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

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Reluctant Dragon

Pride and Prejudice

Kiss Me Kate

The Awful Truth

Dracula's Daughter

The Black Shield of Falworth

Hong Kong

All Movies (65)

• Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.62004 · as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Meet the Governor1955 · as Cyril
• The Black Shield of Falworth1954 · as Sir George
• Kiss Me Kate1953 · as Paul
• Hong Kong1952 · as Hotel Manager
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949 · as Rat (voice)
• The Wind in the Willows1949 · as Rat (voice)
• Quartet1948 · as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
• The First Gentleman1948 · as Manservant
• Gaiety George1946 · as Archie
• Don Chicago1945 · as Lord Piccadilly
• Kiss the Bride Goodbye1945 · as Adolphus Pickering
• The Hundred Pound Window1944 · as Hon. Freddie
• Confirm or Deny1941 · as William (scenes deleted)
• A Yank in the R.A.F.1941 · as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
• Charley's Aunt1941 · as Spectator
• The Reluctant Dragon1941 · as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
• Pride and Prejudice1940 · as Mr. Beck
• Lillian Russell1940 · as Arthur Sullivan
• Captain Fury1939 · as Suco
• Arrest Bulldog Drummond1938 · as Sir Basil Leghorne
• Storm Over Bengal1938 · as Redding
• Blond Cheat1938 · as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
• Men Are Such Fools1938 · as Rudolf
• Kentucky Moonshine1938 · as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
• Oh, What a Knight!1937
• The Awful Truth1937 · as Lord Fabian (uncredited)
• Danger – Love at Work1937 · as Gun salesman
• Let's Make a Night of It1937 · as Monty
• Bulldog Drummond at Bay1937 · as Algy Longworth
• Lady Luck1936 · as Briggs
• Dracula's Daughter1936 · as Sir Aubrey
• Three Live Ghosts1936 · as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
• The Dark Angel1935 · as Lawrence Bidley
• Every Night at Eight1935 · as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
• The Lady Is Willing1934 · as Brevin
• The Return of Bulldog Drummond1934 · as Algy Longworth
• Those Were the Days1934 · as Capt. Horace Vale
• The Private Life of Don Juan1934 · as The Duke, as Dukes Go
• The Private Life of Henry VIII1933 · as Cornell
• Sleeping Car1933 · as Baron Delande
• Excess Baggage1933 · as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
• The Medicine Man1933 · as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
• The Midshipmaid1932 · as Chinley
• The Return of Raffles1932 · as Bunny
• Diamond Cut Diamond1932 · as Joe Fragson
• Two White Arms1932 · as Dr. Biggash
• The Unexpected Father1932 · as Claude
• On the Loose1931 · as Mr. Loder's friend
• The Sea Ghost1931 · as Percy Atwater
• Platinum Blonde1931 · as Dawson - the Valet
• I Like Your Nerve1931 · as Archie Lester
• Meet the Wife1931 · as Victor Staunton
• Captain Applejack1931 · as John Jason
• Reaching for the Moon1930 · as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
• Monte Carlo1930 · as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
• The Florodora Girl1930 · as Lord Rumblesham
• The Czar of Broadway1930
• Ladies Love Brutes1930 · as Tailor (uncredited)
• Murder Will Out1930 · as Alan Fitzhugh
• Such Men Are Dangerous1930 · as Fred Wyndham
• Slightly Scarlet1930 · as Albert Hawkins
• In the Next Room1930 · as Parks (butler)
• Charming Sinners1929 · as Gregson
• Bulldog Drummond1929 · as Algy Longworth