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Donald Crisp

Born · July 26, 1882

Died · May 25, 1974 (91 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Bow, London, England, UK

Bio

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

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

1983

Spencer's Mountain

Grandpa Spencer

6.6

1963

Greyfriars Bobby

James Brown

6.9

1961

Pollyanna

Mayor Karl Warren

7.0

1960

A Dog of Flanders

Jehan Daas

6.2

1959

The Last Hurrah

The Cardinal

7.1

1958

Saddle the Wind

Dennis Deneen

6.5

1958

Drango

Judge Allen

5.4

1957

The Man from Laramie

Alec Waggoman

7.2

1955

The Red, White and Blue Line

Self

6.0

1955

The Long Gray Line

Old Martin

6.9

1955

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

8.0

1954

Prince Valiant

King Aguar

5.9

1954

This Is Your Life

Self · (1 episode)

6.3

1952

Home Town Story

John MacFarland

4.6

1951

Bright Leaf

Major Singleton

5.9

1950

Challenge to Lassie

'Jock' Gray

4.8

1949

Whispering Smith

Barney Rebstock

6.4

1948

Hills of Home

Drumsheugh

6.7

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (2 episodes)

6.6

1948

Ramrod

Jim Crew

6.4

1947

The Valley of Decision

William Scott

7.3

1945

Son of Lassie

Sam Carraclough

6.0

1945

National Velvet

Mr. Herbert Brown

7.2

1945

The Adventures of Mark Twain

J.B. Pond

6.6

1944

The Uninvited

Commander Beech

6.9

1944

Lassie Come Home

Sam Carraclough

6.6

1943

Forever and a Day

Captain Martin

7.4

1943

The Battle of Midway

Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

1942

The Gay Sisters

Ralph Pedloch

6.5

1942

How Green Was My Valley

Gwilym Morgan

7.3

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Sir Charles Emery

6.4

1941

Shining Victory

Dr. Drewett

5.9

1941

Knute Rockne All American

Father John Callahan, C.S.C

6.0

1940

City for Conquest

Scotty MacPherson

6.8

1940

The Sea Hawk

Admiral Sir John Burleson

7.2

1940

Brother Orchid

Brother Superior

6.4

1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Minister Althoff

6.3

1940

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Francis Bacon

6.3

1939

The Old Maid

Doctor Lanskell

7.1

1939

Daughters Courageous

Samuel 'Sam' Sloane

6.2

1939

Juarez

Maréchal Bazaine

6.5

1939

Sons of Liberty

Alexander McDougall

6.0

1939

Wuthering Heights

Dr. Kenneth

7.2

1939

The Oklahoma Kid

Judge Hardwick

5.9

1939

The Dawn Patrol

Phipps

6.8

1938

Comet Over Broadway

Grant

5.0

1938

The Sisters

Tim Hazelton

6.1

1938

Valley of the Giants

Andy Stone

6.0

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Police Inspector Lewis Lane

7.2

1938

The Beloved Brat

Mr. Morgan

6.4

1938

Jezebel

Dr. Livingstone

7.0

1938

Sergeant Murphy

Col. Todd Carruthers

5.0

1938

The Life of Emile Zola

Maitre Labori

6.7

1937

That Certain Woman

Jack V. Merrick Sr.

5.7

1937

Confession

Presiding Judge

6.1

1937

Parnell

Michael Davitt

4.6

1937

The Great O'Malley

Police Captain Cromwell

6.7

1937

Beloved Enemy

Liam Burke

6.1

1936

A Woman Rebels

Judge Byron Thistlewaite

5.8

1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Colonel Campbell

6.5

1936

Mary of Scotland

Huntly

6.3

1936

The White Angel

Dr. Hunt

8.0

1936

Mutiny on the Bounty

Thomas Burkitt

7.4

1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

Mr. McCarger

7.3

1935

Laddie

Mr. Pryor

0.0

1935

Vanessa: Her Love Story

George

6.0

1935

The Little Minister

Docteur McQueen

5.9

1934

What Every Woman Knows

David Wylie

7.0

1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Mike Davey

5.9

1934

The Key

Peadar Conlan

4.9

1934

The Crime Doctor

Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

3.5

1934

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Marcellus

0.0

1933

Broadway Bad

Darrall

5.0

1933

Red Dust

Guidon

7.0

1932

A Passport to Hell

Sgt. Snyder

5.3

1932

Kick In

Garvey

6.0

1931

Svengali

The Laird

6.1

1931

Scotland Yard

Charles Fox

0.0

1930

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Colonel Moran

0.0

1929

The Pagan

Roger Slater

6.3

1929

Trent's Last Case

Sigsbee Manderson

0.0

1929

The Viking

Leif Ericsson

6.4

1928

The River Pirate

Caxton

0.0

1928

Stand and Deliver

London Club Member (uncredited)

5.8

1928

The Black Pirate

MacTavish

6.8

1926

Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Sebastian

6.6

1925

The Bonnie Brier Bush

Lachlan Campbell

6.0

1921

Broken Blossoms

Battling Burrows

6.9

1919

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Extra (uncredited)

7.1

1916

Ramona

Jim Farrar

0.0

1916

A Girl of Yesterday

A.H. Monroe

0.0

1915

May Blossom

Steve Harland

0.0

1915

The Birth of a Nation

The Avenging Conscience

6.2

1914

Their First Acquaintance

0.0

1914

The Newer Woman

Cop

0.0

1914

The Escape

'Bull' McGee

0.0

1914

Home, Sweet Home

The Mother's Son

5.3

1914

The Different Man

The Ranch Foreman

0.0

1914

The Mountain Rat

Steve

0.0

1914

Near To Earth

0.0

1913

Head of the Sweatshop

0.0

1910

Through the Breakers

At the Club

4.2

1909