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Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Actor · Born 1882-07-26 · Bow, London, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Birth of a Nation (1915) — Gen. U.S. Grant
  2. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — Gwilym Morgan
  3. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — Thomas Burkitt
  4. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Extra (uncredited)
  5. Wuthering Heights (1939) — Dr. Kenneth
  6. The Man from Laramie (1955) — Alec Waggoman
  7. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) — Battling Burrows
  8. The Uninvited (1944) — Commander Beech
  9. Jezebel (1938) — Dr. Livingstone
  10. Pollyanna (1960) — Mayor Karl Warren
  11. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) — Sir Charles Emery
  12. The Life of Emile Zola (1937) — Maitre Labori
  13. The Sea Hawk (1940) — Admiral Sir John Burleson
  14. Lassie Come Home (1943) — Sam Carraclough
  15. National Velvet (1945) — Mr. Herbert Brown
  16. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) — Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
  17. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) — Francis Bacon
  18. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) — Colonel Campbell
  19. The Battle of Midway (1942) — Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  20. Red Dust (1932) — Guidon
  21. Prince Valiant (1954) — King Aguar
  22. Svengali (1931) — The Laird
  23. Greyfriars Bobby (1961) — James Brown
  24. The Last Hurrah (1958) — The Cardinal
  25. The Black Pirate (1926) — MacTavish
  26. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Police Inspector Lewis Lane
  27. The Long Gray Line (1955) — Old Martin
  28. The Old Maid (1939) — Doctor Lanskell
  29. Ramrod (1947) — Jim Crew
  30. The Dawn Patrol (1938) — Phipps
  31. Spencer's Mountain (1963) — Grandpa Spencer
  32. Brother Orchid (1940) — Brother Superior
  33. Mary of Scotland (1936) — Huntly
  34. City for Conquest (1940) — Scotty MacPherson
  35. Saddle the Wind (1958) — Dennis Deneen
  36. The Oklahoma Kid (1939) — Judge Hardwick
  37. The Avenging Conscience (1914)
  38. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) — Minister Althoff
  39. The Valley of Decision (1945) — William Scott
  40. Knute Rockne All American (1940) — Father John Callahan, C.S.C

Directed

  1. The Navigator (1924) — Director
  2. Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) — Director
  3. The Fighting Eagle (1927) — Director
  4. Stand and Deliver (1928) — Director
  5. The Runaway Bride (1930) — Director
  6. Dress Parade (1927) — Director
  7. The Cop (1928) — Director
  8. Young April (1926) — Director
  9. Tell Your Children (1922) — Director
  10. Ponjola (1923) — Director
  11. The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921) — Director
  12. The Princess of New York (1921) — Director
  13. Johnny Get Your Gun (1919) — Director
  14. The Six Best Cellars (1920) — Director
  15. Vanity (1927) — Director
  16. Under the Top (1919) — Director
  17. Man Bait (1927) — Director
  18. The Barbarian (1921) — Director
  19. Venus in the East (1919) — Director
  20. The Little Country Mouse (1914) — Director
  21. Miss Hobbs (1920) — Director
  22. Held by the Enemy (1920) — Director
  23. Too Much Johnson (1919) — Director
  24. Sunny Side Up (1926) — Director
  25. The Way of a Man with a Maid (1918) — Director
  26. The Poor Boob (1919) — Director
  27. Putting It Over (1919) — Director
  28. Nobody's Widow (1927) — Director
  29. It Pays to Advertise (1919) — Director
  30. Something to Do (1919) — Director
  31. A Very Good Young Man (1919) — Director
  32. Love Insurance (1919) — Director
  33. Why Smith Left Home (1919) — Director
  34. The Cook of Canyon Camp (1917) — Director
  35. The House of Silence (1918) — Director
  36. The Countess Charming (1917) — Director
  37. Rimrock Jones (1918) — Director
  38. Believe Me, Xantippe (1918) — Director
  39. The Firefly of France (1918) — Director
  40. Less Than Kin (1918) — Director