Acting · Bow, London, England, UK · Born July 26, 1882
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.
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1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSpencer's Mountain
1963
as Grandpa Spencer
MovieGreyfriars Bobby
1961
as James Brown
MoviePollyanna
1960
as Mayor Karl Warren
MovieA Dog of Flanders
1959
as Jehan Daas
MovieThe Last Hurrah
1958
as The Cardinal
MovieSaddle the Wind
1958
as Dennis Deneen
MovieDrango
1957
as Judge Allen
Fire on the Heather
1956
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
MovieThe Man from Laramie
1955
as Alec Waggoman
MovieThe Red, White and Blue Line
1955
as Self
MovieThe Long Gray Line
1955
as Old Martin
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1954
as Self
MoviePrince Valiant
1954
as King Aguar
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MovieHome Town Story
1951
as John MacFarland
MovieBright Leaf
1950
as Major Singleton
MovieChallenge to Lassie
1949
as 'Jock' Gray
MovieWhispering Smith
1948
as Barney Rebstock
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1948
as Drumsheugh
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieRamrod
1947
as Jim Crew
MovieThe Valley of Decision
1945
as William Scott
MovieSon of Lassie
1945
as Sam Carraclough
MovieNational Velvet
1945
as Mr. Herbert Brown
MovieThe Adventures of Mark Twain
1944
as J.B. Pond
MovieThe Uninvited
1944
as Commander Beech
MovieLassie Come Home
1943
as Sam Carraclough
MovieForever and a Day
1943
as Captain Martin
MovieThe Battle of Midway
1942
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Gay Sisters
1942
as Ralph Pedloch
MovieHow Green Was My Valley
1941
as Gwilym Morgan
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Sir Charles Emery
MovieShining Victory
1941
as Dr. Drewett
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
MovieCity for Conquest
1940
as Scotty MacPherson
MovieThe Sea Hawk
1940
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
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1940
as Brother Superior
MovieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Minister Althoff
MovieThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Francis Bacon
MovieThe Old Maid
1939
as Doctor Lanskell
MovieDaughters Courageous
1939
as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
MovieJuarez
1939
as Maréchal Bazaine
MovieSons of Liberty
1939
as Alexander McDougall
MovieWuthering Heights
1939
as Dr. Kenneth
MovieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Judge Hardwick
MovieThe Dawn Patrol
1938
as Phipps
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1938
as Grant
MovieThe Sisters
1938
as Tim Hazelton
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1938
as Andy Stone
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
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1938
as Mr. Morgan
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1938
as Dr. Livingstone
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1938
as Col. Todd Carruthers
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1937
as Maitre Labori
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1937
as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
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1937
as Presiding Judge
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1937
as Michael Davitt
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1937
as Police Captain Cromwell
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1936
as Liam Burke
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1936
as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
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1936
as Colonel Campbell
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1936
as Huntly
MovieThe White Angel
1936
as Dr. Hunt
MovieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Thomas Burkitt
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1935
as J.T. McCarger
MovieLaddie
1935
as Mr. Pryor
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1935
as George
MovieThe Little Minister
1934
as Docteur McQueen
MovieWhat Every Woman Knows
1934
as David Wylie
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1934
as Mike Davey
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1934
as Peadar Conlan
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1934
as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
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1933
as Marcellus
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1933
as Darrall
MovieRed Dust
1932
as Guidon
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1932
as Sgt. Snyder
MovieKick In
1931
as Garvey
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1931
as The Laird
MovieScotland Yard
1930
as Charles Fox
MovieThe Return of Sherlock Holmes
1929
as Colonel Moran
MovieThe Pagan
1929
as Roger Slater
MovieTrent's Last Case
1929
as Sigsbee Manderson
MovieThe Viking
1928
as Leif Ericsson
MovieThe River Pirate
1928
as Caxton
MovieStand and Deliver
1928
as London Club Member (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Pirate
1926
as MacTavish
MovieDon Q Son of Zorro
1925
as Don Sebastian
MovieThe Bonnie Brier Bush
1921
as Lachlan Campbell
MovieBroken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
as Battling Burrows
MovieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieRamona
1916
as Jim Farrar
MovieA Girl of Yesterday
1915
as A.H. Monroe
MovieMay Blossom
1915
as Steve Harland
MovieThe Commanding Officer
1915
as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
MovieThe Birth of a Nation
1915
as Gen. U.S. Grant
MovieThe Love Route
1915
as Harry Marshall
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915
Over the Ledge
1914
MovieThe Sisters
1914
Another Chance
1914
as The Tramp
The Warning
1914
as Mr. Edwards
Down the Hill to Creditville
1914
A Lesson in Mechanics
1914
Her Mother's Necklace
1914
as The Burglar
The Tavern of Tragedy
1914
as Bob Jameson - the Spy
MovieThe Avenging Conscience
1914
Their First Acquaintance
1914
The Newer Woman
1914
as Cop
MovieThe Escape
1914
as 'Bull' McGee
MovieHome, Sweet Home
1914
as The Mother's Son
The Different Man
1914
as The Ranch Foreman
MovieThe Mountain Rat
1914
as Steve
MovieThe Battle of the Sexes
1914
as Frank Andrews
The Mysterious Shot
1914
as Buck
The Blue or the Gray
1913
as Southern Rival
By Man's Law
1913
as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
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1913
MovieOlaf—An Atom
1913
as The Beggar
MovieNear To Earth
1913
Pirate Gold
1913
MovieThe Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
MovieThe Failure
1911
as Bank Employee
MovieThe Miser's Heart
1911
as Policeman
MovieThe Battle
1911
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
MovieThe Long Road
1911
as A Servant / The Landlord
MovieThe Adventures of Billy
1911
as First Tramp
MovieThe Making of a Man
1911
as Actor / Backstage
MovieHer Awakening
1911
as Accident Witness
MovieSwords and Hearts
1911
as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
MovieThe Primal Call
1911
as At Club
MovieWhat Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
as Night Court Bailiff
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1911
as Courtier
MovieFate's Turning
1911
as The Valet
MovieThe Italian Barber
1911
as At Ball
MovieThe Two Paths
1911
as Footman
MovieWinning Back His Love
1910
as At Stage Door
MovieThe Golden Supper
1910
as Courtier/Monk
MovieSunshine Sue
1910
as Head of the Sweatshop
MovieThrough the Breakers
1909
as At the Club
