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Overview
Mini Biography:
Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp at the family home in Bow, London... moreTrivia:
He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins moreAlternate Names:
James NeedhamUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 9 | 4:30 AM | TCM | Lassie Come Home | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Spencer's Mountain (1963) .... Grandpa Spencer
- Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961) .... James Brown
- Pollyanna (1960) .... Mayor Karl Warren
- A Dog of Flanders (1960) .... Jehan Daas
- "Playhouse 90" .... Samuel Harman (1 episode, 1959)
- The Raider (1959) TV episode .... Samuel Harman - The Last Hurrah (1958) .... Cardinal Martin Burke
- Saddle the Wind (1958) .... Dennis Deneen
- Drango (1957) .... Judge Allen
- "Crossroads" .... Father Anatole Martin (1 episode, 1956)
- Anatole of the Bayous (1956) TV episode .... Father Anatole Martin - The Man from Laramie (1955) .... Alec Waggoman
- The Long Gray Line (1955) .... Old Martin
- Prince Valiant (1954) .... King Aguar
- Home Town Story (1951) .... John MacFarland
- Bright Leaf (1950) .... Major Singleton
- Challenge to Lassie (1949) .... 'Jock' Gray
- Whispering Smith (1948) .... Barney Rebstock
- Hills of Home (1948) .... Drumsheugh
... aka Master of Lassie (UK) - Ramrod (1947) .... Sheriff Jim Crew
- The Valley of Decision (1945) .... William Scott
- Son of Lassie (1945) .... Sam Carraclough
- National Velvet (1944) .... Mr. Brown
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) .... J.B. Pond
- The Uninvited (1944) .... Commander Beech
- Lassie Come Home (1943) .... Sam Carraclough
- Forever and a Day (1943) .... Capt. Martin
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - The Gay Sisters (1942) .... Ralph Pedloch
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) .... Mr. Morgan
... aka Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (USA: complete title) - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) .... Sir Charles Emery
- Shining Victory (1941) .... Dr. Drewett
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) .... Father John Callahan, C.S.C
... aka A Modern Hero (UK) - City for Conquest (1940) .... Scotty MacPherson
- The Sea Hawk (1940) .... Sir John Burleson
- Brother Orchid (1940) .... Brother Superior
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) .... Minister Althoff
... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK) - The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) .... Francis Bacon
... aka Elizabeth and Essex
... aka Elizabeth the Queen (USA: TV title) - The Old Maid (1939) .... Dr. Lanskell
- Daughters Courageous (1939) .... Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
... aka A Family Affair
... aka American Family
... aka Family Reunion - Sons of Liberty (1939) .... Alexander McDougall
- Juarez (1939) .... Gen. Marechal Achille Bazaine
- Wuthering Heights (1939) .... Dr. Kenneth
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) .... Judge Hardwick
- The Dawn Patrol (1938) .... Phipps
- Comet Over Broadway (1938) .... Joe Grant
- The Sisters (1938) .... Tim Hazelton
- Valley of the Giants (1938) .... Andy Stone
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) .... Police Inspector Lewis Lane
- The Beloved Brat (1938) .... Mr. John Morgan
... aka A Dangerous Age (UK) - Jezebel (1938) .... Dr. Livingstone
- Sergeant Murphy (1938) .... Col. Todd Carruthers
- That Certain Woman (1937) .... Jack V. Merrick Sr.
