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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
February 25th, 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
May 16th, 1963 | Spencer's Mountain | Grandpa Spencer | 6.8 | |
July 17th, 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | 6.9 | |
May 19th, 1960 | Pollyanna | Mayor Karl Warren | 7 | |
March 17th, 1959 | A Dog of Flanders | Jehan Daas | 6.5 | |
December 31st, 1958 | The Last Hurrah | The Cardinal | 7.2 | |
March 20th, 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Dennis Deneen | 6.7 | |
January 1st, 1957 | Drango | Judge Allen | 5.6 | |
December 31st, 1956 | Fire on the Heather | TBD | TBD | |
August 19th, 1955 | The Man from Laramie | Alec Waggoman | 7.2 | |
June 1st, 1955 | The Red, White and Blue Line | Self | 6 | |
January 4th, 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Old Martin | 7 | |
September 28th, 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 8 | |
April 5th, 1954 | Prince Valiant | King Aguar | 6.1 | |
May 18th, 1951 | Home Town Story | John MacFarland | 4.9 | |
June 16th, 1950 | Bright Leaf | Major Singleton | 5.9 | |
October 31st, 1949 | Challenge to Lassie | 'Jock' Gray | 5.3 | |
December 9th, 1948 | Whispering Smith | Barney Rebstock | 6.7 | |
November 25th, 1948 | Hills of Home | Drumsheugh | 6.9 | |
May 2nd, 1947 | Ramrod | Jim Crew | 6.5 | |
May 3rd, 1945 | The Valley of Decision | William Scott | 7.4 | |
April 20th, 1945 | Son of Lassie | Sam Carraclough | 6.2 | |
January 26th, 1945 | National Velvet | Mr. Herbert Brown | 7.2 | |
July 20th, 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | J.B. Pond | 6.9 | |
February 24th, 1944 | The Uninvited | Commander Beech | 6.9 | |
December 1st, 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Sam Carraclough | 6.7 | |
January 21st, 1943 | Forever and a Day | Captain Martin | 7.5 | |
September 14th, 1942 | The Battle of Midway | Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
August 1st, 1942 | The Gay Sisters | Ralph Pedloch | 6.6 | |
October 28th, 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Gwilym Morgan | 7.3 | |
August 12th, 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Sir Charles Emery | 6.5 | |
May 30th, 1941 | Shining Victory | Dr. Drewett | 6.1 | |
October 5th, 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Father John Callahan, C.S.C | 6.2 | |
September 21st, 1940 | City for Conquest | Scotty MacPherson | 6.9 | |
August 10th, 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Admiral Sir John Burleson | 7.2 | |
June 7th, 1940 | Brother Orchid | Brother Superior | 6.6 | |
February 23rd, 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Minister Althoff | 6.5 | |
November 11th, 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Francis Bacon | 6.3 | |
August 16th, 1939 | The Old Maid | Doctor Lanskell | 7.1 | |
June 23rd, 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Samuel 'Sam' Sloane | 6.3 | |
June 10th, 1939 | Juarez | Maréchal Bazaine | 6.5 | |
May 20th, 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Alexander McDougall | 6.3 | |
April 7th, 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Dr. Kenneth | 7.2 | |
March 11th, 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Judge Hardwick | 6 | |
December 24th, 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Phipps | 6.8 | |
December 3rd, 1938 | Comet Over Broadway | Grant | 5.7 | |
October 14th, 1938 | The Sisters | Tim Hazelton | 6.1 | |
September 17th, 1938 | Valley of the Giants | Andy Stone | 6.7 | |
July 20th, 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Inspector Lewis Lane | 7.2 | |
April 30th, 1938 | The Beloved Brat | Mr. Morgan | 6.5 | |
March 26th, 1938 | Jezebel | Dr. Livingstone | 7 | |
January 1st, 1938 | Sergeant Murphy | Col. Todd Carruthers | 6 | |
September 9th, 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Maitre Labori | 6.7 | |
August 30th, 1937 | That Certain Woman | Jack V. Merrick Sr. | 5.6 | |
August 19th, 1937 | Confession | Presiding Judge | 6.2 | |
June 4th, 1937 | Parnell | Michael Davitt | 4.6 | |
February 13th, 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Police Captain Cromwell | 7 | |
December 25th, 1936 | Beloved Enemy | Liam Burke | 6.3 | |
November 6th, 1936 | A Woman Rebels | Judge Byron Thistlewaite | 5.9 | |
October 20th, 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Colonel Campbell | 6.6 | |
July 28th, 1936 | Mary of Scotland | Huntly | 6.2 | |
June 25th, 1936 | The White Angel | Dr. Hunt | 7.2 | |
November 22nd, 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Thomas Burkitt | 7.4 | |
June 8th, 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | J.T. McCarger | 7.2 | |
March 18th, 1935 | Laddie | Mr. Pryor | 10 | |
March 1st, 1935 | Vanessa: Her Love Story | George | 6.2 | |
