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Donald Crisp (I) (1882–1974)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

George William Crisp
in Bow, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 91) in Van Nuys, California, USA
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1963 Spencer's Mountain
Grandpa Zubulon Spencer
 
1961 Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog
James Brown
 
1960 Pollyanna
Mayor Karl Warren
 
1959 A Dog of Flanders
Jehan Daas
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Samuel Harman
– The Raider (1959) … Samuel Harman
 
1958 The Last Hurrah
Cardinal Martin Burke
 
1958 Saddle the Wind
Dennis Deneen
 
1957 Drango
Judge Allen
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Father Anatole Martin
– Anatole of the Bayous (1956) … Father Anatole Martin
 
1955 The Man from Laramie
Alec Waggoman
 
1955 The Long Gray Line
Old Martin
 
1954 Prince Valiant
King Aguar
 
1951 Home Town Story
John MacFarland
 
1950 Bright Leaf
Major James Singleton
 
1949 Challenge to Lassie
'Jock' Gray
 
1948 Whispering Smith
Barney Rebstock
 
1948 Hills of Home
Drumsheugh
 
1947 Ramrod
Sheriff Jim Crew
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
William Scott
 
1945 Son of Lassie
Sam Carraclough
 
1944 National Velvet
Mr. Brown
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
J.B. Pond
 
1944 The Uninvited
Commander Beech
 
1943 Lassie Come Home
Sam Carraclough
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Capt. Martin
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Ralph Pedloch
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Morgan
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sir Charles Emery
 
