Donald Crisp

Known For: Acting
Born: July 26, 1882
Place of Birth: Bow, London, England, UK
Died: May 25, 1974

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.

Filmography

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

1959 · Jehan Daas

The Last Hurrah

1958 · The Cardinal

Saddle the Wind

1958 · Dennis Deneen

Drango

1957 · Judge Allen

Fire on the Heather

Fire on the Heather

1956

MGM Parade

1955 · Self

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

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

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

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

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

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

The Cook of Canyon Camp

1917 · Director, Screenplay

The Marcellini Millions

1917 · Director

The Bond Between

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

How Hazel Got Even

1915 · Director

An Old-Fashioned Girl

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

The Availing Prayer

1914 · Director

The Warning

1914 · Mr. Edwards, Director

Sands of Fate

1914 · Director

Down the Hill to Creditville

Down the Hill to Creditville

1914 · , Director

A Lesson in Mechanics

A Lesson in Mechanics

1914

Her Mother's Necklace

Her Mother's Necklace

1914 · The Burglar, Director

The Tavern of Tragedy

The Tavern of Tragedy

1914 · Bob Jameson - the Spy, Director

The Avenging Conscience

1914

Their First Acquaintance

Their First Acquaintance

1914 · , Director

The Newer Woman

The Newer Woman

1914 · Cop, Director

The Escape

1914 · 'Bull' McGee

Home, Sweet Home

1914 · The Mother's Son

The Different Man

The Different Man

1914 · The Ranch Foreman

The Mountain Rat

1914 · Steve

The Battle of the Sexes

1914 · Frank Andrews

The Mysterious Shot

The Mysterious Shot

1914 · Buck, Director

Her Father's Silent Partner

1914 · Director

The Blue or the Gray

The Blue or the Gray

1913 · Southern Rival

By Man's Law

1913 · Lee Calvert - Brother Owner

Black and White

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

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

Donald Crisp · Virelixia