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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. 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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain | Grandpa Spencer | Film |
| 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby | James Brown | Film |
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Mayor Karl Warren | Film |
| 1959 | A Dog of Flanders | Jehan Daas | Film |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Dennis Deneen | Film |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | The Cardinal | Film |
| 1957 | Drango | Judge Allen | Film |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramie | Alec Waggoman | Film |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Old Martin | Film |
| 1954 | Prince Valiant | King Aguar | Film |
| 1951 | Home Town Story | John MacFarland | Film |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | Major Singleton | Film |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie | 'Jock' Gray | Film |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Barney Rebstock | Film |
| 1948 | Hills of Home | Drumsheugh | Film |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Jim Crew | Film |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie | Sam Carraclough | Film |
| 1945 | National Velvet | Mr. Herbert Brown | Film |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | William Scott | Film |
| 1944 | The Uninvited | Commander Beech | Film |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | J.B. Pond | Film |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Sam Carraclough | Film |
| 1942 | The Battle of Midway | Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters | Ralph Pedloch | Film |
| 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Sir Charles Emery | Film |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Gwilym Morgan | Film |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Minister Althoff | Film |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Father John Callahan, C.S.C | Film |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Brother Superior | Film |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Scotty MacPherson | Film |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Admiral Sir John Burleson | Film |
| 1939 | The Old Maid | Doctor Lanskell | Film |
| 1939 | Juarez | Maréchal Bazaine | Film |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Judge Hardwick | Film |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Samuel 'Sam' Sloane | Film |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Francis Bacon | Film |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Dr. Kenneth | Film |
| 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Alexander McDougall | Film |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Inspector Lewis Lane | Film |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Dr. Livingstone | Film |
| 1938 | The Dawn Patrol | Phipps | Film |
| 1938 | The Sisters | Tim Hazelton | Film |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants | Andy Stone | Film |
| 1938 | The Beloved Brat | Mr. Morgan | Film |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway | Grant | Film |
| 1938 | Sergeant Murphy | Col. Todd Carruthers | Film |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman | Jack V. Merrick Sr. | Film |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Police Captain Cromwell | Film |
| 1937 | Parnell | Michael Davitt | Film |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Maitre Labori | Film |
| 1937 | Confession | Presiding Judge | Film |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland | Huntly | Film |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Colonel Campbell | Film |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy | Liam Burke | Film |
| 1936 | A Woman Rebels | Judge Byron Thistlewaite | Film |
| 1935 | Vanessa: Her Love Story | George | Film |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Thomas Burkitt | Film |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Winters | Mike Davey | Film |
| 1934 | The Little Minister | Docteur McQueen | Film |
| 1934 | The Key | Peadar Conlan | Film |
| 1932 | Red Dust | Guidon | Film |
| 1931 | Svengali | The Laird | Film |
| 1929 | Trent's Last Case | Sigsbee Manderson | Film |
| 1929 | The Pagan | Roger Slater | Film |
| 1928 | Stand and Deliver | London Club Member (uncredited) | Film |
| 1928 | The Viking | Leif Ericsson | Film |
| 1926 | The Black Pirate | MacTavish | Film |
| 1925 | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Sebastian | Film |
| 1919 | Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl | Battling Burrows | Film |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | Gen. U.S. Grant | Film |
| 1914 | The Escape | 'Bull' McGee | Film |
| 1914 | The Avenging Conscience | Film | |
| 1914 | Home, Sweet Home | The Mother's Son | Film |
| 1912 | The Musketeers of Pig Alley | Rival Gang Member (uncredited) | Film |
| 1911 | The Failure | Bank Employee | Film |
| 1911 | Heart Beats of Long Ago | Courtier | Film |
| 1911 | The Miser's Heart | Policeman | Film |
| 1911 | What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Night Court Bailiff | Film |
| 1911 | The Battle | A Union soldier (uncredited) | Film |
| 1911 | Fate's Turning | The Valet | Film |
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