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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claud Allister, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Reluctant Dragon
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1941
Reaching for the Moon
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
1930
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Cornell
1933
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
as Sir Basil Leghorne
1938
On the Loose
as Mr. Loder's friend
1931
Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
1929
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
1941
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Algy Longworth
1937
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
as Algy Longworth
1934
The Wind in the Willows
as Rat (voice)
1949
Monte Carlo
as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
1930
Kentucky Moonshine
as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1938
Danger – Love at Work
as Gun salesman
1937
I Like Your Nerve
as Archie Lester
1931
Those Were the Days
as Capt. Horace Vale
1934
Three Live Ghosts
as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
1936
Charming Sinners
as Gregson
1929
Lady Luck
as Briggs
1936
Captain Applejack
as John Jason
1931
Men Are Such Fools
as Rudolf
1938