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Donald Crisp (1880 - 1974)
Distinguished Oxford educated British actor who
started worked in Hollywood from 1906 (some directing
credits) but concentrated on character acting from
1930 to his death. All in all, Donald Crisp has
appeared in over 400 films.Crisp is one of the movie
industry's true pioneers, active on both sides of
the camera, working alongside such legends as D.W.
Griffth, Lillian Gish and Buster Keaton.
Donald Crisp had supporting roles in such movies
as National Velvet, Jezebel, Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935), and Wuthering Heights (1939).
Donald Crisp's silent directing credits include:
THE MARK OF ZORRO and STAND AND DELIVER.
His silent acting credits include: THE BIRTH OF
A NATION, DON Q SON OF ZORRO, and THE RETURN OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Donald Crisp's other films include:
RED DUST
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
MARY OF SCOTLAND
JEZEBEL
THE SISTERS
THE DAWN PATROL
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
BROTHER ORCHID
THE SEA HAWK
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
LASSIE COME HOME
THE UNINVITED
NATIONAL
VELVET
BRIGHT LEAF
THE MAN FROM LARAMIE
POLLYANNA
SPENCER'S MOUNTAIN
 
 
Donald Crisp and co-stars in LASSIE COME HOME (1943) |
