Claud Allister
- Birthday
- Oct 3, 1888
Bio: Stereotyped early on as a "silly ass" Englishman, Claud Allister perpetuated that stereotype in countless British and American films from 1929 through 1953. Allister made his Hollywood debut as Algy in 1929's Bulldog Drummond, then headed back to England to play peripheral roles in such Alexander Korda productions as The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and The… More Bio: Stereotyped early on as a "silly ass" Englishman, Claud Allister perpetuated that stereotype in countless British and American films from 1929 through 1953. Allister made his Hollywood debut as Algy in 1929's Bulldog Drummond, then headed back to England to play peripheral roles in such Alexander Korda productions as The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and The Private Life of Don Juan (1934). Back in America in 1936, Allister settled into a string of brief, frequently uncredited roles, nearly always as a supercilious high-society twit. The fruity vocal tones of Claud Allister were ideally suited to the title character in the 1941 Disney animated feature The Reluctant Dragon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
- Sir George
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Kiss Me Kate (1953)
- Paul
- 80%
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Hong Kong (1951)
- Hotel Clerk
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
- Rat
- 92%
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Quartet (1948)
- First Club Man
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