
Donald Crisp
Acting
1882-07-26 · Bow, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie

Spencer's Mountain
1963 · Movie

Greyfriars Bobby
1961 · Movie

Pollyanna
1960 · Movie

A Dog of Flanders
1959 · Movie

The Last Hurrah
1958 · Movie

Saddle the Wind
1958 · Movie

Drango
1957 · Movie
Fire on the Heather
1956 · Movie

MGM Parade
1955 · Series

The Man from Laramie
1955 · Movie

The Red, White and Blue Line
1955 · Movie

The Long Gray Line
1955 · Movie

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Movie

Prince Valiant
1954 · Movie

This Is Your Life
1952 · Series

Home Town Story
1951 · Movie

Bright Leaf
1950 · Movie

Challenge to Lassie
1949 · Movie

Africa Screams
1949 · Movie

Whispering Smith
1948 · Movie

Hills of Home
1948 · Movie

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series

Ramrod
1947 · Movie

The Valley of Decision
1945 · Movie

Son of Lassie
1945 · Movie

National Velvet
1945 · Movie

The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · Movie

The Uninvited
1944 · Movie

Lassie Come Home
1943 · Movie

Forever and a Day
1943 · Movie

The Battle of Midway
1942 · Movie

The Gay Sisters
1942 · Movie

How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Movie

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Movie

Shining Victory
1941 · Movie

Knute Rockne All American
1940 · Movie

City for Conquest
1940 · Movie

The Sea Hawk
1940 · Movie

Brother Orchid
1940 · Movie

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · Movie

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · Movie

The Old Maid
1939 · Movie

Daughters Courageous
1939 · Movie

Juarez
1939 · Movie

Sons of Liberty
1939 · Movie

Wuthering Heights
1939 · Movie

The Oklahoma Kid
1939 · Movie

The Dawn Patrol
1938 · Movie

Comet Over Broadway
1938 · Movie

The Sisters
1938 · Movie

Valley of the Giants
1938 · Movie

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Movie

The Beloved Brat
1938 · Movie

Jezebel
1938 · Movie

Sergeant Murphy
1938 · Movie

The Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Movie

That Certain Woman
1937 · Movie

Confession
1937 · Movie

Parnell
1937 · Movie

The Great O'Malley
1937 · Movie

Beloved Enemy
1936 · Movie

A Woman Rebels
1936 · Movie

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Movie

Mary of Scotland
1936 · Movie

The White Angel
1936 · Movie

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Movie

Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Movie

Laddie
1935 · Movie

Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935 · Movie

The Little Minister
1934 · Movie

What Every Woman Knows
1934 · Movie

The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Movie

The Key
1934 · Movie

The Crime Doctor
1934 · Movie

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
1933 · Movie

Broadway Bad
1933 · Movie

Red Dust
1932 · Movie

A Passport to Hell
1932 · Movie

Kick In
1931 · Movie

Svengali
1931 · Movie

Scotland Yard
1930 · Movie

The Runaway Bride
1930 · Movie

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1929 · Movie

The Pagan
1929 · Movie

Trent's Last Case
1929 · Movie

The Viking
1928 · Movie

The Cop
1928 · Movie

The River Pirate
1928 · Movie

Stand and Deliver
1928 · Movie

Dress Parade
1927 · Movie

The Fighting Eagle
1927 · Movie

Vanity
1927 · Movie

Man Bait
1927 · Movie

Nobody's Widow
1927 · Movie

Young April
1926 · Movie

Sunny Side Up
1926 · Movie

The Black Pirate
1926 · Movie

Don Q Son of Zorro
1925 · Movie

The Navigator
1924 · Movie

Ponjola
1923 · Movie
Tell Your Children
1922 · Movie

The Bonnie Brier Bush
1921 · Movie

The Princess of New York
1921 · Movie

The Barbarian
1921 · Movie

Held by the Enemy
1920 · Movie

Miss Hobbs
1920 · Movie

The Six Best Cellars
1920 · Movie

Too Much Johnson
1919 · Movie

It Pays to Advertise
1919 · Movie

Why Smith Left Home
1919 · Movie

Love Insurance
1919 · Movie

A Very Good Young Man
1919 · Movie

Putting It Over
1919 · Movie

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 · Movie

Something to Do
1919 · Movie

The Poor Boob
1919 · Movie

Johnny Get Your Gun
1919 · Movie

Venus in the East
1919 · Movie

Under the Top
1919 · Movie

The Way of a Man with a Maid
1918 · Movie

The Goat
1918 · Movie

Less Than Kin
1918 · Movie

The Firefly of France
1918 · Movie

Believe Me, Xantippe
1918 · Movie

The House of Silence
1918 · Movie

Rimrock Jones
1918 · Movie

Jules of the Strong Heart
1918 · Movie

The Clever Mrs. Carfax
1917 · Movie

The Countess Charming
1917 · Movie

Lost in Transit
1917 · Movie
The Cook of Canyon Camp
1917 · Movie

The Marcellini Millions
1917 · Movie
The Bond Between
1917 · Movie

His Sweetheart
1917 · Movie

The Eyes of the World
1917 · Movie

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Movie

Ramona
1916 · Movie

A Girl of Yesterday
1915 · Movie

May Blossom
1915 · Movie

The Commanding Officer
1915 · Movie

The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Movie

The Love Route
1915 · Movie
How Hazel Got Even
1915 · Movie
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915 · Movie

At Dawn
1914 · Movie
Over the Ledge
1914 · Movie

The Sisters
1914 · Movie
Another Chance
1914 · Movie

The Little Country Mouse
1914 · Movie
The Niggard
1914 · Movie
The Availing Prayer
1914 · Movie
The Warning
1914 · Movie
Sands of Fate
1914 · Movie
Down the Hill to Creditville
1914 · Movie
A Lesson in Mechanics
1914 · Movie
Her Mother's Necklace
1914 · Movie
The Tavern of Tragedy
1914 · Movie

The Avenging Conscience
1914 · Movie
Their First Acquaintance
1914 · Movie
The Newer Woman
1914 · Movie

The Escape
1914 · Movie

Home, Sweet Home
1914 · Movie
The Different Man
1914 · Movie

The Mountain Rat
1914 · Movie

The Battle of the Sexes
1914 · Movie
The Mysterious Shot
1914 · Movie

Her Father's Silent Partner
1914 · Movie
The Blue or the Gray
1913 · Movie
By Man's Law
1913 · Movie
Black and White
1913 · Movie

Olaf—An Atom
1913 · Movie

Near To Earth
1913 · Movie
Pirate Gold
1913 · Movie

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912 · Movie

The Failure
1911 · Movie

The Miser's Heart
1911 · Movie

The Battle
1911 · Movie

The Long Road
1911 · Movie

The Adventures of Billy
1911 · Movie

The Making of a Man
1911 · Movie

Her Awakening
1911 · Movie

Swords and Hearts
1911 · Movie

The Primal Call
1911 · Movie

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911 · Movie
Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911 · Movie

Fate's Turning
1911 · Movie

The Italian Barber
1911 · Movie

The Two Paths
1911 · Movie

Winning Back His Love
1910 · Movie

The Golden Supper
1910 · Movie

Sunshine Sue
1910 · Movie

Through the Breakers
1909 · Movie