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.
Battling Burrows
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Gen. U.S. Grant
The Birth of a Nation
Sam Carraclough
Lassie Come Home
Sir Charles Emery
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Kenneth
Wuthering Heights
Dr. Livingstone
Jezebel
Mayor Karl Warren
Pollyanna
Scotty MacPherson
City for Conquest
Thomas Burkitt
Mutiny on the Bounty
Brother Superior
Brother Orchid
Admiral Sir John Burleson
The Sea Hawk
The Avenging Conscience
John MacFarland
Home Town Story
'Bull' McGee
The Escape
Gwilym Morgan
How Green Was My Valley
Maitre Labori
The Life of Emile Zola
Jim Crew
Ramrod
'Jock' Gray
Challenge to Lassie
Sam Carraclough
Son of Lassie
Father John Callahan, C.S.C
Knute Rockne All American
William Scott
The Valley of Decision
Liam Burke
Beloved Enemy
Docteur McQueen
The Little Minister
Colonel Campbell
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Old Martin
The Long Gray Line
Guidon
Red Dust
Grandpa Spencer
Spencer's Mountain
Doctor Lanskell
The Old Maid
The Laird
Svengali
Commander Beech
The Uninvited
James Brown
Greyfriars Bobby
Francis Bacon
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
King Aguar
Prince Valiant
London Club Member (uncredited)
Stand and Deliver
Phipps
The Dawn Patrol
Police Inspector Lewis Lane
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Herbert Brown
National Velvet
Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
The Crime Doctor
Judge Hardwick
The Oklahoma Kid
Alec Waggoman
The Man from Laramie
MacTavish
The Black Pirate
Peadar Conlan
The Key
Major Singleton
Bright Leaf
Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Battle of Midway
The Cardinal
The Last Hurrah
Presiding Judge
Confession
Pirate Gold
Near To Earth
Ralph Pedloch
The Gay Sisters
Police Captain Cromwell
The Great O'Malley
Maréchal Bazaine
Juarez
Dennis Deneen
Saddle the Wind
Jack V. Merrick Sr.
That Certain Woman
Minister Althoff
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Down the Hill to Creditville
Accident Witness
Her Awakening
The Tramp
Another Chance
Over the Ledge
Judge Allen
Drango
J.B. Pond
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Judge Byron Thistlewaite
A Woman Rebels
Tim Hazelton
The Sisters
Buck
The Mysterious Shot
Don Sebastian
Don Q Son of Zorro
Drumsheugh
Hills of Home
Jehan Daas
A Dog of Flanders
Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
Daughters Courageous
Policeman
The Miser's Heart
Night Court Bailiff
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
A Union soldier (uncredited)
The Battle
Leif Ericsson
The Viking
Col. Todd Carruthers
Sergeant Murphy
Roger Slater
The Pagan
George
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Mike Davey
The Life of Vergie Winters
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Andy Stone
Valley of the Giants
Sigsbee Manderson
Trent's Last Case
Mr. Morgan
The Beloved Brat
Mr. McCarger
Oil for the Lamps of China
David Wylie
What Every Woman Knows
Michael Davitt
Parnell
Grant
Comet Over Broadway
Charles Fox
Scotland Yard
Dr. Drewett
Shining Victory
Alexander McDougall
Sons of Liberty
The Valet
Fate's Turning
Darrall
Broadway Bad
Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
By Man's Law
The Ranch Foreman
The Different Man
Steve
The Mountain Rat
Cop
The Newer Woman
Their First Acquaintance
Bob Jameson - the Spy
The Tavern of Tragedy
The Burglar
Her Mother's Necklace
Steve Harland
May Blossom
A Lesson in Mechanics
Mr. Edwards
The Warning
The Sisters
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Sgt. Snyder
A Passport to Hell
Mr. Pryor
Laddie
Huntly
Mary of Scotland
Barney Rebstock
Whispering Smith
Dr. Hunt
The White Angel
At Club
The Primal Call
Black and White
Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Colonel Moran
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
At Ball
The Italian Barber
Jim Farrar
Ramona
Extra (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Captain Martin
Forever and a Day
Lachlan Campbell
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Garvey
Kick In
The Mother's Son
Home, Sweet Home
Actor / Backstage
The Making of a Man
A.H. Monroe
A Girl of Yesterday
First Tramp
The Adventures of Billy
A Servant / The Landlord
The Long Road
Head of the Sweatshop
Sunshine Sue
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Frank Andrews
The Battle of the Sexes
Bank Employee
The Failure
The Beggar
Olaf—An Atom
Marcellus
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Self
The Red, White and Blue Line
Caxton
The River Pirate
Southern Rival
The Blue or the Gray
At the Club
Through the Breakers
At Stage Door
Winning Back His Love
Courtier/Monk
The Golden Supper
Courtier
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Fire on the Heather
Harry Marshall
The Love Route
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
135
Gender
Male
Birthday
1882-07-26
Place of Birth
Bow, London, England, UK
Also Known As
George William Crisp