Claud Allister

Actor Aug 2 (died age 81) London, England, UK 1929–2004 (75 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Rat (voice)

Film

The Awful Truth

Lord Fabian (uncredited)

Film

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Beck

Film

The Reluctant Dragon

Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

Film

Dracula's Daughter

Sir Aubrey

Film

Kiss Me Kate

Paul

Film

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Cornell

Film

The Wind in the Willows

Rat (voice)

Filmography

Acting (64)

Movies (64)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004

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

8.8

Meet the Governor

1955

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

1949

as Rat (voice)

6.7

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

as Rat (voice)

6.5

Quartet

1948

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

The First Gentleman

as Manservant

Gaiety George

as Archie

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as Adolphus Pickering

5.1

Don Chicago

1945

as Lord Piccadilly

4.0

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

as Hon. Freddie

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

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

6.6

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)

5.5

Confirm or Deny

1941

as William (scenes deleted)

Charley's Aunt

as Spectator

Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Beck

Lillian Russell

as Arthur Sullivan

Captain Fury

as Suco

Kentucky Moonshine

as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)

4.8

Blond Cheat

1938

as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)

Storm Over Bengal

as Redding

Men Are Such Fools

as Rudolf

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

as Sir Basil Leghorne

6.6

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1937

as Algy Longworth

6.1

Danger – Love at Work

1937

as Gun salesman

7.3

The Awful Truth

1937

as Lord Fabian (uncredited)

7.2

Oh, What a Knight!

1937

Let's Make a Night of It

as Monty

Dracula's Daughter

as Sir Aubrey

Lady Luck

as Briggs

Three Live Ghosts

as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton

The Dark Angel

as Lawrence Bidley

Every Night at Eight

as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)

6.7

The Lady Is Willing

1934

as Brevin

6.0

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

as The Duke, as Dukes Go

5.9

Those Were the Days

1934

as Capt. Horace Vale

7.5

The Return of Bulldog Drummond

1934

as Algy Longworth

6.1

Excess Baggage

1933

as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.

The Medicine Man

1933

as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Cornell

Sleeping Car

as Baron Delande

The Return of Raffles

1932

as Bunny

The Unexpected Father

1932

as Claude

Diamond Cut Diamond

1932

as Joe Fragson

The Midshipmaid

1932

as Chinley

Two White Arms

1932

as Dr. Biggash

Captain Applejack

1931

as John Jason

6.5

On the Loose

1931

as Mr. Loder's friend

6.8

Platinum Blonde

1931

as Dawson - the Valet

6.6

Meet the Wife

1931

as Victor Staunton

I Like Your Nerve

as Archie Lester

The Sea Ghost

as Percy Atwater

The Czar of Broadway

Slightly Scarlet

as Albert Hawkins

Monte Carlo

as Prince Otto von Liebenheim

The Florodora Girl

as Lord Rumblesham

In the Next Room

as Parks (butler)

Such Men Are Dangerous

1930

as Fred Wyndham

4.8

Reaching for the Moon

1930

as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

5.4

Murder Will Out

1930

as Alan Fitzhugh

Charming Sinners

1929

as Gregson

Bulldog Drummond

1929

as Algy Longworth

6.5