Acting
Donald Crisp
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
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Film · 1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Film · 1983
Spencer's Mountain
Film · 1963
Greyfriars Bobby
Film · 1961
Pollyanna
Film · 1960
A Dog of Flanders
Film · 1960
The Last Hurrah
Film · 1958
Saddle the Wind
Film · 1958
Drango
Film · 1957
Fire on the Heather
Film · 1956
The Long Gray Line
Film · 1955
The Man from Laramie
Film · 1955
The Red, White and Blue Line
Film · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Prince Valiant
Film · 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Film · 1954
This Is Your Life
Series · 1952
Home Town Story
Film · 1951
Bright Leaf
Film · 1950
Challenge to Lassie
Film · 1949
Hills of Home
Film · 1948
Whispering Smith
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Ramrod
Film · 1947
Son of Lassie
Film · 1945
The Valley of Decision
Film · 1945
National Velvet
Film · 1945
The Uninvited
Film · 1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Film · 1944
Lassie Come Home
Film · 1943
Forever and a Day
Film · 1943
The Battle of Midway
Film · 1942
The Gay Sisters
Film · 1942
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1941
How Green Was My Valley
Film · 1941
Shining Victory
Film · 1941
City for Conquest
Film · 1940
Brother Orchid
Film · 1940
The Sea Hawk
Film · 1940
Knute Rockne All American
Film · 1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Film · 1940
Wuthering Heights
Film · 1939
The Old Maid
Film · 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Film · 1939
The Oklahoma Kid
Film · 1939
Juarez
Film · 1939
Daughters Courageous
Film · 1939
Sons of Liberty
Film · 1939
Jezebel
Film · 1938
The Dawn Patrol
Film · 1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Film · 1938
The Sisters
Film · 1938
Sergeant Murphy
Film · 1938
Valley of the Giants
Film · 1938
The Beloved Brat
Film · 1938
Comet Over Broadway
Film · 1938
The Life of Emile Zola
Film · 1937
Confession
Film · 1937
The Great O'Malley
Film · 1937
That Certain Woman
Film · 1937
Parnell
Film · 1937
Beloved Enemy
Film · 1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Film · 1936
A Woman Rebels
Film · 1936
Mary of Scotland
Film · 1936
The White Angel
Film · 1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Film · 1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Film · 1935
Laddie
Film · 1935
The Little Minister
Film · 1934
The Crime Doctor
Film · 1934
The Key
Film · 1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Film · 1934
What Every Woman Knows
Film · 1934
Broadway Bad
Film · 1933
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Film · 1933
Red Dust
Film · 1932
A Passport to Hell
Film · 1932
Svengali
Film · 1931
Kick In
Film · 1931
Scotland Yard
Film · 1930
The Pagan
Film · 1929
Trent's Last Case
Film · 1929
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Film · 1929
Stand and Deliver
Film · 1928
The Viking
Film · 1928
The River Pirate
Film · 1928
The Black Pirate
Film · 1926
Don Q Son of Zorro
Film · 1925
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Film · 1921
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Film · 1919
Ramona
Film · 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Film · 1916
The Birth of a Nation
Film · 1915
May Blossom
Film · 1915
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Film · 1915
A Girl of Yesterday
Film · 1915
The Love Route
Film · 1915
The Commanding Officer
Film · 1915
The Avenging Conscience
Film · 1914
The Escape
Film · 1914
Down the Hill to Creditville
Film · 1914
Another Chance
Film · 1914
Over the Ledge
Film · 1914
The Mysterious Shot
Film · 1914
The Different Man
Film · 1914
The Mountain Rat
Film · 1914
The Newer Woman
Film · 1914
Their First Acquaintance
Film · 1914
The Tavern of Tragedy
Film · 1914
Her Mother's Necklace
Film · 1914
A Lesson in Mechanics
Film · 1914
The Warning
Film · 1914
The Sisters
Film · 1914
Home, Sweet Home
Film · 1914
The Battle of the Sexes
Film · 1914
Pirate Gold
Film · 1913
Near To Earth
Film · 1913
By Man's Law
Film · 1913
Black and White
Film · 1913
Olaf—An Atom
Film · 1913
The Blue or the Gray
Film · 1913
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Film · 1912
Her Awakening
Film · 1911
The Miser's Heart
Film · 1911
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Film · 1911
The Battle
Film · 1911
Fate's Turning
Film · 1911
The Primal Call
Film · 1911
The Italian Barber
Film · 1911
The Making of a Man
Film · 1911
The Adventures of Billy
Film · 1911
The Long Road
Film · 1911
The Failure
Film · 1911
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Film · 1911
The Two Paths
Film · 1911
Swords and Hearts
Film · 1911
Sunshine Sue
Film · 1910
Winning Back His Love
Film · 1910
The Golden Supper
Film · 1910
Through the Breakers
Film · 1909