Donald Crisp
Known for acting · Born 26 July 1882 · Died 25 May 1974 · aged 91 · Bow, London, England, UK
208 credits
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
The Navigator
1924
The Man from Laramie
1955
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
Lassie Come Home
1943
How Green Was My Valley
1941
National Velvet
1945
Wuthering Heights
1939
The Battle of Midway
1942
The Uninvited
1944
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
Jezebel
1938
Svengali
1931
Acting (142)
1988Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for MeSelf (archive footage)Film
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1963Spencer's MountainGrandpa SpencerFilm
1961Greyfriars BobbyJames BrownFilm
1960PollyannaMayor Karl WarrenFilm
1960A Dog of FlandersJehan DaasFilm
1958The Last HurrahThe CardinalFilm
1958Saddle the WindDennis DeneenFilm
1957DrangoJudge AllenFilm
1956Fire on the HeatherFilm
1955The Man from LaramieAlec WaggomanFilm
1955The Long Gray LineOld MartinFilm
1955MGM ParadeSelfSeries
1955The Red, White and Blue LineSelfFilm
1954Prince ValiantKing AguarFilm
1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelfFilm
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1951Home Town StoryJohn MacFarlandFilm
1950Bright LeafMajor SingletonFilm
1949Challenge to Lassie'Jock' GrayFilm
1948Whispering SmithBarney RebstockFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1948Hills of HomeDrumsheughFilm
1947RamrodJim CrewFilm
1945National VelvetMr. Herbert BrownFilm
1945The Valley of DecisionWilliam ScottFilm
1945Son of LassieSam CarracloughFilm
1944The UninvitedCommander BeechFilm
1944The Adventures of Mark TwainJ.B. PondFilm
1943Lassie Come HomeSam CarracloughFilm
1943Forever and a DayCaptain MartinFilm
1942The Battle of MidwayMain Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1942The Gay SistersRalph PedlochFilm
1941How Green Was My ValleyGwilym MorganFilm
1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSir Charles EmeryFilm
1941Shining VictoryDr. DrewettFilm
1940The Sea HawkAdmiral Sir John BurlesonFilm
1940Brother OrchidBrother SuperiorFilm
1940City for ConquestScotty MacPhersonFilm
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletMinister AlthoffFilm
1940Knute Rockne All AmericanFather John Callahan, C.S.CFilm
1939Wuthering HeightsDr. KennethFilm
1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexFrancis BaconFilm
1939The Old MaidDoctor LanskellFilm
1939The Oklahoma KidJudge HardwickFilm
1939JuarezMaréchal BazaineFilm
1939Sons of LibertyAlexander McDougallFilm
1939Daughters CourageousSamuel 'Sam' SloaneFilm
1938JezebelDr. LivingstoneFilm
1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhousePolice Inspector Lewis LaneFilm
1938The Dawn PatrolPhippsFilm
1938The SistersTim HazeltonFilm
1938The Beloved BratMr. MorganFilm
1938Valley of the GiantsAndy StoneFilm
1938Comet Over BroadwayGrantFilm
1938Sergeant MurphyCol. Todd CarruthersFilm
1937The Life of Emile ZolaMaitre LaboriFilm
1937That Certain WomanJack V. Merrick Sr.Film
1937ConfessionPresiding JudgeFilm
1937The Great O'MalleyPolice Captain CromwellFilm
1937ParnellMichael DavittFilm
1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeColonel CampbellFilm
1936Mary of ScotlandHuntlyFilm
1936A Woman RebelsJudge Byron ThistlewaiteFilm
1936Beloved EnemyLiam BurkeFilm
1936The White AngelDr. HuntFilm
1935Mutiny on the BountyThomas BurkittFilm
1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaJ.T. McCargerFilm
1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryGeorgeFilm
1935LaddieMr. PryorFilm
1934The Little MinisterDocteur McQueenFilm
1934The KeyPeadar ConlanFilm
1934The Life of Vergie WintersMike DaveyFilm
1934What Every Woman KnowsDavid WylieFilm
1934The Crime DoctorMr. Anthony, District AttorneyFilm
1933Broadway BadDarrallFilm
1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and VMarcellusFilm
1932Red DustGuidonFilm
1932A Passport to HellSgt. SnyderFilm
1931SvengaliThe LairdFilm
1931Kick InGarveyFilm
1930Scotland YardCharles FoxFilm
1929The PaganRoger SlaterFilm
1929Trent's Last CaseSigsbee MandersonFilm
1929The Return of Sherlock HolmesColonel MoranFilm
1928The VikingLeif EricssonFilm
1928Stand and DeliverLondon Club Member (uncredited)Film
1928The River PirateCaxtonFilm
1926The Black PirateMacTavishFilm
1925Don Q Son of ZorroDon SebastianFilm
