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Donald Crisp

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 26, 1882 (Died at 92)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthBow, London, England, UK
Career Span1920 – 1974
Known Credits169 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Donald Crisp

Also known as:George William CrispJames NeedhamДональд Крисп
Total Works

169

166 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

How Green Was My Valley
7.3
as Gwilym Morgan
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
as Thomas Burkitt
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1
as Extra (uncredited)
Wuthering Heights
7.2
Wuthering Heights
1939•movie
as Dr. Kenneth

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 169 titles featuring Donald Crisp

The Birth of a Nation
5.9

as Gen. U.S. Grant

How Green Was My Valley
7.3

as Gwilym Morgan

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

as Thomas Burkitt

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

as Extra (uncredited)

Wuthering Heights
7.2
Wuthering Heights
1939•movie

as Dr. Kenneth

The Navigator
7.1
The Navigator
1924•movie

Role: Director

The Man from Laramie
7.1

as Alec Waggoman

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
6.9

as Battling Burrows

The Uninvited
6.9
The Uninvited
1944•movie

as Commander Beech

Jezebel
7.0
Jezebel
1938•movie

as Dr. Livingstone

Pollyanna
6.9
Pollyanna
1960•movie

as Mayor Karl Warren

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.5

as Sir Charles Emery

The Sea Hawk
7.2
The Sea Hawk
1940•movie

as Admiral Sir John Burleson

The Life of Emile Zola
6.7

as Maitre Labori

Lassie Come Home
6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943•movie

as Sam Carraclough

National Velvet
7.2
National Velvet
1945•movie

as Mr. Herbert Brown

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
6.1

as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.3

as Francis Bacon

The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.5

as Colonel Campbell

The Battle of Midway
5.9

as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Red Dust
6.9
Red Dust
1932•movie

as Guidon

Africa Screams
5.7
Africa Screams
1949•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Greyfriars Bobby
6.9
Greyfriars Bobby
1961•movie

as James Brown

Svengali
6.3
Svengali
1931•movie

as The Laird

Prince Valiant
6.1
Prince Valiant
1954•movie

as King Aguar

The Last Hurrah
7.2
The Last Hurrah
1958•movie

as The Cardinal

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0

as Police Inspector Lewis Lane

The Black Pirate
6.7
The Black Pirate
1926•movie

as MacTavish

The Long Gray Line
7.0
The Long Gray Line
1955•movie

as Old Martin

The Old Maid
7.0
The Old Maid
1939•movie

as Doctor Lanskell

Ramrod
6.5
Ramrod
1947•movie

as Jim Crew

The Dawn Patrol
6.8
The Dawn Patrol
1938•movie

as Phipps

Mary of Scotland
6.2
Mary of Scotland
1936•movie

as Huntly

Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid
1940•movie

as Brother Superior

Spencer's Mountain
6.8
Spencer's Mountain
1963•movie

as Grandpa Spencer

City for Conquest
6.9
City for Conquest
1940•movie

as Scotty MacPherson

The Oklahoma Kid
6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939•movie

as Judge Hardwick

Saddle the Wind
6.7
Saddle the Wind
1958•movie

as Dennis Deneen

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.5

as Minister Althoff

The Valley of Decision
7.2

as William Scott

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

as Father John Callahan, C.S.C

Juarez
6.5
Juarez
1939•movie

as Maréchal Bazaine

Whispering Smith
6.7
Whispering Smith
1948•movie

as Barney Rebstock

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Son of Lassie
6.2
Son of Lassie
1945•movie

as Sam Carraclough

Bright Leaf
6.0
Bright Leaf
1950•movie

as Major Singleton

Don Q Son of Zorro
6.7
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925•movie

as Don Sebastian

Challenge to Lassie
6.0

as 'Jock' Gray

That Certain Woman
5.6
That Certain Woman
1937•movie

as Jack V. Merrick Sr.

