Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

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.

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Acting

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 Red, White and Blue Line as Self
1955		The Long Gray Line as Old Martin

1954		A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
1954		Prince Valiant as King Aguar

1952

This Is Your Life as Self

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
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

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 Mr. 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 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 Birth of a Nation as Gen. U.S. Grant
1915		An Old-Fashioned Girl

1914		Over the Ledge
1914		The Sisters
1914		Another Chance as The Tramp
1914		The Warning as Mr. Edwards
1914		Down the Hill to Creditville
1914		A Lesson in Mechanics
1914		Her Mother's Necklace as The Burglar
1914		The Tavern of Tragedy as Bob Jameson - the Spy
1914		The Avenging Conscience
1914		Their First Acquaintance
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		Black and White
1913		Olaf—An Atom as The Beggar
1913		Near To Earth
1913		Pirate Gold

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		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

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

Directing

1930

The Runaway Bride as Director

1928		The Cop as Director
1928		Stand and Deliver as Director

1927		Dress Parade as Director
1927		The Fighting Eagle as Director
1927		Vanity 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 Bonnie Brier Bush as Director
1921		The Princess of New York as Director
1921		The Barbarian as Director

1920		Held by the Enemy as Director
1920		Miss Hobbs as Director
1920		The Six Best Cellars as Director

1919		Too Much Johnson as Director
1919		Johnny Get Your Gun as Director
1919		Venus in the East as Director
1919		Under the Top as Director

1918		Less Than Kin as Director
1918		The Firefly of France as Director
1918		Believe Me, Xantippe as Director
1918		The House of Silence as Director
1918		Rimrock Jones as Director

1917		The Clever Mrs. Carfax as Director
1917		The Countess Charming as Director
1917		The Marcellini Millions as Director
1917		The Bond Between as Director
1917		The Eyes of the World as Director

1916

Ramona as Director

1915		How Hazel Got Even as Director
1915		The Birth of a Nation as Assistant Director
1915		An Old-Fashioned Girl as Director

1914		At Dawn as Director
1914		Another Chance as Director
1914		The Little Country Mouse as Director
1914		The Niggard as Director
1914		The Availing Prayer as Director
1914		The Warning as Director
1914		Sands of Fate as Director
1914		Down the Hill to Creditville as Director
1914		Her Mother's Necklace as Director
1914		The Tavern of Tragedy as Director
1914		Their First Acquaintance as Director
1914		The Newer Woman as Director
1914		The Mysterious Shot as Director
1914		Her Father's Silent Partner as Director

Production

1949

Africa Screams as Executive Producer