Donald Crisp
Acting
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.
Born: July 26, 1882 · Bow, London, England, UK
Filmography (80)
Spencer's Mountain
1963
Greyfriars Bobby
1961
Pollyanna
1960
A Dog of Flanders
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
Saddle the Wind
1958
MGM Parade
1955
The Man from Laramie
1955
The Long Gray Line
1955
Prince Valiant
1954
This Is Your Life
1952
Home Town Story
1951
Bright Leaf
1950
Challenge to Lassie
1949
Africa Screams
1949
Whispering Smith
1948
Hills of Home
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Ramrod
1947
The Valley of Decision
1945
Son of Lassie
1945
National Velvet
1945
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944
The Uninvited
1944
Lassie Come Home
1943
Forever and a Day
1943
The Battle of Midway
1942
The Gay Sisters
1942
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
Shining Victory
1941
Knute Rockne All American
1940
City for Conquest
1940
The Sea Hawk
1940
Brother Orchid
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
The Old Maid
1939
Daughters Courageous
1939
Juarez
1939
Sons of Liberty
1939
Wuthering Heights
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
The Dawn Patrol
1938
The Sisters
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
The Beloved Brat
1938
Jezebel
1938
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
That Certain Woman
1937
Confession
1937
Parnell
1937
The Great O'Malley
1937
Beloved Enemy
1936
A Woman Rebels
1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
Mary of Scotland
1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
The Little Minister
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
The Key
1934
Red Dust
1932
A Passport to Hell
1932
Svengali
1931
The Pagan
1929
The Viking
1928
The Black Pirate
1926
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
The Navigator
1924
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Birth of a Nation
1915
The Avenging Conscience
1914
Home, Sweet Home
1914
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
The Miser's Heart
1911
The Battle
1911
Swords and Hearts
1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911