Name
Claud Allister
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1888-08-02
Deathday
1970-07-26 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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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- 1941 The Reluctant Dragon as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
- 1930 Reaching for the Moon as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
- 1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII as Cornell
- 1938 Arrest Bulldog Drummond as Sir Basil Leghorne
- 1931 On the Loose as Mr. Loder's friend
- 1929 Bulldog Drummond as Algy Longworth
- 1941 A Yank in the R.A.F. as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
- 1937 Bulldog Drummond at Bay as Algy Longworth
- 1934 The Return of Bulldog Drummond as Algy Longworth
- 1949 The Wind in the Willows as Rat (voice)
- 1930 Monte Carlo as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
- 1938 Kentucky Moonshine as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
- 1937 Danger – Love at Work as Gun salesman
- 1931 I Like Your Nerve as Archie Lester
- 1934 Those Were the Days as Capt. Horace Vale
- 1936 Three Live Ghosts as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
- 1929 Charming Sinners as Gregson
- 1936 Lady Luck as Briggs
- 1931 Captain Applejack as John Jason
- 1938 Men Are Such Fools as Rudolf
- 1930 The Florodora Girl as Lord Rumblesham
- 1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Rat (voice)
- 1935 The Dark Angel as Lawrence Bidley
- 1932 The Unexpected Father as Claude
- 1931 Meet the Wife as Victor Staunton
- 1940 Lillian Russell as Arthur Sullivan
- 1938 Blond Cheat as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
- 1945 Kiss the Bride Goodbye as Adolphus Pickering
- 1935 Every Night at Eight as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
- 1931 Platinum Blonde as Dawson - the Valet
- 1934 The Lady Is Willing as Brevin
- 1932 The Midshipmaid as Chinley
- 1948 The First Gentleman as Manservant
- 1936 Dracula's Daughter as Sir Aubrey
- 1955 Meet the Governor as Cyril
- 1933 Excess Baggage as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
- 1941 Confirm or Deny as William (scenes deleted)
- 1937 The Awful Truth as Lord Fabian (uncredited)
- 1931 The Sea Ghost as Percy Atwater
- 1930 In the Next Room as Parks (butler)
- 1940 Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Beck
- 1933 The Medicine Man as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
- 1937 Let's Make a Night of It as Monty
- 1938 Storm Over Bengal as Redding
- 1939 Captain Fury as Suco
- 1944 The Hundred Pound Window as Hon. Freddie
- 1930 Slightly Scarlet as Albert Hawkins
- 1932 Diamond Cut Diamond as Joe Fragson
- 1932 The Return of Raffles as Bunny
- 1932 Two White Arms as Dr. Biggash
- 1937 Oh, What a Knight!
- 1954 The Black Shield of Falworth as Sir George
- 1948 Quartet as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
- 1946 Gaiety George as Archie
- 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan as The Duke, as Dukes Go
- 1952 Hong Kong as Hotel Manager
- 1933 Sleeping Car as Baron Delande
- 1930 The Czar of Broadway
- 2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1930 Such Men Are Dangerous as Fred Wyndham
- 1941 Charley's Aunt as Spectator
- 1945 Don Chicago as Lord Piccadilly
- 1953 Kiss Me Kate as Paul
- 1930 Murder Will Out as Alan Fitzhugh
- 1930 Ladies Love Brutes as Tailor (uncredited)
