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Birthday:
1894-05-24
Place of birth:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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William Fairbanks

Overview

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.

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1928 The Vanishing West Actor Long Collins N/A
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1928 Under the Black Eagle Actor Ulrich Muller 58
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1927 Spoilers of the West Actor Benton N/A
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1927 Through Thick and Thin Actor Don Davis N/A
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1927 The Down Grade Actor Ted Lanning N/A
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1927 One Chance in a Million Actor Jerry Blaine N/A
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1926 Flying High Actor Roy Cummins N/A
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1925 The Great Sensation Actor Jack N/A
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1925 Fighting Youth Actor Dick Covington N/A
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1924 The Beautiful Sinner Actor N/A
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1924 The Cowboy and the Flapper Actor N/A
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1924 Racing for Life Actor Jack Grant N/A
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1924 The Torrent Actor Hale Garrison N/A
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1924 The Battling Fool Actor Mark Jenkins N/A
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1924 Her Man Actor N/A
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1924 Do It Now Actor N/A
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1922 A Western Demon Actor Ned Underwood N/A
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1920 The Secret Gift Actor Larry N/A
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1920 That Something Actor N/A
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1917 The Flame of the Yukon Actor George Fowler N/A
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1917 Wolf Lowry Actor Owen Thorpe 58
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1917 The Little Brother Actor Dillon N/A
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1916 Somewhere in France Actor Pierre Thierry N/A
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