1921The Bonnie Brier BushLachlan CampbellFilm
1919Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlBattling BurrowsFilm
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesExtra (uncredited)Film
1916RamonaJim FarrarFilm
1915The Birth of a NationGen. U.S. GrantFilm
1915May BlossomSteve HarlandFilm
1915An Old-Fashioned GirlFilm
1915A Girl of YesterdayA.H. MonroeFilm
1915The Love RouteHarry MarshallFilm
1915The Commanding OfficerCol. Archer (the Commandant)Film
1914The Avenging ConscienceFilm
1914Home, Sweet HomeThe Mother's SonFilm
1914The Different ManThe Ranch ForemanFilm
1914The Escape'Bull' McGeeFilm
1914Down the Hill to CreditvilleFilm
1914Another ChanceThe TrampFilm
1914Over the LedgeFilm
1914The Mysterious ShotBuckFilm
1914The Mountain RatSteveFilm
1914The Newer WomanCopFilm
1914Their First AcquaintanceFilm
1914The Tavern of TragedyBob Jameson - the SpyFilm
1914Her Mother's NecklaceThe BurglarFilm
1914A Lesson in MechanicsFilm
1914The WarningMr. EdwardsFilm
1914The SistersFilm
1914The Battle of the SexesFrank AndrewsFilm
1913Pirate GoldFilm
1913Near To EarthFilm
1913By Man's LawLee Calvert - Brother OwnerFilm
1913Black and WhiteFilm
1913Olaf—An AtomThe BeggarFilm
1913The Blue or the GraySouthern RivalFilm
1912The Musketeers of Pig AlleyRival Gang Member (uncredited)Film
1911Swords and HeartsAt Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)Film
1911The Miser's HeartPolicemanFilm
1911The BattleA Union soldier (uncredited)Film
1911What Shall We Do with Our Old?Night Court BailiffFilm
1911The Making of a ManActor / BackstageFilm
1911Fate's TurningThe ValetFilm
1911The Adventures of BillyFirst TrampFilm
1911The Primal CallAt ClubFilm
1911Heart Beats of Long AgoCourtierFilm
1911The Italian BarberAt BallFilm
1911The FailureBank EmployeeFilm
1911Her AwakeningAccident WitnessFilm
1911The Long RoadA Servant / The LandlordFilm
1911The Two PathsFootmanFilm
1910Winning Back His LoveAt Stage DoorFilm
1910The Golden SupperCourtier/MonkFilm
1910Sunshine SueHead of the SweatshopFilm
1909Through the BreakersAt the ClubFilm
Directing (65)
1930The Runaway BrideDirectorFilm
1928Stand and DeliverDirectorFilm
1928The CopDirectorFilm
1927The Fighting EagleDirectorFilm
1927Dress ParadeDirectorFilm
1927VanityDirectorFilm
1927Man BaitDirectorFilm
1927Nobody's WidowDirectorFilm
1926Young AprilDirectorFilm
1926Sunny Side UpDirectorFilm
1925Don Q Son of ZorroDirectorFilm
1924The NavigatorDirectorFilm
1923PonjolaDirectorFilm
1922Tell Your ChildrenDirectorFilm
1921The Bonnie Brier BushDirectorFilm
1921The Princess of New YorkDirectorFilm
1921The BarbarianDirectorFilm
1920The Six Best CellarsDirectorFilm
1920Miss HobbsDirectorFilm
1920Held by the EnemyDirectorFilm
1919Johnny Get Your GunDirectorFilm
1919Under the TopDirectorFilm
1919Venus in the EastDirectorFilm
1919Too Much JohnsonDirectorFilm
1919The Poor BoobDirectorFilm
1919Putting It OverDirectorFilm
1919It Pays to AdvertiseDirectorFilm
1919Something to DoDirectorFilm
1919A Very Good Young ManDirectorFilm
1919Love InsuranceDirectorFilm
1919Why Smith Left HomeDirectorFilm
1918The Way of a Man with a MaidDirectorFilm
1918The House of SilenceDirectorFilm
1918Rimrock JonesDirectorFilm
1918Believe Me, XantippeDirectorFilm
1918The Firefly of FranceDirectorFilm
1918Less Than KinDirectorFilm
1918The GoatDirectorFilm
1918Jules of the Strong HeartDirectorFilm
1917The Cook of Canyon CampDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1917The Countess CharmingDirectorFilm
1917The Bond BetweenDirectorFilm
1917The Eyes of the WorldDirectorFilm
1917The Marcellini MillionsDirectorFilm
1917The Clever Mrs. CarfaxDirectorFilm
1917His SweetheartDirectorFilm
1917Lost in TransitDirectorFilm
1916RamonaDirectorFilm
1915The Birth of a NationAssistant DirectorFilm
1915An Old-Fashioned GirlDirectorFilm
1915How Hazel Got EvenDirectorFilm
1914The Little Country MouseDirectorFilm
1914Down the Hill to CreditvilleDirectorFilm
1914The NiggardDirectorFilm
1914Another ChanceDirectorFilm
1914At DawnDirectorFilm
1914Her Father's Silent PartnerDirectorFilm
1914The Mysterious ShotDirectorFilm
1914The Newer WomanDirectorFilm
1914Their First AcquaintanceDirectorFilm
1914The Tavern of TragedyDirectorFilm
1914Her Mother's NecklaceDirectorFilm
1914Sands of FateDirectorFilm
1914The WarningDirectorFilm
1914The Availing PrayerDirectorFilm
Production (1)
1949Africa ScreamsExecutive ProducerFilm