Donald Crisp

ActorProducerDirectorDirecting Jul 26 (died age 91) Bow, London, England, UK 1909–1983 (74 year career)

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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 s…

Known For

Film

How Green Was My Valley

Gwilym Morgan

Film

Mutiny on the Bounty

Thomas Burkitt

Film

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Extra (uncredited)

Film

Wuthering Heights

Dr. Kenneth

Film

The Navigator

Director

Film

The Man from Laramie

Alec Waggoman

Film

The Birth of a Nation

Gen. U.S. Grant

Film

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Battling Burrows

Filmography

Acting (141)

Movies (138)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spencer's Mountain

as Grandpa Spencer

Greyfriars Bobby

as James Brown

Pollyanna

as Mayor Karl Warren

A Dog of Flanders

as Jehan Daas

Saddle the Wind

as Dennis Deneen

The Last Hurrah

as The Cardinal

Drango

as Judge Allen

Fire on the Heather

The Man from Laramie

as Alec Waggoman

The Long Gray Line

as Old Martin

The Red, White and Blue Line

as Self

Prince Valiant

as King Aguar

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as Self

Home Town Story

as John MacFarland

Bright Leaf

as Major Singleton

Challenge to Lassie

as 'Jock' Gray

Whispering Smith

as Barney Rebstock

Hills of Home

as Drumsheugh

Ramrod

as Jim Crew

The Valley of Decision

as William Scott

National Velvet

as Mr. Herbert Brown

Son of Lassie

as Sam Carraclough

The Uninvited

as Commander Beech

The Adventures of Mark Twain

as J.B. Pond

Lassie Come Home

as Sam Carraclough

Forever and a Day

as Captain Martin

The Battle of Midway

as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.8

The Gay Sisters

1942

as Ralph Pedloch

6.5

How Green Was My Valley

1941

as Gwilym Morgan

7.3

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Sir Charles Emery

Shining Victory

as Dr. Drewett

The Sea Hawk

as Admiral Sir John Burleson

Brother Orchid

as Brother Superior

City for Conquest

as Scotty MacPherson

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

as Minister Althoff

6.5

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Father John Callahan, C.S.C

Wuthering Heights

as Dr. Kenneth

Juarez

as Maréchal Bazaine

The Old Maid

as Doctor Lanskell

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

as Francis Bacon

6.3

Daughters Courageous

1939

as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane

The Oklahoma Kid

as Judge Hardwick

Sons of Liberty

as Alexander McDougall

The Beloved Brat

as Mr. Morgan

Jezebel

as Dr. Livingstone

Comet Over Broadway

as Grant

Valley of the Giants

as Andy Stone

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

as Police Inspector Lewis Lane

The Dawn Patrol

as Phipps

Sergeant Murphy

as Col. Todd Carruthers

The Sisters

as Tim Hazelton

Parnell

as Michael Davitt

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Maitre Labori

6.7

That Certain Woman

1937

as Jack V. Merrick Sr.

Confession

as Presiding Judge

The Great O'Malley

as Police Captain Cromwell

6.7

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Judge Byron Thistlewaite

5.5

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Colonel Campbell

Beloved Enemy

as Liam Burke

The White Angel

as Dr. Hunt

Mary of Scotland

as Huntly

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Thomas Burkitt

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

as George

6.2

Laddie

1935

as Mr. Pryor

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

as J.T. McCarger

7.3

The Life of Vergie Winters

as Mike Davey

The Key

as Peadar Conlan

The Crime Doctor

as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

2.7

What Every Woman Knows

as David Wylie

The Little Minister

as Docteur McQueen

Broadway Bad

as Darrall

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

1933

as Marcellus

Red Dust

as Guidon

A Passport to Hell

as Sgt. Snyder

Svengali

as The Laird

Kick In

as Garvey

Scotland Yard

as Charles Fox

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1929

as Colonel Moran

The Pagan

1929

as Roger Slater

6.3

Trent's Last Case

1929

as Sigsbee Manderson

The Viking

1928

as Leif Ericsson

6.4

Stand and Deliver

1928

as London Club Member (uncredited)

5.8

The River Pirate

1928

as Caxton

The Black Pirate

as MacTavish

Don Q Son of Zorro

as Don Sebastian

The Bonnie Brier Bush

1921

as Lachlan Campbell

6.0

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919

as Battling Burrows

6.9

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

as Extra (uncredited)

7.1

Ramona

1916

as Jim Farrar

The Love Route

1915

as Harry Marshall

The Birth of a Nation

1915

as Gen. U.S. Grant

6.0

The Commanding Officer

1915

as Col. Archer (the Commandant)

