Cast & creator
Donald Crisp
Best known for The Ed Sullivan Show, This Is Your Life, MGM Parade
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.
Also known as: George William Crisp, James Needham, Дональд Крисп
206
film credits
3
television credits
142
1909–1988 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (209)
Showing 209 of 209 credits
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Wuthering Heights
Dr. Kenneth
1939
The Birth of a Nation
Gen. U.S. Grant
1915The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
1915
The Man from Laramie
Alec Waggoman
1955
How Green Was My Valley
Gwilym Morgan
1941
Mutiny on the Bounty
Thomas Burkitt
1935
The Valley of Decision
William Scott
1945
The Sea Hawk
Admiral Sir John Burleson
1940
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sir Charles Emery
1941
Lassie Come Home
Sam Carraclough
1943
Jezebel
Dr. Livingstone
1938
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
1916
Prince Valiant
King Aguar
1954
Mary of Scotland
Huntly
1936
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Battling Burrows
1919
National Velvet
Mr. Herbert Brown
1945
Saddle the Wind
Dennis Deneen
1958
Pollyanna
Mayor Karl Warren
1960
Forever and a Day
Captain Martin
1943
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Inspector Lewis Lane
1938
The Life of Emile Zola
Maitre Labori
1937
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Colonel Campbell
1936
Juarez
Maréchal Bazaine
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
Judge Hardwick
1939
The Navigator
Director
1924
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
City for Conquest
Scotty MacPherson
1940
The Long Gray Line
Old Martin
1955
Knute Rockne All American
Father John Callahan, C.S.C
1940
Spencer's Mountain
Grandpa Spencer
1963
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Francis Bacon
1939
The Battle of Midway
Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Self (archive footage)
1988
Parnell
Michael Davitt
1937
Bright Leaf
Major Singleton
1950
The Last Hurrah
The Cardinal
1958
The Uninvited
Commander Beech
1944
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Minister Althoff
1940
Vanity
Director
1927
Love Insurance
Director
1919
The Great O'Malley
Police Captain Cromwell
1937
Ramrod
Jim Crew
1947
The White Angel
Dr. Hunt
1936
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Sebastian
1925Don Q Son of Zorro
Director
1925
The Gay Sisters
Ralph Pedloch
1942The Warning
Mr. Edwards
1914The Warning
Director
1914
The Sisters
Tim Hazelton
1938
Red Dust
Guidon
1932
The Adventures of Mark Twain
J.B. Pond
1944
Jules of the Strong Heart
Director
1918
Oil for the Lamps of China
J.T. McCarger
1935
A Woman Rebels
Judge Byron Thistlewaite
1936
Africa Screams
Executive Producer
1949
Whispering Smith
Barney Rebstock
1948
Beloved Enemy
Liam Burke
1936
Valley of the Giants
Andy Stone
1938
A Dog of Flanders
Jehan Daas
1960
Greyfriars Bobby
James Brown
1961
The Black Pirate
MacTavish
1926
Ramona
Jim Farrar
1916Ramona
Director
1916
Home Town Story
John MacFarland
1951
The Dawn Patrol
Phipps
1938
The Life of Vergie Winters
Mike Davey
1934
What Every Woman Knows
David Wylie
1934
It Pays to Advertise
Director
1919
Man Bait
Director
1927
His Sweetheart
Director
1917
The Old Maid
Doctor Lanskell
1939
Vanessa: Her Love Story
George
1935
Dress Parade
Director
1927
The Sisters
1914
A Very Good Young Man
Director
1919
Son of Lassie
Sam Carraclough
1945
The Cop
Director
1928
The Firefly of France
Director
1918
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Moran
1929
Confession
Presiding Judge
1937
The Little Minister
Docteur McQueen
1934
Venus in the East
Director
1919
Rimrock Jones
Director
1918
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
1912
The Poor Boob
Director
1919
The Red, White and Blue Line
Self
1955
Home, Sweet Home
The Mother's Son
1914
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
The Little Country Mouse
Director
1914
That Certain Woman
Jack V. Merrick Sr.
