film Spencer's Mountain. This film, adapted from the novel by Earl Hamner, Jr., was the basis for the 1970s television series The Waltons. Crisp was in his eighties by the time he quit acting entirely, continuing to work long after it was financially necessary simply because he enjoyed it. He was married three times. In 1912, he married actress Helen Pease, and they remained together until her death the following year. In 1917, he married Marie Stark, whom he divorced in 1920; she went on to act in silent films as Marie Crisp. In 1932, he married film screenwriter Jane Murfin, whom he divorced in 1944. He died in 1974, a few months short of his 92nd birthday, due to complications from a series of strokes. In addition to being one of the premier character actors of his era, he left behind an extensive list of contributions to the film industry he worked to promote for more than fifty years. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. He was a staunch Republican who campaigned for Thomas Dewey in 1944. On February 8, 1960, Crisp received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry at 1628 Vine Street. Partial filmography As actor The French Maid (1908, Short) Through the Breakers (1909, Short) as At the Club Sunshine Sue (1910, Short) as Head of Sweatshop A Plain Song (1910, Short) as at station A Child's Stratagem (1910, Short) as policeman The Golden Supper (1910, Short) as courtier (uncredited) Winning Back His Love (1910, Short) as at stage door The Two Paths (1911, Short) as footman Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911, Short) as courtier What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911, Short) as bailiff The Lily of the Tenements (1911, Short) A Decree of Destiny (1911, Short) as at the club / at the wedding The White Rose of the Wilds (1911, Short) Her Awakening (1911, Short) as accident witness The Primal Call (1911, Short) Out from the Shadow (1911, Short) at a dance The Making of a Man (1911, Short) as actor / backstage The Long Road (1911, Short) as a servant / the landlord The Battle (1911, Short) as a Union soldier The Miser's Heart (1911, Short) as a policeman The Italian Barber (1911, Short) as at ball Help Wanted (1911, Short) as in corridor Fate's