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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 26, 1882
Died
May 25, 1974
Place of Birth
Bow, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- George William Crisp
- James Needham
- Дональд Крисп
Donald Crisp
0.3 Popularity
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
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
6.7
Grandpa Spencer
Spencer's Mountain
1963
6.9
James Brown
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
6.9
Mayor Karl Warren
Pollyanna
1960
6.2
Jehan Daas
A Dog of Flanders
1959
7.2
The Cardinal
The Last Hurrah
1958
6.5
Dennis Deneen
Saddle the Wind
1958
5.4
Judge Allen
Drango
1957
🎬
0.0
Fire on the Heather
1956
7.2
Alec Waggoman
The Man from Laramie
1955
Credits
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandpa Spencer
1963
6.7
Greyfriars Bobby
as James Brown
1961
6.9
Pollyanna
as Mayor Karl Warren
1960
6.9
A Dog of Flanders
as Jehan Daas
1959
6.2
The Last Hurrah
as The Cardinal
1958
7.2
Saddle the Wind
as Dennis Deneen
1958
6.5
Drango
as Judge Allen
1957
5.4
🎬
Fire on the Heather
1956
0.0
The Man from Laramie
as Alec Waggoman
1955
7.2
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
1955
6.0
The Long Gray Line
as Old Martin
1955
7.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
8.0
Prince Valiant
as King Aguar
1954
6.0
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
6.4
Home Town Story
as John MacFarland
1951
4.6
Bright Leaf
as Major Singleton
1950
5.7
Challenge to Lassie
as 'Jock' Gray
1949
4.8
Whispering Smith
as Barney Rebstock
1948
6.6
Hills of Home
as Drumsheugh
1948
6.7
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Ramrod
as Jim Crew
1947
6.5
The Valley of Decision
as William Scott
1945
7.3
Son of Lassie
as Sam Carraclough
1945
6.0
National Velvet
as Mr. Herbert Brown
1945
7.2
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as J.B. Pond
1944
6.6
The Uninvited
as Commander Beech
1944
6.9
Lassie Come Home
as Sam Carraclough
1943
6.7
Forever and a Day
as Captain Martin
1943
7.4
The Battle of Midway
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
5.8
The Gay Sisters
as Ralph Pedloch
1942
6.5
How Green Was My Valley
as Gwilym Morgan
1941
7.3
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir Charles Emery
1941
6.5
Shining Victory
as Dr. Drewett
1941
5.9
Knute Rockne All American
as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
1940
6.1
City for Conquest
as Scotty MacPherson
1940
6.8
The Sea Hawk
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
1940
7.2
Brother Orchid
as Brother Superior
1940
6.5
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Minister Althoff
1940
6.5
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Francis Bacon
1939
6.3
The Old Maid
as Doctor Lanskell
1939
7.0
Daughters Courageous
as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
1939
6.2
Juarez
as Maréchal Bazaine
1939
6.5
Sons of Liberty
as Alexander McDougall
1939
6.2
Wuthering Heights
as Dr. Kenneth
1939
7.2
The Oklahoma Kid
as Judge Hardwick
1939
6.0
The Dawn Patrol
as Phipps
1938
6.8
Comet Over Broadway
as Grant
1938
5.0
The Sisters
as Tim Hazelton
1938
5.8
Valley of the Giants
as Andy Stone
1938
6.0
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
1938
7.1
The Beloved Brat
as Mr. Morgan
1938
6.4
Jezebel
as Dr. Livingstone
1938
7.0
Sergeant Murphy
as Col. Todd Carruthers
1938
5.0
The Life of Emile Zola
as Maitre Labori
1937
6.7
That Certain Woman
as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
1937
5.4
Confession
as Presiding Judge
1937
6.1
Parnell
as Michael Davitt
1937
4.1
The Great O'Malley
as Police Captain Cromwell
1937
6.7
Beloved Enemy
as Liam Burke
1936
6.1
