This page will contain blogs about Donald Crisp, as they become available.Donald CrispDonald Crisp (July 27, 1880 – May 25, 1974) was a film actor and director. Born George William Crisp in London, England, he began his film acting career in 1908, and appeared in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation in 1915. During the silent film era, he also directed comedy films, and dramas such as the 1916 version of Ramona. Although he directed his last film in 1930, the Directors Guild of America voted him a Life Member Award in 1957. With the advent of talking pictures, Crisp established a career as a versatile character actor, and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Welsh father in How Green Was My Valley (1941). His more than 150 films include Broken Blossoms (1919), The Black Pirate (1926), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), Jezebel (1938), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Lassie Come Home (1943), The Uninvited (1944), National Velvet (1944)The Valley of Decision (1945) Pollyanna (1960) and Greyfriars Bobby (1961). He was married to the screenwriter Jane Murfin from 1932 until 1944. Donald Crisp has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Pictures, at 1620 Vine St. He died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Van Nuys, California. This page about Donald Crisp includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Donald Crisp News stories about Donald Crisp External links for Donald Crisp Videos for Donald Crisp Wikis about Donald Crisp Discussion Groups about Donald Crisp Blogs about Donald Crisp Images of Donald Crisp |
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He died from a cerebral haemorrhage in Van Nuys, California. All but a few of those roles listed above fit that description. Donald Crisp has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Pictures, at 1620 Vine St. Dourif was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). It was this performance that established Dourif's reputation as a character actor who plays deranged or unbalanced roles. He was married to the screenwriter Jane Murfin from 1932 until 1944. He also appeared as the villain Saavedro in Myst III: Exile (2001), the third game in the popular Myst franchise. His more than 150 films include Broken Blossoms (1919), The Black Pirate (1926), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), Jezebel (1938), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Lassie Come Home (1943), The Uninvited (1944), National Velvet (1944)The Valley of Decision (1945) Pollyanna (1960) and Greyfriars Bobby (1961). He previously was part of the Star Trek world as "Rex" in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in 1989. With the advent of talking pictures, Crisp established a career as a versatile character actor, and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Welsh father in How Green Was My Valley (1941). Star Trek fans will remember his role as Lon Suder, a murdering psychopath that eventually redeems himself, from a three-episode arc on Star Trek: Voyager. Although he directed his last film in 1930, the Directors Guild of America voted him a Life Member Award in 1957. On television he appeared in the Babylon 5 episode Passing Through Gethsemane, in the early X-Files episode "Beyond the Sea", and in Oliver Stone's Wild Palms. During the silent film era, he also directed comedy films, and dramas such as the 1916 version of Ramona. Bradford Claude Dourif (born March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American actor. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation in 1915. All of the Child's Play movies as the voice of Chucky. W. Senseless. Born George William Crisp in London, England, he began his film acting career in 1908, and appeared in D. Blue Velvet. Donald Crisp (July 27, 1880 – May 25, 1974) was a film actor and director. Dune as the mentat Piter DeVries. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Escape to Witch Mountain. Alien: Resurrection. Ragtime. His appearance in The Return of the King was cut from the theatrical release but will be seen in the extended VHS and DVD version. The Two Towers. Mississippi Burning. Heaven's Gate. |