Home Town Story
4.9
Home Town Story
1951•movie

as John MacFarland

A Woman Rebels
5.8
A Woman Rebels
1936•movie

as Judge Byron Thistlewaite

Confession
6.2
Confession
1937•movie

as Presiding Judge

Hills of Home
6.9
Hills of Home
1948•movie

as Drumsheugh

The Little Minister
5.8

as Docteur McQueen

Home, Sweet Home
5.0
Home, Sweet Home
1914•movie

as The Mother's Son

The Sisters
6.1
The Sisters
1938•movie

as Tim Hazelton

Forever and a Day
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943•movie

as Captain Martin

Swords and Hearts
4.6
Swords and Hearts
1911•movie

as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

A Dog of Flanders
6.5
A Dog of Flanders
1960•movie

as Jehan Daas

The Miser's Heart
6.0
The Miser's Heart
1911•movie

as Policeman

The Battle
4.6
The Battle
1911•movie

as A Union soldier (uncredited)

Sons of Liberty
6.3
Sons of Liberty
1939•movie

as Alexander McDougall

The Key
4.9
The Key
1934•movie

as Peadar Conlan

The Great O'Malley
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937•movie

as Police Captain Cromwell

The Adventures of Mark Twain
7.0

as J.B. Pond

Daughters Courageous
6.3

as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane

The Viking
6.8
The Viking
1928•movie

as Leif Ericsson

The Pagan
6.7
The Pagan
1929•movie

as Roger Slater

Beloved Enemy
6.3
Beloved Enemy
1936•movie

as Liam Burke

The Gay Sisters
6.6
The Gay Sisters
1942•movie

as Ralph Pedloch

The Life of Vergie Winters
5.7

as Mike Davey

The Beloved Brat
6.5
The Beloved Brat
1938•movie

as Mr. Morgan

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as Michael Davitt

Shining Victory
6.1
Shining Victory
1941•movie

as Dr. Drewett

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
5.5

as Night Court Bailiff

A Passport to Hell
5.0
A Passport to Hell
1932•movie

as Sgt. Snyder

Drango
5.6
Drango
1957•movie

as Judge Allen

Oil for the Lamps of China
7.2

as J.T. McCarger

The White Angel
7.3
The White Angel
1936•movie

as Dr. Hunt

Valley of the Giants
6.7

as Andy Stone

Broadway Bad
5.3
Broadway Bad
1933•movie

as Darrall

The Fighting Eagle
5.3
The Fighting Eagle
1927•movie

Role: Director

Stand and Deliver
6.0
Stand and Deliver
1928•movie

as London Club Member (uncredited)

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.2

as George

What Every Woman Knows
7.6

as David Wylie

The Runaway Bride
6.2
The Runaway Bride
1930•movie

Role: Director

Dress Parade
7.2
Dress Parade
1927•movie

Role: Director

The Crime Doctor
3.8
The Crime Doctor
1934•movie

as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

The Making of a Man
6.5

as Actor / Backstage

A Star Is Born World Premiere
8.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Comet Over Broadway
5.7

