Donald Crisp
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1882-07-26
Day of Death
1974-05-25 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Bow, London, England, UK
Donald Crisp
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
Acting
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1963)
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandpa Spencer
(1961)
Greyfriars Bobby
as James Brown
(1960)
Pollyanna
as Mayor Karl Warren
(1959)
A Dog of Flanders
as Jehan Daas
(1958)
Saddle the Wind
as Dennis Deneen
(1958)
The Last Hurrah
as The Cardinal
(1957)
Drango
as Judge Allen
(1956)
(1955)
The Man from Laramie
as Alec Waggoman
(1955)
The Long Gray Line
as Old Martin
(1955)
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
(1954)
Prince Valiant
as King Aguar
(1954)
(1951)
Home Town Story
as John MacFarland
(1950)
Bright Leaf
as Major Singleton
(1949)
Challenge to Lassie
as 'Jock' Gray
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Barney Rebstock
(1948)
Hills of Home
as Drumsheugh
(1947)
Ramrod
as Jim Crew
(1945)
National Velvet
as Mr. Herbert Brown
(1945)
The Valley of Decision
as William Scott
(1945)
Son of Lassie
as Sam Carraclough
(1944)
The Uninvited
as Commander Beech
(1944)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as J.B. Pond
(1943)
Lassie Come Home
as Sam Carraclough
(1943)
Forever and a Day
as Captain Martin
(1942)
The Gay Sisters
as Ralph Pedloch
(1942)
The Battle of Midway
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1941)
How Green Was My Valley
as Gwilym Morgan
(1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir Charles Emery
(1941)
Shining Victory
as Dr. Drewett
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Scotty MacPherson
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Brother Superior
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Minister Althoff
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
(1939)
Wuthering Heights
as Dr. Kenneth
(1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Francis Bacon
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Judge Hardwick
(1939)
The Old Maid
as Doctor Lanskell
(1939)
Juarez
as Maréchal Bazaine
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Alexander McDougall
(1938)
Jezebel
as Dr. Livingstone
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
(1938)
The Dawn Patrol
as Phipps
(1938)
The Sisters
as Tim Hazelton
(1938)
Comet Over Broadway
as Grant
(1938)
The Beloved Brat
as Mr. Morgan
(1938)
Sergeant Murphy
as Col. Todd Carruthers
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as Andy Stone
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Maitre Labori
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Police Captain Cromwell
(1937)
That Certain Woman
as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
(1937)
Parnell
as Michael Davitt
(1937)
Confession
as Presiding Judge
(1936)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Colonel Campbell
(1936)
Beloved Enemy
as Liam Burke
(1936)
A Woman Rebels
as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
(1936)
Mary of Scotland
as Huntly
(1936)
The White Angel
as Dr. Hunt
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Thomas Burkitt
(1935)
Laddie
as Mr. Pryor
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Mr. McCarger
(1935)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as George
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Docteur McQueen
(1934)
The Crime Doctor
as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
(1934)
What Every Woman Knows
as David Wylie
(1934)
The Key
as Peadar Conlan
(1934)
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Mike Davey
(1933)
Broadway Bad
as Darrall
(1933)
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
as Marcellus
(1932)
Red Dust
as Guidon
(1932)
A Passport to Hell
as Sgt. Snyder
(1931)
Svengali
as The Laird
(1931)
Kick In
as Garvey
(1930)
Scotland Yard
as Charles Fox
(1929)
The Pagan
as Roger Slater
(1929)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Colonel Moran
(1929)
Trent's Last Case
as Sigsbee Manderson
(1928)
Stand and Deliver
as London Club Member (uncredited)
