Donald Crisp

from Bow, London, England, UK

Artwork for The Birth of a NationImage of 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 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.

Timeline

1983Aged 101

  • Poster for Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1963Aged 81

  • Poster for Spencer's Mountain

    Grandpa Spencer

1961Aged 79

  • Poster for Greyfriars Bobby

    James Brown

1960Aged 78

  • Poster for Pollyanna

    Mayor Karl Warren

1959Aged 77

  • Poster for A Dog of Flanders

    Jehan Daas

1958Aged 76

  • Poster for Saddle the Wind

    Dennis Deneen

  • Poster for The Last Hurrah

    The Cardinal

1957Aged 75

  • Poster for Drango

    Judge Allen

1956Aged 74

1955Aged 73

  • Poster for The Long Gray Line

    Old Martin

  • Poster for The Red, White and Blue Line

    Self

  • Poster for The Man from Laramie

    Alec Waggoman

1954Aged 72

  • Poster for Prince Valiant

    King Aguar

  • Poster for A Star Is Born World Premiere

    Self

1951Aged 69

  • Poster for Home Town Story

    John MacFarland

1950Aged 68

  • Poster for Bright Leaf

    Major Singleton

1949Aged 67

  • Poster for Challenge to Lassie

    'Jock' Gray

  • Poster for Africa Screams

    Executive Producer

1948Aged 66

  • Poster for Hills of Home

    Drumsheugh

  • Poster for Whispering Smith

    Barney Rebstock

1947Aged 65

  • Poster for Ramrod

    Jim Crew

1945Aged 63

  • Poster for National Velvet

    Mr. Herbert Brown

  • Poster for Son of Lassie

    Sam Carraclough

  • Poster for The Valley of Decision

    William Scott

1944Aged 62

  • Poster for The Uninvited

    Commander Beech

  • Poster for The Adventures of Mark Twain

    J.B. Pond

1943Aged 61

  • Poster for Forever and a Day

    Captain Martin

  • Poster for Lassie Come Home

    Sam Carraclough

1942Aged 60

  • Poster for The Gay Sisters

    Ralph Pedloch

  • Poster for The Battle of Midway

    Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1941Aged 59

  • Poster for Shining Victory

    Dr. Drewett

  • Poster for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Sir Charles Emery

  • Poster for How Green Was My Valley

    Gwilym Morgan

1940Aged 58

  • Poster for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Minister Althoff

  • Poster for Brother Orchid

    Brother Superior

  • Poster for The Sea Hawk

    Admiral Sir John Burleson

  • Poster for City for Conquest

    Scotty MacPherson

  • Poster for Knute Rockne All American

    Father John Callahan, C.S.C

1939Aged 57

  • Poster for The Oklahoma Kid

    Judge Hardwick

  • Poster for Wuthering Heights

    Dr. Kenneth

  • Poster for Sons of Liberty

    Alexander McDougall

  • Poster for Juarez

    Maréchal Bazaine

  • Poster for Daughters Courageous

    Samuel 'Sam' Sloane

  • Poster for The Old Maid

    Doctor Lanskell

  • Poster for The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    Francis Bacon

1938Aged 56

  • Poster for Sergeant Murphy

    Col. Todd Carruthers

  • Poster for Jezebel

    Dr. Livingstone

  • Poster for The Beloved Brat

    Mr. Morgan

  • Poster for The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    Police Inspector Lewis Lane

  • Poster for Valley of the Giants

    Andy Stone

  • Poster for The Sisters

    Tim Hazelton

  • Poster for Comet Over Broadway

    Grant

  • Poster for The Dawn Patrol

    Phipps

1937Aged 55

  • Poster for The Great O'Malley

    Police Captain Cromwell

  • Poster for Parnell

    Michael Davitt

  • Poster for Confession

    Presiding Judge

  • Poster for That Certain Woman

    Jack V. Merrick Sr.

