Claud Allister
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-08-02
Day of Death
1970-07-26 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Claud Allister
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2004)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)
(1955)
Meet the Governor
as Cyril
(1954)
The Black Shield of Falworth
as Sir George
(1953)
Kiss Me Kate
as Paul
(1952)
Hong Kong
as Hotel Manager
(1949)
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat (voice)
(1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Rat (voice)
(1948)
Quartet
as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
(1948)
The First Gentleman
as Manservant
(1946)
Gaiety George
as Archie
(1945)
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
as Adolphus Pickering
(1945)
Don Chicago
as Lord Piccadilly
(1944)
The Hundred Pound Window
as Hon. Freddie
(1941)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
(1941)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
(1941)
Confirm or Deny
as William (scenes deleted)
(1941)
Charley's Aunt
as Spectator
(1940)
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Beck
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Arthur Sullivan
(1939)
Captain Fury
as Suco
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
(1938)
Storm Over Bengal
as Redding
(1938)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
as Sir Basil Leghorne
(1938)
Men Are Such Fools
as Rudolf
(1938)
Blond Cheat
as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
(1937)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Algy Longworth
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Gun salesman
(1937)
The Awful Truth
as Lord Fabian (uncredited)
(1937)
Let's Make a Night of It
as Monty
(1937)
(1936)
Dracula's Daughter
as Sir Aubrey
(1936)
Three Live Ghosts
as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
(1936)
Lady Luck
as Briggs
(1935)
The Dark Angel
as Lawrence Bidley
(1935)
Every Night at Eight
as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
(1934)
The Private Life of Don Juan
as The Duke, as Dukes Go
(1934)
The Lady Is Willing
as Brevin
(1934)
Those Were the Days
as Capt. Horace Vale
(1934)
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
(1933)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Cornell
(1933)
Excess Baggage
as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
(1933)
The Medicine Man
as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
(1933)
Sleeping Car
as Baron Delande
(1932)
The Return of Raffles
as Bunny
(1932)
Two White Arms
as Dr. Biggash
(1932)
The Unexpected Father
as Claude
(1932)
The Midshipmaid
as Chinley
(1932)
Diamond Cut Diamond
as Joe Fragson
(1931)
The Sea Ghost
as Percy Atwater
(1931)
On the Loose
as Mr. Loder's friend
(1931)
I Like Your Nerve
as Archie Lester
(1931)
Platinum Blonde
as Dawson - the Valet
(1931)
Captain Applejack
as John Jason
(1931)
Meet the Wife
as Victor Staunton
(1930)
(1930)
Reaching for the Moon
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
(1930)
Such Men Are Dangerous
as Fred Wyndham
(1930)
In the Next Room
as Parks (butler)
(1930)
Monte Carlo
as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
(1930)
Slightly Scarlet
as Albert Hawkins
(1930)
The Florodora Girl
as Lord Rumblesham
(1929)
Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
(1929)
Charming Sinners
as Gregson