Donald Crisp
Actor
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
The Birth of a Nation
as Gen. U.S. Grant 1915
How Green Was My Valley
as Gwilym Morgan 1941
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Thomas Burkitt 1935
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited) 1916
Wuthering Heights
as Dr. Kenneth 1939
The Man from Laramie
as Alec Waggoman 1955
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Battling Burrows 1919
The Uninvited
as Commander Beech 1944
Jezebel
as Dr. Livingstone 1938
Pollyanna
as Mayor Karl Warren 1960
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Sir Charles Emery 1941
The Life of Emile Zola
as Maitre Labori 1937
The Sea Hawk
as Admiral Sir John Burleson 1940
Lassie Come Home
as Sam Carraclough 1943
National Velvet
as Mr. Herbert Brown 1945
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited) 1912
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Francis Bacon 1939