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