Claud Allister
Acting
1888 – 1970 (aged 81)
London, England, UK
65 acting credits
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
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
05 Oct 1949
The Awful Truth
21 Oct 1937
Dracula's Daughter
11 May 1936
The Reluctant Dragon
19 Jun 1941
Pride and Prejudice
26 Jul 1940
Kiss Me Kate
26 Nov 1953
The Private Life of Henry VIII
17 Aug 1933
The Wind in the Willows
10 May 1949
Filmography
2004
- Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1955
- Meet the Governoras Cyril
1954
- The Black Shield of Falworthas Sir George
1953
- Kiss Me Kateas Paul
1952
- Hong Kongas Hotel Manager
1949
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toadas Rat (voice)
- The Wind in the Willowsas Rat (voice)
1948
- Quartetas 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
- The First Gentlemanas Manservant
1946
- Gaiety Georgeas Archie
1945
- Don Chicagoas Lord Piccadilly
- Kiss the Bride Goodbyeas Adolphus Pickering
1944
- The Hundred Pound Windowas Hon. Freddie
1941
- Confirm or Denyas William (scenes deleted)
- A Yank in the R.A.F.as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
- Charley's Auntas Spectator
- The Reluctant Dragonas Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1940
- Pride and Prejudiceas Mr. Beck
- Lillian Russellas Arthur Sullivan
1939
- Captain Furyas Suco
1938
- Arrest Bulldog Drummondas Sir Basil Leghorne
- Storm Over Bengalas Redding
- Blond Cheatas Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
- Men Are Such Foolsas Rudolf
- Kentucky Moonshineas Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1937
- Oh, What a Knight!
- The Awful Truthas Lord Fabian (uncredited)
- Danger – Love at Workas Gun salesman
- Let's Make a Night of Itas Monty
- Bulldog Drummond at Bayas Algy Longworth
1936
- Lady Luckas Briggs
- Dracula's Daughteras Sir Aubrey
- Three Live Ghostsas Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
1935
- The Dark Angelas Lawrence Bidley
- Every Night at Eightas Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
1934
- The Lady Is Willingas Brevin
- The Return of Bulldog Drummondas Algy Longworth
- Those Were the Daysas Capt. Horace Vale
- The Private Life of Don Juanas The Duke, as Dukes Go
1933
- The Private Life of Henry VIIIas Cornell
- Sleeping Caras Baron Delande
- Excess Baggageas Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
- The Medicine Manas Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
1932
- The Midshipmaidas Chinley
- The Return of Rafflesas Bunny
- Diamond Cut Diamondas Joe Fragson
- Two White Armsas Dr. Biggash
- The Unexpected Fatheras Claude
1931
- On the Looseas Mr. Loder's friend
- The Sea Ghostas Percy Atwater
- Platinum Blondeas Dawson - the Valet
- I Like Your Nerveas Archie Lester
- Meet the Wifeas Victor Staunton
- Captain Applejackas John Jason
1930
- Reaching for the Moonas Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
- Monte Carloas Prince Otto von Liebenheim
- The Florodora Girlas Lord Rumblesham
- The Czar of Broadway
- Ladies Love Brutesas Tailor (uncredited)
- Murder Will Outas Alan Fitzhugh
- Such Men Are Dangerousas Fred Wyndham
- Slightly Scarletas Albert Hawkins
- In the Next Roomas Parks (butler)
1929
- Charming Sinnersas Gregson
- Bulldog Drummondas Algy Longworth