ACTOR
Donald Crisp
Known for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages · The Last Hurrah · The Long Gray Line
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…
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1882
- Died
- May 25, 1974
- Birthplace
- Bow, London, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
MOVIE
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesExtra (uncredited) · 1916
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
The Last HurrahThe Cardinal · 1958
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
MOVIE
The Long Gray LineOld Martin · 1955
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
This Is Your LifeSelf · 1952
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf · 1954
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
MOVIE
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1983
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
MGM ParadeSelf · 1955
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
Filmography
Movies
Through the BreakersAt the Club
1909
Sunshine SueHead of the Sweatshop
1910
The Golden SupperCourtier/Monk
1910
Winning Back His LoveAt Stage Door
1910
Fate's TurningThe Valet
1911HB
Heart Beats of Long AgoCourtier
1911
Her AwakeningAccident Witness
1911
Swords and HeartsAt Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
1911
The Adventures of BillyFirst Tramp
1911
The BattleA Union soldier (uncredited)
1911
The FailureBank Employee
1911
The Italian BarberAt Ball
1911
The Long RoadA Servant / The Landlord
1911
The Making of a ManActor / Backstage
1911
The Miser's HeartPoliceman
1911
The Primal CallAt Club
1911
The Two PathsFootman
1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?Night Court Bailiff
1911
The Musketeers of Pig AlleyRival Gang Member (uncredited)
1912BA
Black and White
1913BM
By Man's LawLee Calvert - Brother Owner
1913
Near To Earth
1913
Olaf—An AtomThe Beggar
1913PG
Pirate Gold
1913TB
The Blue or the GraySouthern Rival
1913AL
A Lesson in Mechanics
1914AC
Another ChanceThe Tramp
1914AC
Another ChanceDirector
1914
At DawnDirector
1914DT
Down the Hill to Creditville
1914DT
Down the Hill to CreditvilleDirector
1914
Her Father's Silent PartnerDirector
1914HM
Her Mother's NecklaceThe Burglar
1914HM
Her Mother's NecklaceDirector
1914
Home, Sweet HomeThe Mother's Son
1914OT
Over the Ledge
1914SO
Sands of FateDirector
1914TA
The Availing PrayerDirector
1914
The Avenging Conscience
1914
The Battle of the SexesFrank Andrews
1914TD
The Different ManThe Ranch Foreman
1914
The Escape'Bull' McGee
1914
The Little Country MouseDirector
1914
The Mountain RatSteve
1914TM
The Mysterious ShotBuck
1914TM
The Mysterious ShotDirector
1914TN
The Newer WomanCop
1914TN
The Newer WomanDirector
1914TN
The NiggardDirector
1914
The Sisters
1914TT
The Tavern of TragedyBob Jameson - the Spy
1914TT
The Tavern of TragedyDirector
1914TW
The WarningMr. Edwards
1914TW
The WarningDirector
1914TF
Their First Acquaintance
1914TF
Their First AcquaintanceDirector
1914
A Girl of YesterdayA.H. Monroe
1915AO
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915AO
An Old-Fashioned GirlDirector
1915HH
How Hazel Got EvenDirector
1915
May BlossomSteve Harland
1915
The Birth of a NationGen. U.S. Grant
1915The Birth of a NationAssistant Director
1915
The Commanding OfficerCol. Archer (the Commandant)
1915
The Love RouteHarry Marshall
1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesExtra (uncredited)
1916
RamonaJim Farrar
1916RamonaDirector
1916
His SweetheartDirector
1917
Lost in TransitDirector
1917TB
The Bond BetweenDirector
1917
The Clever Mrs. CarfaxDirector
1917TC
The Cook of Canyon CampDirector
1917TC
The Cook of Canyon CampScreenplay
1917
The Countess CharmingDirector
1917
The Eyes of the WorldDirector
1917
The Marcellini MillionsDirector
1917
Believe Me, XantippeDirector
1918
Jules of the Strong HeartDirector
1918
Less Than KinDirector
1918
Rimrock JonesDirector
1918
The Firefly of FranceDirector
1918
The GoatDirector
1918
The House of SilenceDirector
1918
The Way of a Man with a MaidDirector
1918
A Very Good Young ManDirector
1919
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlBattling Burrows
1919
It Pays to AdvertiseDirector
1919
Johnny Get Your GunDirector
1919
Love InsuranceDirector
