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Donald Crisp
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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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Mutiny on the Bounty
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Jezebel
Appears in a KinoChain journey
How Green Was My Valley
As Gwilym Morgan
The Charge of the Light Brigade
As Colonel Campbell
The Birth of a Nation
As Gen. U.S. Grant
The Navigator
Directed
The Man from Laramie
As Alec Waggoman
Juarez
As Maréchal Bazaine
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Storming the Deck
From the Bounty to the Caine, mutiny films have always been about more than shipboard insurrection. This chain charts how cinematic rebellions at sea reflect th...
7 films
Double Trouble
From the Academy's rare double nods to the performances that earned them, this chain celebrates actors who competed against themselves in a single awards season...
8 films
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The Man from Laramie
1955 · Alec Waggoman
The Uninvited
1944 · Commander Beech
Lassie Come Home
1943 · Sam Carraclough
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Gwilym Morgan
Knute Rockne All American
1940 · Father John Callahan, C.S.C
Juarez
1939 · Maréchal Bazaine
Jezebel
1938 · Dr. Livingstone
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Colonel Campbell
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Thomas Burkitt
The Black Pirate
1926 · MacTavish
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Gen. U.S. Grant
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912 · Rival Gang Member (uncredited)