1941 Shining Victory
Dr. Drewett
 
1940 Knute Rockne All American
Father John Callahan, C.S.C
 
1940 City for Conquest
Scotty MacPherson
 
1940 The Sea Hawk
Sir John Burleson
 
1940 Brother Orchid
Brother Superior
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Minister Althoff
 
1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Francis Bacon
 
1939 The Old Maid
Dr. Lanskell
 
1939 Daughters Courageous
Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
 
1939 Sons of Liberty (short)
Alexander McDougall
 
1939 Juarez
Marechal Bazaine
 
1939 Wuthering Heights
Dr. Kenneth
 
1939 The Oklahoma Kid
Judge Hardwick
 
1938 The Dawn Patrol
Phipps
 
1938 Comet Over Broadway
Joe Grant
 
1938 The Sisters
Tim Hazelton
 
1938 Valley of the Giants
Andy Stone
 
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Inspector Lane
 
1938 The Beloved Brat
Mr. Morgan
 
1938 Jezebel
Dr. Livingstone
 
1938 Sergeant Murphy
Col. Todd Carruthers
 
1937 That Certain Woman
Merrick Sr.
 
1937 Confession
Presiding Judge
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Maitre Labori
 
1937 Parnell
Davitt
 
1937 The Great O'Malley
Captain Cromwell
 
1936 Beloved Enemy
Liam Burke
 
1936 A Woman Rebels
Judge Byron Thistlewaite
 
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Colonel Campbell
 
1936 Mary of Scotland
Huntly
 
1936 The White Angel
Dr. Hunt
 
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty
Burkitt
 
1935 Oil for the Lamps of China
Mr. McCarger
 
1935 Laddie
Mr. Pryor
 
1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
George, the Inn Owner
 
1934 The Little Minister
Doctor McQueen
 
1934 What Every Woman Knows
Mr. David Wylie
 
1934 British Agent
Marshall O'Reilly (scenes deleted)
 
1934 The Life of Vergie Winters
Mike Davey
 
1934 The Key
Peadar Conlan
 
1934 The Crime Doctor
District Attorney
 
1933 Broadway Bad
Darrall
 
1933 Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Marcellus
 
1932 Red Dust
Guidon
 
1932 A Passport to Hell
Sgt. Snyder
 
1931 Kick In
Police Commisioner Harvey
 
1931 Svengali
The Laird
 
1930 Scotland Yard
Charles Fox
 
1929 The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Moran
 
1929 The Pagan
Mr. Roger Slater
 
1929 Trent's Last Case
Sigsbee Manderson
 
1928 The Viking
Leif Ericsson
 
1928 The River Pirate
Caxton
 
1928 Stand and Deliver
London Club Member (uncredited)
 
1926 The Black Pirate
MacTavish (as Mr. Donald Crisp)
 
1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Sebastian
 
1921 The Bonnie Brier Bush
Lachlan Campbell
 
1919 Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Battling Burrows
 
1916 Joan the Woman
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
 
1916 Ramona
Jim Farrar (as James Needham)
 
1915 A Girl of Yesterday
A.H. Monroe
 
1915 May Blossom
Steve Harland
 
1915 The Commanding Officer
Col. Archer (the Commandant)
 
1915 The Love Route
Harry Marshall
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Gen. U.S. Grant
 
1915 An Old-Fashioned Girl (short)
 
1915 The Foundling (scenes deleted)
 
1915 The Blue or the Gray
 
1914 Over the Ledge (short)
 
1914 A Question of Courage (short)
 
1914 The Sisters (short)
 
1914 Another Chance (short)
The Tramp
 
1914 The Folly of Anne (short)
 
1914 The Niggard (short)
 
1914/I The Warning (short)
Mr. Edwards
 
1914 His Mother's Trust (short)
Dr. Keene
 
1914 The Great God Fear (short)
 
1914 Down the Hill to Creditville (short)
 
1914 A Lesson in Mechanics (short)
 
1914 Her Mother's Necklace (short)
The Burglar
 
1914 The Tavern of Tragedy (short)
Jameson - the Spy
 
1914/I The Idiot (short)
 
1914 The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1914 The Weaker Strain (short)
 
1914 Their First Acquaintance (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Birthday Present (short)
 
1914 The Newer Woman (short)
 
1914 The Escape
'Bull' McGee
 
1914 The Soul of Honor (short)
 
1914 The Mountain Rat (short)
Steve
 
1914 Home, Sweet Home
The Mother's Son
 
1914 The Miniature Portrait (short)
 
1914 The Different Man (short)
The Ranch Foreman
 
1914 Ashes of the Past (short)
 
1914 The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part
 
1914 The Stiletto (short)
Angelino
 
1914 The Battle of the Sexes
Frank Andrews
 
1914 The Mysterious Shot (short)
Buck
 
1913 In the Elemental World (short)
The Husband
 
1913 The Blue or the Gray (short)
Northern Rival
 
1913 By Man's Law (short)
Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
 
1913 The Bracelet (short)
Blake
 
1913/I Black and White (short)
 
1913 Two Men of the Desert (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1913 The Mothering Heart (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1913 Olaf-An Atom (short)
The Beggar
 
