Donald Crisp
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Wuthering Heights
1939
as Dr. Kenneth
How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Gwilym Morgan
Jezebel
1938
as Dr. Livingstone
The Birth of a Nation
1915
as Gen. U.S. Grant
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Thomas Burkitt
Juarez
1939
as Maréchal Bazaine
Pollyanna
1960
as Mayor Karl Warren
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Grant
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
Ramrod
1947
as Jim Crew
The Battle of Midway
1942
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Valley of Decision
1945
as William Scott
The Man from Laramie
1955
as Alec Waggoman
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Sam Carraclough
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Francis Bacon
The Last Hurrah
1958
as The Cardinal
National Velvet
1945
as Mr. Herbert Brown
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Long Gray Line
1955
as Old Martin
City for Conquest
1940
as Scotty MacPherson