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.
Filmography
all 189
Movies 187
Director 41
self 7
TV Shows 2
Producer 1
Voice 1
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Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Grandpa Zubulon Spencer
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Movie
James Brown
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Movie
4
Mayor Karl Warren
Pollyanna (1960)
Movie
5.33
Jehan Daas
A Dog of Flanders (1959)
Movie
Cardinal Martin Burke
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Movie
Dennis Deneen
Saddle the Wind (1958)
Movie
Judge Allen
Drango (1957)
Movie
Alec Waggoman
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Movie
Old Martin
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Movie
King Aguar
Prince Valiant (1954)
Movie
John MacFarland
Home Town Story (1951)
Movie
Major Singleton
Bright Leaf (1950)
Movie
'Jock' Gray
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
Movie
5.6
Executive Producer
Africa Screams (1949)
Movie
6.67
Barney Rebstock
Whispering Smith (1948)
Movie
7.33
Drumsheugh
Hills of Home (1948)
Movie
3.8
Jim Crew
Ramrod (1947)
Movie
William Scott
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Movie
Sam Carraclough
Son of Lassie (1945)
Movie
5
Mr. Herbert Brown
National Velvet (1945)
Movie
Commander Beech
The Uninvited (1944)
Movie
6
Sam Carraclough
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Movie
Captain Martin
Forever and a Day (1943)
Movie
Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Battle of Midway (1942)
Movie
Ralph Pedloch
The Gay Sisters (1942)
Movie
Gwilym Morgan
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Movie
1
Sir Charles Emery
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Movie
Dr. Drewett
Shining Victory (1941)
Movie
Father John Callahan C.S.C.
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Movie
Scotty MacPherson
City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
Admiral Sir John Burleson
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Movie
Brother Superior
Brother Orchid (1940)
Movie
Minister Althoff
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Movie
Francis Bacon
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Movie
Doctor Lanskell
The Old Maid (1939)
Movie
Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
Daughters Courageous (1939)
Movie
Maréchal Bazaine
Juarez (1939)
Movie
Alexander McDougall
Sons of Liberty (1939)
Movie
Dr. Kenneth
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Movie
6
Judge Hardwick
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
Movie
Joe Grant
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Movie
Tim Hazelton
The Sisters (1938)
Movie
Andy Stone
Valley of the Giants (1938)
Movie
Police Inspector Lewis Lane
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Movie
John Morgan
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Movie
Dr. Livingstone
Jezebel (1938)
Movie
3.5
Col. Carruthers
Sergeant Murphy (1938)
Movie
Maitre Labori
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Movie
Jack V. Merrick Sr.
That Certain Woman (1937)
Movie
Presiding Judge
Confession (1937)
Movie
Michael Davitt
Parnell (1937)
Movie
Police Captain Cromwell
The Great O'Malley (1937)
Movie
Judge Byron Thistlewaite
A Woman Rebels (1936)
Movie
Colonel Campbell
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Movie
Dr. Hunt
The White Angel (1936)
Movie
Thomas Burkitt
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Movie
4.33
Mr. McCarger
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
Movie
Mr. Pryor
Laddie (1935)
Movie
George - the Inn Owner
Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
Movie
Doctor McQueen
The Little Minister (1934)
Movie
Mr. David Wylie
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Movie
Mike Davey
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Movie
Peadar Conlan
The Key (1934)
Movie
District Attorney
The Crime Doctor (1934)
Movie
Darrall
Broadway Bad (1933)
Movie
