Claud Allister
Birthday
1888/08/02
Day of death
1970/07/26 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
Claude Allister, William Claud Michael Palmer
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1941) The Reluctant Dragon
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
(1930) Reaching for the Moon
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
(1933) The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Cornell
(1938) Arrest Bulldog Drummond
as Sir Basil Leghorne
(1931) On the Loose
as Mr. Loder's friend
(1929) Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
(1941) A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
(1937) Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Algy Longworth
(1934) The Return of Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
(1949) The Wind in the Willows
as Rat (voice)
(1930) Monte Carlo
as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
(1938) Kentucky Moonshine
as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
(1937) Danger – Love at Work
as Gun salesman
(1931) I Like Your Nerve
as Archie Lester
(1934) Those Were the Days
as Capt. Horace Vale
(1936) Three Live Ghosts
as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
(1929) Charming Sinners
as Gregson
(1936) Lady Luck
as Briggs
(1931) Captain Applejack
as John Jason
(1938) Men Are Such Fools
as Rudolf
(1930) The Florodora Girl
as Lord Rumblesham
(1949) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Rat (voice)
(1935) The Dark Angel
as Lawrence Bidley
(1932) The Unexpected Father
as Claude
(1931) Meet the Wife
as Victor Staunton
(1940) Lillian Russell
as Arthur Sullivan
(1938) Blond Cheat
as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
(1945) Kiss the Bride Goodbye
as Adolphus Pickering
(1935) Every Night at Eight
as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
(1931) Platinum Blonde
as Dawson - the Valet
(1934) The Lady Is Willing
as Brevin
(1932) The Midshipmaid
as Chinley
(1948) The First Gentleman
as Manservant
(1936) Dracula's Daughter
as Sir Aubrey
(1955) Meet the Governor
as Cyril
(1933) Excess Baggage
as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
(1941) Confirm or Deny
as William (scenes deleted)
(1937) The Awful Truth
as Lord Fabian (uncredited)
(1931) The Sea Ghost
as Percy Atwater
(1930) In the Next Room
as Parks (butler)
(1940) Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Beck
(1933) The Medicine Man
as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
(1937) Let's Make a Night of It
as Monty
(1938) Storm Over Bengal
as Redding
(1939) Captain Fury
as Suco
(1944) The Hundred Pound Window
as Hon. Freddie
(1930) Slightly Scarlet
as Albert Hawkins
(1932) Diamond Cut Diamond
as Joe Fragson
(1932) The Return of Raffles
as Bunny
(1932) Two White Arms
as Dr. Biggash
(1937) Oh, What a Knight!
as ---
(1954) The Black Shield of Falworth
as Sir George
(1948) Quartet
as 1st. Club Man
(1946) Gaiety George
as Archie
(1934) The Private Life of Don Juan
as The Duke, as Dukes Go
(1952) Hong Kong
as Hotel Manager
(1933) Sleeping Car
as Baron Delande
(1930) The Czar of Broadway
as ---
(2004) Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)
(1930) Such Men Are Dangerous
as Fred Wyndham
(1941) Charley's Aunt
as Spectator
(1945) Don Chicago
as Lord Piccadilly
(1953) Kiss Me Kate
as Paul