1913 The Sheriff's Baby (short)
 
1913 Near to Earth (short)
 
1913 Pirate Gold (short)
 
1912 The Musketeers of Pig Alley (short)
Rival Gang Member
 
1912 The Inner Circle (short)
 
1912 The Eternal Mother (short)
In Field
 
1911 The Failure (short)
A Bank Employee
 
1911 The Miser's Heart (short)
Policeman
 
1911 The Battle (short)
A Union Soldier
 
1911 The Long Road (short)
A Servant/The Landlord
 
1911 The Adventures of Billy (short)
First Tramp
 
1911 The Making of a Man (short)
Actor/Backstage
 
1911 Her Awakening (short)
Accident Witness
 
1911 The Squaw's Love (short)
Indian (uncredited)
 
1911 Swords and Hearts (short)
At Frazier House/Bushwacker
 
1911 The Diving Girl (short)
A Bather
 
1911 Out from the Shadow (short)
At Dance
 
1911 The Primal Call (short)
 
1911 The White Rose of the Wilds (short)
 
1911 In the Days of '49 (short)
 
1911 Conscience (short)
Policeman
 
1911 A Decree of Destiny (short)
At the Club/At the Wedding
 
1911 The Lily of the Tenements (short)
 
1911 What Shall We Do with Our Old? (short)
Night Court Bailiff
 
1911 Heart Beats of Long Ago (short)
Courtier
 
1911 A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (short)
A Servant/In Office
 
1911 The Poor Sick Men (short)
Policeman
 
1911 Fate's Turning (short)
The Valet
 
1911 Help Wanted (short)
In Corridor
 
1911 The Italian Barber (short)
At Ball
 
1911 The Two Paths (short)
Footman
 
1910 Winning Back His Love (short)
At Stage Door
 
1910 The Golden Supper (short)
Courtier/Monk
 
1910 A Child's Stratagem (short)
Policeman
 
1910 A Plain Song (short)
At Station
 
1910 Sunshine Sue (short)
Head of the Sweatshop
 
1909 Through the Breakers (short)
At the Club
 
1908 The French Maid (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (72 titles)
1930 The Runaway Bride
 
1928 The Cop
 
1928 Stand and Deliver
 
1927 Dress Parade
 
1927 The Fighting Eagle
 
1927 Vanity
 
1927 Man Bait
 
1927 Nobody's Widow
 
1926 Young April
 
1926 Sunny Side Up
 
1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
 
1924 The Navigator
 
1923 Ponjola
 
1922 Tell Your Children
 
1921 The Bonnie Brier Bush
 
1921 The Princess of New York
 
1921 Appearances
 
1921 The Barbarian
 
1920 Held by the Enemy
 
1920 Miss Hobbs
 
1920 The Six Best Cellars
 
1919 Too Much Johnson
 
1919 It Pays to Advertise
 
1919 Why Smith Left Home
 
1919 Love Insurance
 
1919 A Very Good Young Man
 
1919 Putting It Over
 
1919 Something to Do
 
1919 Johnny Get Your Gun
 
1919 The Poor Boob
 
1919 Venus in the East
 
1919 Under the Top
 
1918 The Way of a Man with a Maid
 
1918 The Goat
 
1918 Less Than Kin
 
1918 The Firefly of France
 
1918 Believe Me, Xantippe
 
1918 The House of Silence
 
1918 Rimrock Jones
 
1918 Jules of the Strong Heart
 
1917 The Clever Mrs. Carfax
 
1917 The Countess Charming
 
1917 Lost in Transit
 
1917 The Cook of Canyon Camp
 
1917 A Roadside Impresario
 
1917 The Marcellini Millions
 
1917 The Bond Between
 
1917 His Sweetheart
 
1917 The Eyes of the World
 
1916 Ramona
 
1915 How Hazel Got Even (short)
 
1915 An Old-Fashioned Girl (short)
 
1914 At Dawn (short)
 
1914 Another Chance (short)
 
1914 The Little Country Mouse (short)
 
1914 The Niggard (short)
 
1914 Paid with Interest (short)
 
1914 The Availing Prayer (short)
 
1914 Sands of Fate (short)
 
1914/I The Warning (short)
 
1914 His Mother's Trust (short)
 
1914 The Great God Fear (short)
 
1914 Down the Hill to Creditville (short)
 
1914 Frenchy (short)
 
1914 Her Mother's Necklace (short)
 
1914 The Tavern of Tragedy (short)
 
1914/I The Idiot (short)
 
1914 The Weaker Strain (short)
 
1914 Their First Acquaintance (short)
 
1914 The Newer Woman (short)
 
1914 The Mysterious Shot (short)
 
1914 Her Father's Silent Partner (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1941 How Green Was My Valley (performer: "Peter O'Pea" - uncredited)
 
1934 What Every Woman Knows (performer: "Loch Lomond" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1949 Africa Screams (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1917 The Cook of Canyon Camp (screenplay / story)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Buster Keaton (1957) … Himself
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Intermission Guest
– Thunder on the Hill (1955) … Himself - Guest Host
– So Dark the Night (1955) … Himself - Intermission Guest
 
1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 14 February 1955 (1955) … Himself - Contestant
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.30 (1951) … Himself
 
1950 Screen Actors (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short)
Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1938 For Auld Lang Syne (documentary short)
Himself - 2nd M.C. Introducing Paul Muni (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2003 50 Greatest TV Animals (TV documentary)
Sam Carraclough (uncredited)
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1988 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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(7/23/49) Radio: Appeared in an NBC University Theater broadcast of "How Green Was My Valley".

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Alternate Names:

Mr. Donald Crisp | James Needham

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA. See more »

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Often played wise, proud and strong-willed elders who were sometimes too set in their ways. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo