Donald Crisp
Acting
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.
Born: July 26, 1882
Place of Birth: Bow, London, England, UK
Known For
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Forever and a Day
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
How Green Was My Valley
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
The Valley of Decision
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.
Oil for the Lamps of China
An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China.
National Velvet
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
The White Angel
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
The Sea Hawk
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Grandpa Spencer
as James Brown
as Mayor Karl Warren
as Jehan Daas
as The Cardinal
as Dennis Deneen
as Judge Allen
as Self
as Alec Waggoman
as Self
as Old Martin
as King Aguar
as Self
as John MacFarland
as Major Singleton
as 'Jock' Gray
as Barney Rebstock
as Drumsheugh
as Self
as Jim Crew
as William Scott
as Sam Carraclough
as Mr. Herbert Brown
as J.B. Pond
as Commander Beech
as Sam Carraclough
as Captain Martin
as Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Ralph Pedloch
as Gwilym Morgan
as Sir Charles Emery
as Dr. Drewett
as Father John Callahan, C.S.C
as Scotty MacPherson
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
as Brother Superior
as Minister Althoff
as Francis Bacon
as Doctor Lanskell
as Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
as Maréchal Bazaine
as Alexander McDougall
as Dr. Kenneth
as Judge Hardwick
as Phipps
as Grant
as Tim Hazelton
as Andy Stone
as Police Inspector Lewis Lane
as Mr. Morgan
as Dr. Livingstone
as Col. Todd Carruthers
as Maitre Labori
as Jack V. Merrick Sr.
as Presiding Judge
as Michael Davitt
as Police Captain Cromwell
as Liam Burke
as Judge Byron Thistlewaite
as Colonel Campbell
as Huntly
as Dr. Hunt
as Thomas Burkitt
as J.T. McCarger
as Mr. Pryor
as George
as Docteur McQueen
as David Wylie
as Mike Davey
as Peadar Conlan
as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
as Marcellus
as Darrall
as Guidon
as Sgt. Snyder
as Garvey
as The Laird
as Charles Fox
as Colonel Moran
as Roger Slater
as Sigsbee Manderson
as Leif Ericsson
as Caxton
as London Club Member (uncredited)
as MacTavish
as Don Sebastian
as Lachlan Campbell
as Battling Burrows
as Extra (uncredited)
as Jim Farrar
as A.H. Monroe
as Steve Harland
as Col. Archer (the Commandant)
as Gen. U.S. Grant
as Harry Marshall
as 'Bull' McGee
as The Mother's Son
as Steve
as Frank Andrews
as The Beggar
as Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
as Bank Employee
as Policeman
as A Union soldier (uncredited)
as A Servant / The Landlord
as First Tramp
as Actor / Backstage
as Accident Witness
as At Club
as Night Court Bailiff
as Courtier
as The Valet
as At Ball
as At Stage Door
as Courtier/Monk
as Head of the Sweatshop
as At the Club