in his life he developed a taste for the arts as well and became a painter and sculptor. Not content to limiting himself to just one field, he became involved in business, in fields as varied as mining, hotel management, owning a chain of bowling alleys and a firm that manufactured popcorn. During World War II he headed London's Douglas Voluntary Hospital (an establishment taking care of war refugees), was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's special envoy for the Special Mission to South America in 1940 before becoming a lieutenant in the Navy (he was promoted to the rank of captain in 1954) and taking part in the Allies' landing in Sicily and Elba in 1943. A fervent Anglophile, was knighted in 1949 and often entertained Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in his London mansion, "The Boltons". His film career began at the age of 13 when he was signed by Paramount Pictures. He debuted in Stephen Steps Out (1923) but the film flopped and his career stagnated despite a critically acclaimed role in Stella Dallas (1925). Things really picked up when he married Lucille Le Sueur, a young starlet who was soon to become better known as Joan Crawford. The young couple became the toast of the town (one "Screen Snapshots" episode echoes this sudden glory) and good parts and success followed, such as the hapless partner of Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar (1931) a favorably reviewed turn as the villain in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) or more debonair characters in slapstick comedies or adventure yarns. The 1930s were a fruitful period for Fairbanks, his most memorable role probably being that of the British soldier in Gunga Din (1939); although it was somewhat of a "swashbuckling" role, Fairbanks made a point of never imitating his father. After the World War II, his star waned and, despite a moving part in Ghost Story (1981), he did not appear in a major movie. Now a legend himself, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. left this world with the satisfaction of having lived up to the Fairbanks name at the end of a life nobody could call "wasted". Minor corner and edge wear. Rare this early,
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Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
B.L. Stryker
6.1
TV Series
White
1989
1 episode
Strong Medicine (1986)
Strong Medicine
6.5
TV Movie
Eli Camperdown
1986
The Pirates of Penzance (1982)
The Pirates of Penzance
6.6
TV Movie
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
1982
Ghost Story (1981)
Ghost Story
6.3
Edward Wanderley
1981
Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
The Love Boat
6.3
TV Series
Elliott Banning
Elliott Norman
1979–1981
3 episodes
Maud Adams, Keir Dullea, Britt Ekland, Peter Fonda, and Billy Dee Williams in The Hostage Tower (1980)
The Hostage Tower
5.0
TV Movie
Malcolm Philpott
1980
Kingdom of Gifts
6.1
The Proud King (voice)
1978
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Rosalind Russell in The Crooked Hearts (1972)
The Crooked Hearts
6.4
TV Movie
Rex Willoughby
1972
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
Guest Performer
1968
1 episode
The Legend of Robin Hood (1968)
The Legend of Robin Hood
8.2
TV Movie
King Richard
1968
Sweet and Sour (1963)
Red and Blue
6.6
Short
Millionaire (uncredited)
1967
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
ABC Stage 67
7.4
TV Series
Mr. Otis (as Douglas Fairbanks)
1966
1 episode
Tommy Cooper and Bruce Forsyth in The Bruce Forsyth Show (1965)
The Bruce Forsyth Show
7.7
TV Series
1966
1 episode
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Dr. Kildare
7.0
TV Series
Dr. Robert Devlin
1964
1 episode
Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
The Red Skelton Hour
8.1
TV Series
Colonel Nigel Fitztitely
1964
1 episode
Kraft Theatre (1947)
The United States Steel Hour
8.0
TV Series
Host
1962–1963
2 episodes
Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
The DuPont Show of the Week
5.8
TV Series
Hans Harben
1962
1 episode
George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
Route 66
7.7
TV Series
Charles Clayton
1962
1 episode
Rheingold Theatre (1953)
Rheingold Theatre
8.6
TV Series
Kurt 'Scarface' Remo
Hank
The Genie ...