- Confession (1937) .... Presiding Judge
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937) .... Maitre Labori
- Parnell (1937) .... Michael Davitt
- The Great O'Malley (1937) .... Police Captain Cromwell
- Beloved Enemy (1936) .... Liam Burke
- A Woman Rebels (1936) .... Judge Byron Thistlewaite
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) .... Colonel Campbell
- Mary of Scotland (1936) .... Huntly
- The White Angel (1936) .... Dr. Hunt
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) .... Burkitt
- Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) .... J.T. McCarger
- Laddie (1935) .... Mr. Pryor
- Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) .... George, the Inn Owner
... aka Vanessa (UK) - The Little Minister (1934) .... Doctor McQueen
- What Every Woman Knows (1934) .... Mr. David Wylie
- British Agent (1934) (scenes deleted) .... Marshall O'Reilly
... aka Brutal Agent - The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) .... Mike Davey
- The Key (1934) .... Peadar Conlan
... aka High Peril (USA: TV title) - The Crime Doctor (1934) .... District Attorney
- Broadway Bad (1933) .... Darrall
... aka Her Reputation (UK) - Hamlet - Act I: Scene V (1933) .... Marcellus
- Red Dust (1932) .... Guidon
- A Passport to Hell (1932) .... Sgt. Snyder
... aka Burnt Offering (UK) - Kick In (1931) .... Police Commisioner Harvey
- Svengali (1931) .... The Laird
- Scotland Yard (1930) .... Charles Fox
... aka Detective Clive Bart (UK) - The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929) .... Colonel Moran
- The Pagan (1929) .... Mr. Roger Slater
- Trent's Last Case (1929) .... Sigsbee Manderson
- The Viking (1928) .... Leif Ericsson
- The River Pirate (1928) .... Caxton
- Stand and Deliver (1928) (uncredited) .... London Club Member
- The Black Pirate (1926) .... MacTavish
... aka The Black Buccaneer - Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) .... Don Sebastian
- The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921) .... Lachlan Campbell
- Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) .... Battling Burrows
... aka Broken Blossoms (USA: short title)
... aka Scarlet Blossoms
... aka The Chink and the Child - Joan the Woman (1917)
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) (uncredited) .... Extra
... aka Intolerance (USA: short title)
... aka Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title) - Ramona (1916) (as James Needham) .... Jim Farrar
- A Girl of Yesterday (1915) .... A.H. Monroe
- May Blossom (1915) .... Steve Harland
- The Commanding Officer (1915) .... Col. Archer (the Commandant)
- The Love Route (1915) .... Harry Marshall
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) .... Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
... aka In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version)
... aka The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title)
... aka The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title) - An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)
- The Blue or the Gray (1915)
- The Foundling (1915) (scenes deleted)
- Over the Ledge (1914)
... aka On the Ledge - A Question of Courage (1914)
- The Sisters (1914/I)
- Another Chance (1914)
- The Folly of Anne (1914)
- The Niggard (1914)
- The Warning (1914/I)
- His Mother's Trust (1914)
- The Great God Fear (1914)
- Down the Hill to Creditville (1914)
- A Lesson in Mechanics (1914)
- Her Mother's Necklace (1914)
- The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)
- The Idiot (1914/I)
- The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
... aka The Telltale Heart (USA: alternative title)
... aka Thou Shalt Not Kill - The Weaker Strain (1914)
- Their First Acquaintance (1914) (unconfirmed)
- The Birthday Present (1914)
... aka Her Birthday Present (USA) - The Newer Woman (1914)
- The Escape (1914) .... 'Bull' McGee
- The Mountain Rat (1914) .... Steve
- The Soul of Honor (1914)
- Home, Sweet Home (1914/I) .... The Mother's Son
- The Miniature Portrait (1914)
- The Different Man (1914)
- Ashes of the Past (1914)
- The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part (1914)
- The Stiletto (1914)
- The Battle of the Sexes (1914) .... Frank Andrews
- The Mysterious Shot (1914)
- In the Elemental World (1913) .... The Husband
- The Blue or the Gray (1913) .... First Rival
- By Man's Law (1913) .... Brother Owner
- The Bracelet (1913)
- Black and White (1913/I)
- Two Men of the Desert (1913)
- The Mothering Heart (1913) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
- Olaf-An Atom (1913) .... The Beggar
- The Sheriff's Baby (1913)
- Near to Earth (1913)
- Pirate Gold (1913)
- The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) .... Rival Gang Member
- The Inner Circle (1912)
- The Eternal Mother (1912) .... In Field
- The Failure (1911) .... A Bank Employee
- The Miser's Heart (1911) .... Policeman
- The Battle (1911) .... A Union Soldier
- The Long Road (1911) .... A Servant/The Landlord
... aka Destiny's Roadway with Its Many Turns (USA: subtitle) - The Adventures of Billy (1911) .... First Tramp
