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Donald Crisp was an English film actor. He was an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for his performance in How Green Was My Valley.
Birth Name
George William Crisp
Born
Thursday, 27 July 1882
Died
Saturday, 25 May 1974
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Mr. Morgan | 1989 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Brother Superior (clip from Brother Orchid (1940)) / Sir John Burleson (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) | 1963 |
| Spencer's Mountain | Grandpa Zubulon Spencer / Grandpa Spencer | 1963 |
| Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog | James Brown | 1961 |
| Pollyanna | Mayor Karl Warren | 1960 |
| A Dog of Flanders | Jehan Daas | 1959 |
| The Last Hurrah | Cardinal Martin Burke / The Cardinal | 1958 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Mr. Morgan | 1989 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Brother Superior (clip from Brother Orchid (1940)) / Sir John Burleson (clip from The Sea Hawk (1940)) | 1963 |
| Spencer's Mountain | Grandpa Zubulon Spencer / Grandpa Spencer | 1963 |
| Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog | James Brown | 1961 |
| Pollyanna | Mayor Karl Warren | 1960 |
| A Dog of Flanders | Jehan Daas | 1959 |
| The Last Hurrah | Cardinal Martin Burke / The Cardinal | 1958 |
| Saddle the Wind | Dennis Deneen | 1958 |
| Drango | Judge Allen | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Samuel Harman | 1956 |
| Crossroads | Father Anatole Martin | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Seaman Thomas Burkitt | 1955 |
| The Man from Laramie | Alec Waggoman | 1955 |
| The Long Gray Line | Old Martin | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mayor Karl Warren / James Brown | 1954 |
| Prince Valiant | King Aguar | 1954 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| Home Town Story | John MacFarland | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Self - Intermission Guest / Self - Guest Host | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Major James Singleton / Major Singleton | 1950 |
| Challenge to Lassie | 'Jock' Gray | 1949 |
| Whispering Smith | Barney Rebstock | 1948 |
| Hills of Home | Drumsheugh | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Ramrod | Jim Crew | 1947 |
| The Valley of Decision | William Scott | 1945 |
| Son of Lassie | Sam Carraclough | 1945 |
| National Velvet | Mr. Brown / Herbert Brown | 1945 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | J.B. Pond | 1944 |
| The Uninvited | Cmdr. Beech / Commander Beech | 1944 |
| Lassie Come Home | Sam Carraclough | 1943 |
| Forever and a Day | Capt. Martin / Captain Martin | 1943 |
| The Battle of Midway | Main Narrator | 1942 |
| The Gay Sisters | Ralph Pedloch | 1942 |
| How Green Was My Valley | Mr. Morgan | 1941 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Sir Charles Emery | 1941 |
| Shining Victory | Dr. Drewett | 1941 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Father John Callahan, C.S.C / Father John Callahan C.S.C. | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Scotty MacPherson | 1940 |
| The Sea Hawk | Sir John Burleson / Admiral Sir John Burleson | 1940 |
| Brother Orchid | Brother Superior | 1940 |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Minister Althoff | 1940 |
| The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Francis Bacon | 1939 |
| The Old Maid | Dr. Lanskell / Doctor Lanskell | 1939 |
| Daughters Courageous | Samuel 'Sam' Sloane / Sam Sloane | 1939 |
| Juarez | General Marechal Achille Bazaine / Maréchal Bazaine | 1939 |
| Sons of Liberty | Alexander McDougall | 1939 |
| Wuthering Heights | Dr. Kenneth | 1939 |
| The Oklahoma Kid | Judge Hardwick | 1939 |
| The Dawn Patrol | Phipps | 1938 |
| Comet Over Broadway | Grant | 1938 |
| The Sisters | Tim Hazelton | 1938 |
| Valley of the Giants | Andy Stone | 1938 |
| The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Inspector Lane / Police Inspector Lewis Lane | 1938 |
| The Beloved Brat | John Morgan / Mr. Morgan | 1938 |
| Jezebel | Dr. Livingstone | 1938 |
| Sergeant Murphy | Col. Carruthers / Col. Todd Carruthers | 1938 |
| The Life of Emile Zola | Maitre Labori | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | Merrick, Sr. / Jack V. Merrick Sr. | 1937 |
