Person Details

Birthday: 1888-08-03 01:35:23

Death: 1970-07-26 01:35:23

Aliases: Claude Allister

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: London, England

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. ​

Most Famous Work

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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6
Pride and Prejudice
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7

Pride and Prejudice

(1940) Mr. Beck
Dracula's Daughter
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6

Dracula's Daughter

(1936) Sir Aubrey
The Black Shield of Falworth
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6

The Black Shield of Falworth

(1954) Sir George
A Yank in the R.A.F.
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6

A Yank in the R.A.F.

(1941) Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
The Wind in the Willows
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7

The Wind in the Willows

(1949) Rat (voice)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
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7

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

(1938) Sir Basil Leghorne
Lillian Russell
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6

Lillian Russell

(1940) Arthur Sullivan

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2004 Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)
1954 Sir George
1953 Paul
1952 Hotel Manager
1949 Rat (voice)
Rat (voice)
1948 1st. Club Man
1946 Archie
1945 Lord Piccadilly
Adolphus Pickering
1944 Hon. Freddie
1941 William (scenes deleted)
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
Spectator
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1940 Mr. Beck
Arthur Sullivan
1939 Suco
1938 Sir Basil Leghorne
Redding
Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
Rudolf
Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1937 N/A
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
Gun salesman
Monty
Algy Longworth
1936 Briggs
Sir Aubrey
Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
1935 Lawrence Bidley
Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
1934 Brevin
Algy Longworth
Capt. Horace Vale
The Duke, as Dukes Go
1933 Cornell
Baron Delande
Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
1932 Chinley
Bunny
Joe Fragson
Dr. Biggash
Claude
1931 Mr. Loder's friend
Percy Atwater
Dawson - the Valet
Archie Lester
Victor Staunton
John Jason
1930 Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Prince Otto von Liebenheim
Lord Rumblesham
N/A
Fred Wyndham
Albert Hawkins
1929 Gregson
Algy Longworth
Year Character Movie/Tv

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