Donald Crisp

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1882-07-26

Deathday 1974-05-25 (91 years old)

Place of Birth Bow, London, England, UK

Also Known As George William Crisp, James Needham, Дональд Крисп

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 his employers Warner Brothers Pictures, Burbank California. On his application Donald did not know his mother's maiden name.

Known For

Actor

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1963
Spencer's Mountain

as Grandpa Spencer

1961
Greyfriars Bobby

as James Brown

1960
Pollyanna

as Mayor Karl Warren

1959
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

1955
The Man from Laramie

as Alec Waggoman

1955
The Long Gray Line

as Old Martin

1954
Prince Valiant

as King Aguar

1952
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 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 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
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
1936
1936
The White Angel

as Dr. Hunt

1935
Mutiny on the Bounty

as Thomas Burkitt

1935
1935
Laddie

as Mr. Pryor

1934
The Little Minister

as Docteur McQueen

1934
What Every Woman Knows

as David Wylie

1934
1934
The Key

as Peadar Conlan

1934
The Crime Doctor

as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

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
1929
The Pagan

as Roger Slater

1929
Trent's Last Case

as Sigsbee Manderson

1928
The Viking

as Leif Ericsson

1928
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

as Battling Burrows

1916
Ramona

as Jim Farrar

1915
A Girl of Yesterday

as A.H. Monroe

1915
May Blossom

as Steve Harland

1915
The Birth of a Nation

as Gen. U.S. Grant

1914
Another Chance

as The Tramp

1914
The Warning

as Mr. Edwards

1914
Her Mother's Necklace

as The Burglar

1914
The Tavern of Tragedy

as Bob Jameson - the Spy

1914
The Escape

as 'Bull' McGee

1914
Home, Sweet Home

as The Mother's Son

1914
The Different Man

as The Ranch Foreman

1914
1914
The Battle of the Sexes

as Frank Andrews

1913
The Blue or the Gray

as Southern Rival

1913
By Man's Law

as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner

1913
Olaf—An Atom

as The Beggar

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
1911
The Making of a Man

as Actor / Backstage

1911
Her Awakening

as Accident Witness

1911
The Primal Call

as At Club

1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?

as Night Court Bailiff

1911
1911
Fate's Turning

as The Valet

1911
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

Director

1930
The Runaway Bride

as Director

1928
Stand and Deliver

as Director

1928
The Cop

as Director

1927
The Fighting Eagle

as Director

1927
Vanity

as Director

1927
Dress Parade

as Director

1927
Man Bait

as Director

1926
Young April

as Director

1926
Sunny Side Up

as Director

1925
Don Q Son of Zorro

as Director

1924
The Navigator

as Director

1923
Ponjola

as Director

1922
Tell Your Children

as Director

1921
The Barbarian

as Director

1921
1921
1920
1920
Miss Hobbs

as Director

1920
Held by the Enemy

as Director

1919
Under the Top

as Director

1919
1919
Venus in the East

as Director

1919
Too Much Johnson

as Director

1918
1918
Rimrock Jones

as Director

1918
1918
1918
Less Than Kin

as Director

1917
1917
The Bond Between

as Director

1917
1917
1917
1916
Ramona

as Director

1915
How Hazel Got Even

as Director

1915
1915
The Birth of a Nation

as Assistant Director

1914
The Niggard

as Director

1914
Another Chance

as Director

1914
At Dawn

as Director

1914
1914
The Newer Woman

as Director

1914
1914
1914
1914
Sands of Fate

as Director

1914
The Warning

as Director

1914
1914

Producer

1949
Africa Screams

as Executive Producer