Claud Allister

Birthday: 1888-08-02
Deathday: 1970-07-26
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
2004-05-31 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)
1955-10-05 Meet the Governor Cyril
1954-09-02 The Black Shield of Falworth Sir George
1953-11-26 Kiss Me Kate Paul
1952-04-18 Hong Kong Hotel Manager
1949-10-05 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Rat (voice)
1949-05-10 The Wind in the Willows Rat (voice)
1948-10-26 Quartet 1st. Club Man
1948-03-15 The First Gentleman Manservant
1946-07-15 Gaiety George Archie
1945-08-06 Don Chicago Lord Piccadilly
1945-01-28 Kiss the Bride Goodbye Adolphus Pickering
1944-04-03 The Hundred Pound Window Hon. Freddie
1941-12-12 Confirm or Deny William (scenes deleted)
1941-09-26 A Yank in the R.A.F. Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
1941-08-01 Charley's Aunt Spectator
1941-06-19 The Reluctant Dragon Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1940-07-26 Pride and Prejudice Mr. Beck
1940-05-24 Lillian Russell Arthur Sullivan
1939-05-26 Captain Fury Suco
1938-11-25 Arrest Bulldog Drummond Sir Basil Leghorne
1938-11-14 Storm Over Bengal Redding
1938-06-17 Blond Cheat Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
1938-06-15 Men Are Such Fools Rudolf
1938-05-20 Kentucky Moonshine Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1937-11-22 Oh, What a Knight!
1937-10-21 The Awful Truth Lord Fabian (uncredited)
1937-09-30 Danger – Love at Work Gun salesman
1937-06-28 Let's Make a Night of It Monty
1937-05-01 Bulldog Drummond at Bay Algy Longworth
1936-09-13 Lady Luck Briggs
1936-05-11 Dracula's Daughter Sir Aubrey
1936-01-10 Three Live Ghosts Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
1935-09-08 The Dark Angel Lawrence Bidley
1935-08-02 Every Night at Eight Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
1934-08-10 The Lady Is Willing Brevin
1934-04-19 The Return of Bulldog Drummond Algy Longworth
1934-04-02 Those Were the Days Capt. Horace Vale
1934-01-01 The Private Life of Don Juan The Duke, as Dukes Go
1933-08-17 The Private Life of Henry VIII Cornell
1933-06-06 Sleeping Car Baron Delande
1933-03-24 Excess Baggage Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
1933-01-01 The Medicine Man Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
1932-12-08 The Midshipmaid Chinley
1932-09-27 The Return of Raffles Bunny
1932-08-17 Diamond Cut Diamond Joe Fragson
1932-03-01 Two White Arms Dr. Biggash
1932-01-03 The Unexpected Father Claude
1931-12-26 On the Loose Mr. Loder's friend
1931-11-28 The Sea Ghost Percy Atwater
1931-10-31 Platinum Blonde Dawson - the Valet
1931-09-12 I Like Your Nerve Archie Lester
1931-04-16 Meet the Wife Victor Staunton
1931-01-31 Captain Applejack John Jason
1930-12-29 Reaching for the Moon Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
1930-08-27 Monte Carlo Prince Otto von Liebenheim
1930-05-31 The Florodora Girl Lord Rumblesham
1930-05-25 The Czar of Broadway
1930-03-09 Such Men Are Dangerous Fred Wyndham
1930-02-22 Slightly Scarlet Albert Hawkins
1930-01-26 In the Next Room Parks (butler)
1929-08-17 Charming Sinners Gregson
1929-05-02 Bulldog Drummond Algy Longworth