Claud Allister
Acting
Born August 2, 1888, London, England, UK
Claud Allister (3 October 1888 – 26 July 1970) was an English actor. After his education at Felsted, in Essex, he appeared in 74 films between 1929 and 1955. He was born William Claud Michael Palmer in London, England and died in Santa Barbara, California. His interment was located in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He began his career as a stockbroker's clerk but gave it up and made his stage debut in 1910. He toured England playing minor parts till the war started. He served in WWI and in 1924 went to America to act on the stage. In 1929 he made his film debut where he featured in The Trial of Mary Dugan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claud Allister, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- 2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 — Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1955Meet the Governor — Cyril
- 1954The Black Shield of Falworth — Sir George
- 1953Kiss Me Kate — Paul
- 1952Hong Kong — Hotel Manager
- 1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad — Rat (voice)
- 1949The Wind in the Willows — Rat (voice)
- 1948Quartet — 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
- 1948The First Gentleman — Manservant
- 1946Gaiety George — Archie
- 1945Don Chicago — Lord Piccadilly
- 1945Kiss the Bride Goodbye — Adolphus Pickering
- 1944The Hundred Pound Window — Hon. Freddie
- 1941A Yank in the R.A.F. — Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
- 1941Charley's Aunt — Spectator
- 1941Confirm or Deny — William (scenes deleted)
- 1941The Reluctant Dragon — Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
- 1940Lillian Russell — Arthur Sullivan
- 1940Pride and Prejudice — Mr. Beck
- 1939Captain Fury — Suco
- 1938Arrest Bulldog Drummond — Sir Basil Leghorne
- 1938Blond Cheat — Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
- 1938Kentucky Moonshine — Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
- 1938Men Are Such Fools — Rudolf
- 1938Storm Over Bengal — Redding
- 1937Bulldog Drummond at Bay — Algy Longworth
- 1937Danger – Love at Work — Gun salesman
- 1937Let's Make a Night of It — Monty
- 1937Oh, What a Knight!
- 1937The Awful Truth — Lord Fabian (uncredited)
- 1936Dracula's Daughter — Sir Aubrey
- 1936Lady Luck — Briggs
- 1936Three Live Ghosts — Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
- 1935Every Night at Eight — Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
- 1935The Dark Angel — Lawrence Bidley
- 1934The Lady Is Willing — Brevin
- 1934The Private Life of Don Juan — The Duke, as Dukes Go
- 1934The Return of Bulldog Drummond — Algy Longworth
- 1934Those Were the Days — Capt. Horace Vale
- 1933Excess Baggage — Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
- 1933Sleeping Car — Baron Delande
- 1933The Medicine Man — Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
- 1933The Private Life of Henry VIII — Cornell
- 1932Diamond Cut Diamond — Joe Fragson
- 1932The Midshipmaid — Chinley
- 1932The Return of Raffles — Bunny
- 1932The Unexpected Father — Claude
- 1932Two White Arms — Dr. Biggash
- 1931Captain Applejack — John Jason
- 1931I Like Your Nerve — Archie Lester
- 1931Meet the Wife — Victor Staunton
- 1931On the Loose — Mr. Loder's friend
- 1931Platinum Blonde — Dawson - the Valet
- 1931The Sea Ghost — Percy Atwater
- 1930In the Next Room — Parks (butler)
- 1930Ladies Love Brutes — Tailor (uncredited)
- 1930Monte Carlo — Prince Otto von Liebenheim
- 1930Murder Will Out — Alan Fitzhugh
- 1930Reaching for the Moon — Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
- 1930Slightly Scarlet — Albert Hawkins
- 1930Such Men Are Dangerous — Fred Wyndham
- 1930The Czar of Broadway
- 1930The Florodora Girl — Lord Rumblesham
- 1929Bulldog Drummond — Algy Longworth
- 1929Charming Sinners — Gregson