December 28th, 1934 | The Little Minister | Docteur McQueen | 5.8 | |
October 18th, 1934 | What Every Woman Knows | David Wylie | 7.6 | |
June 14th, 1934 | The Life of Vergie Winters | Mike Davey | 5.7 | |
June 9th, 1934 | The Key | Peadar Conlan | 4.9 | |
March 14th, 1934 | The Crime Doctor | Mr. Anthony, District Attorney | 3.8 | |
April 4th, 1933 | Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V | Marcellus | 9 | |
February 24th, 1933 | Broadway Bad | Darrall | 5.3 | |
October 22nd, 1932 | Red Dust | Guidon | 6.9 | |
August 25th, 1932 | A Passport to Hell | Sgt. Snyder | 5 | |
May 22nd, 1931 | Kick In | Garvey | 7.5 | |
May 20th, 1931 | Svengali | The Laird | 6.2 | |
October 19th, 1930 | Scotland Yard | Charles Fox | 7 | |
October 26th, 1929 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Colonel Moran | 9 | |
April 26th, 1929 | The Pagan | Roger Slater | 6.7 | |
March 31st, 1929 | Trent's Last Case | Sigsbee Manderson | 8 | |
November 2nd, 1928 | The Viking | Leif Ericsson | 6.8 | |
August 26th, 1928 | The River Pirate | Caxton | 8 | |
February 18th, 1928 | Stand and Deliver | London Club Member (uncredited) | 6 | |
March 8th, 1926 | The Black Pirate | MacTavish | 6.7 | |
June 15th, 1925 | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Sebastian | 6.7 | |
November 27th, 1921 | The Bonnie Brier Bush | Lachlan Campbell | 7.5 | |
May 13th, 1919 | Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl | Battling Burrows | 6.9 | |
September 4th, 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Extra (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
April 5th, 1916 | Ramona | Jim Farrar | TBD | |
October 7th, 1915 | A Girl of Yesterday | A.H. Monroe | TBD | |
April 15th, 1915 | May Blossom | Steve Harland | TBD | |
March 25th, 1915 | The Commanding Officer | Col. Archer (the Commandant) | TBD | |
March 8th, 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | Gen. U.S. Grant | 6 | |
February 25th, 1915 | The Love Route | Harry Marshall | TBD | |
February 2nd, 1915 | An Old-Fashioned Girl | TBD | TBD | |
December 12th, 1914 | Over the Ledge | TBD | TBD | |
November 29th, 1914 | The Sisters | TBD | TBD | |
November 24th, 1914 | Another Chance | The Tramp | TBD | |
October 13th, 1914 | The Warning | Mr. Edwards | TBD | |
September 18th, 1914 | Down the Hill to Creditville | TBD | TBD | |
August 21st, 1914 | A Lesson in Mechanics | TBD | TBD | |
August 16th, 1914 | Her Mother's Necklace | The Burglar | TBD | |
August 9th, 1914 | The Tavern of Tragedy | Bob Jameson - the Spy | TBD | |
August 2nd, 1914 | The Avenging Conscience | TBD | 5.9 | |
June 16th, 1914 | Their First Acquaintance | TBD | TBD | |
June 2nd, 1914 | The Newer Woman | Cop | TBD | |
June 1st, 1914 | The Escape | 'Bull' McGee | TBD | |
May 16th, 1914 | Home, Sweet Home | The Mother's Son | 5 | |
May 5th, 1914 | The Different Man | The Ranch Foreman | 8 | |
May 1st, 1914 | The Mountain Rat | Steve | TBD | |
April 12th, 1914 | The Battle of the Sexes | Frank Andrews | TBD | |
April 4th, 1914 | The Mysterious Shot | Buck | TBD | |
November 29th, 1913 | The Blue or the Gray | Southern Rival | TBD | |
November 22nd, 1913 | By Man's Law | Lee Calvert - Brother Owner | TBD | |
August 27th, 1913 | Black and White | TBD | TBD | |
May 19th, 1913 | Olaf—An Atom | The Beggar | TBD | |
March 20th, 1913 | Near To Earth | TBD | TBD | |
January 13th, 1913 | Pirate Gold | TBD | TBD | |
October 31st, 1912 | The Musketeers of Pig Alley | Rival Gang Member (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
December 7th, 1911 | The Failure | Bank Employee | 4 | |
November 20th, 1911 | The Miser's Heart | Policeman | 6 | |
November 6th, 1911 | The Battle | A Union soldier (uncredited) | 4.8 | |
October 26th, 1911 | The Long Road | A Servant / The Landlord | TBD | |
October 18th, 1911 | The Adventures of Billy | First Tramp | 5.7 | |
October 4th, 1911 | The Making of a Man | Actor / Backstage | 6.3 | |
September 28th, 1911 | Her Awakening | Accident Witness | TBD | |
August 27th, 1911 | Swords and Hearts | At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited) | 4.6 | |
June 21st, 1911 | The Primal Call | At Club | 4 | |
February 13th, 1911 | What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Night Court Bailiff | 5.5 | |
February 6th, 1911 | Heart Beats of Long Ago | Courtier | 5 | |
January 22nd, 1911 | Fate's Turning | The Valet | 5 | |
January 9th, 1911 | The Italian Barber | At Ball | 4 | |
January 2nd, 1911 | The Two Paths | Footman | TBD | |
December 25th, 1910 | Winning Back His Love | At Stage Door | 4 | |
December 12th, 1910 | The Golden Supper | Courtier/Monk | 4.5 | |
November 14th, 1910 | Sunshine Sue | Head of the Sweatshop | TBD | |
December 6th, 1909 | Through the Breakers | At the Club | 4.2 |