Claud Allister
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1888-08-02 ā 1970-07-26
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Biography
Claud Allister (3 October 1888 ā 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. ā
Known for
The Reluctant Dragon
1941Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Reaching for the Moon
1930Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933Cornell
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938Sir Basil Leghorne
On the Loose
1931Mr. Loder's friend
Bulldog Drummond
1929Algy Longworth
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1937Algy Longworth
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
1934Algy Longworth
The Wind in the Willows
1949Rat (voice)
Monte Carlo
1930Prince Otto von Liebenheim
Kentucky Moonshine
1938Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
Danger ā Love at Work
1937Gun salesman
I Like Your Nerve
1931Archie Lester
Those Were the Days
1934Capt. Horace Vale
Three Live Ghosts
1936Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
Charming Sinners
1929Gregson
Lady Luck
1936Briggs
Captain Applejack
1931John Jason