Donald Crisp
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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
Credits
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
as Thomas Burkitt
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
as Gen. U.S. Grant
Juarez (1939)
as Maréchal Bazaine
Wuthering Heights (1939)
as Dr. Kenneth
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Extra (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
as Gwilym Morgan
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
Pollyanna (1960)
as Mayor Karl Warren
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
as Sir Charles Emery
Parnell (1937)
as Michael Davitt
The Man from Laramie (1955)
as Alec Waggoman
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
as Colonel Campbell
Mary of Scotland (1936)
as Huntly
Jezebel (1938)
as Dr. Livingstone
The Battle of Midway (1942)
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Judge Hardwick
The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Old Martin
Ramrod (1947)
as Jim Crew
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
The Black Pirate (1926)
as MacTavish
Valley of the Giants (1938)
as Andy Stone
National Velvet (1945)
as Mr. Herbert Brown
Lassie Come Home (1943)
as Sam Carraclough
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
as Battling Burrows
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
as Maitre Labori
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
as Francis Bacon
The Uninvited (1944)
as Commander Beech
Prince Valiant (1954)
as King Aguar
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Grandpa Spencer
The Little Minister (1934)
as Docteur McQueen
Svengali (1931)
as The Laird
The Last Hurrah (1958)
as The Cardinal
A Girl of Yesterday (1915)
as A.H. Monroe
Forever and a Day (1943)
as Captain Martin
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
as The Mother's Son
The Crime Doctor (1934)
as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
The Sisters (1914)
Actor
The Valley of Decision (1945)
as William Scott
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saddle the Wind (1958)
as Dennis Deneen
Bright Leaf (1950)
as Major Singleton
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
as James Brown
The Old Maid (1939)
as Doctor Lanskell
Ramona (1916)
as Jim Farrar
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
as J.B. Pond
Red Dust (1932)
as Guidon
City for Conquest (1940)
as Scotty MacPherson
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
as Minister Althoff
Son of Lassie (1945)
as Sam Carraclough
Whispering Smith (1948)
as Barney Rebstock
The Two Paths (1911)
as Footman
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
as Phipps
The Warning (1914)
as Mr. Edwards
Black and White (1913)
Actor
Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
as Don Sebastian
The Sisters (1938)
as Tim Hazelton
Hills of Home (1948)
as Drumsheugh
A Dog of Flanders (1960)
as Jehan Daas
The White Angel (1936)
as Dr. Hunt
Daughters Courageous (1939)
as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
Stand and Deliver (1928)
as London Club Member (uncredited)
The River Pirate (1928)
as Caxton
Home Town Story (1951)
as John MacFarland
The Adventures of Billy (1911)
as First Tramp
The Key (1934)
as Peadar Conlan
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
as David Wylie
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Her Mother's Necklace (1914)
as The Burglar
That Certain Woman (1937)
as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
as Colonel Moran
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters (1942)
as Ralph Pedloch
Brother Orchid (1940)
as Brother Superior
The Pagan (1929)
as Roger Slater
The Failure (1911)
as Bank Employee
Shining Victory (1941)
as Dr. Drewett
A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)
Actor
The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Police Captain Cromwell
The Commanding Officer (1915)
as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
as 'Jock' Gray
Drango (1957)
as Judge Allen
Trent's Last Case (1929)
as Sigsbee Manderson
Winning Back His Love (1910)
as At Stage Door
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
as Mike Davey
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
as Night Court Bailiff
Beloved Enemy (1936)
as Liam Burke
The Miser's Heart (1911)
as Policeman
The Viking (1928)
as Leif Ericsson
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
as Self
Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
as George
Sons of Liberty (1939)
as Alexander McDougall
The Beloved Brat (1938)
as Mr. Morgan
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
as J.T. McCarger
Over the Ledge (1914)
Actor
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (1933)
as Marcellus
The Battle of the Sexes (1914)
as Frank Andrews
The Mountain Rat (1914)
as Steve
The Different Man (1914)
as The Ranch Foreman
Sunshine Sue (1910)
as Head of the Sweatshop
Olaf—An Atom (1913)
as The Beggar
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Actor
A Lesson in Mechanics (1914)
Actor
The Golden Supper (1910)
as Courtier/Monk
A Passport to Hell (1932)
as Sgt. Snyder
The Making of a Man (1911)
as Actor / Backstage
Near To Earth (1913)
Actor
Confession (1937)
as Presiding Judge
The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)
as Bob Jameson - the Spy
May Blossom (1915)
as Steve Harland
By Man's Law (1913)
as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
The Blue or the Gray (1913)
as Southern Rival
Scotland Yard (1930)
as Charles Fox
The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
as Lachlan Campbell
The Long Road (1911)
as A Servant / The Landlord
Kick In (1931)
as Garvey
Fire on the Heather (1956)
Actor
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)
as Self (archive footage)
Laddie (1935)
as Mr. Pryor
The Battle (1911)
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
Fate's Turning (1911)
as The Valet
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Grant
The Escape (1914)
as 'Bull' McGee
Sergeant Murphy (1938)
as Col. Todd Carruthers
Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)
as Courtier
Down the Hill to Creditville (1914)
Actor
The Primal Call (1911)
as At Club
Through the Breakers (1909)
as At the Club
The Italian Barber (1911)
as At Ball
The Mysterious Shot (1914)
as Buck
Swords and Hearts (1911)
as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
Her Awakening (1911)
as Accident Witness
Another Chance (1914)
as The Tramp
The Love Route (1915)
as Harry Marshall
Broadway Bad (1933)
as Darrall
Their First Acquaintance (1914)
Actor
Pirate Gold (1913)
Actor
The Newer Woman (1914)
as Cop