1953–1956
4 episodes
Faccia da mascalzone
1956
The Last Moment
George Griffin
1954
Destination Milan
6.2
1954
The Red Dress
Narrator
1954
The Triangle
Francois Villon (segment "A Lodging for the Night")
1953
Three's Company
5.7
Narrator
Anthony (segment "The Scream' story)
1953
Thought to Kill
Narrator
1953
The Genie (1953)
The Genie
The Genie (segment "The Genie")
1953
Sure As Fate
6.5
TV Series
Guest
1951
1 episode
Mr Drake's Duck (1951)
Mr Drake's Duck
5.9
Donald 'Don' Drake
1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
John Deacon January
1950
1 episode
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Great Manhunt
7.0
Dr. John Marlowe
1950
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, and Patricia Medina in The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
The Fighting O'Flynn
6.9
The O'Flynn
1949
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Betty Grable, and Cesar Romero in That Lady in Ermine (1948)
That Lady in Ermine
5.8
Colonel Ladislas Karolyi Teglas
The Duke
1948
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Exile (1947)
The Exile
6.6
Charles Stuart (Charles II)
1947
Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)
Sinbad, the Sailor
6.1
Sinbad
1947
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Ruth Warrick in The Corsican Brothers (1941)
The Corsican Brothers
6.5
Mario Franchi
Lucien Franchi
1941
Rita Hayworth and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Angels Over Broadway
6.5
Bill O'Brien
1940
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll in Safari (1940)
Safari
6.3
Jim Logan
1940
Joan Bennett, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Vincent Price, George Sanders, Alan Hale, George Bancroft, and John Howard in Green Hell (1940)
Green Hell
5.7
Keith Brandon
1940
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Rulers of the Sea
6.4
David Gillespie
1939
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Basil Rathbone in The Sun Never Sets (1939)
The Sun Never Sets
6.4
John Randolph
1939
Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din
7.2
Sergeant Thomas Ballantine
1939
Billie Burke, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Paulette Goddard, Janet Gaynor, and Roland Young in The Young in Heart (1938)
The Young in Heart
7.3
Richard Carleton
1938
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Ginger Rogers in Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Having Wonderful Time
6.0
Chick Kirkland
1938
Danielle Darrieux in The Rage of Paris (1938)
The Rage of Paris
6.9
Jim Trevor
1938
Lucille Ball, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne, Alice Brady, and Guy Kibbee in Joy of Living (1938)
Joy of Living
6.3
Dan Brewster
1938
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.6
Rupert of Hentzau
1937
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
When Thief Meets Thief
5.8
Ricky Morgan
1937
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Dolores Del Río in Accused (1936)
Accused
5.6
Tony Seymour
1936
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
The Amateur Gentleman
6.0
John Beverley aka Barnabas Barty
1936
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Man of the Moment (1935)
Man of the Moment
6.2
Tony Woodward (as Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.)
1935
Mimi (1935)
Mimi
5.1
Rodolphe
1935
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Genevieve Tobin in Success at Any Price (1934)
Success at Any Price
6.4
Joe Martin
1934
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Elisabeth Bergner in The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
The Rise of Catherine the Great
6.3
Grand Duke Peter (as Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.)
1934
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Leslie Howard, Paul Lukas, and Margaret Lindsay in Captured! (1933)
Captured!
6.5
Lt. Jack 'Dig' Digby
1933
Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Adolphe Menjou in Morning Glory (1933)
Morning Glory
6.4
Joseph Sheridan
1933
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Patricia Ellis in The Narrow Corner (1933)
The Narrow Corner
6.3
Fred Blake
1933
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Fifi D'Orsay, Harold Huber, Guy Kibbee, Aline MacMahon, Lyle Talbot, and Loretta Young in The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.8
Jimmy Dolan
1933
Bette Davis and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Parachute Jumper (1933)
Parachute Jumper
6.4
Bill Keller
1933
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Nancy Carroll in Scarlet Dawn (1932)
Scarlet Dawn
5.9
Nikita Krasnoff
1932
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Ann Dvorak in Love Is a Racket (1932)
Love Is a Racket
6.2
Jimmy Russell
1932
L'athlète incomplet (1932)
L'athlète incomplet
Fred Miller
1932
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Mary Brian in It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
It's Tough to Be Famous
6.1
Scott 'Scotty' McClenahan
1932
Joan Blondell, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alan Hale, Adrienne Dore, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh, and George Rosener in Union Depot (1932)
Union Depot
7.0
Chick Miller
1932
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young in I Like Your Nerve (1931)
