Acting
Claud Allister
EN cinema · 65 credits
Born
2 August 1888
Died
26 July 1970 (aged 81)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Claude Allister · William Claud Michael Palmer
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
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
Meet the Governor
as Cyril
The Black Shield of Falworth
as Sir George
Kiss Me Kate
as Paul
Hong Kong
as Hotel Manager
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat (voice)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Rat (voice)
The First Gentleman
as Manservant
Quartet
as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
Gaiety George
as Archie
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
as Adolphus Pickering
Don Chicago
1945
Don Chicago
as Lord Piccadilly
The Reluctant Dragon
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
Confirm or Deny
as William (scenes deleted)
Charley's Aunt
as Spectator
Lillian Russell
as Arthur Sullivan
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Beck
Captain Fury
as Suco
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
as Sir Basil Leghorne
Kentucky Moonshine
as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
Men Are Such Fools
as Rudolf
Blond Cheat
as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
Storm Over Bengal
as Redding
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Algy Longworth
Danger – Love at Work
as Gun salesman
The Awful Truth
as Lord Fabian (uncredited)
Three Live Ghosts
as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
Lady Luck
as Briggs
Dracula's Daughter
as Sir Aubrey
The Dark Angel
as Lawrence Bidley
Every Night at Eight
as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
Those Were the Days
as Capt. Horace Vale
The Lady Is Willing
as Brevin
The Private Life of Don Juan
as The Duke, as Dukes Go
Excess Baggage
1933
Excess Baggage
as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
The Medicine Man
1933
The Medicine Man
as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
Sleeping Car
as Baron Delande
The Unexpected Father
as Claude
The Midshipmaid
as Chinley
Diamond Cut Diamond
as Joe Fragson
Two White Arms
as Dr. Biggash
On the Loose
as Mr. Loder's friend
I Like Your Nerve
as Archie Lester
Captain Applejack
as John Jason
Meet the Wife
1931
Meet the Wife
as Victor Staunton
Platinum Blonde
as Dawson - the Valet
The Sea Ghost
as Percy Atwater
Reaching for the Moon
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Monte Carlo
as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
The Florodora Girl
as Lord Rumblesham
In the Next Room
as Parks (butler)
Slightly Scarlet
as Albert Hawkins
Such Men Are Dangerous
as Fred Wyndham
Murder Will Out
as Alan Fitzhugh
Ladies Love Brutes
as Tailor (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
Charming Sinners
as Gregson