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