(1928)
The Viking
as Leif Ericsson
(1928)
The River Pirate
as Caxton
(1926)
The Black Pirate
as MacTavish
(1925)
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Sebastian
(1921)
The Bonnie Brier Bush
as Lachlan Campbell
(1919)
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Battling Burrows
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
(1916)
Ramona
as Jim Farrar
(1915)
The Birth of a Nation
as Gen. U.S. Grant
(1915)
A Girl of Yesterday
as A.H. Monroe
(1915)
(1915)
May Blossom
as Steve Harland
(1915)
The Love Route
as Harry Marshall
(1915)
The Commanding Officer
as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
(1914)
(1914)
Home, Sweet Home
as The Mother's Son
(1914)
The Battle of the Sexes
as Frank Andrews
(1914)
The Escape
as 'Bull' McGee
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
The Newer Woman
as Cop
(1914)
The Mysterious Shot
as Buck
(1914)
Another Chance
as The Tramp
(1914)
The Mountain Rat
as Steve
(1914)
The Warning
as Mr. Edwards
(1914)
(1914)
The Tavern of Tragedy
as Bob Jameson - the Spy
(1914)
The Different Man
as The Ranch Foreman
(1914)
(1914)
Her Mother's Necklace
as The Burglar
(1913)
(1913)
The Blue or the Gray
as Southern Rival
(1913)
(1913)
Olaf—An Atom
as The Beggar
(1913)
(1913)
By Man's Law
as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
(1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
(1911)
The Italian Barber
as At Ball
(1911)
The Making of a Man
as Actor / Backstage
(1911)
The Primal Call
as At Club
(1911)
The Miser's Heart
as Policeman
(1911)
Heart Beats of Long Ago
as Courtier
(1911)
The Battle
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
(1911)
The Long Road
as A Servant / The Landlord
(1911)
The Adventures of Billy
as First Tramp
(1911)
Her Awakening
as Accident Witness
(1911)
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as Night Court Bailiff
(1911)
Fate's Turning
as The Valet
(1911)
The Failure
as Bank Employee
(1910)
The Golden Supper
as Courtier/Monk
(1910)
Winning Back His Love
as At Stage Door
(1910)
Sunshine Sue
as Head of the Sweatshop
(1909)
Through the Breakers
as At the Club
Crew
(1949)
Africa Screams
Executive Producer
(1930)
The Runaway Bride
Director
(1928)
Stand and Deliver
Director
(1928)
The Cop
Director
(1927)
The Fighting Eagle
Director
(1927)
Vanity
Director
(1927)
Dress Parade
Director
(1927)
Man Bait
Director
(1927)
Nobody's Widow
Director
(1926)
Young April
Director
(1926)
Sunny Side Up
Director
(1925)
Don Q Son of Zorro
Director
(1924)
The Navigator
Director
(1923)
Ponjola
Director
(1922)
Tell Your Children
Director
(1921)
The Barbarian
Director
(1921)
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Director
(1921)
The Princess of New York
Director
(1920)
The Six Best Cellars
Director
(1920)
Miss Hobbs
Director
(1920)
Held by the Enemy
Director
(1919)
Under the Top
Director
(1919)
Johnny Get Your Gun
Director
(1919)
Venus in the East
Director
(1919)
Too Much Johnson
Director
(1919)
The Poor Boob
Director
(1919)
Putting It Over
Director
(1918)
The House of Silence
Director
(1918)
Rimrock Jones
Director
(1918)
Believe Me, Xantippe
Director
(1918)
The Firefly of France
Director
(1918)
Less Than Kin
Director
(1918)
The Way of a Man with a Maid
Director
(1918)
The Goat
Director
(1917)
The Countess Charming
Director
(1917)
The Bond Between
Director
(1917)
The Eyes of the World
Director
(1917)
The Marcellini Millions
Director
(1917)
The Clever Mrs. Carfax
Director
(1916)
Ramona
Director
(1915)
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Director
(1915)
How Hazel Got Even
Director
(1915)
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
(1914)
Down the Hill to Creditville
Director
(1914)
The Niggard
Director
(1914)
Another Chance
Director
(1914)
At Dawn
Director
(1914)
Her Father's Silent Partner
Director
(1914)
The Mysterious Shot
Director
(1914)
The Newer Woman
Director
(1914)
Their First Acquaintance
Director
(1914)
The Tavern of Tragedy
Director
(1914)
Her Mother's Necklace
Director
(1914)
Sands of Fate
Director
(1914)
The Warning
Director
(1914)
The Availing Prayer
Director
(1914)
The Little Country Mouse
Director