Donald Crisp

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-07-26 (92 years old)

Deathday

1974-05-25

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 h...

Acting

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as Gen. U.S. Grant

1943

Lassie Come Home

as Sam Carraclough

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Sir Charles Emery

1939

Wuthering Heights

as Dr. Kenneth

1938

Jezebel

as Dr. Livingstone

1960

Pollyanna

as Mayor Karl Warren

1940

City for Conquest

as Scotty MacPherson

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Thomas Burkitt

1940

Brother Orchid

as Brother Superior

1940

The Sea Hawk

as Admiral Sir John Burleson

1951

Home Town Story

as John MacFarland

1914

The Escape

as 'Bull' McGee

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as Gwilym Morgan

1937

The Life of Emile Zola

as Maitre Labori

1947

Ramrod

as Jim Crew

1949

Challenge to Lassie

as 'Jock' Gray

1945

Son of Lassie

as Sam Carraclough

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as Father John Callahan, C.S.C

1945

The Valley of Decision

as William Scott

1936

Beloved Enemy

as Liam Burke

1934

The Little Minister

as Docteur McQueen

1936

1955

The Long Gray Line

as Old Martin

1932

Red Dust

as Guidon

1963

Spencer's Mountain

as Grandpa Spencer

1939

The Old Maid

as Doctor Lanskell

1931

Svengali

as The Laird

1944

The Uninvited

as Commander Beech

1961

Greyfriars Bobby

as James Brown

1954

Prince Valiant

as King Aguar

1928

Stand and Deliver

as London Club Member (uncredited)

1938

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Police Inspector Lewis Lane

1945

National Velvet

as Mr. Herbert Brown

1934

The Crime Doctor

as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

as Judge Hardwick

1955

The Man from Laramie

as Alec Waggoman

1926

The Black Pirate

as MacTavish

1934

The Key

as Peadar Conlan

1950

Bright Leaf

as Major Singleton

1942

The Battle of Midway

as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1958

The Last Hurrah

as The Cardinal

1937

Confession

as Presiding Judge

1942

The Gay Sisters

as Ralph Pedloch

1937

The Great O'Malley

as Police Captain Cromwell

1939

Juarez

as Maréchal Bazaine

1958

Saddle the Wind

as Dennis Deneen

1937

That Certain Woman

as Jack V. Merrick Sr.

1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Minister Althoff

1911

Her Awakening

as Accident Witness

1914

Another Chance

as The Tramp

1957

Drango

as Judge Allen

1936

A Woman Rebels

as Judge Byron Thistlewaite

1938

The Sisters

as Tim Hazelton

1925

Don Q Son of Zorro

as Don Sebastian

1948

Hills of Home

as Drumsheugh

1959

A Dog of Flanders

as Jehan Daas

1939

Daughters Courageous

as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane

1911

The Miser's Heart

as Policeman

1911

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

as Night Court Bailiff

1911

The Battle

as A Union soldier (uncredited)

1928

The Viking

as Leif Ericsson

1938

Sergeant Murphy

as Col. Todd Carruthers

1929

The Pagan

as Roger Slater

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

1929

Trent's Last Case

as Sigsbee Manderson

1938

The Beloved Brat

as Mr. Morgan

1935

1934

1937

Parnell

as Michael Davitt

1930

Scotland Yard

as Charles Fox

1941

Shining Victory

as Dr. Drewett

1911

Fate's Turning

as The Valet

1939

Sons of Liberty

as Alexander McDougall

1933

Broadway Bad

as Darrall

1913

By Man's Law

as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner

1914

The Different Man

as The Ranch Foreman

1914

1914

1914

The Tavern of Tragedy

as Bob Jameson - the Spy

1914

Her Mother's Necklace

as The Burglar

1915

May Blossom

as Steve Harland

1914

The Warning

as Mr. Edwards

1932

A Passport to Hell

as Sgt. Snyder

1935

Laddie

as Mr. Pryor

1936

1948

Whispering Smith

as Barney Rebstock

1936

The White Angel

as Dr. Hunt

1911

The Primal Call

as At Club

1912

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)

1929

1911

1916

Ramona

as Jim Farrar

1943

Forever and a Day

as Captain Martin

1921

The Bonnie Brier Bush

as Lachlan Campbell

1931

Kick In

as Garvey

1914

Home, Sweet Home

as The Mother's Son

1911

The Making of a Man

as Actor / Backstage

1915

A Girl of Yesterday

as A.H. Monroe

1911

The Long Road

as A Servant / The Landlord

1911

1910

Sunshine Sue

as Head of the Sweatshop

1914

The Battle of the Sexes

as Frank Andrews

1911

The Failure

as Bank Employee

1913

Olaf—An Atom

as The Beggar

1928

1913

The Blue or the Gray

as Southern Rival

1909

Through the Breakers

as At the Club

1910

Winning Back His Love

as At Stage Door

1910

The Golden Supper

as Courtier/Monk

1915

The Love Route

as Harry Marshall

1915

The Commanding Officer

as Col. Archer (the Commandant)

Production

1918

1917

1918

Rimrock Jones

as Director

1918

1918

1918

Less Than Kin

as Director

1914

The Niggard

as Director

1914

Another Chance

as Director

1914

At Dawn

as Director

1914

1924

The Navigator

as Director

1925

1928

1927

1928

The Cop

as Director

1930

1920

1927

Vanity

as Director

1927

Dress Parade

as Director

1917

The Bond Between

as Director

1914

The Newer Woman

as Director

1914

1914

1914

Sands of Fate

as Director

1914

The Warning

as Director

1914

1915

1915

1919

Under the Top

as Director

1922

1923

Ponjola

as Director

1927

Man Bait

as Director

1917

1949

Africa Screams

as Executive Producer

1921

The Barbarian

as Director

1921

1926

Young April

as Director

1919

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as Assistant Director

1919

1920

Miss Hobbs

as Director

1920

1916

Ramona

as Director

1919

Too Much Johnson

as Director

1926

Sunny Side Up

as Director

1917

1919

The Poor Boob

as Director

1919

Putting It Over

as Director

1918

The Goat

as Director

1927

Nobody's Widow

as Director

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