William Fairbanks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

28

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-05-24

Day of death

1945-04-01 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

William Fairbanks

Biography

From Wikipedia William Fairbanks (May 24, 1894 – April 1, 1945) was an American actor. He appeared in over 65 silent era motion pictures between 1916 and 1928. His first film role was as Capt. Pierre Thierry in the war drama Somewhere in France (1916) starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman. He was then living at 20 Horizon Avenue in Venice, California, where he registered to vote. He appeared in five movies released in 1917, including his role as Dillon in the drama The Little Brother starring Enid Bennett and William Garwood. He was then living at 115 Dudley Avenue in Venice, where he registered for the draft of World War I. He went on to serve as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Appearing in only one movie released in 1918, as Stuart Morley in the comedy/drama The Hired Man starring Charles Ray and Charles K. French, he was then absent from the screen for over a year due to the war. In 1920, he lived at 1309 Ocean Front in Santa Monica, and four of his movies were released that year. He was elevated to star status by independent producers Phil Goldstone and Ben F. Wilson. His screen name, taken from that of Douglas Fairbanks, whose real surname happened to be the same as his, came about with the release of his starring role in Goldstone's western Hearts of the West (1920) opposite Frances Conrad. Although Fairbanks was a busy movie star through the greater part of the 1920s, after playing Long Collins in The Vanishing West (1928), he retired from the screen. In spite of sharing the same last name, William Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. were not related.

Known For

  • The Great Sensation

    The Great Sensation

  • The Flame of the Yukon

    The Flame of the Yukon

  • Wolf Lowry

    Wolf Lowry

  • The Hired Man

    The Hired Man

  • One Chance in a Million

    One Chance in a Million

  • Fighting Youth

    Fighting Youth

  • The Beautiful Sinner

    The Beautiful Sinner

  • The Secret Gift

    The Secret Gift

  • The Cowboy and the Flapper

    The Cowboy and the Flapper

  • That Something

    That Something

  • Under the Black Eagle

    Under the Black Eagle

  • Racing for Life

    Racing for Life

  • A Western Demon

    A Western Demon

  • Through Thick and Thin

    Through Thick and Thin

  • Vanishing Millions

    Vanishing Millions

  • The Down Grade

    The Down Grade

  • Do It Now

    Do It Now

  • Her Man

    Her Man

  • The Torrent

    The Torrent

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Marry in Haste

    Marry in Haste

  • The Battling Fool

    The Battling Fool

  • Spoilers of the West

    Spoilers of the West

  • The Vanishing West

    The Vanishing West

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • The Little Brother

    The Little Brother

  • Somewhere in France

    Somewhere in France

  • Peaceful Peters

    Peaceful Peters