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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- Born:
- Jul 27, 1882 In Bow, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 97
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Golden Supper 1910-12-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Movie | Spencer's Mountain | Grandpa Spencer | 1963-05-16 |
| Movie | Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | 1961-07-17 |
| Movie | A Dog of Flanders | Jehan Daas | 1959-03-17 |
| Movie | Saddle the Wind | Dennis Deneen | 1958-03-20 |
| Movie | The Last Hurrah | The Cardinal | 1958-12-31 |
| Movie | Drango | Judge Allen | 1957-01-01 |
| Movie | The Long Gray Line | Old Martin | 1955-01-04 |
| Movie | The Man from Laramie | Alec Waggoman | 1955-08-19 |
| Movie | Prince Valiant | King Aguar | 1954-04-05 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
| Movie | Home Town Story | John MacFarland | 1951-05-18 |
| Movie | Bright Leaf | Major Singleton | 1950-06-16 |
| Movie | Hills of Home | Drumsheugh | 1948-11-25 |
| Movie | Whispering Smith | Barney Rebstock | 1948-12-09 |
| Movie | Ramrod | Jim Crew | 1947-05-02 |
| Movie | National Velvet | Mr. Herbert Brown | 1945-01-26 |
| Movie | Son of Lassie | Sam Carraclough | 1945-04-20 |
| Movie | The Valley of Decision | William Scott | 1945-05-03 |
| Movie | The Uninvited | Commander Beech | 1944-02-24 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Mark Twain | J.B. Pond | 1944-07-20 |
| Movie | Forever and a Day | Captain Martin | 1943-01-21 |
| Movie | Lassie Come Home | Sam Carraclough | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | The Gay Sisters | Ralph Pedloch | 1942-08-01 |
| Movie | The Battle of Midway | Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1942-09-14 |
| Movie | Shining Victory | Dr. Drewett | 1941-05-30 |
| Movie | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Sir Charles Emery | 1941-08-12 |
| Movie | How Green Was My Valley | Gwilym Morgan | 1941-10-28 |
| Movie | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Minister Althoff | 1940-02-23 |
| Movie | Brother Orchid | Brother Superior | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Scotty MacPherson | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | Knute Rockne All American | Father John Callahan, C.S.C | 1940-10-05 |
| Movie | The Sea Hawk | Admiral Sir John Burleson | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | The Oklahoma Kid | Judge Hardwick | 1939-03-11 |
| Movie | Sons of Liberty | Alexander McDougall | 1939-05-20 |
| Movie | Juarez | Maréchal Bazaine | 1939-06-10 |
| Movie | The Old Maid | Doctor Lanskell | 1939-08-16 |
| Movie | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Francis Bacon | 1939-11-11 |
| Movie | Daughters Courageous | Samuel 'Sam' Sloane | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | The Beloved Brat | Mr. Morgan | 1938-04-30 |
| Movie | Jezebel | Dr. Livingstone | 1938-03-26 |
| Movie | Sergeant Murphy | Col. Todd Carruthers | 1938-01-01 |
| Movie | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Inspector Lewis Lane | 1938-07-20 |
| Movie | Valley of the Giants | Andy Stone | 1938-09-17 |
| Movie | The Dawn Patrol | Phipps | 1938-12-24 |
| Movie | Comet Over Broadway | Grant | 1938-12-03 |
| Movie | The Sisters | Tim Hazelton | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | The Great O'Malley | Police Captain Cromwell | 1937-02-13 |
| Movie | Parnell | Michael Davitt | 1937-06-04 |
| Movie | That Certain Woman | Jack V. Merrick Sr. | 1937-08-30 |
| Movie | Confession | Presiding Judge | 1937-08-19 |
| Movie | The Life of Emile Zola | Maitre Labori | 1937-09-09 |
| Movie | Mary of Scotland | Huntly | 1936-07-28 |
| Movie | The White Angel | Dr. Hunt | 1936-06-25 |
| Movie | A Woman Rebels | Judge Byron Thistlewaite | 1936-11-06 |
| Movie | Beloved Enemy | Liam Burke | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Laddie | Mr. Pryor | 1935-03-18 |
| Movie | Vanessa: Her Love Story | George | 1935-03-01 |
| Movie | Oil for the Lamps of China | Mr. McCarger | 1935-06-08 |
| Movie | Mutiny on the Bounty | Thomas Burkitt | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | The Crime Doctor | Mr. Anthony, District Attorney | 1934-03-14 |
| Movie | The Key | Peadar Conlan | 1934-06-09 |
| Movie | The Little Minister | Docteur McQueen | 1934-12-28 |
| Movie | The Life of Vergie Winters | Mike Davey | 1934-06-14 |
| Movie | What Every Woman Knows | David Wylie | 1934-10-18 |
| Movie | Broadway Bad | Darrall | 1933-02-24 |
| Movie | A Passport to Hell | Sgt. Snyder | 1932-08-25 |
| Movie | Red Dust | Guidon | 1932-10-22 |
| Movie | Svengali | The Laird | 1931-05-20 |
| Movie | Kick In | Garvey | 1931-05-22 |
| Movie | Scotland Yard | Charles Fox | 1930-10-19 |
| Movie | The Pagan | Roger Slater | 1929-04-26 |
| Movie | Trent's Last Case | Sigsbee Manderson | 1929-03-31 |
| Movie | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Colonel Moran | 1929-10-26 |
| Movie | Stand and Deliver | London Club Member (uncredited) | 1928-02-18 |
| Movie | The Viking | Leif Ericsson | 1928-11-02 |
| Movie | The Black Pirate | MacTavish | 1926-03-08 |
| Movie | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Sebastian | 1925-06-15 |
| Movie | The Bonnie Brier Bush | Lachlan Campbell | 1921-11-27 |
| Movie | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Extra (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
| Movie | A Girl of Yesterday | A.H. Monroe | 1915-10-07 |
| Movie | Home, Sweet Home | The Mother's Son | 1914-05-16 |
| Movie | The Escape | 'Bull' McGee | 1914-06-01 |
| Movie | Black and White | 1913-08-27 | |
| Movie | The Musketeers of Pig Alley | Rival Gang Member (uncredited) | 1912-10-31 |
| Movie | What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Night Court Bailiff | 1911-02-13 |
| Movie | Heart Beats of Long Ago | Courtier | 1911-02-06 |
| Movie | Fate's Turning | The Valet | 1911-01-22 |
| Movie | The Italian Barber | At Ball | 1911-01-09 |
| Movie | The Miser's Heart | Policeman | 1911-11-20 |
| Movie | The Primal Call | At Club | 1911-06-21 |
| Movie | The Battle | A Union soldier (uncredited) | 1911-11-06 |
| Movie | The Making of a Man | Actor / Backstage | 1911-10-04 |
| Movie | The Long Road | A Servant / The Landlord | 1911-10-26 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Billy | First Tramp | 1911-10-18 |
| Movie | The Golden Supper | Courtier/Monk | 1910-12-12 |
| Movie | Winning Back His Love | At Stage Door | 1910-12-25 |