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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claud Allister, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
The Reluctant Dragon
Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Reaching for the Moon
Cornell
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Sir Basil Leghorne
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Mr. Loder's friend
On the Loose
Algy Longworth
Bulldog Drummond
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Algy Longworth
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Algy Longworth
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Rat (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
Prince Otto von Liebenheim
Monte Carlo
Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine
Gun salesman
Danger – Love at Work
Archie Lester
I Like Your Nerve
Capt. Horace Vale
Those Were the Days
Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
Three Live Ghosts
Gregson
Charming Sinners
Briggs
Lady Luck
John Jason
Captain Applejack
Rudolf
Men Are Such Fools
Lord Rumblesham
The Florodora Girl
Rat (voice)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Lawrence Bidley
The Dark Angel
Claude
The Unexpected Father
Victor Staunton
Meet the Wife
Arthur Sullivan
Lillian Russell
Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
Adolphus Pickering
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
Every Night at Eight
Dawson - the Valet
Platinum Blonde
Brevin
The Lady Is Willing
Chinley
The Midshipmaid
Manservant
The First Gentleman
Sir Aubrey
Dracula's Daughter
Cyril
Meet the Governor
Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
Excess Baggage
William (scenes deleted)
Confirm or Deny
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
Percy Atwater
The Sea Ghost
Parks (butler)
In the Next Room
Mr. Beck
Pride and Prejudice
Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
The Medicine Man
Monty
Let's Make a Night of It
Redding
Storm Over Bengal
Suco
Captain Fury
Hon. Freddie
The Hundred Pound Window
Albert Hawkins
Slightly Scarlet
Joe Fragson
Diamond Cut Diamond
Bunny
The Return of Raffles
Dr. Biggash
Two White Arms
Oh, What a Knight!
Sir George
The Black Shield of Falworth
1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Quartet
Archie
Gaiety George
The Duke, as Dukes Go
The Private Life of Don Juan
Hotel Manager
Hong Kong
Baron Delande
Sleeping Car
The Czar of Broadway
Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Fred Wyndham
Such Men Are Dangerous
Spectator
Charley's Aunt
Lord Piccadilly
Don Chicago
Paul
Kiss Me Kate
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
63
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-08-02
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
Claude Allister