Claud Allister

Personal Info

Birthday

August 2, 1888

Day of Death

1970-07-26

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Claude Allister

William Claud Michael Palmer

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.

Known For

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Awful Truth

Pride and Prejudice

Those Were the Days

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Dracula's Daughter

The Reluctant Dragon

The Black Shield of Falworth

Filmography

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