Claud Allister

Claud Allister

1888-08-02 London, England, UK 63 Credits

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 ...

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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004

as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)

8.8
Acting

Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a doci...

Meet the Governor

1955

as Cyril

Acting

A backwoods lawyer's race for the governor's office is thwarted by mainstream opponents who dig up dirt from his past.

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

as Sir George

6.2
Acting

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really w...

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953

as Paul

6.4
Acting

A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a gre...

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

1952

as Hotel Manager

4.5
Acting

American adventurer Jeff Williams is fleeing the communist advance in China when he becomes entangled with a young Chinese orphan, Wei Lin, and a beau...

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

as Rat (voice)

6.5
Acting

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as ...

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1949

as Rat (voice)

6.7
Acting

This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of a dapper, automobile loving fellow named Mr. Toad, whose passion becomes a problem when h...

Quartet

Quartet

1948

as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

6.2
Acting

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

The First Gentleman

The First Gentleman

1948

as Manservant

6.0
Acting

The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

Gaiety George

Gaiety George

1946

as Archie

5.5
Acting

The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late 19th and ...

Don Chicago

1945

as Lord Piccadilly

4.0
Acting

Timid Don Chicago yearns to follow in the footsteps of his gangster mother, but is forced by the Mulligan Gang to leave America. In England, he tangle...

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

1945

as Adolphus Pickering

5.1
Acting

Working-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys interferes. Hoping to improve her daughter's social status...

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

as Hon. Freddie

Acting

An accountant who has to take a second job working at a racetrack, soon becomes mixed up with a shady crowd.

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941

as William (scenes deleted)

3.8
Acting

Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz...

A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)

5.6
Acting

An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1941

as Spectator

5.8
Acting

In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

6.6
Acting

Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be f...

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940

as Mr. Beck

6.9
Acting

Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happi...

Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940

as Arthur Sullivan

6.1
Acting

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

Captain Fury

Captain Fury

1939

as Suco

4.9
Acting

An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord.

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

as Sir Basil Leghorne

6.6
Acting

The invention of a machine that can cause remote explosions brings the attention of Scotland Yard and Bulldog Drummond.

Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

1938

as Redding

5.3
Acting

This being a Republic picture, it should come as no surprise that Storm Over Bengal was filmed in its entirety in the San Fernando Valley. Within its ...

Blond Cheat

Blond Cheat

1938

as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Socially prominent Michael Ashburn, chief assistant for a London loan broker makes a large loan during a closing time to a man for a pair of earrings....

Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools

1938

as Rudolf

5.6
Acting

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find ...

Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

The Ritz Brothers pretend to be Kentucky hillbillies in order to get a booking on a radio show.

Oh, What a Knight!

Oh, What a Knight!

1937

Acting

A barber is mistaken for a rich society woman's new servant.

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

1937

as Lord Fabian (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

1937

as Gun salesman

7.3
Acting

A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina family.

Let's Make a Night of It

1937

as Monty

Acting

Unbeknown to each other, a husband and wife acquire separate nightclubs in the same London street; however, both clubs are on the brink of bankruptcy.

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1937

as Algy Longworth

6.1
Acting

Drummond goes up against foreign agents who are trying to steal plans for a top-secret aircraft.

Lady Luck

Lady Luck

1936

as Briggs

5.0
Acting

New York manicurist Mamie Murphy plans to marry a rich man, so she repeatedly turns down the proposals of honest reporter David Haines. When she is an...

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

as Sir Aubrey

5.9
Acting

A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.

Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1936

as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton

5.0
Acting

Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935

as Lawrence Bidley

6.2
Acting

Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has ...

Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

1935

as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

Three young girls working in an agency have build a singing trio. They want to "lease" the Dictaphone of their boss to make a record of their singing,...

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1934

as Brevin

6.0
Acting

In this comedy-mystery, a private detective helps three businessmen get even with the man who misused their investments. The detective plans to kidnap...

The Return of Bulldog Drummond

The Return of Bulldog Drummond

1934

as Algy Longworth

6.1
Acting

Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.

Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

1934

as Capt. Horace Vale

7.5
Acting

A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern magistrate (Will Hay) visits a music hall against...

The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934

as The Duke, as Dukes Go

6.1
Acting

What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five y...

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

as Cornell

6.4
Acting

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of tre...

Sleeping Car

Sleeping Car

1933

as Baron Delande

4.0
Acting

A French sleeping-car attending with an eye for the ladies hooks up with a wealthy widow and they get married. What he doesn't know is that she marrie...

Excess Baggage

1933

as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.

Acting

'Colonel thinks he has killed superior while hunting ghost.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Medicine Man

1933

as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire

Acting

A young man impersonates a doctor.

The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

1932

as Chinley

Acting

Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show util...

The Return of Raffles

1932

as Bunny

Acting

A British crime film directed by Mansfield Markham

Diamond Cut Diamond

Diamond Cut Diamond

1932

as Joe Fragson

Acting

One of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.

Two White Arms

Two White Arms

1932

as Dr. Biggash

Acting

A man becomes bored with married life and pretends to have lost his memory so he can pursue other women.

The Unexpected Father

The Unexpected Father

1932

as Claude

Acting

A wealthy bachelor hires a pretty young nanny to look after his adopted daughter. Sparks quickly fly between the two, much to the dismay of the man's ...

On the Loose

On the Loose

1931

as Mr. Loder's friend

6.7
Acting

Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The next day a car goes by and they are splashed with mu...

The Sea Ghost

The Sea Ghost

1931

as Percy Atwater

5.2
Acting

A crooked lawyer trying to cheat a young girl out of her inheritance tries to convince a sea captain to help him. Re-released in 1939 as "Phantom Sub...

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

1931

as Dawson - the Valet

6.7
Acting

Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinem...

I Like Your Nerve

I Like Your Nerve

1931

as Archie Lester

5.7
Acting

Romance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a playboy smitten with the stepdaughter of a corrupt governmen...

Meet the Wife

1931

as Victor Staunton

Acting

Gertrude Lennox, a dominating woman who controls every aspect of her household, is preparing a reception for famous novelist Philip Lord, who is to ar...

Captain Applejack

Captain Applejack

1931

as John Jason

6.5
Acting

An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.

Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

1930

as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

5.4
Acting

Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced wi...

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

1930

as Prince Otto von Liebenheim

6.5
Acting

A countess fleeing her husband mistakes a count for her hairdresser at a Monte Carlo casino.

The Florodora Girl

The Florodora Girl

1930

as Lord Rumblesham

5.0
Acting

A chorus girl gets bad advice from her fellow chorines in handling a rich suitor who assumes she is a gold digger.

The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway

1930

Acting

Mort Bradley, New York political boss and underworld czar, controls not only the city's most popular nightclub but also much of the press; however, th...

Such Men Are Dangerous

Such Men Are Dangerous

1930

as Fred Wyndham

4.8
Acting

A wealthy and powerful industrialist changes his identity to avenge himself on the wife that spurned him on their wedding night.

Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

1930

as Albert Hawkins

5.0
Acting

Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel...

In the Next Room

In the Next Room

1930

as Parks (butler)

Acting

The story starts with a prologue set in 1889 in which we see an angry husband murdering his wife's lover. The setting then moves to 1929, just as an a...

Charming Sinners

Charming Sinners

1929

as Gregson

Acting

Charming Sinners was a stilted adaptation of Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife. Robert Miles (Clive Brook) starts the ball rolling when he fal...

Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond

1929

as Algy Longworth

6.5
Acting

Bulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life. He gets what he's ...