Donald Crisp
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.
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Movies (191)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spencer's Mountain
1963 · Grandpa Spencer
Greyfriars Bobby
1961 · James Brown
Pollyanna
1960 · Mayor Karl Warren
A Dog of Flanders
1960 · Jehan Daas
The Last Hurrah
1958 · The Cardinal
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Dennis Deneen
Drango
1957 · Judge Allen
Fire on the Heather
1956
The Man from Laramie
1955 · Alec Waggoman
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955 · Self
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Old Martin
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
Prince Valiant
1954 · King Aguar
Home Town Story
1951 · John MacFarland
Bright Leaf
1950 · Major Singleton
Challenge to Lassie
1949 · 'Jock' Gray
Africa Screams
1949 · Executive Producer
Whispering Smith
1948 · Barney Rebstock
Hills of Home
1948 · Drumsheugh
Ramrod
1947 · Jim Crew
The Valley of Decision
1945 · William Scott
Son of Lassie
1945 · Sam Carraclough
National Velvet
1945 · Mr. Herbert Brown
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · J.B. Pond
The Uninvited
1944 · Commander Beech
Lassie Come Home
1943 · Sam Carraclough
Forever and a Day
1943 · Captain Martin
The Battle of Midway
1942 · Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters
1942 · Ralph Pedloch
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Gwilym Morgan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Sir Charles Emery
Shining Victory
1941 · Dr. Drewett
Knute Rockne All American
1940 · Father John Callahan, C.S.C
City for Conquest
1940 · Scotty MacPherson
The Sea Hawk
1940 · Admiral Sir John Burleson
Brother Orchid
1940 · Brother Superior
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · Minister Althoff
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · Francis Bacon
The Old Maid
1939 · Doctor Lanskell
Daughters Courageous
1939 · Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
Juarez
1939 · Maréchal Bazaine
Sons of Liberty
1939 · Alexander McDougall
Wuthering Heights
1939 · Dr. Kenneth
The Oklahoma Kid
1939 · Judge Hardwick
The Dawn Patrol
1938 · Phipps
Comet Over Broadway
1938 · Grant
The Sisters
1938 · Tim Hazelton
Valley of the Giants
1938 · Andy Stone
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Police Inspector Lewis Lane
The Beloved Brat
1938 · Mr. Morgan
Jezebel
1938 · Dr. Livingstone
Sergeant Murphy
1938 · Col. Todd Carruthers
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Maitre Labori
That Certain Woman
1937 · Jack V. Merrick Sr.
Confession
1937 · Presiding Judge
Parnell
1937 · Michael Davitt
The Great O'Malley
1937 · Police Captain Cromwell
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Liam Burke
A Woman Rebels
1936 · Judge Byron Thistlewaite
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Colonel Campbell
Mary of Scotland
1936 · Huntly
The White Angel
1936 · Dr. Hunt
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Thomas Burkitt
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · J.T. McCarger
Laddie
1935 · Mr. Pryor
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935 · George
The Little Minister
1934 · Docteur McQueen
What Every Woman Knows
1934 · David Wylie
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Mike Davey
The Key
1934 · Peadar Conlan
The Crime Doctor
1934 · Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
1933 · Marcellus
Broadway Bad
1933 · Darrall
Red Dust
1932 · Guidon
A Passport to Hell
1932 · Sgt. Snyder
Kick In
1931 · Garvey
Svengali
1931 · The Laird
Scotland Yard
1930 · Charles Fox
The Runaway Bride
1930 · Director
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1929 · Colonel Moran
The Pagan
1929 · Roger Slater
Trent's Last Case
1929 · Sigsbee Manderson
The Viking
1928 · Leif Ericsson
The Cop
1928 · Director
The River Pirate
1928 · Caxton
Stand and Deliver
1928 · London Club Member (uncredited), Director
Dress Parade
1927 · Director
The Fighting Eagle