May Blossom

1915

as Steve Harland

A Girl of Yesterday

1915

as A.H. Monroe

An Old-Fashioned Girl

1915

The Mysterious Shot

1914

as Buck

A Lesson in Mechanics

1914

The Newer Woman

1914

as Cop

The Sisters

1914

The Mountain Rat

1914

as Steve

Down the Hill to Creditville

1914

The Different Man

1914

as The Ranch Foreman

The Warning

1914

as Mr. Edwards

The Battle of the Sexes

1914

as Frank Andrews

Home, Sweet Home

1914

as The Mother's Son

5.0

The Escape

1914

as 'Bull' McGee

The Avenging Conscience

1914

5.9

Over the Ledge

1914

Their First Acquaintance

1914

Another Chance

1914

as The Tramp

The Tavern of Tragedy

1914

as Bob Jameson - the Spy

Her Mother's Necklace

1914

as The Burglar

By Man's Law

1913

as Lee Calvert - Brother Owner

Pirate Gold

Near To Earth

Black and White

The Blue or the Gray

as Southern Rival

Olaf—An Atom

1913

as The Beggar

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

1912

as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)

6.2

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

1911

as Night Court Bailiff

The Making of a Man

as Actor / Backstage

The Miser's Heart

as Policeman

The Long Road

as A Servant / The Landlord

The Failure

as Bank Employee

Fate's Turning

as The Valet

The Two Paths

as Footman

Her Awakening

1911

as Accident Witness

The Primal Call

1911

as At Club

4.0

Heart Beats of Long Ago

1911

as Courtier

5.0

Swords and Hearts

1911

as At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)

4.6

The Adventures of Billy

as First Tramp

The Italian Barber

as At Ball

The Battle

as A Union soldier (uncredited)

4.8

Winning Back His Love

1910

as At Stage Door

4.0

Sunshine Sue

1910

as Head of the Sweatshop

The Golden Supper

as Courtier/Monk

Through the Breakers

as At the Club

Television (3)

MGM Parade

1955

as Self

This Is Your Life

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (65)

Movies (65)

Africa Screams

Executive Producer

The Runaway Bride

Director

The Cop

Director

Stand and Deliver

Director

Man Bait

Director

Vanity

1927

Director

Dress Parade

Director

The Fighting Eagle

Director

Nobody's Widow

Director

Sunny Side Up

1926

Director

Young April

Director

Don Q Son of Zorro

Director

The Navigator

Director

Ponjola

Director

Tell Your Children

Director

The Princess of New York

1921

Director

6.0

The Barbarian

1921

Director

The Bonnie Brier Bush

1921

Director

6.0

The Six Best Cellars

1920

Director

Held by the Enemy

1920

Director

Miss Hobbs

1920

Director

Johnny Get Your Gun

1919

Director

6.0

Too Much Johnson

1919

Director

Venus in the East

1919

Director

Putting It Over

1919

Director

The Poor Boob

1919

Director

Under the Top

1919

Director

It Pays to Advertise

1919

Director

Something to Do

1919

Director

A Very Good Young Man

1919

Director

Love Insurance

1919

Director

Why Smith Left Home

1919

Director

The Firefly of France

1918

Director

Rimrock Jones

1918

Director

The Goat

1918

Director

The Way of a Man with a Maid

1918

Director

Less Than Kin

1918

Director

The House of Silence

1918

Director

Believe Me, Xantippe

1918

Director

Jules of the Strong Heart

1918

Director

The Clever Mrs. Carfax

1917

Director

The Bond Between

1917

Director

The Countess Charming

1917

Director

The Marcellini Millions

1917

Director

The Eyes of the World

1917

Director

His Sweetheart

1917

Director

Lost in Transit

1917

Director

Ramona

1916

Director

The Birth of a Nation

1915

Assistant Director

6.0

An Old-Fashioned Girl

1915

Director

How Hazel Got Even

1915

Director

The Mysterious Shot

1914

Director

The Newer Woman

1914

Director

Down the Hill to Creditville

1914

Director

The Warning

1914

Director

Her Father's Silent Partner

1914

Director

Their First Acquaintance

1914

Director

Another Chance

1914

Director

The Niggard

1914

Director

At Dawn

1914

Director

Sands of Fate

1914

Director

The Little Country Mouse

1914

Director

5.0

The Tavern of Tragedy

1914

Director

Her Mother's Necklace

1914

Director

The Availing Prayer

1914

Director