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.
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Known For
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949)
Rat (voice)
Pride and Prejudice
(1940)
Mr. Beck
The Awful Truth
(1937)
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
(1941)
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Kiss Me Kate
(1953)
Paul
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Sir Aubrey
The Black Shield of Falworth
(1954)
Sir George
A Yank in the R.A.F.
(1941)
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Bulldog Drummond
(1929)
Algy Longworth
Charming Sinners
(1929)
Gregson
Reaching for the Moon
(1930)
Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
Monte Carlo
(1930)
Prince Otto von Liebenheim
The Florodora Girl
(1930)
Lord Rumblesham
Slightly Scarlet
(1930)
Albert Hawkins
The Czar of Broadway
(1930)
Such Men Are Dangerous
(1930)
Fred Wyndham
On the Loose
(1931)
Mr. Loder's friend
I Like Your Nerve
(1931)
Archie Lester
Captain Applejack
(1931)
John Jason
Meet the Wife
(1931)
Victor Staunton
Platinum Blonde
(1931)
Dawson - the Valet
The Sea Ghost
(1931)
Percy Atwater
The Midshipmaid
(1932)
Chinley
Diamond Cut Diamond
(1932)
Joe Fragson
The Return of Raffles
(1932)
Bunny
Two White Arms
(1932)
Dr. Biggash
The Unexpected Father
(1932)
Claude
The Private Life of Henry VIII
(1933)
Cornell
The Medicine Man
(1933)
Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
Sleeping Car
(1933)
Baron Delande
Excess Baggage
(1933)
Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
(1934)
Algy Longworth
Those Were the Days
(1934)
Capt. Horace Vale
The Lady Is Willing
(1934)
Brevin
The Private Life of Don Juan
(1934)
The Duke, as Dukes Go
The Dark Angel
(1935)
Lawrence Bidley
Every Night at Eight
(1935)
Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
Three Live Ghosts
(1936)
Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
Lady Luck
(1936)
Briggs
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Sir Aubrey
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
(1937)
Algy Longworth
Danger – Love at Work
(1937)
Gun salesman
The Awful Truth
(1937)
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
Let's Make a Night of It
(1937)
Monty
Oh, What a Knight!
(1937)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
(1938)
Sir Basil Leghorne
Men Are Such Fools
(1938)
Rudolf
Blond Cheat
(1938)
Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
Storm Over Bengal
(1938)
Redding
Kentucky Moonshine
(1938)
Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
Captain Fury
(1939)
Suco
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Arthur Sullivan
Pride and Prejudice
(1940)
Mr. Beck
The Reluctant Dragon
(1941)
Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
Confirm or Deny
(1941)
William (scenes deleted)
Charley's Aunt
(1941)
Spectator
A Yank in the R.A.F.
(1941)
Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
The Hundred Pound Window
(1944)
Hon. Freddie
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
(1945)
Adolphus Pickering
Don Chicago
(1945)
Lord Piccadilly
Gaiety George
(1946)
Archie
Quartet
(1948)
1st. Club Man
The First Gentleman
(1948)
Manservant
The Wind in the Willows
(1949)
Rat (voice)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(1949)
Rat (voice)
Hong Kong
(1952)
Hotel Manager
Kiss Me Kate
(1953)
Paul
The Black Shield of Falworth
(1954)
Sir George
Meet the Governor
(1955)
Cyril
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
(2004)
Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)