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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 2, 1888
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 | Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) |
| 1955 | Meet the Governor | Cyril |
| 1954 | The Black Shield of Falworth | Sir George |
| 1953 | Kiss Me Kate | Paul |
| 1952 | Hong Kong | Hotel Manager |
| 1949 | The Wind in the Willows | Rat (voice) |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Rat (voice) |
| 1948 | The First Gentleman | Manservant |
| 1948 | Quartet | 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| 1946 | Gaiety George | Archie |
| 1945 | Kiss the Bride Goodbye | Adolphus Pickering |
| 1945 | Don Chicago | Lord Piccadilly |
| 1944 | The Hundred Pound Window | Hon. Freddie |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice) |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | Officer-Motorist (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Confirm or Deny | William (scenes deleted) |
| 1941 | Charley's Aunt | Spectator |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Arthur Sullivan |
| 1940 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Beck |
| 1939 | Captain Fury | Suco |
| 1938 | Arrest Bulldog Drummond | Sir Basil Leghorne |
| 1938 | Kentucky Moonshine | Lord Boffingwell (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools | Rudolf |
| 1938 | Blond Cheat | Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Storm Over Bengal | Redding |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond at Bay | Algy Longworth |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Gun salesman |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth | Lord Fabian (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Let's Make a Night of It | Monty |
| 1937 | Oh, What a Knight! | |
| 1936 | Three Live Ghosts | Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton |
| 1936 | Lady Luck | Briggs |
| 1936 | Dracula's Daughter | Sir Aubrey |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel | Lawrence Bidley |
| 1935 | Every Night at Eight | Mr. Vernon (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Return of Bulldog Drummond | Algy Longworth |
| 1934 | Those Were the Days | Capt. Horace Vale |
| 1934 | The Lady Is Willing | Brevin |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don Juan | The Duke, as Dukes Go |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | Cornell |
| 1933 | Excess Baggage | Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P. |
| 1933 | The Medicine Man | Hon. Freddie Wiltshire |
| 1933 | Sleeping Car | Baron Delande |
| 1932 | The Unexpected Father | Claude |
| 1932 | The Midshipmaid | Chinley |
| 1932 | Diamond Cut Diamond | Joe Fragson |
| 1932 | The Return of Raffles | Bunny |
| 1932 | Two White Arms | Dr. Biggash |
| 1931 | On the Loose | Mr. Loder's friend |
| 1931 | I Like Your Nerve | Archie Lester |
| 1931 | Captain Applejack | John Jason |
| 1931 | Meet the Wife | Victor Staunton |
| 1931 | Platinum Blonde | Dawson - the Valet |
| 1931 | The Sea Ghost | Percy Atwater |
| 1930 | Reaching for the Moon | Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo | Prince Otto von Liebenheim |
| 1930 | The Florodora Girl | Lord Rumblesham |
| 1930 | In the Next Room | Parks (butler) |
| 1930 | Slightly Scarlet | Albert Hawkins |
| 1930 | The Czar of Broadway | |
| 1930 | Such Men Are Dangerous | Fred Wyndham |
| 1929 | Bulldog Drummond | Algy Longworth |
| 1929 | Charming Sinners | Gregson |
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