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William Fairbanks

Known for

Acting

Born

May 24, 1894

Birthplace

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

April 1, 1945 (aged 50)

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.

Appeari...

Best known work

Wolf Lowry
Wolf Lowry
1917
Under the Black Eagle
Under the Black Eagle
1928
The Beautiful Sinner
The Beautiful Sinner
1924
Racing for Life
Racing for Life
1924
The Vanishing West
The Vanishing West
1928
The Secret Gift
The Secret Gift
1920
The Down Grade
The Down Grade
1927
One Chance in a Million
One Chance in a Million
1927
Through Thick and Thin
Through Thick and Thin
1927
That Something
That Something
1920

Filmography

  1. 1928

    The Vanishing West

    as Long Collins

  2. 1928

    Under the Black Eagle

    as Ulrich Muller

  3. 1928

    Wyoming

    as Buffalo Bill

  4. 1927

  5. 1927

  6. 1927

    When Danger Calls

    as Ralph Spencer

  7. 1927

    The Down Grade

    as Ted Lanning

  8. 1927

    Catch-As-Catch-Can

    as Reed Powers

  9. 1927

  10. 1926

    Flying High

    as Roy Cummins

  11. 1926

    The Winning Wallop

    as Rex Barton

  12. 1926

    Vanishing Millions

    as Dave Merrill

  13. 1925

    The Handsome Brute

    as Larry O'Day

  14. 1925

  15. 1925

  16. 1925

  17. 1925

    Speed Mad

    as Bill Sanford

  18. 1925

    Fighting Youth

    as Dick Covington

  19. 1924

    Women First

    as Billy Decker

  20. 1924

    The Beautiful Sinner

    as Henry Avery

  21. 1924

    The Fatal Mistake

    as Jack Darwin

  22. 1924

  23. 1924

    Racing for Life

    as Jack Grant

  24. 1924

    The Torrent

    as Hale Garrison

  25. 1924

    The Battling Fool

    as Mark Jenkins

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