William Fairbanks
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 Vanishing West
as Long Collins
The Vanishing West
as Long Collins
Under the Black Eagle
as Ulrich Muller
Under the Black Eagle
as Ulrich Muller
Wyoming
as Buffalo Bill
Wyoming
as Buffalo Bill
Spoilers of the West
as Benton
Spoilers of the West
as Benton
Through Thick and Thin
as Don Davis
Through Thick and Thin
as Don Davis
When Danger Calls
as Ralph Spencer
When Danger Calls
as Ralph Spencer
The Down Grade
as Ted Lanning
The Down Grade
as Ted Lanning
Catch-As-Catch-Can
as Reed Powers
Catch-As-Catch-Can
as Reed Powers
One Chance in a Million
as Jerry Blaine
One Chance in a Million
as Jerry Blaine
Flying High
as Roy Cummins
Flying High
as Roy Cummins
The Winning Wallop
as Rex Barton
The Winning Wallop
as Rex Barton
Vanishing Millions
as Dave Merrill
Vanishing Millions
as Dave Merrill
The Handsome Brute
as Larry O'Day
The Handsome Brute
as Larry O'Day
A Fight to the Finish
as Jim Davis
A Fight to the Finish
as Jim Davis
The Great Sensation
as Jack
The Great Sensation
as Jack
The New Champion
as Bob
The New Champion
as Bob
Speed Mad
as Bill Sanford
Speed Mad
as Bill Sanford
Fighting Youth
as Dick Covington
Fighting Youth
as Dick Covington
Women First
as Billy Decker
Women First
as Billy Decker
The Beautiful Sinner
as Henry Avery
The Beautiful Sinner
as Henry Avery
The Fatal Mistake
as Jack Darwin
The Fatal Mistake
as Jack Darwin
The Cowboy and the Flapper
as Dan Patterson
The Cowboy and the Flapper
as Dan Patterson
Racing for Life
as Jack Grant
Racing for Life
as Jack Grant
The Torrent
as Hale Garrison
The Torrent
as Hale Garrison
The Battling Fool
as Mark Jenkins
The Battling Fool
as Mark Jenkins
Her Man
Her Man
Do It Now
Do It Now
Marry in Haste
as Wayne Sturgis
Marry in Haste
as Wayne Sturgis
The Law Rustlers
as Phil Stanley
The Law Rustlers
as Phil Stanley
Spawn of the Desert
as Duke Steele
Spawn of the Desert
as Duke Steele
Sheriff of Sun Dog
as 'Silent' Davidson
Sheriff of Sun Dog
as 'Silent' Davidson
Peaceful Peters
as 'Peaceful Peters'
Peaceful Peters
as 'Peaceful Peters'
A Western Demon
as Ned Underwood
A Western Demon
as Ned Underwood
The Secret Gift
as Larry
The Secret Gift
as Larry
What Women Love
as Jack Mortimer
What Women Love
as Jack Mortimer
That Something
That Something
The Hired Man
as Stuart Morley
The Hired Man
as Stuart Morley
The Medicine Man
as Luther Hill
The Medicine Man
as Luther Hill
The Mother Instinct
as Raoul Bergere
The Mother Instinct
as Raoul Bergere
The Flame of the Yukon
as George Fowler
The Flame of the Yukon
as George Fowler
Wolf Lowry
as Owen Thorpe
Wolf Lowry
as Owen Thorpe
The Little Brother
as Dillon
The Little Brother
as Dillon
Somewhere in France
as Pierre Thierry
Somewhere in France
as Pierre Thierry