I Like Your Nerve
5.3
Larry O'Brien
1931
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Rose Hobart in Chances (1931)
Chances
6.3
Jack Ingleside
1931
The Stolen Jools (1931)
The Stolen Jools
5.7
Short
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
1931
L'aviateur
Alain
1931
Little Caesar (1931)
Little Caesar
7.2
Joe Massara
1931
Billie Dove in One Night at Susie's (1930)
One Night at Susie's
5.7
Dick Rollins
1930
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Leslie Howard, and Helen Chandler in Outward Bound (1930)
Outward Bound
6.5
Henry
1930
The Way of All Men (1930)
The Way of All Men
6.6
Billy Bear
1930
Little Accident (1930)
Little Accident
5.7
Norman Overbeck
1930
Richard Barthelmess in The Dawn Patrol (1930)
The Dawn Patrol
7.1
Douglas Scott
1930
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Edward J. Nugent, and Loretta Young in Loose Ankles (1930)
Loose Ankles
6.0
Gil
1930
Almeda Fowler and Jeanette Loff in Party Girl (1930)
Party Girl
5.1
Jay Rountree
1930
Show of Shows (1929)
Show of Shows
5.8
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
1929
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Allan Lane in The Forward Pass (1929)
The Forward Pass
5.1
Marty Reid
1929
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Holmes Herbert, and Carmel Myers in The Careless Age (1929)
The Careless Age
5.7
Wyn Hayward
1929
Joan Crawford, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rod La Rocque, and Edward J. Nugent in Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Our Modern Maidens
6.2
Gil Jordan
1929
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ray Hallor, and Loretta Young in Fast Life (1929)
Fast Life
6.0
Douglas Stratton
1929
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Marceline Day in The Jazz Age (1929)
The Jazz Age
8.2
Steve Maxwell
1929
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in A Woman of Affairs (1928)
A Woman of Affairs
7.1
Jeffry Merrick
1928
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jobyna Ralston in The Power of the Press (1928)
The Power of the Press
6.4
Clem Rogers
1928
Dorothy Mackaill and Milton Sills in The Barker (1928)
The Barker
6.9
Chris Miller
1928
The Toilers (1928)
The Toilers
6.3
Steve
1928
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helene Chadwick, and Barbara Kent in Modern Mothers (1928)
Modern Mothers
David Starke
1928
Dead Man's Curve (1928)
Dead Man's Curve
6.3
Vernon Keith
1928
Sam E. Rork in A Texas Steer (1927)
A Texas Steer
4.6
Farleigh Bright
1927
Edmund Lowe and George O'Brien in Is Zat So? (1927)
Is Zat So?
5.0
G. Clifton Blackburn
1927
Billy Butts, Nanci Price, and Pauline Starke in Women Love Diamonds (1927)
Women Love Diamonds
6.2
Jerry Croker-Kelley
1927
Marie Prevost in Man Bait (1926)
Man Bait
6.0
Jeff Sanford
1926
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Patsy Ruth Miller in Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
Broken Hearts of Hollywood
5.7
Hal Terwilliger
1926
Padlocked (1926)
Padlocked
7.1
Sonny Galloway
1926
Esther Ralston in The American Venus (1926)
The American Venus
7.1
Triton
1926
Belle Bennett in Stella Dallas (1925)
Stella Dallas
7.3
Richard Grosvenor
1925
Billie Dove and Jack Holt in Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
Wild Horse Mesa
6.5
Chess Weymer
1925
Billie Dove in The Air Mail (1925)
The Air Mail
6.5
Sandy
1925
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Stephen Steps Out (1923)
Stephen Steps Out
7.3
Stephen Harlow Jr.
1923
Douglas Fairbanks in The Three Musketeers (1921)
The Three Musketeers
6.9
Boy (uncredited)
1921
Douglas Fairbanks in American Aristocracy (1916)
American Aristocracy
6.1
Newsboy (uncredited)
1916
Producer
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
Chase a Crooked Shadow
7.0
producer
1958
Rheingold Theatre (1953)
Rheingold Theatre
8.6
TV Series
executive producer
producer
1953–1957
61 episodes
The Silken Affair (1956)
The Silken Affair
5.5
executive producer
1956
Rex III in Police Dog (1955)
Police Dog
5.6
producer (uncredited)
1955
The Last Moment
executive producer
1954
The Red Dress
producer
1954
John Baer and William Tracy in Terry and the Pirates (1952)
Terry and the Pirates
7.1
TV Series
executive producer
1952–1953
13 episodes
Three's Company
5.7
executive producer
1953
Thought to Kill
executive producer
1953
The Genie (1953)
The Genie
producer
1953
Mr Drake's Duck (1951)
Mr Drake's Duck
5.9
producer (uncredited)
1951
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, and Patricia Medina in The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
The Fighting O'Flynn
6.9
producer
1949
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Exile (1947)
The Exile
6.6
producer
1947
Rita Hayworth and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Angels Over Broadway
6.5
associate producer
1940
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
When Thief Meets Thief
5.8
producer
1937
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Dolores Del Río in Accused (1936)
Accused
5.6
producer (uncredited)
1936
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
The Amateur Gentleman
6.0
producer (uncredited)
1936
Production Manager
Rheingold Theatre (1953)
Rheingold Theatre
8.6
TV Series
in charge of production
1954–1956
11 episodes