as Grant

Fate's Turning
5.0
Fate's Turning
1911•movie

as The Valet

The Adventures of Billy
5.7

as First Tramp

The Cop
6.7
The Cop
1928•movie

Role: Director

Young April
7.7
Young April
1926•movie

Role: Director

Sergeant Murphy
6.0
Sergeant Murphy
1938•movie

as Col. Todd Carruthers

Scotland Yard
7.0
Scotland Yard
1930•movie

as Charles Fox

The Primal Call
4.0
The Primal Call
1911•movie

as At Club

The Bonnie Brier Bush
7.5

as Lachlan Campbell

Kick In
7.5
Kick In
1931•movie

as Garvey

Through the Breakers
4.2

as At the Club

Winning Back His Love
4.0

as At Stage Door

The Golden Supper
4.5
The Golden Supper
1910•movie

as Courtier/Monk

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as Self

Ponjola
7.5
Ponjola
1923•movie

Role: Director

The Princess of New York
7.0

Role: Director

Johnny Get Your Gun
6.5

Role: Director

Trent's Last Case
8.0
Trent's Last Case
1929•movie

as Sigsbee Manderson

Laddie
10.0
Laddie
1935•movie

as Mr. Pryor

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
9.0

as Colonel Moran

The Italian Barber
4.0
The Italian Barber
1911•movie

as At Ball

The Failure
4.0
The Failure
1911•movie

as Bank Employee

Olaf—An Atom
6.0
Olaf—An Atom
1913•movie

as The Beggar

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
9.0

as Marcellus

The Red, White and Blue Line
6.0

as Self

The River Pirate
8.0
The River Pirate
1928•movie

as Caxton

The Six Best Cellars
9.0

Role: Director

Vanity
10.0
Vanity
1927•movie

Role: Director

Under the Top
10.0
Under the Top
1919•movie

Role: Director

Man Bait
8.0
Man Bait
1927•movie

Role: Director

The Barbarian
10.0
The Barbarian
1921•movie

Role: Director

Venus in the East
8.0
Venus in the East
1919•movie

Role: Director

The Little Country Mouse
5.0

Role: Director

Miss Hobbs
7.0
Miss Hobbs
1920•movie

Role: Director

Held by the Enemy
9.0
Held by the Enemy
1920•movie

Role: Director

Too Much Johnson
9.0
Too Much Johnson
1919•movie

Role: Director

Sunny Side Up
10.0
Sunny Side Up
1926•movie

Role: Director

The Way of a Man with a Maid
7.0

Role: Director

The Poor Boob
8.0
The Poor Boob
1919•movie

Role: Director

Putting It Over
7.0
Putting It Over
1919•movie

Role: Director

Nobody's Widow
10.0
Nobody's Widow
1927•movie

Role: Director

It Pays to Advertise
8.0

Role: Director

Something to Do
7.0
Something to Do
1919•movie

Role: Director

A Very Good Young Man
10.0

Role: Director

Love Insurance
9.0
Love Insurance
1919•movie

Role: Director

Why Smith Left Home
9.0

Role: Director

The Escape
The Escape
1914•movie

as 'Bull' McGee

Near To Earth
Near To Earth
1913•movie
Her Awakening
Her Awakening
1911•movie

as Accident Witness

The Mountain Rat
The Mountain Rat
1914•movie

as Steve

May Blossom
May Blossom
1915•movie

as Steve Harland

The Sisters
The Sisters
1914•movie
Ramona
Ramona
1916•movie

as Jim Farrar

A Girl of Yesterday

as A.H. Monroe

The Long Road
The Long Road
1911•movie

as A Servant / The Landlord

Sunshine Sue
Sunshine Sue
1910•movie

as Head of the Sweatshop

The Battle of the Sexes

as Frank Andrews

The Love Route
The Love Route
1915•movie

as Harry Marshall

The Commanding Officer

as Col. Archer (the Commandant)

The Two Paths
The Two Paths
1911•movie

as Footman

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

as Self (archive footage)

The House of Silence

Role: Director

The Countess Charming

Role: Director

Rimrock Jones
Rimrock Jones
1918•movie

Role: Director

Believe Me, Xantippe

Role: Director

The Firefly of France

Role: Director

Less Than Kin
Less Than Kin
1918•movie

Role: Director

At Dawn
At Dawn
1914•movie

Role: Director

Her Father's Silent Partner

Role: Director

The Eyes of the World

Role: Director

The Marcellini Millions

Role: Director

The Clever Mrs. Carfax

Role: Director

The Goat
The Goat
1918•movie

Role: Director

His Sweetheart
His Sweetheart
1917•movie

Role: Director

Lost in Transit
Lost in Transit
1917•movie

Role: Director

Jules of the Strong Heart

Role: Director