Directed credits
48
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Donald Crisp
Acting
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Directed movies: 48Directed series: 0All crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 8841
IMDb ID: nm0187981
Known for: Acting
Born: July 26, 1882
Died: May 25, 1974
Age: 91
Place of birth: Bow, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1909 - 1983
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q367073
Also known as
George William Crisp • James Needham • Дональд Крисп
Frequent jobs
Director (47)Assistant Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Donald Crisp.
5.0
The Runaway Bride
Director
1930 Movie
6.0
The Cop
Director
1928 Movie
5.8
Stand and Deliver
Director
1928 Movie
6.5
Dress Parade
Director
1927 Movie
5.0
The Fighting Eagle
Director
1927 Movie
Vanity
Director
1927 Movie
Man Bait
Director
1927 Movie
Nobody's Widow
Director
1927 Movie
7.5
Young April
Director
1926 Movie
Sunny Side Up
Director
1926 Movie
6.6
Don Q Son of Zorro
Director
1925 Movie
7.1
The Navigator
Director
1924 Movie
5.0
Ponjola
Director
1923 Movie
6.0
The Bonnie Brier Bush
Director
1921 Movie
6.0
The Princess of New York
Director
1921 Movie
The Barbarian
Director
1921 Movie
Held by the Enemy
Director
1920 Movie
Miss Hobbs
Director
1920 Movie
The Six Best Cellars
Director
1920 Movie
Too Much Johnson
Director
1919 Movie
It Pays to Advertise
Director
1919 Movie
Why Smith Left Home
Director
1919 Movie
Love Insurance
Director
1919 Movie
A Very Good Young Man
Director
1919 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Donald Crisp.
7.3
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Thomas Burkitt
1935 Movie
7.3
How Green Was My Valley
as Gwilym Morgan
1941 Movie
7.2
Wuthering Heights
as Dr. Kenneth
1939 Movie
7.2
The Man from Laramie
as Alec Waggoman
1955 Movie
7.2
National Velvet
as Mr. Herbert Brown
1945 Movie
7.2
The Sea Hawk
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
1940 Movie
7.1
The Navigator
Director
1924 Movie
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
1916 Movie
7.0
Jezebel
as Dr. Livingstone
1938 Movie
7.0
Pollyanna
as Mayor Karl Warren
1960 Movie
6.9
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Battling Burrows
1919 Movie
6.9
The Uninvited
as Commander Beech
1944 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Donald Crisp.
7.2
Wuthering Heights
as Dr. Kenneth
1939 Movie
6.5
Juarez
as Maréchal Bazaine
1939 Movie
4.1
Parnell
as Michael Davitt
1937 Movie
Vanity
Director
1927 Movie
7.1
The Navigator
Director
1924 Movie
Rimrock Jones
Director
1918 Movie
6.5
Dress Parade
Director
1927 Movie
6.7
Lassie Come Home
as Sam Carraclough
1943 Movie
7.3
How Green Was My Valley
as Gwilym Morgan
1941 Movie
Man Bait
Director
1927 Movie
7.3
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Thomas Burkitt
1935 Movie
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
1915 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Donald Crisp.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Donald Crisp.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Donald Crisp.
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 Movie
6.7
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandpa Spencer
1963 Movie
6.9
Greyfriars Bobby
as James Brown
1961 Movie
7.0
Pollyanna
as Mayor Karl Warren
1960 Movie
6.2
A Dog of Flanders
as Jehan Daas
1959 Movie
7.2
The Last Hurrah
as The Cardinal
1958 Movie
6.5
Saddle the Wind
as Dennis Deneen
1958 Movie
5.4
Drango
as Judge Allen
1957 Movie
7.2
The Man from Laramie
as Alec Waggoman
1955 Movie
6.0
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
1955 Movie
7.0
The Long Gray Line
as Old Martin
1955 Movie
8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Donald Crisp.