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