Besides being one of the great character actors of the classic
era, playing in over 130 films including three Best Pictures, Donald Crisp
was also an early Hollywood director with 61 films to his credit (all before
1930).
A poster from MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, the Best Picture of
1935 starring Charles Laughton and
Clark Gable. Crisp played Burkitt, one
of the supporting characters in this classic high sea adventure story.
Crisp played Dr. Livingstone in JEZEBEL, nominated for five Academy
Awards in 1938 including Best Picture. Directed by William
Wyler, this film also starred Bette
Davis and Henry Fonda.
Music Clip:
"Waltz"
from JEZEBEL (1938) by Max Steiner (a .MP3 file
courtesy RCA Victor).
Memorable Quotations:
"We must destroy the enemy before he can destroy us!"
--as Marechal Bazaine in JUAREZ (1939).
"She's really too happy. When she talks, she laughs. When she
walks, she dances. She sings and runs about flinging her happiness into
our faces until I'm afraid for her." --as Dr. Lanskell in THE OLD
MAID (1939).
Honored with eight Academy Award nominations in 1939 including Best
Picture, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, starring Laurence
Olivier and directed by William
Wyler, featured Crisp as Dr. Kenneth.
Music Clip:
"Cathy's
Theme" (clip) from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939) by
Alfred
Newman (a .MP3 file).