Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Birthday: 1882-07-26

Deathday: 1974-05-25

Place of birth: Bow, London, England, UK

Also known as: George William Crisp, James Needham, Дональд Крисп

imdb_id: nm0187981

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.

Played in movies:

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Score: 8.0

Mutiny on the Bounty

Score: 7.4

Forever and a Day

Score: 7.4

Oil for the Lamps of China

Score: 7.3

The Valley of Decision

Score: 7.3

How Green Was My Valley

Score: 7.3

National Velvet

Score: 7.2

The White Angel

Score: 7.2

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Score: 7.2

Wuthering Heights

Score: 7.2

The Man from Laramie

Score: 7.2

The Last Hurrah

Score: 7.1

The Old Maid

Score: 7.1

The Sea Hawk

Score: 7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Score: 7.1

What Every Woman Knows

Score: 7.0

Red Dust

Score: 7.0

The Long Gray Line

Score: 7.0

Jezebel

Score: 7.0

Pollyanna

Score: 7.0

Greyfriars Bobby

Score: 6.9

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Score: 6.9

The Uninvited

Score: 6.9

City for Conquest

Score: 6.8

The Dawn Patrol

Score: 6.8

Hills of Home

Score: 6.7

The Great O'Malley

Score: 6.7

The Black Pirate

Score: 6.7

Spencer's Mountain

Score: 6.7

Lassie Come Home

Score: 6.7

Don Q Son of Zorro

Score: 6.6

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Score: 6.6

The Life of Emile Zola

Score: 6.6

Whispering Smith

Score: 6.5

Saddle the Wind

Score: 6.5

Brother Orchid

Score: 6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Score: 6.5

The Gay Sisters

Score: 6.5

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Score: 6.5

Ramrod

Score: 6.5

Juarez

Score: 6.5

The Beloved Brat

Score: 6.4

The Viking

Score: 6.4

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Score: 6.4

Confession

Score: 6.4

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Score: 6.4

Mary of Scotland

Score: 6.3

The Making of a Man

Score: 6.3

The Pagan

Score: 6.3

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Score: 6.3

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Score: 6.2

Daughters Courageous

Score: 6.2

A Dog of Flanders

Score: 6.2

Sons of Liberty

Score: 6.2

Svengali

Score: 6.1

The Sisters

Score: 6.1

Beloved Enemy

Score: 6.1

Knute Rockne All American

Score: 6.1

The Avenging Conscience

Score: 6.1

The Red, White and Blue Line

Score: 6.0

Kick In

Score: 6.0

The Bonnie Brier Bush

Score: 6.0

Valley of the Giants

Score: 6.0

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Score: 6.0

The Miser's Heart

Score: 6.0

The Oklahoma Kid

Score: 6.0

Son of Lassie

Score: 6.0

The Birth of a Nation

Score: 6.0

Prince Valiant

Score: 6.0

Shining Victory

Score: 5.9

The Life of Vergie Winters

Score: 5.9

Bright Leaf

Score: 5.9

The Little Minister

Score: 5.9

The Battle of Midway

Score: 5.8

A Woman Rebels

Score: 5.8

Stand and Deliver

Score: 5.8

The Adventures of Billy

Score: 5.7

That Certain Woman

Score: 5.7

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

Score: 5.5

Drango

Score: 5.4

Home, Sweet Home

Score: 5.3

A Passport to Hell

Score: 5.3

Heart Beats of Long Ago

Score: 5.0

Broadway Bad

Score: 5.0

Fate's Turning

Score: 5.0

Scotland Yard

Score: 5.0

Comet Over Broadway

Score: 5.0

Sergeant Murphy

Score: 5.0

The Key

Score: 5.0

The Battle

Score: 4.8

Challenge to Lassie

Score: 4.8

Parnell

Score: 4.6

Home Town Story

Score: 4.6

The Golden Supper

Score: 4.5

Through the Breakers

Score: 4.2

Winning Back His Love

Score: 4.0

The Failure

Score: 4.0

The Italian Barber

Score: 4.0

The Primal Call

Score: 4.0

The Crime Doctor

Score: 3.5

The Commanding Officer

Score: 0.0

The Love Route

Score: 0.0

Fire on the Heather

Score: 0.0

The Blue or the Gray

Score: 0.0

The River Pirate

Score: 0.0

Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

Score: 0.0

Olaf—An Atom

Score: 0.0

The Battle of the Sexes

Score: 0.0

Sunshine Sue

Score: 0.0

The Long Road

Score: 0.0

A Girl of Yesterday

Score: 0.0

Ramona

Score: 0.0

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Score: 0.0

Black and White

Score: 0.0

Laddie

Score: 0.0

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Score: 0.0

The Sisters

Score: 0.0

The Warning

Score: 0.0

A Lesson in Mechanics

Score: 0.0

May Blossom

Score: 0.0

Their First Acquaintance

Score: 0.0

Her Mother's Necklace

Score: 0.0

The Tavern of Tragedy

Score: 0.0

The Newer Woman

Score: 0.0

The Mountain Rat

Score: 0.0

The Different Man

Score: 0.0

By Man's Law

Score: 0.0

Trent's Last Case

Score: 0.0

The Mysterious Shot

Score: 0.0

Over the Ledge

Score: 0.0

Another Chance

Score: 0.0

Her Awakening

Score: 0.0

Down the Hill to Creditville

Score: 0.0

Near To Earth

Score: 0.0

Pirate Gold

Score: 0.0

The Escape

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

This Is Your Life

Score: 6.4