A Woman Rebels
as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
1936
5.5
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Colonel Campbell
1936
6.5
Mary of Scotland
as Huntly
1936
6.2
The White Angel
as Dr. Hunt
1936
7.2
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Thomas Burkitt
1935
7.3
Oil for the Lamps of China
as J.T. McCarger
1935
7.3
Laddie
as Mr. Pryor
1935
0.0
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as George
1935
6.0
The Little Minister
as Docteur McQueen
1934
5.5
What Every Woman Knows
as David Wylie
1934
7.0
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Mike Davey
1934
5.2
The Key
as Peadar Conlan
1934
4.6
The Crime Doctor
as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
1934
2.7
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
as Marcellus
1933
0.0
Broadway Bad
as Darrall
1933
4.6
Red Dust
as Guidon
1932
6.9
A Passport to Hell
as Sgt. Snyder
1932
4.7
Kick In
as Garvey
1931
6.0
Svengali
as The Laird
1931
6.1
Scotland Yard
as Charles Fox
1930
5.0
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Colonel Moran
1929
0.0
The Pagan
as Roger Slater
1929
6.3
Trent's Last Case
as Sigsbee Manderson
1929
0.0
The Viking
as Leif Ericsson
1928
6.4
The River Pirate
as Caxton
1928
0.0
Stand and Deliver
as London Club Member (uncredited)
1928
5.8
The Black Pirate
as MacTavish
1926
6.7
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Sebastian
1925
6.6
The Bonnie Brier Bush
as Lachlan Campbell
1921
6.0
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Battling Burrows
1919
6.9
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
1916
7.1
Ramona
as Jim Farrar
1916
0.0
A Girl of Yesterday
as A.H. Monroe
1915
0.0
May Blossom
as Steve Harland
1915
0.0
The Commanding Officer
as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
1915
0.0
The Birth of a Nation
as Gen. U.S. Grant
1915
5.9
The Love Route
as Harry Marshall
1915
0.0
🎬
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915
0.0
🎬
Over the Ledge
1914
0.0
The Sisters
1914
0.0
🎬
Another Chance
as The Tramp
1914
0.0
🎬
The Warning
as Mr. Edwards
1914
0.0
🎬
Down the Hill to Creditville
1914
0.0
🎬
A Lesson in Mechanics
1914
0.0
🎬
Her Mother's Necklace
as The Burglar
1914
0.0
🎬
The Tavern of Tragedy
as Bob Jameson - the Spy
1914
0.0
The Avenging Conscience
1914
5.9
🎬
Their First Acquaintance
1914
0.0
🎬
The Newer Woman
as Cop
1914
0.0
The Escape
as 'Bull' McGee
1914
0.0
Home, Sweet Home
as The Mother's Son
1914
5.0
🎬
The Different Man
as The Ranch Foreman
1914
0.0
The Mountain Rat
as Steve
1914
0.0
The Battle of the Sexes
as Frank Andrews
1914
0.0
🎬
The Mysterious Shot
as Buck
1914
0.0
🎬
The Blue or the Gray
as Southern Rival
1913
0.0
🎬
By Man's Law
as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
1913
0.0
🎬
Black and White
1913
0.0
Olaf—An Atom
as The Beggar
1913
0.0
Near To Earth
1913
0.0
🎬
Pirate Gold
1913
0.0
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
1912
6.2
The Failure
as Bank Employee
1911
4.0
The Miser's Heart
as Policeman
1911
6.0
The Battle
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
1911
4.8
The Long Road
as A Servant / The Landlord
1911
0.0
The Adventures of Billy
as First Tramp
1911
5.7
The Making of a Man
as Actor / Backstage
1911
6.3
Her Awakening
as Accident Witness
1911
0.0
The Primal Call
as At Club
1911
4.0
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
as Night Court Bailiff
1911
5.5
Heart Beats of Long Ago
as Courtier
1911
5.0
Fate's Turning
as The Valet
1911
5.0
The Italian Barber
as At Ball
1911
4.0
Winning Back His Love
as At Stage Door
1910
4.0
The Golden Supper
as Courtier/Monk
1910
4.5
Sunshine Sue
as Head of the Sweatshop
1910
0.0
Through the Breakers
as At the Club
1909
4.2