
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.
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.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983

Spencer's Mountain
Character:Grandpa Spencer
Release Date:16/05/1963

Greyfriars Bobby
Character:James Brown
Release Date:17/07/1961

Pollyanna
Character:Mayor Karl Warren
Release Date:19/05/1960

A Dog of Flanders
Character:Jehan Daas
Release Date:17/03/1959

The Last Hurrah
Character:The Cardinal
Release Date:31/12/1958

Saddle the Wind
Character:Dennis Deneen
Release Date:20/03/1958

Drango
Character:Judge Allen
Release Date:01/01/1957

Fire on the Heather
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1956

The Man from Laramie
Character:Alec Waggoman
Release Date:19/08/1955

The Red, White and Blue Line
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1955

The Long Gray Line
Character:Old Martin
Release Date:04/01/1955

A Star Is Born World Premiere
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1954

Prince Valiant
Character:King Aguar
Release Date:05/04/1954

Home Town Story
Character:John MacFarland
Release Date:18/05/1951

Bright Leaf
Character:Major Singleton
Release Date:16/06/1950

Challenge to Lassie
Character:'Jock' Gray
Release Date:31/10/1949

Whispering Smith
Character:Barney Rebstock
Release Date:09/12/1948

Hills of Home
Character:Drumsheugh
Release Date:25/11/1948

Ramrod
Character:Jim Crew
Release Date:02/05/1947

The Valley of Decision
Character:William Scott
Release Date:03/05/1945

Son of Lassie
Character:Sam Carraclough
Release Date:20/04/1945

National Velvet
Character:Mr. Herbert Brown
Release Date:26/01/1945

The Adventures of Mark Twain
Character:J.B. Pond
Release Date:20/07/1944

The Uninvited
Character:Commander Beech
Release Date:24/02/1944

Lassie Come Home
Character:Sam Carraclough
Release Date:01/12/1943

Forever and a Day
Character:Captain Martin
Release Date:21/01/1943

The Battle of Midway
Character:Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1942

The Gay Sisters
Character:Ralph Pedloch
Release Date:01/08/1942

How Green Was My Valley
Character:Gwilym Morgan
Release Date:28/10/1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Sir Charles Emery
Release Date:12/08/1941

Shining Victory
Character:Dr. Drewett
Release Date:30/05/1941

Knute Rockne All American
Character:Father John Callahan, C.S.C
Release Date:05/10/1940

City for Conquest
Character:Scotty MacPherson
Release Date:21/09/1940

The Sea Hawk
Character:Admiral Sir John Burleson
Release Date:10/08/1940

Brother Orchid
Character:Brother Superior
Release Date:07/06/1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Character:Minister Althoff
Release Date:23/02/1940

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Character:Francis Bacon
Release Date:11/11/1939

The Old Maid
Character:Doctor Lanskell
Release Date:16/08/1939

Daughters Courageous
Character:Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
Release Date:23/06/1939

Juarez
Character:Maréchal Bazaine
Release Date:10/06/1939

Sons of Liberty
Character:Alexander McDougall
Release Date:20/05/1939

Wuthering Heights
Character:Dr. Kenneth
Release Date:07/04/1939

The Oklahoma Kid
Character:Judge Hardwick
Release Date:11/03/1939

The Dawn Patrol
Character:Phipps
Release Date:24/12/1938

Comet Over Broadway
Character:Grant
Release Date:03/12/1938

The Sisters
Character:Tim Hazelton
Release Date:14/10/1938

Valley of the Giants
Character:Andy Stone
Release Date:17/09/1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Character:Police Inspector Lewis Lane
Release Date:20/07/1938

The Beloved Brat
Character:Mr. Morgan
Release Date:30/04/1938

Jezebel
Character:Dr. Livingstone
Release Date:26/03/1938

Sergeant Murphy
Character:Col. Todd Carruthers
Release Date:01/01/1938

The Life of Emile Zola
Character:Maitre Labori
Release Date:09/09/1937

That Certain Woman
Character:Jack V. Merrick Sr.
Release Date:30/08/1937

Confession
Character:Presiding Judge
Release Date:19/08/1937

Parnell
Character:Michael Davitt
Release Date:04/06/1937

The Great O'Malley
Character:Police Captain Cromwell
Release Date:13/02/1937

Beloved Enemy
Character:Liam Burke
Release Date:25/12/1936

A Woman Rebels
Character:Judge Byron Thistlewaite
Release Date:06/11/1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character:Colonel Campbell
Release Date:20/10/1936

Mary of Scotland
Character:Huntly
Release Date:28/07/1936

The White Angel
Character:Dr. Hunt
Release Date:25/06/1936

Mutiny on the Bounty
Character:Thomas Burkitt
Release Date:22/11/1935

Oil for the Lamps of China
Character:J.T. McCarger
Release Date:08/06/1935

Laddie
Character:Mr. Pryor
Release Date:18/03/1935

Vanessa: Her Love Story
Character:George
Release Date:01/03/1935

The Little Minister
Character:Docteur McQueen
Release Date:28/12/1934

What Every Woman Knows
Character:David Wylie
Release Date:18/10/1934

The Life of Vergie Winters
Character:Mike Davey
Release Date:14/06/1934

The Key
Character:Peadar Conlan
Release Date:09/06/1934

The Crime Doctor
Character:Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
Release Date:14/03/1934

