Claud Allister

Claud Allister

Deceased · Born: Aug 2, 1888 · Died: Jul 26, 1970

Personal Details

Born Aug 2, 1888 London, England, UK
Spouse
  • Daisy Isabel Douglas Overend (aka Dorothy Overend, actress)

    ( Oct 2, 1914 to May 4, 2024 )
  • Barbara Fay

  • Gwen Dowling

    ( May 4, 2024 to Jul 26, 1970 )

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. ​

Career

2009
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon as Sir Giles
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1952
Hong Kong
Hong Kong as Hotel Manager
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1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Rat (voice)
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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows as Rat (voice)
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1945
Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Kiss the Bride Goodbye as Adolphus Pickering
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1941
Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny as William (scenes deleted)
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The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
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1940
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell as Arthur Sullivan
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1938
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
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1936
Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
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1935
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel as Lawrence Bidley
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1934
Those Were the Days
Those Were the Days as Capt. Horace Vale
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The Return of Bulldog Drummond
The Return of Bulldog Drummond as Algy Longworth
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1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII as Cornell
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1931
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde as Dawson - the Valet
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Captain Applejack
Captain Applejack as John Jason
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The Sea Ghost
The Sea Ghost as Percy Atwater
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1930
Such Men Are Dangerous
Such Men Are Dangerous as Fred Wyndham
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Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
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The Florodora Girl
The Florodora Girl as Lord Rumblesham
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Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
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1929
Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond as Algy Longworth
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