| Confession | Presiding Judge | 1937 |
| Parnell | Davitt / Michael Davitt | 1937 |
| The Great O'Malley | Captain Cromwell / Police Captain Cromwell | 1937 |
| Beloved Enemy | Liam Burke / Burke | 1936 |
| A Woman Rebels | Judge Byron Thistlewaite | 1936 |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | Col. Campbell / Colonel Campbell | 1936 |
| Mary of Scotland | Huntly | 1936 |
| The White Angel | Dr. Hunt | 1936 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Burkitt / Thomas Burkitt | 1935 |
| Oil for the Lamps of China | Mr. McCarger | 1935 |
| Laddie | Mr. Pryor | 1935 |
| Vanessa, Her Love Story | George - the Inn Owner / George | 1935 |
| The Little Minister | Doctor McQueen / Docteur McQueen | 1934 |
| What Every Woman Knows | Mr. David Wylie / David Wylie | 1934 |
| British Agent | Marshall O'Reilly | 1934 |
| The Life of Vergie Winters | Mike Davey | 1934 |
| The Key | Peadar Conlan | 1934 |
| The Crime Doctor | District Attorney | 1934 |
| Broadway Bad | Darrall | 1933 |
| Red Dust | Guidon | 1932 |
| A Passport to Hell | Sgt. Snyder | 1932 |
| Kick In | Police Commisioner Harvey / Garvey | 1931 |
| Svengali | The Laird | 1931 |
| Scotland Yard | Charles Fox | 1930 |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Colonel Moran | 1929 |
| The Pagan | Mr. Roger Slater / Roger Slater | 1929 |
| Trent's Last Case | Sigsbee Manderson | 1929 |
| The Viking | Leif Ericsson | 1928 |
| The River Pirate | Caxton | 1928 |
| Stand and Deliver | London Club Member | 1928 |
| The Black Pirate | MacTavish | 1926 |
| Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Sebastian | 1925 |
| The Bonnie Brier Bush | Lachlan Campbell | 1921 |
| Broken Blossoms | Battling Burrows | 1919 |
| The Fall of Babylon | Extra | 1919 |
| Joan the Woman | 1916 | |
| Intolerance | Extra | 1916 |
| Ramona | Jim Farrar | 1916 |
| A Girl of Yesterday | A.H. Monroe | 1915 |
| May Blossom | Steve Harland | 1915 |
| The Birth of a Nation | Gen. U.S. Grant / Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | 1915 |
| The Love Route | Harry Marshall | 1915 |
| The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' | 1914 | |
| The Escape | 'Bull' McGee | 1914 |
| Home, Sweet Home | The Mother's Son | 1914 |
| The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part | Second Father | 1914 |
| The Mountain Rat | Steve | 1914 |
| His Secret | Husband | 1913 |
| The Musketeers of Pig Alley | Rival Gang Member | 1912 |
| The Eternal Mother | In Field | 1912 |
| The Miser's Heart | Policeman | 1911 |
| The Battle | A Union Soldier | 1911 |
| The Adventures of Billy | First Tramp | 1911 |
| The Making of a Man | Actor / Backstage | 1911 |
| The Squaw's Love | Indian | 1911 |
| Swords and Hearts | At Frazier House / Bushwacker | 1911 |
| The Primal Call | At Club | 1911 |
| What Shall We Do with Our Old? | Night Court Bailiff | 1911 |
| Fate's Turning | The Valet | 1911 |
| Winning Back His Love | At Stage Door | 1910 |
| The Golden Supper | Courtier / Monk / Courtier/Monk | 1910 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Runaway Bride | 1930 |
| The Cop | 1928 |
| Stand and Deliver | 1928 |
| Dress Parade | 1927 |
| The Fighting Eagle | 1927 |
| Vanity | 1927 |
| Young April | 1926 |
| Don Q Son of Zorro | 1925 |
| The Navigator | 1924 |
| Ponjola | 1923 |
| Tell Your Children | 1922 |
| The Bonnie Brier Bush | 1921 |
| The Princess of New York | 1921 |
| Appearances | 1921 |
| The Barbarian | 1921 |
| Held by the Enemy | 1920 |
| The Six Best Cellars | 1920 |
| Why Smith Left Home | 1919 |
| A Very Good Young Man | 1919 |
| Putting It Over | 1919 |
| Something to Do | 1919 |
| Venus in the East | 1919 |
| Under the Top | 1919 |
| The Way of a Man with a Maid | 1918 |
| Less Than Kin | 1918 |
| The Firefly of France | 1918 |
| Believe Me, Xantippe | 1918 |
| The House of Silence | 1918 |
| Rimrock Jones | 1918 |
| Jules of the Strong Heart | 1918 |
| The Clever Mrs. Carfax | 1917 |
| The Countess Charming | 1917 |
| The Cook of Canyon Camp | 1917 |
| A Roadside Impresario | 1917 |
| The Marcellini Millions | 1917 |
| The Bond Between | 1917 |
| His Sweetheart | 1917 |
| Ramona | 1916 |
| The Little Country Mouse | 1914 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Africa Screams | 1949 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
