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William Fairbanks
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William Fairbanks
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1894-05-24,Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

The Beautiful Sinner

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The Beautiful Sinner
1924-10-01

Racing for Life

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Racing for Life
1924-08-08

The Vanishing West

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The Vanishing West
1928-10-15

The Secret Gift

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The Secret Gift
1920-09-20

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The Down Grade
1927-07-25

One Chance in a Million

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One Chance in a Million
1927-04-01

Through Thick and Thin

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Through Thick and Thin
1927-09-29

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That Something
1920-05-02

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Fighting Youth
1925-07-01

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The Torrent
1924-08-01

The Flame of the Yukon

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The Flame of the Yukon
1917-07-01

The Little Brother

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The Little Brother
1917-03-11

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Do It Now
1924-02-01

Spoilers of the West

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Spoilers of the West
1927-12-10

A Western Demon

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A Western Demon
1922-05-01

The Battling Fool

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The Battling Fool
1924-08-01

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Her Man
1924-07-10

Somewhere in France

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Somewhere in France
1916-10-29

The Great Sensation

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The Great Sensation
1925-10-01

Under the Black Eagle

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Under the Black Eagle
1928-03-24

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Flying High
1926-12-20

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Wolf Lowry
1917-05-27

The Cowboy and the Flapper

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The Cowboy and the Flapper
1924-08-25