1919
Putting It OverDirector
1919
Something to DoDirector
1919
The Poor BoobDirector
1919
Too Much JohnsonDirector
1919
Under the TopDirector
1919
Venus in the EastDirector
1919
Why Smith Left HomeDirector
1919
Held by the EnemyDirector
1920
Miss HobbsDirector
1920
The Six Best CellarsDirector
1920
The BarbarianDirector
1921
The Bonnie Brier BushLachlan Campbell
1921The Bonnie Brier BushDirector
1921
The Princess of New YorkDirector
1921TY
Tell Your ChildrenDirector
1922
PonjolaDirector
1923
The NavigatorDirector
1924
Don Q Son of ZorroDon Sebastian
1925Don Q Son of ZorroDirector
1925
Sunny Side UpDirector
1926
The Black PirateMacTavish
1926
Young AprilDirector
1926
Dress ParadeDirector
1927
Man BaitDirector
1927
Nobody's WidowDirector
1927
The Fighting EagleDirector
1927
VanityDirector
1927
Stand and DeliverLondon Club Member (uncredited)
1928Stand and DeliverDirector
1928
The CopDirector
1928
The River PirateCaxton
1928
The VikingLeif Ericsson
1928
The PaganRoger Slater
1929
The Return of Sherlock HolmesColonel Moran
1929
Trent's Last CaseSigsbee Manderson
1929
Scotland YardCharles Fox
1930
The Runaway BrideDirector
1930
Kick InGarvey
1931
SvengaliThe Laird
1931
A Passport to HellSgt. Snyder
1932
Red DustGuidon
1932
Broadway BadDarrall
1933
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and VMarcellus
1933
The Crime DoctorMr. Anthony, District Attorney
1934
The KeyPeadar Conlan
1934
The Life of Vergie WintersMike Davey
1934
The Little MinisterDocteur McQueen
1934
What Every Woman KnowsDavid Wylie
1934
LaddieMr. Pryor
1935
Mutiny on the BountyThomas Burkitt
1935
Oil for the Lamps of ChinaJ.T. McCarger
1935
Vanessa: Her Love StoryGeorge
1935
A Woman RebelsJudge Byron Thistlewaite
1936
Beloved EnemyLiam Burke
1936
Mary of ScotlandHuntly
1936
The Charge of the Light BrigadeColonel Campbell
1936
The White AngelDr. Hunt
1936
ConfessionPresiding Judge
1937
ParnellMichael Davitt
1937
That Certain WomanJack V. Merrick Sr.
1937
The Great O'MalleyPolice Captain Cromwell
1937
The Life of Emile ZolaMaitre Labori
1937
Comet Over BroadwayGrant
1938
JezebelDr. Livingstone
1938
Sergeant MurphyCol. Todd Carruthers
1938
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhousePolice Inspector Lewis Lane
1938
The Beloved BratMr. Morgan
1938
The Dawn PatrolPhipps
1938
The SistersTim Hazelton
1938
Valley of the GiantsAndy Stone
1938
Daughters CourageousSamuel 'Sam' Sloane
1939
JuarezMaréchal Bazaine
1939
Sons of LibertyAlexander McDougall
1939
The Oklahoma KidJudge Hardwick
1939
The Old MaidDoctor Lanskell
1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexFrancis Bacon
1939
Wuthering HeightsDr. Kenneth
1939
Brother OrchidBrother Superior
1940
City for ConquestScotty MacPherson
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletMinister Althoff
1940
Knute Rockne All AmericanFather John Callahan, C.S.C
1940
The Sea HawkAdmiral Sir John Burleson
1940
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSir Charles Emery
1941
How Green Was My ValleyGwilym Morgan
1941
Shining VictoryDr. Drewett
1941
The Battle of MidwayMain Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
The Gay SistersRalph Pedloch
1942
Forever and a DayCaptain Martin
1943
Lassie Come HomeSam Carraclough
1943
The Adventures of Mark TwainJ.B. Pond
1944
The UninvitedCommander Beech
1944
National VelvetMr. Herbert Brown
1945
Son of LassieSam Carraclough
1945
The Valley of DecisionWilliam Scott
1945
RamrodJim Crew
1947
Hills of HomeDrumsheugh
1948
Whispering SmithBarney Rebstock
1948
Africa ScreamsExecutive Producer
1949
Challenge to Lassie'Jock' Gray
1949
Bright LeafMajor Singleton
1950
Home Town StoryJohn MacFarland
1951
A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf
1954
Prince ValiantKing Aguar
1954
The Long Gray LineOld Martin
1955
The Man from LaramieAlec Waggoman
1955
The Red, White and Blue LineSelf
1955FO
Fire on the Heather
1956
DrangoJudge Allen
1957
Saddle the WindDennis Deneen
1958
The Last HurrahThe Cardinal
1958
A Dog of FlandersJehan Daas
1960
PollyannaMayor Karl Warren
1960
Greyfriars BobbyJames Brown
1961
Spencer's MountainGrandpa Spencer
1963
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for MeSelf (archive footage)
1988
Photos
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