Claud Allister
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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
Credits

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
as Rat (voice)

Pride and Prejudice (1940)
as Mr. Beck

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)

Dracula's Daughter (1936)
as Sir Aubrey

The Awful Truth (1937)
as Lord Fabian (uncredited)

Kiss Me Kate (1953)
as Paul

The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
as Sir George

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
as Cornell

Charming Sinners (1929)
as Gregson

Blond Cheat (1938)
as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)
as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Platinum Blonde (1931)
as Dawson - the Valet

The Dark Angel (1935)
as Lawrence Bidley

The Wind in the Willows (1949)
as Rat (voice)

The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
as The Duke, as Dukes Go

Hong Kong (1952)
as Hotel Manager

Lillian Russell (1940)
as Arthur Sullivan

Monte Carlo (1930)
as Prince Otto von Liebenheim

A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)

The Florodora Girl (1930)
as Lord Rumblesham

Bulldog Drummond (1929)
as Algy Longworth

Confirm or Deny (1941)
as William (scenes deleted)

Quartet (1948)
as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

Danger – Love at Work (1937)
as Gun salesman

The Unexpected Father (1932)
as Claude

Captain Fury (1939)
as Suco

Every Night at Eight (1935)
as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)

Charley's Aunt (1941)
as Spectator

Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
as Sir Basil Leghorne

The First Gentleman (1948)
as Manservant

Storm Over Bengal (1938)
as Redding

Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)

Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)
as Joe Fragson

The Lady Is Willing (1934)
as Brevin

Men Are Such Fools (1938)
as Rudolf

The Midshipmaid (1932)
as Chinley
Don Chicago (1945)
as Lord Piccadilly

Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
as Fred Wyndham

Sleeping Car (1933)
as Baron Delande

The Sea Ghost (1931)
as Percy Atwater

Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
as Adolphus Pickering

Reaching for the Moon (1930)
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford

Oh, What a Knight! (1937)
Actor
The Medicine Man (1933)
as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire

I Like Your Nerve (1931)
as Archie Lester

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
as Algy Longworth

Two White Arms (1932)
as Dr. Biggash

Gaiety George (1946)
as Archie

Those Were the Days (1934)
as Capt. Horace Vale

The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)
as Algy Longworth

Murder Will Out (1930)
as Alan Fitzhugh

Slightly Scarlet (1930)
as Albert Hawkins

Captain Applejack (1931)
as John Jason

Lady Luck (1936)
as Briggs
The Hundred Pound Window (1944)
as Hon. Freddie

Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
as Tailor (uncredited)

The Czar of Broadway (1930)
Actor

Three Live Ghosts (1936)
as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
Meet the Governor (1955)
as Cyril

On the Loose (1931)
as Mr. Loder's friend
Excess Baggage (1933)
as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
The Return of Raffles (1932)
as Bunny

In the Next Room (1930)
as Parks (butler)
Meet the Wife (1931)
as Victor Staunton

Let's Make a Night of It (1937)
as Monty





