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Claud Allister(1888-1970)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Claud Allister
Claud Allister was born on 3 October 1888 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bulldog Drummond (1929), Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937) and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949). He was married to Daisy Isabel Douglas Overend (aka Dorothy Overend, actress), Barbara Fay and Gwen Dowling. He died on 26 July 1970 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornOctober 3, 1888
DiedJuly 26, 1970(81)
BornOctober 3, 1888
DiedJuly 26, 1970(81)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Joan Bennett, Ronald Colman, and Lawrence Grant in Bulldog Drummond (1929)
Bulldog Drummond
6.3
  • Algy(as Claude Allister)
  • 1929
John Lodge and Dorothy Mackaill in Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
5.8
  • Algy Longworth
  • 1937
Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
6.8
  • Water Rat(voice, as Claude Allister)
  • 1949
Ann Todd and Ralph Richardson in The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
5.5
  • Algy Longworth
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Ogelthorpe (as Claude Allister)
    • 1957
  • The People's Choice (1955)
    The People's Choice
    7.8
    TV Series
    • the Butler
    • 1956
  • Star Stage (1955)
    Star Stage
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Frances Bavier, William Bishop, and Michael O'Shea in It's a Great Life (1954)
    It's a Great Life
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Butler
    • 1955
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Butler to Frampton
    • Burton
    • Henderson
    • 1950–1955
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cyril - the Butler
    • 1955
  • The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
    The Black Shield of Falworth
    6.4
    • Sir George
    • 1954
  • My Little Margie (1952)
    My Little Margie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Winston (as Claude Allister)
    • 1953
  • Kiss Me Kate (1953)
    Kiss Me Kate
    7.0
    • Paul
    • 1953
  • Hollywood Opening Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Biff Baker, U.S.A. (1952)
    Biff Baker, U.S.A.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cedric Ashby
    • 1952
  • Gloria DeHaven, Mitzi Gaynor, Jane Greer, William Lundigan, and David Wayne in Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952)
    Down Among the Sheltering Palms
    5.6
    • Woolawei (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Ronald Reagan, Danny Chang, and Rhonda Fleming in Hong Kong (1952)
    Hong Kong
    5.3
    • Hotel Manager
    • 1952
  • Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    6.8
    • Water Rat (voice, as Claude Allister)
    • 1949
  • The Wind in the Willows (1949)
    The Wind in the Willows
    7.2
    Short
    • Rat (voice)
    • 1949

Soundtrack

  • Richard Arlen and Cecilia Parker in Three Live Ghosts (1936)
    Three Live Ghosts
    5.6
    • performer: "Plum and Apple" (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Jeanette MacDonald in Monte Carlo (1930)
    Monte Carlo
    6.6
    • performer: "She'll Love Me and Like It" (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Claude Allister
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • October 3, 1888
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 26, 1970
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Daisy Isabel Douglas Overend (aka Dorothy Overend, actress)October 2, 1914 - ?
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Long-nosed British character actor with large, deep-set eyes and high forehead. A former clerk at the London Stock exchange, educated at Felsted School in Essex. On stage in London from 1910, on Broadway from 1924. Invariably specialised in portraying pompous or bumbling upper class twits - replete with monocle and top hat - both in his native England, and in Hollywood.

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