Donald Crisp
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 26, 1882
- Died
- May 25, 1974 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Bow, London, England, UK
Biography
Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp at the family home in Bow, London. Donald's parents were James Crisp and Elizabeth Crisp, his birth was registered by his mother on 4th September 1882. Donald's sisters were Elizabeth, Ann, Alice (known as Louisa) and Eliza and his brothers were James, John and Mark. Family memories state that Donald's brother-in-law James Needham (Louisa's husband) lent/gave Donald the fare to USA. The family have a photo of Donald which he sent to 'Jimmy' and signed. On 16th February 1937 Donald applied for a US Social Security account number giving his address as N Vista Street Hollywood California, and his employers Warner Brothers Pictures, Burbank California. On his application Donald did not know his mother's maiden name.
Known For
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Filmography
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spencer's Mountain
Movie · as Grandpa Spencer
Greyfriars Bobby
Movie · as James Brown
Pollyanna
Movie · as Mayor Karl Warren
A Dog of Flanders
Movie · as Jehan Daas
The Last Hurrah
Movie · as The Cardinal
Saddle the Wind
Movie · as Dennis Deneen
Drango
Movie · as Judge Allen
Fire on the Heather
Movie
The Long Gray Line
Movie · as Old Martin
The Man from Laramie
Movie · as Alec Waggoman
The Red, White and Blue Line
Movie · as Self
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Prince Valiant
Movie · as King Aguar
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie · as Self
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Home Town Story
Movie · as John MacFarland
Bright Leaf
Movie · as Major Singleton
Challenge to Lassie
Movie · as 'Jock' Gray
Hills of Home
Movie · as Drumsheugh
Whispering Smith
Movie · as Barney Rebstock
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ramrod
Movie · as Jim Crew
Son of Lassie
Movie · as Sam Carraclough
The Valley of Decision
Movie · as William Scott
National Velvet
Movie · as Mr. Herbert Brown
The Uninvited
Movie · as Commander Beech
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Movie · as J.B. Pond
Lassie Come Home
Movie · as Sam Carraclough
Forever and a Day
Movie · as Captain Martin
The Battle of Midway
Movie · as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters
Movie · as Ralph Pedloch
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Sir Charles Emery
How Green Was My Valley
Movie · as Gwilym Morgan
Shining Victory
Movie · as Dr. Drewett
City for Conquest
Movie · as Scotty MacPherson
Brother Orchid
Movie · as Brother Superior
The Sea Hawk
Movie · as Admiral Sir John Burleson
Knute Rockne All American
Movie · as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Movie · as Minister Althoff
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Dr. Kenneth
The Old Maid
Movie · as Doctor Lanskell
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Movie · as Francis Bacon
The Oklahoma Kid
Movie · as Judge Hardwick
Juarez
Movie · as Maréchal Bazaine
Daughters Courageous
Movie · as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
Sons of Liberty
Movie · as Alexander McDougall
Jezebel
Movie · as Dr. Livingstone
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · as Phipps
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Movie · as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
The Sisters
Movie · as Tim Hazelton
Sergeant Murphy
Movie · as Col. Todd Carruthers
Valley of the Giants
Movie · as Andy Stone
The Beloved Brat
Movie · as Mr. Morgan
Comet Over Broadway
Movie · as Grant
The Life of Emile Zola
Movie · as Maitre Labori
Confession
Movie · as Presiding Judge
The Great O'Malley
Movie · as Police Captain Cromwell
That Certain Woman
Movie · as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
Parnell
Movie · as Michael Davitt
Beloved Enemy
Movie · as Liam Burke
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie · as Colonel Campbell
A Woman Rebels
Movie · as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
Mary of Scotland
Movie · as Huntly
The White Angel
Movie · as Dr. Hunt
Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie · as Thomas Burkitt
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Movie · as George
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie · as J.T. McCarger
Laddie
Movie · as Mr. Pryor
The Little Minister
Movie · as Docteur McQueen
The Crime Doctor
Movie · as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
The Key
Movie · as Peadar Conlan
The Life of Vergie Winters
Movie · as Mike Davey
What Every Woman Knows
Movie · as David Wylie
Broadway Bad
Movie · as Darrall
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Movie · as Marcellus
Red Dust
Movie · as Guidon
A Passport to Hell
Movie · as Sgt. Snyder
Svengali
Movie · as The Laird
Kick In
Movie · as Garvey
Scotland Yard
Movie · as Charles Fox
The Pagan
Movie · as Roger Slater
Trent's Last Case
Movie · as Sigsbee Manderson
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Colonel Moran
Stand and Deliver
Movie · as London Club Member (uncredited)
The Viking
Movie · as Leif Ericsson
The River Pirate
Movie · as Caxton
The Black Pirate
Movie · as MacTavish
Don Q Son of Zorro
Movie · as Don Sebastian
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Movie · as Lachlan Campbell
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Movie · as Battling Burrows
Ramona
Movie · as Jim Farrar
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
Movie · as Gen. U.S. Grant
May Blossom
Movie · as Steve Harland
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Movie
A Girl of Yesterday
Movie · as A.H. Monroe
The Love Route
Movie · as Harry Marshall
The Commanding Officer
Movie · as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
The Avenging Conscience
Movie
The Escape
Movie · as 'Bull' McGee
Down the Hill to Creditville
Movie
Another Chance
Movie · as The Tramp
Over the Ledge
Movie
The Mysterious Shot
Movie · as Buck
The Different Man
Movie · as The Ranch Foreman
The Mountain Rat
Movie · as Steve
The Newer Woman
Movie · as Cop
Their First Acquaintance
Movie
The Tavern of Tragedy
Movie · as Bob Jameson - the Spy
Her Mother's Necklace
Movie · as The Burglar
A Lesson in Mechanics
Movie
The Warning
Movie · as Mr. Edwards
The Sisters
Movie
Home, Sweet Home
Movie · as The Mother's Son
The Battle of the Sexes
Movie · as Frank Andrews
Pirate Gold
Movie
Near To Earth
Movie
By Man's Law
Movie · as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
Black and White
Movie
Olaf—An Atom
Movie · as The Beggar
The Blue or the Gray
Movie · as Southern Rival
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Movie · as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
Her Awakening
Movie · as Accident Witness
The Miser's Heart
Movie · as Policeman
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Movie · as Night Court Bailiff
The Battle
Movie · as A Union soldier (uncredited)
Fate's Turning
Movie · as The Valet
The Primal Call
Movie · as At Club
The Italian Barber
Movie · as At Ball
The Making of a Man
Movie · as Actor / Backstage
The Adventures of Billy
Movie · as First Tramp
The Long Road
Movie · as A Servant / The Landlord
The Failure
Movie · as Bank Employee
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Movie · as Courtier
The Two Paths
Movie · as Footman
Swords and Hearts
Movie · as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
Sunshine Sue
Movie · as Head of the Sweatshop
Winning Back His Love
Movie · as At Stage Door
The Golden Supper
Movie · as Courtier/Monk
Through the Breakers
Movie · as At the Club