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Character:Marcellus
Release Date:04/04/1933

Broadway Bad
Character:Darrall
Release Date:24/02/1933

Red Dust
Character:Guidon
Release Date:22/10/1932

A Passport to Hell
Character:Sgt. Snyder
Release Date:25/08/1932

Kick In
Character:Garvey
Release Date:22/05/1931

Svengali
Character:The Laird
Release Date:20/05/1931

Scotland Yard
Character:Charles Fox
Release Date:19/10/1930

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Colonel Moran
Release Date:26/10/1929

The Pagan
Character:Roger Slater
Release Date:26/04/1929

Trent's Last Case
Character:Sigsbee Manderson
Release Date:31/03/1929

The Viking
Character:Leif Ericsson
Release Date:02/11/1928

The River Pirate
Character:Caxton
Release Date:26/08/1928

Stand and Deliver
Character:London Club Member (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1928

The Black Pirate
Character:MacTavish
Release Date:08/03/1926

Don Q Son of Zorro
Character:Don Sebastian
Release Date:15/06/1925

The Bonnie Brier Bush
Character:Lachlan Campbell
Release Date:27/11/1921

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Character:Battling Burrows
Release Date:13/05/1919

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:04/09/1916

Ramona
Character:Jim Farrar
Release Date:05/04/1916

A Girl of Yesterday
Character:A.H. Monroe
Release Date:07/10/1915

May Blossom
Character:Steve Harland
Release Date:15/04/1915

The Commanding Officer
Character:Col. Archer (the Commandant)
Release Date:25/03/1915

The Birth of a Nation
Character:Gen. U.S. Grant
Release Date:08/03/1915

The Love Route
Character:Harry Marshall
Release Date:25/02/1915

An Old-Fashioned Girl
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1915

Over the Ledge
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1914

The Sisters
Character:
Release Date:29/11/1914

Another Chance
Character:The Tramp
Release Date:24/11/1914

The Warning
Character:Mr. Edwards
Release Date:13/10/1914

Down the Hill to Creditville
Character:
Release Date:18/09/1914

A Lesson in Mechanics
Character:
Release Date:21/08/1914

Her Mother's Necklace
Character:The Burglar
Release Date:16/08/1914

The Tavern of Tragedy
Character:Bob Jameson - the Spy
Release Date:09/08/1914

The Avenging Conscience
Character:
Release Date:02/08/1914

Their First Acquaintance
Character:
Release Date:16/06/1914

The Newer Woman
Character:Cop
Release Date:02/06/1914

The Escape
Character:'Bull' McGee
Release Date:01/06/1914

Home, Sweet Home
Character:The Mother's Son
Release Date:16/05/1914

The Different Man
Character:The Ranch Foreman
Release Date:05/05/1914

The Mountain Rat
Character:Steve
Release Date:01/05/1914

The Battle of the Sexes
Character:Frank Andrews
Release Date:12/04/1914

The Mysterious Shot
Character:Buck
Release Date:04/04/1914

The Blue or the Gray
Character:Southern Rival
Release Date:29/11/1913

By Man's Law
Character:Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
Release Date:22/11/1913

Black and White
Character:
Release Date:27/08/1913

Olaf—An Atom
Character:The Beggar
Release Date:19/05/1913

Near To Earth
Character:
Release Date:20/03/1913

Pirate Gold
Character:
Release Date:13/01/1913

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Character:Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1912

The Failure
Character:Bank Employee
Release Date:07/12/1911

The Miser's Heart
Character:Policeman
Release Date:20/11/1911

The Battle
Character:A Union soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1911

The Long Road
Character:A Servant / The Landlord
Release Date:26/10/1911

The Adventures of Billy
Character:First Tramp
Release Date:18/10/1911

The Making of a Man
Character:Actor / Backstage
Release Date:04/10/1911

Her Awakening
Character:Accident Witness
Release Date:28/09/1911

The Primal Call
Character:At Club
Release Date:21/06/1911

What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Character:Night Court Bailiff
Release Date:13/02/1911

Heart Beats of Long Ago
Character:Courtier
Release Date:06/02/1911

Fate's Turning
Character:The Valet
Release Date:22/01/1911

The Italian Barber
Character:At Ball
Release Date:09/01/1911

Winning Back His Love
Character:At Stage Door
Release Date:25/12/1910

The Golden Supper
Character:Courtier/Monk
Release Date:12/12/1910

Sunshine Sue
Character:Head of the Sweatshop
Release Date:14/11/1910

Through the Breakers
Character:At the Club
Release Date:06/12/1909