- The Making of a Man (1911) .... Actor/Backstage
- Her Awakening (1911) .... Accident Witness
- The Squaw's Love (1911) .... Extra
- Swords and Hearts (1911) .... At Frazier House/Bushwacker
- The Diving Girl (1911) .... A Bather
- Out from the Shadow (1911) .... At Dance
- The Primal Call (1911)
- The White Rose of the Wilds (1911)
... aka A Story of the West (USA: subtitle) - In the Days of '49 (1911)
- Conscience (1911) .... Policeman
- A Decree of Destiny (1911) .... At the Club/At the Wedding
- The Lily of the Tenements (1911)
- What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911) .... Night Court Bailiff
- Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911) .... Courtier
- A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911) .... A Servant/In Office
- The Poor Sick Men (1911) .... Policeman
- Fate's Turning (1911) .... The Valet
- Help Wanted (1911) .... In Corridor
- The Italian Barber (1911) .... At Ball
- The Two Paths (1911) .... Footman
- Winning Back His Love (1910) .... At Stage Door
- The Golden Supper (1910) .... Courtier/Monk
- A Child's Stratagem (1910) .... Policeman
- A Plain Song (1910) .... At Station
- Sunshine Sue (1910) .... Head of the Sweatshop
- Through the Breakers (1909) .... At the Club
- The French Maid (1908)
Director:
- The Runaway Bride (1930)
- The Cop (1928)
- Stand and Deliver (1928)
- Dress Parade (1927)
- The Fighting Eagle (1927)
- Vanity (1927)
- Man Bait (1927)
- Nobody's Widow (1927)
- Young April (1926)
- Sunny Side Up (1926)
- Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
- The Navigator (1924)
- Ponjola (1923)
- Tell Your Children (1922)
- The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
- The Princess of New York (1921)
- Appearances (1921)
- The Barbarian (1921)
- Held by the Enemy (1920)
- Miss Hobbs (1920)
- The Six Best Cellars (1920)
- 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 (1919)
- 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 (1918)
- The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)
... aka All He Knew About Women (USA)
... aka The Amazing Lover (USA)
... aka The Tricks of the Sex (USA)
... aka Unlike Other Girls (USA) - 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)
- Eyes of the World (1917)
- Ramona (1916)
- How Hazel Got Even (1915)
- An Old-Fashioned Girl (1915)
- At Dawn (1914)
- Another Chance (1914)
- The Little Country Mouse (1914)
- The Niggard (1914)
- Paid with Interest (1914)
- The Availing Prayer (1914)
- Sands of Fate (1914)
- The Warning (1914/I)
- His Mother's Trust (1914)
- The Great God Fear (1914)
- Down the Hill to Creditville (1914)
- Frenchy (1914)
- Her Mother's Necklace (1914)
- The Tavern of Tragedy (1914)
- The Idiot (1914/I)
- The Weaker Strain (1914)
- Their First Acquaintance (1914)
- The Newer Woman (1914)
- The Mysterious Shot (1914)
- Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)
Producer:
- Africa Screams (1949) (executive producer) (uncredited)
... aka Abbott and Costello in Africa
Soundtrack:
- What Every Woman Knows (1934) (performer: "Loch Lomond" (uncredited))
Writer:
- The Cook of Canyon Camp (1917) (screenplay) (story)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) (assistant director) (uncredited)
... aka In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version)
... aka The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title)
... aka The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)
Self:
- "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode dated 12 July 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Buster Keaton (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 14 February 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant - The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.30 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Battle of Midway (1942) (voice) .... Main narrator
- For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself - 2nd M.C. introducing Paul Muni
... aka For Auld Lang Syne #3 (USA: series title)
Archive Footage:
- 50 Greatest TV Animals (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sam Carraclough
- Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2000) (TV)
-
"Disneyland"
- Greyfriars Bobby: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... James Brown
- Greyfriars Bobby: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... James Brown
- Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) TV episode .... Mayor Karl Warren
- Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Mayor Karl Warren
- Pollyanna: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Mayor Karl Warren -
"MGM Parade"
- Episode #1.14 (1955) TV episode .... Seaman Thomas Burkitt
Additional Details
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On radio, appeared in NBC University Theater's adaptation of Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley airing on July 23, 1949. morePublicity Listings:
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