Claud Allister

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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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2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Movie Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1955
Meet the Governor
Movie Cyril
1954
The Black Shield of Falworth
Movie Sir George
1953
Kiss Me Kate
Movie Paul
1952
Hong Kong
Movie Hotel Manager
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Movie Rat (voice)
1949
The Wind in the Willows
Movie Rat (voice)
1948
Quartet
Movie 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1948
The First Gentleman
Movie Manservant
1946
Gaiety George
Movie Archie
1945
Don Chicago
Movie Lord Piccadilly
1945
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Movie Adolphus Pickering
1944
The Hundred Pound Window
Movie Hon. Freddie
1941
Confirm or Deny
Movie William (scenes deleted)
1941
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Movie Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
1941
Charley's Aunt
Movie Spectator

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1941
The Reluctant Dragon
Movie Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1940
Pride and Prejudice
Movie Mr. Beck
1940
Lillian Russell
Movie Arthur Sullivan
1939
Captain Fury
Movie Suco
1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Movie Sir Basil Leghorne
1938
Storm Over Bengal
Movie Redding
1938
Blond Cheat
Movie Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
1938
Men Are Such Fools
Movie Rudolf
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
Movie Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1937
Oh, What a Knight!
Movie
1937
The Awful Truth
Movie Lord Fabian (uncredited)
1937
Danger – Love at Work
Movie Gun salesman
1937
Let's Make a Night of It
Movie Monty
1937
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Movie Algy Longworth
1936
Lady Luck
Movie Briggs
1936
Dracula's Daughter
Movie Sir Aubrey
1936
Three Live Ghosts
Movie Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
1935
The Dark Angel
Movie Lawrence Bidley
1935
Every Night at Eight
Movie Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
1934
The Lady Is Willing
Movie Brevin
1934
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Movie Algy Longworth
1934
Those Were the Days
Movie Capt. Horace Vale
1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
Movie The Duke, as Dukes Go
1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Movie Cornell