Donald Crisp

AKA:
George Crisp
Nationality:
British
Birthdate:
07/27/1882
Birthplace:
London, England
Death Date:
05/25/1974
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biography
In the USA from 1906, Donald Crisp was a leading man in silents by 1910 and went on to have a long and varied career as an actor, and until 1930 as a director; later featured as a fatherly character performer in allegedly over 400 movies by 1963. At the Biograph studios, Crisp appeared in numerous D.W. Griffith films, portraying General Grant in "Birth of a Nation" (1915), playing Lillian Gish's brutal father in "Broken Blossoms" (1919) and serving as Griffith's assistant director on both. He also directed a good number of silents including "Don Q, Son of Zorro" (1925) starring Douglas Continued
Credits
Grandpa Spencer
1963
Cardinal
1958
Actor
1940
Guidon
1932
Director
1924
Mayor Karl Warren
1960
King Aguar
Allen
Actor
Actor
Scotty McPherson
Old Martin
Mr Deneen
Alec Waggoman
milestones
Year
Milestone
1899 
Fought in the Boer War as a volunteer
1906 
Moved to the USA
1906 
Stage acting debut
 
Toured with minor-league opera companies and served as stage director in New York with Cohan & Harris before entering film
1908 
Began making one-reelers with Biograph studios in NY area
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