Donald Crisp

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.

Cast

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Battling Burrows

The Birth of a Nation

Gen. U.S. Grant

Lassie Come Home

Sam Carraclough

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Sir Charles Emery

Wuthering Heights

Dr. Livingstone

Mayor Karl Warren

City for Conquest

Scotty MacPherson

Mutiny on the Bounty

Brother Superior

Admiral Sir John Burleson

The Avenging Conscience

Home Town Story

John MacFarland

How Green Was My Valley

The Life of Emile Zola

Challenge to Lassie

Sam Carraclough

Knute Rockne All American

Father John Callahan, C.S.C

The Valley of Decision

The Little Minister

Docteur McQueen

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Colonel Campbell

The Long Gray Line

Spencer's Mountain

Grandpa Spencer

Doctor Lanskell

Commander Beech

Greyfriars Bobby

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Stand and Deliver

London Club Member (uncredited)

The Dawn Patrol

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Police Inspector Lewis Lane

National Velvet

Mr. Herbert Brown

The Crime Doctor

Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

The Oklahoma Kid

The Man from Laramie

The Black Pirate

Major Singleton

The Battle of Midway

Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

Presiding Judge

The Gay Sisters

The Great O'Malley

Police Captain Cromwell

Maréchal Bazaine

Saddle the Wind

That Certain Woman

Jack V. Merrick Sr.

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Minister Althoff

Down the Hill to Creditville

Accident Witness

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Judge Byron Thistlewaite

The Mysterious Shot

Don Q Son of Zorro

A Dog of Flanders

Daughters Courageous

Samuel 'Sam' Sloane

The Miser's Heart

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

Night Court Bailiff

A Union soldier (uncredited)

Sergeant Murphy

Col. Todd Carruthers

Vanessa: Her Love Story

The Life of Vergie Winters

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Valley of the Giants

Trent's Last Case

Sigsbee Manderson

The Beloved Brat

Oil for the Lamps of China

What Every Woman Knows

Comet Over Broadway

Shining Victory

Sons of Liberty

Alexander McDougall

Lee Calvert - Brother Owner

The Different Man

The Ranch Foreman

The Mountain Rat

The Newer Woman

The Tavern of Tragedy

Bob Jameson - the Spy

Her Mother's Necklace

Their First Acquaintance

A Lesson in Mechanics

An Old-Fashioned Girl

A Passport to Hell

Mary of Scotland

Whispering Smith

Barney Rebstock

The White Angel

The Primal Call

Black and White

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Rival Gang Member (uncredited)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Italian Barber

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Extra (uncredited)

Forever and a Day

The Bonnie Brier Bush

Lachlan Campbell

Home, Sweet Home

The Mother's Son

The Making of a Man

Actor / Backstage

A Girl of Yesterday

A Servant / The Landlord

The Adventures of Billy

Head of the Sweatshop

A Star Is Born World Premiere

The Battle of the Sexes

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

The Red, White and Blue Line

The River Pirate

The Blue or the Gray

Through the Breakers

Winning Back His Love

The Golden Supper

Heart Beats of Long Ago

Fire on the Heather

The Commanding Officer

Col. Archer (the Commandant)

Crew

The House of Silence

The Countess Charming

Believe Me, Xantippe

The Firefly of France

Down the Hill to Creditville

Her Father's Silent Partner

The Mysterious Shot

Don Q Son of Zorro

Stand and Deliver

The Fighting Eagle

The Runaway Bride

The Six Best Cellars

The Bond Between

Their First Acquaintance

The Newer Woman

Her Mother's Necklace

The Tavern of Tragedy

The Availing Prayer

How Hazel Got Even

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Tell Your Children

The Eyes of the World

Executive Producer

The Bonnie Brier Bush

The Princess of New York

Johnny Get Your Gun

The Birth of a Nation

Assistant Director

Venus in the East

The Little Country Mouse

Held by the Enemy

The Marcellini Millions

Too Much Johnson

The Clever Mrs. Carfax

The Way of a Man with a Maid

Putting It Over