  • Poster for The Life of Emile Zola

    Maitre Labori

1936Aged 54

  • Poster for The White Angel

    Dr. Hunt

  • Poster for Mary of Scotland

    Huntly

  • Poster for The Charge of the Light Brigade

    Colonel Campbell

  • Poster for A Woman Rebels

    Judge Byron Thistlewaite

  • Poster for Beloved Enemy

    Liam Burke

1935Aged 53

  • Poster for Vanessa: Her Love Story

    George

  • Poster for Laddie

    Mr. Pryor

  • Poster for Oil for the Lamps of China

    J.T. McCarger

  • Poster for Mutiny on the Bounty

    Thomas Burkitt

1934Aged 52

  • Poster for The Crime Doctor

    Mr. Anthony, District Attorney

  • Poster for The Key

    Peadar Conlan

  • Poster for The Life of Vergie Winters

    Mike Davey

  • Poster for What Every Woman Knows

    David Wylie

  • Poster for The Little Minister

    Docteur McQueen

1933Aged 51

  • Poster for Broadway Bad

    Darrall

  • Poster for Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

    Marcellus

1932Aged 50

  • Poster for A Passport to Hell

    Sgt. Snyder

  • Poster for Red Dust

    Guidon

1931Aged 49

  • Poster for Svengali

    The Laird

  • Poster for Kick In

    Garvey

1930Aged 48

  • Poster for Scotland Yard

    Charles Fox

  • Poster for The Runaway Bride

    Director

1929Aged 47

  • Poster for Trent's Last Case

    Sigsbee Manderson

  • Poster for The Pagan

    Roger Slater

  • Poster for The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    Colonel Moran

1928Aged 46

  • Poster for Stand and Deliver

    London Club Member (uncredited)

  • Poster for The River Pirate

    Caxton

  • Poster for The Viking

    Leif Ericsson

  • Poster for The Cop

    Director

1927Aged 45

  • Poster for Nobody's Widow

    Director

  • Poster for Man Bait

    Director

  • Poster for Vanity

    Director

  • Poster for The Fighting Eagle

    Director

  • Poster for Dress Parade

    Director

1926Aged 44

  • Poster for The Black Pirate

    MacTavish

  • Poster for Sunny Side Up

    Director

  • Poster for Young April

    Director

1925Aged 43

  • Poster for Don Q Son of Zorro

    Don Sebastian

1924Aged 42

  • Poster for The Navigator

    Director

1923Aged 41

  • Poster for Ponjola

    Director

1922Aged 40

1921Aged 39

  • Poster for The Bonnie Brier Bush

    Lachlan Campbell

  • Poster for The Barbarian

    Director

  • Poster for The Princess of New York

    Director

1920Aged 38

  • Poster for The Six Best Cellars

    Director

  • Poster for Miss Hobbs

    Director

  • Poster for Held by the Enemy

    Director

1919Aged 37

  • Poster for Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    Battling Burrows

  • Poster for Under the Top

    Director

  • Poster for Venus in the East

    Director

  • Poster for The Poor Boob

    Director

  • Poster for Johnny Get Your Gun

    Director

  • Poster for Something to Do

    Director

  • Poster for Putting It Over

    Director

  • Poster for A Very Good Young Man

    Director

  • Poster for Love Insurance

    Director

  • Poster for Why Smith Left Home

    Director

  • Poster for It Pays to Advertise

    Director

  • Poster for Too Much Johnson

    Director

1918Aged 36

  • Poster for Jules of the Strong Heart

    Director

  • Poster for Rimrock Jones

    Director

  • Poster for The House of Silence

    Director

  • Poster for Believe Me, Xantippe

    Director

  • Poster for The Firefly of France

    Director

  • Poster for Less Than Kin

    Director

  • Poster for The Goat

    Director

  • Poster for The Way of a Man with a Maid

    Director

1917Aged 35

1916Aged 34

  • Poster for Ramona

    Jim Farrar

  • Poster for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Extra (uncredited)

1915Aged 33

1914Aged 32

1913Aged 31

1912Aged 30

  • Poster for The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    Rival Gang Member (uncredited)

1911Aged 29

  • Poster for The Two Paths

    Footman

  • Poster for The Italian Barber

    At Ball

  • Poster for Fate's Turning

    The Valet

  • Heart Beats of Long Ago

    Courtier

  • Poster for What Shall We Do with Our Old?

    Night Court Bailiff

  • Poster for The Primal Call

    At Club

  • Poster for Swords and Hearts

    At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)

  • Poster for Her Awakening

    Accident Witness

  • Poster for The Making of a Man

    Actor / Backstage

  • Poster for The Adventures of Billy

    First Tramp

  • Poster for The Long Road

    A Servant / The Landlord

  • Poster for The Battle

    A Union soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Miser's Heart

    Policeman

  • Poster for The Failure

    Bank Employee

1910Aged 28

  • Poster for Sunshine Sue

    Head of the Sweatshop

  • Poster for The Golden Supper

    Courtier/Monk

  • Poster for Winning Back His Love

    At Stage Door

1909Aged 27

  • Poster for Through the Breakers

    At the Club