Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-08-02 (82 years old)
Deathday
1970-07-26
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also known As
Claude Allister
William Claud Michael Palmer
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 ...
1941
as Sir Giles (segment "The Reluctant Dragon") (voice)
1930
as Sir Horace Partington Chelmsford
1933
as Cornell
1938
as Sir Basil Leghorne
1931
as Mr. Loder's friend
1929
as Algy Longworth
1941
as Officer-Motorist (uncredited)
1937
as Algy Longworth
1934
as Algy Longworth
1949
as Rat (voice)
1930
as Prince Otto von Liebenheim
1938
as Lord Boffingwell (uncredited)
1937
as Gun salesman
1931
as Archie Lester
1934
as Capt. Horace Vale
1936
as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton
1929
as Gregson
1936
as Briggs
1931
as John Jason
1938
as Rudolf
1930
as Lord Rumblesham
1949
as Rat (voice)
1935
as Lawrence Bidley
1932
as Claude
1931
as Victor Staunton
1940
as Arthur Sullivan
1938
as Lord Basil Sheldon (uncredited)
1945
as Adolphus Pickering
1935
as Mr. Vernon (uncredited)
1931
as Dawson - the Valet
1934
as Brevin
1932
as Chinley
1948
as Manservant
1936
as Sir Aubrey
1955
as Cyril
1933
as Colonel Murgatroyd R.S.V.P.
1941
as William (scenes deleted)
1937
as Lord Fabian (uncredited)
1931
as Percy Atwater
1930
as Parks (butler)
1940
as Mr. Beck
1933
as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire
1937
as Monty
1938
as Redding
1939
as Suco
1944
as Hon. Freddie
1930
as Albert Hawkins
1932
as Joe Fragson
1932
as Bunny
1932
as Dr. Biggash
1954
as Sir George
1948
as 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")
1946
as Archie
1934
as The Duke, as Dukes Go
1952
as Hotel Manager
1933
as Baron Delande
2004
as Sir Giles (voice) (archive sound)
1930
as Fred Wyndham
1941
as Spectator
1945
as Lord Piccadilly
1953
as Paul
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