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

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

Personal Info

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