Claud Allister

Known for
Acting
Born
August 2, 1888
Died
July 26, 1970 (aged 81)
Birthplace
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claud Allister, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Filmography

2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 poster

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Movie · as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

1955
Meet the Governor poster

Meet the Governor

Movie · as Cyril

1954
The Black Shield of Falworth poster

The Black Shield of Falworth

Movie · as Sir George

1953
Kiss Me Kate poster

Kiss Me Kate

Movie · as Paul

1952
Hong Kong poster

Hong Kong

Movie · as Hotel Manager

1949
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Movie · as Rat (voice)

1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad poster

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Movie · as Rat (voice)

1948
The First Gentleman poster

The First Gentleman

Movie · as Manservant

1948
Quartet poster

Quartet

Movie · as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

1946
Gaiety George poster

Gaiety George

Movie · as Archie

1945
Kiss the Bride Goodbye poster

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

Movie · as Adolphus Pickering

1945
Don Chicago

Don Chicago

Movie · as Lord Piccadilly

1944
The Hundred Pound Window

The Hundred Pound Window

Movie · as Hon. Freddie

1941
The Reluctant Dragon poster

The Reluctant Dragon

Movie · as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

1941
A Yank in the R.A.F. poster

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Movie · as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)

1941
Confirm or Deny poster

Confirm or Deny

Movie · as William (scenes deleted)

1941
Charley's Aunt poster

Charley's Aunt

Movie · as Spectator

1940
Lillian Russell poster

Lillian Russell

Movie · as Arthur Sullivan

1940
Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice

Movie · as Mr. Beck

1939
Captain Fury poster

Captain Fury

Movie · as Suco

1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond poster

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Movie · as Sir Basil Leghorne

1938
Kentucky Moonshine poster

Kentucky Moonshine

Movie · as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)

1938
Men Are Such Fools poster

Men Are Such Fools

Movie · as Rudolf

1938
Blond Cheat poster

Blond Cheat

Movie · as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)

1938
Storm Over Bengal poster

Storm Over Bengal

Movie · as Redding

1937
Bulldog Drummond at Bay poster

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Movie · as Algy Longworth

1937
Danger – Love at Work poster

Danger – Love at Work

Movie · as Gun salesman

1937
The Awful Truth poster

The Awful Truth

Movie · as Lord Fabian (uncredited)

1937
Let's Make a Night of It poster

Let's Make a Night of It

Movie · as Monty

1937
Oh, What a Knight! poster

Oh, What a Knight!

Movie

1936
Three Live Ghosts poster

Three Live Ghosts

Movie · as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton

1936
Lady Luck poster

Lady Luck

Movie · as Briggs

1936
Dracula's Daughter poster

Dracula's Daughter

Movie · as Sir Aubrey

1935
The Dark Angel poster

The Dark Angel

Movie · as Lawrence Bidley

1935
Every Night at Eight poster

Every Night at Eight

Movie · as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)

1934
The Return of Bulldog Drummond poster

The Return of Bulldog Drummond

Movie · as Algy Longworth

1934
Those Were the Days poster

Those Were the Days

Movie · as Capt. Horace Vale

1934
The Lady Is Willing poster

The Lady Is Willing

Movie · as Brevin

1934
The Private Life of Don Juan poster

The Private Life of Don Juan

Movie · as The Duke, as Dukes Go

1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII poster

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Movie · as Cornell

1933
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

Movie · as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.

1933
The Medicine Man

The Medicine Man

Movie · as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire

1933
Sleeping Car poster

Sleeping Car

Movie · as Baron Delande

1932
The Unexpected Father poster

The Unexpected Father

Movie · as Claude

1932
The Midshipmaid poster

The Midshipmaid

Movie · as Chinley

1932
Diamond Cut Diamond poster

Diamond Cut Diamond

Movie · as Joe Fragson

1932
The Return of Raffles

The Return of Raffles

Movie · as Bunny

1932
Two White Arms poster

Two White Arms

Movie · as Dr. Biggash

1931
On the Loose poster

On the Loose

Movie · as Mr. Loder's friend

1931
I Like Your Nerve poster

I Like Your Nerve

Movie · as Archie Lester

1931
Captain Applejack poster

Captain Applejack

Movie · as John Jason

1931
Meet the Wife

Meet the Wife

Movie · as Victor Staunton

1931
Platinum Blonde poster

Platinum Blonde

Movie · as Dawson - the Valet

1931
The Sea Ghost poster

The Sea Ghost

Movie · as Percy Atwater

1930
Reaching for the Moon poster

Reaching for the Moon

Movie · as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

1930
Monte Carlo poster

Monte Carlo

Movie · as Prince Otto von Liebenheim

1930
The Florodora Girl poster

The Florodora Girl

Movie · as Lord Rumblesham

1930
In the Next Room poster

In the Next Room

Movie · as Parks (butler)

1930
Slightly Scarlet poster

Slightly Scarlet

Movie · as Albert Hawkins

1930
The Czar of Broadway poster

The Czar of Broadway

Movie

1930
Such Men Are Dangerous poster

Such Men Are Dangerous

Movie · as Fred Wyndham

1930
Murder Will Out poster

Murder Will Out

Movie · as Alan Fitzhugh

1930
Ladies Love Brutes poster

Ladies Love Brutes

Movie · as Tailor (uncredited)

1929
Bulldog Drummond poster

Bulldog Drummond

Movie · as Algy Longworth

1929
Charming Sinners poster

Charming Sinners

Movie · as Gregson