Donald Crisp
187 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 26, 1882
- Died
- May 25, 1974 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Bow, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- George William Crisp · James Needham · Дональд Крисп
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 5.9 The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Film
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★ 7.3 How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Film
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★ 7.4 Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Film
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★ 7.1 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Film
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★ 7.2 Wuthering Heights
1939 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Man from Laramie
1955 · Film
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★ 6.9 Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Uninvited
1944 · Film
Donald Crisp: movies and TV shows
Acting (135)
- 1963 Spencer's Mountain
as Grandpa Spencer
- 1961 Greyfriars Bobby
as James Brown
- 1960 Pollyanna
as Mayor Karl Warren
- 1960 A Dog of Flanders
as Jehan Daas
- 1958 The Last Hurrah
as The Cardinal
- 1958 Saddle the Wind
as Dennis Deneen
- 1957 Drango
as Judge Allen
- 1956
- 1955 The Man from Laramie
as Alec Waggoman
- 1955 The Long Gray Line
as Old Martin
- 1954 Prince Valiant
as King Aguar
- 1951 Home Town Story
as John MacFarland
- 1950 Bright Leaf
as Major Singleton
- 1949 Challenge to Lassie
as 'Jock' Gray
- 1948 Whispering Smith
as Barney Rebstock
- 1948 Hills of Home
as Drumsheugh
- 1947 Ramrod
as Jim Crew
- 1945 The Valley of Decision
as William Scott
- 1945 Son of Lassie
as Sam Carraclough
- 1945 National Velvet
as Mr. Herbert Brown
- 1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
as J.B. Pond
- 1944 The Uninvited
as Commander Beech
- 1943 Lassie Come Home
as Sam Carraclough
- 1943 Forever and a Day
as Captain Martin
- 1942 The Battle of Midway
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 The Gay Sisters
as Ralph Pedloch
- 1941 How Green Was My Valley
as Gwilym Morgan
- 1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir Charles Emery
- 1941 Shining Victory
as Dr. Drewett
- 1940 Knute Rockne All American
as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
- 1940 City for Conquest
as Scotty MacPherson
- 1940 The Sea Hawk
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
- 1940 Brother Orchid
as Brother Superior
- 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Minister Althoff
- 1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Francis Bacon
- 1939 The Old Maid
as Doctor Lanskell
- 1939 Daughters Courageous
as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
- 1939 Juarez
as Maréchal Bazaine
- 1939 Sons of Liberty
as Alexander McDougall
- 1939 Wuthering Heights
as Dr. Kenneth
- 1939 The Oklahoma Kid
as Judge Hardwick
- 1938 The Dawn Patrol
as Phipps
- 1938 Comet Over Broadway
as Grant
- 1938 The Sisters
as Tim Hazelton
- 1938 Valley of the Giants
as Andy Stone
- 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
- 1938 The Beloved Brat
as Mr. Morgan
- 1938 Jezebel
as Dr. Livingstone
- 1938 Sergeant Murphy
as Col. Todd Carruthers
- 1937 The Life of Emile Zola
as Maitre Labori
- 1937 That Certain Woman
as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
- 1937 Confession
as Presiding Judge
- 1937 Parnell
as Michael Davitt
- 1937 The Great O'Malley
as Police Captain Cromwell
- 1936 Beloved Enemy
as Liam Burke
- 1936 A Woman Rebels
as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
- 1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Colonel Campbell
- 1936 Mary of Scotland
as Huntly
- 1936 The White Angel
as Dr. Hunt
- 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
as Thomas Burkitt
- 1935 Oil for the Lamps of China
as J.T. McCarger
- 1935 Laddie
as Mr. Pryor
- 1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
as George
- 1934 The Little Minister
as Docteur McQueen
- 1934 What Every Woman Knows
as David Wylie
- 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters
as Mike Davey
- 1934 The Key
as Peadar Conlan
- 1934 The Crime Doctor
as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
- 1933 Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
as Marcellus
- 1933 Broadway Bad
as Darrall
- 1932 Red Dust
as Guidon
- 1932 A Passport to Hell
as Sgt. Snyder
- 1931 Kick In
as Garvey
- 1931 Svengali
as The Laird
- 1930 Scotland Yard
as Charles Fox
- 1929 The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Colonel Moran
- 1929 The Pagan
as Roger Slater
- 1929 Trent's Last Case
as Sigsbee Manderson
- 1928 The Viking
