Claud Allister

from London, England

Artwork for The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadImage of 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. 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.

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Timeline

2004Aged 116

  • Poster for Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

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

1955Aged 67

  • Poster for Meet the Governor

    Cyril

1954Aged 66

  • Poster for The Black Shield of Falworth

    Sir George

1953Aged 65

  • Poster for Kiss Me Kate

    Paul

1952Aged 64

  • Poster for Hong Kong

    Hotel Manager

1949Aged 61

  • Poster for The Wind in the Willows

    Rat (voice)

  • Poster for The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    Rat (voice)

1948Aged 60

  • Poster for The First Gentleman

    Manservant

  • Poster for Quartet

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

1946Aged 58

  • Poster for Gaiety George

    Archie

1945Aged 57

1944Aged 56

1941Aged 53

  • Poster for The Reluctant Dragon

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

  • Poster for Charley's Aunt

    Spectator

  • Poster for A Yank in the R.A.F.

    Officer-Motorist (uncredited)

  • Poster for Confirm or Deny

    William (scenes deleted)

1940Aged 52

  • Poster for Lillian Russell

    Arthur Sullivan

  • Poster for Pride and Prejudice

    Mr. Beck

1939Aged 51

  • Poster for Captain Fury

    Suco

1938Aged 50

  • Poster for Kentucky Moonshine

    Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)

  • Poster for Men Are Such Fools

    Rudolf

  • Poster for Blond Cheat

    Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)

  • Poster for Storm Over Bengal

    Redding

  • Poster for Arrest Bulldog Drummond

    Sir Basil Leghorne

1937Aged 49

  • Poster for Bulldog Drummond at Bay

    Algy Longworth

  • Poster for Let's Make a Night of It

    Monty

  • Poster for Danger – Love at Work

    Gun salesman

  • Poster for The Awful Truth

    Lord Fabian (uncredited)

  • Poster for Oh, What a Knight!

    (Unknown)

1936Aged 48

  • Poster for Three Live Ghosts

    Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton

  • Poster for Dracula's Daughter

    Sir Aubrey

  • Poster for Lady Luck

    Briggs

1935Aged 47

  • Poster for Every Night at Eight

    Mr. Vernon (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Dark Angel

    Lawrence Bidley

1934Aged 46

  • Poster for The Private Life of Don Juan

    The Duke, as Dukes Go

  • Poster for Those Were the Days

    Capt. Horace Vale

  • Poster for The Return of Bulldog Drummond

    Algy Longworth

  • Poster for The Lady Is Willing

    Brevin

1933Aged 45

1932Aged 44

1931Aged 43

  • Poster for Captain Applejack

    John Jason

  • Meet the Wife

    Victor Staunton

  • Poster for I Like Your Nerve

    Archie Lester

  • Poster for Platinum Blonde

    Dawson - the Valet

  • Poster for The Sea Ghost

    Percy Atwater

  • Poster for On the Loose

    Mr. Loder's friend

1930Aged 42

  • Poster for In the Next Room

    Parks (butler)

  • Poster for Slightly Scarlet

    Albert Hawkins

  • Poster for Such Men Are Dangerous

    Fred Wyndham

  • Poster for Murder Will Out

    Alan Fitzhugh

  • Poster for Ladies Love Brutes

    Tailor (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Czar of Broadway

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Florodora Girl

    Lord Rumblesham

  • Poster for Monte Carlo

    Prince Otto von Liebenheim

  • Poster for Reaching for the Moon

    Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

1929Aged 41

  • Poster for Bulldog Drummond

    Algy Longworth

  • Poster for Charming Sinners

    Gregson