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

The Ed Sullivan Show

MGM Parade

This Is Your Life

Wuthering Heights

Pollyanna

How Green Was My Valley

Lassie Come Home

Mutiny on the Bounty

All Movies (138)

• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Spencer's Mountain1963 · as Grandpa Spencer
• Greyfriars Bobby1961 · as James Brown
• Pollyanna1960 · as Mayor Karl Warren
• A Dog of Flanders1959 · as Jehan Daas
• The Last Hurrah1958 · as The Cardinal
• Saddle the Wind1958 · as Dennis Deneen
• Drango1957 · as Judge Allen
• Fire on the Heather1956
• The Man from Laramie1955 · as Alec Waggoman
• The Red, White and Blue Line1955 · as Self
• The Long Gray Line1955 · as Old Martin
• A Star Is Born World Premiere1954 · as Self
• Prince Valiant1954 · as King Aguar
• Home Town Story1951 · as John MacFarland
• Bright Leaf1950 · as Major Singleton
• Challenge to Lassie1949 · as 'Jock' Gray
• Whispering Smith1948 · as Barney Rebstock
• Hills of Home1948 · as Drumsheugh
• Ramrod1947 · as Jim Crew
• The Valley of Decision1945 · as William Scott
• Son of Lassie1945 · as Sam Carraclough
• National Velvet1945 · as Mr. Herbert Brown
• The Adventures of Mark Twain1944 · as J.B. Pond
• The Uninvited1944 · as Commander Beech
• Lassie Come Home1943 · as Sam Carraclough
• Forever and a Day1943 · as Captain Martin
• The Battle of Midway1942 · as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• The Gay Sisters1942 · as Ralph Pedloch
• How Green Was My Valley1941 · as Gwilym Morgan
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941 · as Sir Charles Emery
• Shining Victory1941 · as Dr. Drewett
• Knute Rockne All American1940 · as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
• City for Conquest1940 · as Scotty MacPherson
• The Sea Hawk1940 · as Admiral Sir John Burleson
• Brother Orchid1940 · as Brother Superior
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940 · as Minister Althoff
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex1939 · as Francis Bacon
• The Old Maid1939 · as Doctor Lanskell
• Daughters Courageous1939 · as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
• Juarez1939 · as Maréchal Bazaine
• Sons of Liberty1939 · as Alexander McDougall
• Wuthering Heights1939 · as Dr. Kenneth
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Judge Hardwick
• The Dawn Patrol1938 · as Phipps
• Comet Over Broadway1938 · as Grant
• The Sisters1938 · as Tim Hazelton
• Valley of the Giants1938 · as Andy Stone
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
• The Beloved Brat1938 · as Mr. Morgan
• Jezebel1938 · as Dr. Livingstone
• Sergeant Murphy1938 · as Col. Todd Carruthers
• The Life of Emile Zola1937 · as Maitre Labori
• That Certain Woman1937 · as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
• Confession1937 · as Presiding Judge
• Parnell1937 · as Michael Davitt
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Police Captain Cromwell
• Beloved Enemy1936 · as Liam Burke
• A Woman Rebels1936 · as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
• The Charge of the Light Brigade1936 · as Colonel Campbell
• Mary of Scotland1936 · as Huntly
• The White Angel1936 · as Dr. Hunt
• Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · as Thomas Burkitt
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as J.T. McCarger
• Laddie1935 · as Mr. Pryor
• Vanessa: Her Love Story1935 · as George
• The Little Minister1934 · as Docteur McQueen
• What Every Woman Knows1934 · as David Wylie
• The Life of Vergie Winters1934 · as Mike Davey
• The Key1934 · as Peadar Conlan
• The Crime Doctor1934 · as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
• Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V1933 · as Marcellus
• Broadway Bad1933 · as Darrall
• Red Dust1932 · as Guidon
• A Passport to Hell1932 · as Sgt. Snyder
• Kick In1931 · as Garvey
• Svengali1931 · as The Laird
• Scotland Yard1930 · as Charles Fox
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes1929 · as Colonel Moran
• The Pagan1929 · as Roger Slater
• Trent's Last Case1929 · as Sigsbee Manderson
• The Viking1928 · as Leif Ericsson
• The River Pirate1928 · as Caxton
• Stand and Deliver1928 · as London Club Member (uncredited)
• The Black Pirate1926 · as MacTavish
• Don Q Son of Zorro1925 · as Don Sebastian
• The Bonnie Brier Bush1921 · as Lachlan Campbell
• Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl1919 · as Battling Burrows
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · as Extra (uncredited)
• Ramona1916 · as Jim Farrar
• A Girl of Yesterday1915 · as A.H. Monroe
• May Blossom1915 · as Steve Harland
• The Commanding Officer1915 · as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
• The Birth of a Nation1915 · as Gen. U.S. Grant
• The Love Route1915 · as Harry Marshall
• An Old-Fashioned Girl1915
• Over the Ledge1914
• The Sisters1914
• Another Chance1914 · as The Tramp
• The Warning1914 · as Mr. Edwards
• Down the Hill to Creditville1914
• A Lesson in Mechanics1914
• Her Mother's Necklace1914 · as The Burglar
• The Tavern of Tragedy1914 · as Bob Jameson - the Spy
• The Avenging Conscience1914
• Their First Acquaintance1914
• The Newer Woman1914 · as Cop
• The Escape1914 · as 'Bull' McGee
• Home, Sweet Home1914 · as The Mother's Son
• The Different Man1914 · as The Ranch Foreman
• The Mountain Rat1914 · as Steve
• The Battle of the Sexes1914 · as Frank Andrews
• The Mysterious Shot1914 · as Buck
• The Blue or the Gray1913 · as Southern Rival
• By Man's Law1913 · as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
• Black and White1913
• Olaf—An Atom1913 · as The Beggar
• Near To Earth1913
• Pirate Gold1913
• The Musketeers of Pig Alley1912 · as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
• The Failure1911 · as Bank Employee
• The Miser's Heart1911 · as Policeman
• The Battle1911 · as A Union soldier (uncredited)
• The Long Road1911 · as A Servant / The Landlord
• The Adventures of Billy1911 · as First Tramp
• The Making of a Man1911 · as Actor / Backstage
• Her Awakening1911 · as Accident Witness
• Swords and Hearts1911 · as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
• The Primal Call1911 · as At Club
• What Shall We Do with Our Old?1911 · as Night Court Bailiff
• Heart Beats of Long Ago1911 · as Courtier
• Fate's Turning1911 · as The Valet
• The Italian Barber1911 · as At Ball
• The Two Paths1911 · as Footman
• Winning Back His Love1910 · as At Stage Door
• The Golden Supper1910 · as Courtier/Monk
• Sunshine Sue1910 · as Head of the Sweatshop
• Through the Breakers1909 · as At the Club

All TV Shows (3)

• MGM Parade1955 · as Self
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self