Guidon
Red Dust (1932)
Movie
Sgt. Snyder
A Passport to Hell (1932)
Movie
Garvey
Kick In (1931)
Movie
The Laird
Svengali (1931)
Movie
Charles Fox
Scotland Yard (1930)
Movie
Director
The Runaway Bride (1930)
Movie
Colonel Moran
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
Movie
Mr. Roger Slater
The Pagan (1929)
Movie
Sigsbee Manderson
Trent's Last Case (1929)
Movie
Leif Ericsson
The Viking (1928)
Movie
Director
The Cop (1928)
Movie
Director
Stand and Deliver (1928)
Movie
Director
Dress Parade (1927)
Movie
Director
The Fighting Eagle (1927)
Movie
Director
Vanity (1927)
Movie
Director
Man Bait (1927)
Movie
Director
Nobody's Widow (1927)
Movie
Director
Young April (1926)
Movie
Director
Sunny Side Up (1926)
Movie
MacTavish
The Black Pirate (1926)
Movie
Don Sebastian
Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
Movie
Director
The Navigator (1924)
Movie
2.67
Director
Ponjola (1923)
Movie
Director
Tell Your Children (1922)
Movie
Lachlan Campbell / Director
The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
Movie
Director
The Barbarian (1921)
Movie
Director
Held by the Enemy (1920)
Movie
Director
Miss Hobbs (1920)
Movie
Director
The Six Best Cellars (1920)
Movie
Director
Too Much Johnson (1919)
Movie
Battling Burrows
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Movie
6
Director
Johnny Get Your Gun (1919)
Movie
Director
Venus in the East (1919)
Movie
Director
Under the Top (1919)
Movie
Director
Less Than Kin (1918)
Movie
Director
Believe Me, Xantippe (1918)
Movie
Director
The House of Silence (1918)
Movie
Director
Rimrock Jones (1918)
Movie
Director
The Bond Between (1917)
Movie
Extra (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Movie
6
Jim Farrar
Ramona (1916)
Movie
A.H. Monroe
A Girl of Yesterday (1915)
Movie
Steve Harland
May Blossom (1915)
Movie
Director
How Hazel Got Even (1915)
Movie
Gen. U.S. Grant / Assistant Director
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Movie
3
Director
At Dawn (1914)
Movie
The Tramp
Another Chance (1914)
Movie
Director
The Niggard (1914)
Movie
Director
The Availing Prayer (1914)
Movie
Mr. Edwards
The Warning (1914)
Movie
Director
Sands of Fate (1914)
Movie
The Burglar
Her Mother's Necklace (1914)
Movie
Bob Jameson - the Spy
The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)
Movie
'Bull' McGee
The Escape (1914)
Movie
The Mother's Son
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
Movie
The Ranch Foreman
The Different Man (1914)
Movie
Frank Andrews
The Battle of the Sexes (1914)
Movie
Southern Rival
The Blue or the Gray (1913)
Movie
Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
By Man's Law (1913)
Movie
Husband
His Secret (1913)
Movie
The Beggar
Olaf—An Atom (1913)
Movie
Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
Movie
In Field
The Eternal Mother (1912)
Movie
Bank Employee
The Failure (1911)
Movie
Policeman
The Miser's Heart (1911)
Movie
A Union Soldier
The Battle (1911)
Movie
A Servant
The Long Road (1911)
Movie
First Tramp
The Adventures of Billy (1911)
Movie
Accident Witness
Her Awakening (1911)
Movie
A Bather
The Diving Girl (1911)
Movie
At Club
The Primal Call (1911)
Movie
Policeman
Conscience (1911)
Movie
At the Club
A Decree of Destiny (1911)
Movie
Night Court Bailiff
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
Movie
The Valet
Fate's Turning (1911)
Movie
Footman
The Two Paths (1911)
Movie
At Stage Door
Winning Back His Love (1910)
Movie
Courtier
The Golden Supper (1910)
Movie
At Station
A Plain Song (1910)
Movie
Head of the Sweatshop
Sunshine Sue (1910)
Movie
At the Club
Through the Breakers (1909)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1882-07-27
Deathday1974-05-25 (91 years old)
Birth NameGeorge William Crisp
Birth PlaceBow, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJane Murfin (1932 - 1944)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsGeorge William Crisp, James Needham, Дональд Крисп
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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