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Douglas Fairbanks Jr

(1909-2000), Actor and producer

Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr

Sitter in 38 portraits
Douglas Fairbanks Jnr was an American-born actor who made numerous stage and film appearances in Britain and the USA. Among his best-known roles are Rupert of Hentzau in the Prisoner of Zenda (1937) and the title role in Sinbad the Sailor (1947). Fairbanks settled in Britain in the early 1950s and produced television films, notably in the series Douglas Fairbanks Presents.

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(29)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(29)

Noël Coward and Douglas Fairbanks Jr at the opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII', by George Woodbine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x135048

Noël Coward and Douglas Fairbanks Jr at the opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'

by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135048

The opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII' (group including Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Noël Coward), by George Woodbine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x135049

The opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII' (group including Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Noël Coward)

by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135049

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x30464

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1934
NPG x30464

Douglas Fairbanks Jr; Gertrude Lawrence, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x46508

Douglas Fairbanks Jr; Gertrude Lawrence

by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 1934
NPG x46508

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x16199

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 1934
NPG x16199

Douglas Fairbanks Jr; Gertrude Lawrence, by George Woodbine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x136409

Douglas Fairbanks Jr; Gertrude Lawrence

by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 19 August 1934
NPG x136409

Gertrude Lawrence; Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Edward Malindine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x136410

Gertrude Lawrence; Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Edward Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 18 September 1934
NPG x136410

Gertrude Lawrence; Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Edward Malindine, for  Daily Herald - NPG x136411

Gertrude Lawrence; Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Edward Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 18 September 1934
NPG x136411

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x30478

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print, 1952
NPG x30478

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x16200

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 1952
NPG x16200

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Herbert K. Nolan - NPG x24192

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Herbert K. Nolan
bromide print, 1956
NPG x24192

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Herbert K. Nolan - NPG x24193

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Herbert K. Nolan
bromide print, January 1956
NPG x24193

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Francis Goodman - NPG x76798

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1960s
NPG x76798

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Francis Goodman - NPG x76799

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1960s
NPG x76799

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Francis Goodman - NPG x76800

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1960s
NPG x76800

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Francis Goodman - NPG x76801

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, early 1960s
NPG x76801

Douglas Fairbanks Jr, by Francis Goodman - NPG x195017

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, July 1960
NPG x195017

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