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Claud Allister

Claud Allister

Birthday: 1888-08-03 | Place of Birth: London, England

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. ​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1949
1949
The Wind in the Willows

as    Rat (voice)

1945
Kiss the Bride Goodbye

as    Adolphus Pickering

1941
The Reluctant Dragon

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

1941
Confirm or Deny

as    William (scenes deleted)

1940
Lillian Russell

as    Arthur Sullivan

1938
Blond Cheat

as    Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)

1937
Bulldog Drummond at Bay

as    Algy Longworth

1936
Three Live Ghosts

as    Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton

1934
The Return of Bulldog Drummond

as    Algy Longworth

1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII

as    Cornell

1931
I Like Your Nerve

as    Archie Lester

1931
Platinum Blonde

as    Dawson - the Valet

1931
The Sea Ghost

as    Percy Atwater

1930
The Florodora Girl

as    Lord Rumblesham

1930
Monte Carlo

as    Prince Otto von Liebenheim

1930
Reaching for the Moon

as    Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

1929
Bulldog Drummond

as    Algy Longworth