1927 · Director
Vanity
1927 · Director
Man Bait
1927 · Director
Nobody's Widow
1927 · Director
Young April
1926 · Director
Sunny Side Up
1926 · Director
The Black Pirate
1926 · MacTavish
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925 · Don Sebastian, Director
The Navigator
1924 · Director
Ponjola
1923 · Director
Tell Your Children
1922 · Director
The Bonnie Brier Bush
1921 · Lachlan Campbell, Director
The Princess of New York
1921 · Director
The Barbarian
1921 · Director
Held by the Enemy
1920 · Director
Miss Hobbs
1920 · Director
The Six Best Cellars
1920 · Director
Too Much Johnson
1919 · Director
It Pays to Advertise
1919 · Director
Why Smith Left Home
1919 · Director
Love Insurance
1919 · Director
A Very Good Young Man
1919 · Director
Putting It Over
1919 · Director
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 · Battling Burrows
Something to Do
1919 · Director
Johnny Get Your Gun
1919 · Director
The Poor Boob
1919 · Director
Venus in the East
1919 · Director
Under the Top
1919 · Director
The Way of a Man with a Maid
1918 · Director
The Goat
1918 · Director
Less Than Kin
1918 · Director
The Firefly of France
1918 · Director
Believe Me, Xantippe
1918 · Director
The House of Silence
1918 · Director
Rimrock Jones
1918 · Director
Jules of the Strong Heart
1918 · Director
The Clever Mrs. Carfax
1917 · Director
The Countess Charming
1917 · Director
Lost in Transit
1917 · Director
The Cook of Canyon Camp
1917 · Director, Screenplay
The Marcellini Millions
1917 · Director
The Bond Between
1917 · Director
His Sweetheart
1917 · Director
The Eyes of the World
1917 · Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Extra (uncredited)
Ramona
1916 · Jim Farrar, Director
A Girl of Yesterday
1915 · A.H. Monroe
May Blossom
1915 · Steve Harland
The Commanding Officer
1915 · Col. Archer (the Commandant)
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Gen. U.S. Grant, Assistant Director
The Love Route
1915 · Harry Marshall
How Hazel Got Even
1915 · Director
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915 · Director
At Dawn
1914 · Director
Over the Ledge
1914
The Sisters
1914
Another Chance
1914 · The Tramp, Director
The Little Country Mouse
1914 · Director
The Niggard
1914 · Director
The Availing Prayer
1914 · Director
The Warning
1914 · Mr. Edwards, Director
Sands of Fate
1914 · Director
Down the Hill to Creditville
1914 · Director
A Lesson in Mechanics
1914
Her Mother's Necklace
1914 · The Burglar, Director
The Tavern of Tragedy
1914 · Bob Jameson - the Spy, Director
The Avenging Conscience
1914
Their First Acquaintance
1914 · Director
The Newer Woman
1914 · Cop, Director
The Escape
1914 · 'Bull' McGee
Home, Sweet Home
1914 · The Mother's Son
The Different Man
1914 · The Ranch Foreman
The Mountain Rat
1914 · Steve
The Battle of the Sexes
1914 · Frank Andrews
The Mysterious Shot
1914 · Buck, Director
Her Father's Silent Partner
1914 · Director
The Blue or the Gray
1913 · Southern Rival
By Man's Law
1913 · Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
Black and White
1913
Olaf—An Atom
1913 · The Beggar
Near To Earth
1913
Pirate Gold
1913
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912 · Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
The Failure
1911 · Bank Employee
The Miser's Heart
1911 · Policeman
The Battle
1911 · A Union soldier (uncredited)
The Long Road
1911 · A Servant / The Landlord
The Adventures of Billy
1911 · First Tramp
The Making of a Man
1911 · Actor / Backstage
Her Awakening
1911 · Accident Witness
Swords and Hearts
1911 · At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
The Primal Call
1911 · At Club
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911 · Night Court Bailiff
Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911 · Courtier
Fate's Turning
1911 · The Valet
The Italian Barber
1911 · At Ball
The Two Paths
1911 · Footman
Winning Back His Love
1910 · At Stage Door
The Golden Supper
1910 · Courtier/Monk
Sunshine Sue
1910 · Head of the Sweatshop
Through the Breakers
1909 · At the Club