as Leif Ericsson
- 1928 The River Pirate
as Caxton
- 1928 Stand and Deliver
as London Club Member (uncredited)
- 1926 The Black Pirate
as MacTavish
- 1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Sebastian
- 1921 The Bonnie Brier Bush
as Lachlan Campbell
- 1919 Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Battling Burrows
- 1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
- 1916 Ramona
as Jim Farrar
- 1915 A Girl of Yesterday
as A.H. Monroe
- 1915 May Blossom
as Steve Harland
- 1915 The Commanding Officer
as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
- 1915 The Birth of a Nation
as Gen. U.S. Grant
- 1915 The Love Route
as Harry Marshall
- 1915
- 1914
- 1914
- 1914 Another Chance
as The Tramp
- 1914 The Warning
as Mr. Edwards
- 1914
- 1914
- 1914 Her Mother's Necklace
as The Burglar
- 1914 The Tavern of Tragedy
as Bob Jameson - the Spy
- 1914
- 1914
- 1914 The Newer Woman
as Cop
- 1914 The Escape
as 'Bull' McGee
- 1914 Home, Sweet Home
as The Mother's Son
- 1914 The Different Man
as The Ranch Foreman
- 1914 The Mountain Rat
as Steve
- 1914 The Battle of the Sexes
as Frank Andrews
- 1914 The Mysterious Shot
as Buck
- 1913 The Blue or the Gray
as Southern Rival
- 1913 By Man's Law
as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
- 1913
- 1913 Olaf—An Atom
as The Beggar
- 1913
- 1913
- 1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
- 1911 The Failure
as Bank Employee
- 1911 The Miser's Heart
as Policeman
- 1911 The Battle
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
- 1911 The Long Road
as A Servant / The Landlord
- 1911 The Adventures of Billy
as First Tramp
- 1911 The Making of a Man
as Actor / Backstage
- 1911 Her Awakening
as Accident Witness
- 1911 Swords and Hearts
as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
- 1911 The Primal Call
as At Club
- 1911 What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as Night Court Bailiff
- 1911 Heart Beats of Long Ago
as Courtier
- 1911 Fate's Turning
as The Valet
- 1911 The Italian Barber
as At Ball
- 1911 The Two Paths
as Footman
- 1910 Winning Back His Love
as At Stage Door
- 1910 The Golden Supper
as Courtier/Monk
- 1910 Sunshine Sue
as Head of the Sweatshop
- 1909 Through the Breakers
as At the Club
Behind the camera (66)
- 1949 Africa Screams
Executive Producer
- 1930 The Runaway Bride
Director
- 1928 The Cop
Director
- 1928 Stand and Deliver
Director
- 1927 Dress Parade
Director
- 1927 The Fighting Eagle
Director
- 1927 Vanity
Director
- 1927 Man Bait
Director
- 1927 Nobody's Widow
Director
- 1926 Young April
Director
- 1926 Sunny Side Up
Director
- 1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
Director
- 1924 The Navigator
Director
- 1923 Ponjola
Director
- 1922 Tell Your Children
Director
- 1921 The Bonnie Brier Bush
Director
- 1921 The Princess of New York
Director
- 1921 The Barbarian
Director
- 1920 Held by the Enemy
Director
- 1920 Miss Hobbs
Director
- 1920 The Six Best Cellars
Director
- 1919 Too Much Johnson
Director
- 1919 It Pays to Advertise
Director
- 1919 Why Smith Left Home
Director
- 1919 Love Insurance
Director
- 1919 A Very Good Young Man
Director
- 1919 Putting It Over
Director
- 1919 Something to Do
Director
- 1919 Johnny Get Your Gun
Director
- 1919 The Poor Boob
Director
- 1919 Venus in the East
Director
- 1919 Under the Top
Director
- 1918 The Way of a Man with a Maid
Director
- 1918 The Goat
Director
- 1918 Less Than Kin
Director
- 1918 The Firefly of France
Director
- 1918 Believe Me, Xantippe
Director
- 1918 The House of Silence
Director
- 1918 Rimrock Jones
Director
- 1918 Jules of the Strong Heart
Director
- 1917 The Clever Mrs. Carfax
Director
- 1917 The Countess Charming
Director
- 1917 Lost in Transit
Director
- 1917 The Cook of Canyon Camp
Director, Screenplay
- 1917 The Marcellini Millions
Director
- 1917 The Bond Between
Director
- 1917 His Sweetheart
Director
- 1917 The Eyes of the World
Director
- 1916 Ramona
Director
- 1915 The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
- 1915 How Hazel Got Even
Director
- 1915 An Old-Fashioned Girl
Director
- 1914 At Dawn
Director
- 1914 Another Chance
Director
- 1914 The Little Country Mouse
Director
- 1914 The Niggard
Director
- 1914 The Availing Prayer
Director
- 1914 The Warning
Director
- 1914 Sands of Fate
Director
- 1914 Down the Hill to Creditville
Director
- 1914 Her Mother's Necklace
Director
- 1914 The Tavern of Tragedy
Director
- 1914 Their First Acquaintance
Director
- 1914 The Newer Woman
Director
- 1914 The Mysterious Shot
Director
- 1914 Her Father's Silent Partner
Director
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- 1988
- 1983
- 1955 MGM Parade
1 episode
- 1955
- 1954
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
2 episodes