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Claud Allister (1888–1970)

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Long-nosed British character actor with large, deep-set eyes and high forehead. A former clerk at the London Stock exchange, educated at Felsted School in Essex. On stage in London from 1910, on Broadway from 1924. Invariably specialised in portraying pompous or bumbling upper class twits - replete with monocle and top hat - both in his native England, and in Hollywood. See more trivia »

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William Claud Michel Palmer
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 81) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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1956 The People's Choice (TV series)
the Butler
– Sock, the Businessman (1956) … the Butler
 
1955 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Butler
– The Movie Star (1955) … Butler
 
1950-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Burton / Butler to Frampton / Henderson
– The Amazing Mrs. Halliday (1955) … Henderson (as Claude Allister)
– Purple and Fine Linen (1951) … Butler to Frampton
– Goodnight, Please (1950) … Burton (as Claude Allister)
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Cyril - the Butler
– Meet the Governor (1955) … Cyril - the Butler
 
1954 The Black Shield of Falworth
Sir George
 
1953 My Little Margie (TV series)
Mr. Winston
– Vern's Two Daughters (1953) … Mr. Winston
 
1953 Kiss Me Kate
Paul
 
1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Woolawei (uncredited)
 
1952 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV series)
Cedrick Ashby
– London Incident (1952) … Cedrick Ashby
 
1952 Hong Kong
Hotel Manager
 
1949 The Wind in the Willows (short)
Rat (voice)
 
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Rat (voice) (as Claude Allister)
 
1948 Quartet
1st. Clubman (segment "The Colonel's Lady") (as Claude Allister)
 
1946 Showtime
Archie
 
1945 Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco (short)
Sir Percival
 
1945 Don Chicago
Lord Piccadilly
 
1945 Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Adolphus Pickering
 
1945 I Was a Criminal
First Railroad Employee
 
1944 The Hundred Pound Window
Hon. Freddie
 
1943 Forever and a Day
William Barstow
 
1942 Don't Get Personal
Sir Cecil (uncredited)
 
1941 Confirm or Deny
William (scenes deleted)
 
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Bitten Englishman (uncredited)
 
1941 A Yank in the R.A.F.
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
 
1941 Charley's Aunt
Cricket Match Spectator
 
1941 The Reluctant Dragon
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
 
1940 Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Beck (uncredited)
 
1940 Lillian Russell
Arthur Sullivan (as Claude Allister)
 
1939 Captain Fury
Suco
 
1939 Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Sir Basil Leghorne
 
1939 Phantom Submarine U67 (as Claude Allister)
 
1938 Storm Over Bengal
Redding
 
1938 Let's Make a Night of It
Monty
 
1938 Blond Cheat
Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
 
1938 Men Are Such Fools
Rudolf (as Claude Allister)
 
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
 
1937 Oh, What a Knight! (short)
 
1937 The Awful Truth
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
 
1937 Danger: Love at Work
Salesman
 
1937 Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Algy Longworth
 
1937 Radio Parade of 1937
 
1936 Lady Luck
Briggs
 
1936 Yellowstone
Guest with Monocole (uncredited)
 
1936 Dracula's Daughter
Sir Aubrey (as Claude Allister)
 
1936 Three Live Ghosts
Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton (as Claude Allister)
 
1935 The Dark Angel
Lawrence Bidley
 
1935 Every Night at Eight
Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
The Duke, as Dukes Go (as Claude Allister)
 
1934 The Lady Is Willing
Brevin
 
1934 Those Were the Days
Capt. Horace Vale
 
1934 The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Algy Longworth
 
1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII.
Cornell (as Claude Allister)
 
1933 Sleeping Car
Baron Delande
 
1933 Excess Baggage
Col. Murgatroyd, RSVP
 
1933 Private Wives (short)
 
1933 That's My Wife
Archie Trevor
 
1933 The Medicine Man
Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
 
1932 Midshipmaid Gob
Chinley
 
1932 Blame the Woman
Joe Fragson
 
1932 Wives Beware
Dr. Biggash
 
1932 The Unexpected Father
Claude
 
1932 The Return of Raffles
Bunny
 
1931 On the Loose (short)
Mr. Loder's Friend
 
1931 The Sea Ghost
Percy Atwater
 
1931 Platinum Blonde
Dawson - the Valet
 
1931 I Like Your Nerve
Archie Lester (as Claude Allister)
 
1931 Meet the Wife
Victor Staunton
 
1931 Rough House Rhythm (short)
 
1931 Captain Applejack
John Jason (as Claude Allister)
 
1930 Reaching for the Moon
Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
 
1930 Monte Carlo
Prince Otto von Liebenheim
 
1930 The Florodora Girl
Rumblesham
 
1930 Czar of Broadway
Francis
 
1930 Ladies Love Brutes
Tailor
 
1930 Murder Will Out
Alan Fitzhugh
 
1930 Such Men Are Dangerous
Fred Wyndham (as Claude Allister)
 
1930 Slightly Scarlet
Albert Hawkins
 
1930 In the Next Room
Parks (the butler)
 
1929 Three Live Ghosts
Spoofy
 
1929 Charming Sinners
Gregson
 
1929 Bulldog Drummond
Algy Longworth (as Claude Allister)
 
1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Henry James Plaisted
 
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1936 Three Live Ghosts (performer: "Plum and Apple")
 
1930 Monte Carlo (performer: "She'll Love Me and Like It")
 
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1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (short)
Himself, Tour Guide
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1925). Stage Play: The School for Scandal. Comedy (revival). See more »

Alternate Names:

Claude Allister

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

Long-nosed British character actor with large, deep-set eyes and high forehead. A former clerk at the London Stock exchange, educated at Felsted School in Essex. On stage in London from 1910, on Broadway from 1924. Invariably specialised in portraying pompous or bumbling upper class twits - replete with monocle and top hat - both in his native England, and in Hollywood. See more »

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