Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1882-07-26
- Day of Death1974-05-25 (91 years)
- Place of BirthBow, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsGeorge William CrispJames NeedhamДональд Крисп
Donald Crisp
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1963
Spencer's Mountain
As: Grandpa Spencer
- 1961
Greyfriars Bobby
As: James Brown
- 1960
Pollyanna
As: Mayor Karl Warren
- 1959
A Dog of Flanders
As: Jehan Daas
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
As: The Cardinal
- 1958
Saddle the Wind
As: Dennis Deneen
- 1957
Drango
As: Judge Allen
- 1955
The Man from Laramie
As: Alec Waggoman
1955The Long Gray Line
As: Old Martin
1954Prince Valiant
As: King Aguar
1951Home Town Story
As: John MacFarland
1950Bright Leaf
As: Major Singleton
1949Challenge to Lassie
As: 'Jock' Gray
1948Whispering Smith
As: Barney Rebstock
1948Hills of Home
As: Drumsheugh
1947Ramrod
As: Jim Crew
1945The Valley of Decision
As: William Scott
1945Son of Lassie
As: Sam Carraclough
1945National Velvet
As: Mr. Herbert Brown
1944The Adventures of Mark Twain
As: J.B. Pond
1944The Uninvited
As: Commander Beech
1943Lassie Come Home
As: Sam Carraclough
1943Forever and a Day
As: Captain Martin
1942The Battle of Midway
As: Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942The Gay Sisters
As: Ralph Pedloch
- 1941
How Green Was My Valley
As: Gwilym Morgan
1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As: Sir Charles Emery
1941Shining Victory
As: Dr. Drewett
1940Knute Rockne All American
As: Father John Callahan, C.S.C
1940City for Conquest
As: Scotty MacPherson
1940The Sea Hawk
As: Admiral Sir John Burleson
1940Brother Orchid
As: Brother Superior
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
As: Minister Althoff
1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
As: Francis Bacon
1939The Old Maid
As: Doctor Lanskell
1939Daughters Courageous
As: Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
1939Juarez
As: Maréchal Bazaine
1939Sons of Liberty
As: Alexander McDougall
- 1939
Wuthering Heights
As: Dr. Kenneth
1939The Oklahoma Kid
As: Judge Hardwick
1938The Dawn Patrol
As: Phipps
1938Comet Over Broadway
As: Grant
1938The Sisters
As: Tim Hazelton
1938Valley of the Giants
As: Andy Stone
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
As: Police Inspector Lewis Lane
1938The Beloved Brat
As: Mr. Morgan
1938Jezebel
As: Dr. Livingstone
1938Sergeant Murphy
As: Col. Todd Carruthers
1937The Life of Emile Zola
As: Maitre Labori
1937That Certain Woman
As: Jack V. Merrick Sr.
1937Confession
As: Presiding Judge
1937Parnell
As: Michael Davitt
1937The Great O'Malley
As: Police Captain Cromwell
1936Beloved Enemy
As: Liam Burke
1936A Woman Rebels
As: Judge Byron Thistlewaite
1936The Charge of the Light Brigade
As: Colonel Campbell
1936Mary of Scotland
As: Huntly
1936The White Angel
As: Dr. Hunt
- 1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
As: Thomas Burkitt
1935Oil for the Lamps of China
As: J.T. McCarger
1935Laddie
As: Mr. Pryor
1935Vanessa: Her Love Story
As: George
1934The Little Minister
As: Docteur McQueen
1934What Every Woman Knows
As: David Wylie
1934The Life of Vergie Winters
As: Mike Davey
1934The Key
As: Peadar Conlan
1934The Crime Doctor
As: Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
1933Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
As: Marcellus
1933Broadway Bad
As: Darrall
1932Red Dust
As: Guidon
1932A Passport to Hell
As: Sgt. Snyder
1931Kick In
As: Garvey
1931Svengali
As: The Laird
1930Scotland Yard
As: Charles Fox
1929The Return of Sherlock Holmes
As: Colonel Moran
1929The Pagan
As: Roger Slater
1929Trent's Last Case
As: Sigsbee Manderson
1928The Viking
As: Leif Ericsson
1928The River Pirate
As: Caxton
1928Stand and Deliver
As: London Club Member (uncredited)
1926The Black Pirate
As: MacTavish
1925Don Q Son of Zorro
As: Don Sebastian
1921The Bonnie Brier Bush
As: Lachlan Campbell
1919Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
As: Battling Burrows
- 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
As: Extra (uncredited)
1916Ramona
As: Jim Farrar
1915A Girl of Yesterday
As: A.H. Monroe
1915May Blossom
As: Steve Harland
1915The Commanding Officer
As: Col. Archer (the Commandant)
- 1915
The Birth of a Nation
As: Gen. U.S. Grant
1915The Love Route
As: Harry Marshall
1914The Escape
As: 'Bull' McGee
1914Home, Sweet Home
As: The Mother's Son
1914The Mountain Rat
As: Steve
1914The Battle of the Sexes
As: Frank Andrews
1913Olaf—An Atom
As: The Beggar
1912The Musketeers of Pig Alley
As: Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
1911The Failure
As: Bank Employee
1911The Miser's Heart
As: Policeman
1911The Battle
As: A Union soldier (uncredited)
1911The Long Road
As: A Servant / The Landlord
1911The Adventures of Billy
As: First Tramp
1911The Making of a Man
As: Actor / Backstage
1911Her Awakening
As: Accident Witness
1911The Primal Call
As: At Club
1911What Shall We Do with Our Old?
As: Night Court Bailiff
1911Heart Beats of Long Ago
As: Courtier
1911Fate's Turning
As: The Valet
1911The Italian Barber
As: At Ball
1910Winning Back His Love
As: At Stage Door
1910The Golden Supper
As: Courtier/Monk
1910Sunshine Sue
As: Head of the Sweatshop
1909Through the Breakers
As: At the Club