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Claud Allister

Acting

Born August 2, 1888 · London, England, UK

Died July 26, 1970

Also known 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 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. ​

Filmography22 titles

The Awful Truth

1937as Lord Fabian (uncredited)

Murder Will Out

1930as Alan Fitzhugh

Pride and Prejudice

1940as Mr. Beck

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938as Sir Basil Leghorne

Lillian Russell

1940as Arthur Sullivan

Platinum Blonde

1931as Dawson - the Valet

The Reluctant Dragon

1941as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

Kiss Me Kate

1953as Paul

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949as Rat (voice)

Monte Carlo

1930as Prince Otto von Liebenheim

Bulldog Drummond

1929as Algy Longworth

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933as Cornell

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954as Sir George

Quartet

1948as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1937as Algy Longworth

Dracula's Daughter

1936as Sir Aubrey

The Return of Bulldog Drummond

1934as Algy Longworth

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934as The Duke, as Dukes Go

Men Are Such Fools

1938as Rudolf

The Sea Ghost

1931as Percy Atwater

Reaching for the Moon

1930as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

Hong Kong

1952as Hotel Manager