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