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 181
Movies 179
Director 43
Self 6
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 Spencer
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Movie
James Brown
Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961)
Movie
4
Mayor Karl Warren
Pollyanna (1960)
Movie
5.33
Jehan Daas
A Dog of Flanders (1959)
Movie
The Cardinal
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
Self
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
Movie
Old Martin
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Movie
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
Movie
King Aguar
Prince Valiant (1954)
Movie
Self
This Is Your Life (1952)
TV Show
John MacFarland
Home Town Story (1951)
Movie
Major Singleton
Bright Leaf (1950)
Movie
Self
Screen Actors (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
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV Show
6
Jim Crew
Ramrod (1947)
Movie
William Scott
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Movie
Sam Carraclough
Son of Lassie (1945)
Movie
5
Mr. Brown
National Velvet (1945)
Movie
J.B. Pond
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
Movie
Cmdr. 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
Mr. 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
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
Dr. 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
Phipps
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
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
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
Liam Burke
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Movie
Judge Byron Thistlewaite
A Woman Rebels (1936)
Movie
Colonel Campbell
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Movie
Huntly
Mary of Scotland (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
Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
Movie
Doctor McQueen
The Little Minister (1934)
Movie
David Wylie
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Movie
Mike Davey
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Movie
Peadar Conlan
The Key (1934)
Movie
Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
The Crime Doctor (1934)
Movie
Marcellus
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (1933)
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
Leif Ericsson
The Viking (1928)
Movie
Director
The Cop (1928)
Movie
Caxton
The River Pirate (1928)
Movie
Sigsbee Manderson
Trent's Last Case (1928)
Movie
Director
Stand and Deliver (1928)
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Director
Dress Parade (1927)
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Director
The Fighting Eagle (1927)
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Director
Vanity (1927)
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Director
Man Bait (1927)
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Director
Nobody's Widow (1927)
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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
The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
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Director
The Princess of New York (1921)
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Director
The Barbarian (1921)
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Director
Held by the Enemy (1920)
Movie
Director
Miss Hobbs (1920)
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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)
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Director
Venus in the East (1919)
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Director
Under the Top (1919)
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Director
Less Than Kin (1918)
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Director
The Firefly of France (1918)
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Director
Believe Me, Xantippe (1918)
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Director
The House of Silence (1918)
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Director
Rimrock Jones (1918)
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Director
The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)
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Director
The Countess Charming (1917)
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Director
The Marcellini Millions (1917)
Movie
Director
The Bond Between (1917)
Movie
Director
The Eyes of the World (1917)
Movie
Extra (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Movie
6
Director
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
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)
Movie
Director
At Dawn (1914)
Movie
Actor
Over the Ledge (1914)
Movie
Actor
The Sisters (1914)
Movie
The Tramp
Another Chance (1914)
Movie
Director
The Little Country Mouse (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
Actor
Down the Hill to Creditville (1914)
Movie
Actor
A Lesson in Mechanics (1914)
Movie
The Burglar
Her Mother's Necklace (1914)
Movie
Bob Jameson - the Spy
The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)
Movie
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Movie
Director
Their First Acquaintance (1914)
Movie
Actor
The Newer Woman (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
Steve
The Mountain Rat (1914)
Movie
Frank Andrews
The Battle of the Sexes (1914)
Movie
Buck
The Mysterious Shot (1914)
Movie
Director
Her Father's Silent Partner (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
Actor
Black and White (1913)
Movie
The Beggar
Olaf—An Atom (1913)
Movie
Near To Earth (1913)
Movie
Actor
Pirate Gold (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 (uncredited)
The Battle (1911)
Movie
A Servant / The Landlord
The Long Road (1911)
Movie
First Tramp
The Adventures of Billy (1911)
Movie
Actor / Backstage
The Making of a Man (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
What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
Movie
Courtier
Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)
Movie
The Valet
Fate's Turning (1911)
Movie
At Ball
The Italian Barber (1911)
Movie
Footman
The Two Paths (1911)
Movie
At Stage Door
Winning Back His Love (1910)
Movie
Courtier / Monk
The Golden Supper (1910)
Movie
Head of the Sweatshop
Sunshine Sue (1910)
Movie
At the Club
Through the Breakers (1909)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.87
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1882-07-27
Deathday1974-05-25 (91 years old)
Birth nameGeorge William Crisp
Place of birthBow, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJane Murfin (1932-01-01 - 1944-01-01)
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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