1937
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Lachlan Campbell
1921The Bonnie Brier Bush
Director
1921
The Failure
Bank Employee
1911
Brother Orchid
Brother Superior
1940The Cook of Canyon Camp
Director
1917The Cook of Canyon Camp
Screenplay
1917
The Beloved Brat
Mr. Morgan
1938
The Crime Doctor
Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
1934How Hazel Got Even
Director
1915
A Passport to Hell
Sgt. Snyder
1932Over the Ledge
1914
A Girl of Yesterday
A.H. Monroe
1915
The Runaway Bride
Director
1930
The Princess of New York
Director
1921
The Viking
Leif Ericsson
1928
The Six Best Cellars
Director
1920
Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Marcellus
1933
Challenge to Lassie
'Jock' Gray
1949
Trent's Last Case
Sigsbee Manderson
1929
Why Smith Left Home
Director
1919
Drango
Judge Allen
1957
The River Pirate
Caxton
1928
The Miser's Heart
Policeman
1911
Svengali
The Laird
1931
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Night Court Bailiff
1911
Daughters Courageous
Samuel 'Sam' Sloane
1939
Comet Over Broadway
Grant
1938Tell Your Children
Director
1922
The House of Silence
Director
1918An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915An Old-Fashioned Girl
Director
1915
The Two Paths
Footman
1911
Shining Victory
Dr. Drewett
1941
The Adventures of Billy
First Tramp
1911
Hills of Home
Drumsheugh
1948
Held by the Enemy
Director
1920
The Battle of the Sexes
Frank Andrews
1914Fire on the Heather
1956Her Mother's Necklace
The Burglar
1914Her Mother's Necklace
Director
1914
Winning Back His Love
At Stage Door
1910A Lesson in Mechanics
1914
May Blossom
Steve Harland
1915
Johnny Get Your Gun
Director
1919
The Way of a Man with a Maid
Director
1918
Sons of Liberty
Alexander McDougall
1939
The Making of a Man
Actor / Backstage
1911
The Fighting Eagle
Director
1927
Her Father's Silent Partner
Director
1914
Near To Earth
1913The Tavern of Tragedy
Bob Jameson - the Spy
1914The Tavern of Tragedy
Director
1914
The Key
Peadar Conlan
1934The Blue or the Gray
Southern Rival
1913
Stand and Deliver
London Club Member (uncredited)
1928Stand and Deliver
Director
1928
Something to Do
Director
1919Down the Hill to Creditville
1914Down the Hill to Creditville
Director
1914
The Clever Mrs. Carfax
Director
1917
The Commanding Officer
Col. Archer (the Commandant)
1915
The Mountain Rat
Steve
1914Heart Beats of Long Ago
Courtier
1911Black and White
1913
The Pagan
Roger Slater
1929
The Eyes of the World
Director
1917By Man's Law
Lee Calvert - Brother Owner
1913
The Avenging Conscience
1914The Bond Between
Director
1917
Fate's Turning
The Valet
1911
Lost in Transit
Director
1917
Scotland Yard
Charles Fox
1930
Less Than Kin
Director
1918
Swords and Hearts
At Frazier House/Bushwacker (uncredited)
1911
Believe Me, Xantippe
Director
1918
Kick In
Garvey
1931
Sergeant Murphy
Col. Todd Carruthers
1938
The Goat
Director
1918
The Escape
'Bull' McGee
1914
Through the Breakers
At the Club
1909
Sunny Side Up
Director
1926
Nobody's Widow
Director
1927The Different Man
The Ranch Foreman
1914
Laddie
Mr. Pryor
1935
The Barbarian
Director
1921
The Countess Charming
Director
1917
Sunshine Sue
Head of the Sweatshop
1910
Broadway Bad
Darrall
1933
The Battle
A Union soldier (uncredited)
1911
Too Much Johnson
Director
1919
The Primal Call
At Club
1911Their First Acquaintance
1914Their First Acquaintance
Director
1914
Miss Hobbs
Director
1920
Young April
Director
1926
Under the Top
Director
1919
The Golden Supper
Courtier/Monk
1910
Ponjola
Director
1923The Mysterious Shot
Buck
1914The Mysterious Shot
Director
1914The Availing Prayer
Director
1914
The Italian Barber
At Ball
1911
Putting It Over
Director
1919
The Marcellini Millions
Director
1917
Her Awakening
Accident Witness
1911
Olaf—An Atom
The Beggar
1913The Newer Woman
Cop
1914The Newer Woman
Director
1914
The Long Road
A Servant / The Landlord
1911The Niggard
Director
1914
At Dawn
Director
1914Pirate Gold
1913Sands of Fate
Director
1914Another Chance
The Tramp
1914Another Chance
Director
1914
The Love Route
Harry Marshall
1915