Claud Allister
Acting
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.
Known for
2004Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1954The Black Shield of Falworth
Sir George
1953Kiss Me Kate
Paul
1952Hong Kong
Hotel Manager
1949The Wind in the Willows
Rat (voice)
1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Rat (voice)
1948The First Gentleman
Manservant
1948Quartet
1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1946Gaiety George
Archie
1945Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Adolphus Pickering
1941The Reluctant Dragon
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1941A Yank in the R.A.F.
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
1941Confirm or Deny
William (scenes deleted)
1941Charley's Aunt
Spectator
1940Lillian Russell
Arthur Sullivan
1940Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Beck
1939Captain Fury
Suco
1938Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Sir Basil Leghorne
1938Kentucky Moonshine
Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1938Men Are Such Fools
Rudolf
1938Blond Cheat
Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
1938Storm Over Bengal
Redding
1937Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Algy Longworth
1937Danger – Love at Work
Gun salesman