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Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Acting·1870–1939·87 films

Tall, balding character actor in US films from 1921 until the year he died, usually portraying obstinate or irascible types.

Filmography

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)Jarvis Lorry
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)Colonel Dyer
45 Minutes from Hollywood
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)Old Man in Hotel Bed (uncredited)
Conquest
Conquest (1937)Stephan
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale (1923)Self - Celebrity Actor (uncredited)
Illicit
Illicit (1931)Richard Ives Sr.
Poor Little Rich Girl
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)Simon Peck
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1935)Grandpa Wyatt
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)Earl of Dorincourt
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway (1938)Judge
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart (1938)Cyrus W. Butterfield
I Loved a Woman
I Loved a Woman (1933)Banker (uncredited)
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner (1938)Samuel G. Henshaw
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)Ben Dalton
So Long Letty
So Long Letty (1929)Uncle Claude Davis
Before Midnight
Before Midnight (1933)John Fry
My Boy
My Boy (1921)Captain Bill
Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose (1929)(uncredited)
Mississippi
Mississippi (1935)General Rumford
The Great Divide
The Great Divide (1929)Winthrop Amesbury
The Captain Hates the Sea
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)Judge Griswold
Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington (1935)Colton
Back Page
Back Page (1933)Sam Webster
Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire (1927)Jean Moreau
Green Eyes
Green Eyes (1934)Steven Kester
Skyway
Skyway (1933)John Beaumont
Top of the Town
Top of the Town (1937)William Borden
Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose (1923)Hector McCollins
Ann Carver's Profession
Ann Carver's Profession (1933)Bingham
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1931)Riggs
A Chapter in Her Life
A Chapter in Her Life (1923)Mr. Everingham
Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde (1934)Papa Van Brunt, Sr.
Counterfeit
Counterfeit (1936)Tom Perkins
The Show-Off
The Show-Off (1934)J.B. Preston
Florida Special
Florida Special (1936)Simeon Stafford
Calm Yourself
Calm Yourself (1935)Col. Allenby
Compromised
Compromised (1931)John Brock
Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance (1925)Tom Linton
Dumb-bells in Ermine
Dumb-bells in Ermine (1930)Uncle Roger
The Flirting Widow
The Flirting Widow (1930)Faraday
Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses (1929)H.A. Lambert Sr.
In Love with Life
In Love with Life (1934)Morley
Cafe Society
Cafe Society (1939)Old Christopher West
Ticket to Paradise
Ticket to Paradise (1936)Robert Forbes
The Avenger
The Avenger (1933)Witt
City Limits
City Limits (1934)Tom Oliver
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again (1931)Count de St. Cyr
You Can't Buy Everything
You Can't Buy Everything (1934)Asa Cabot - Banker
Gold Dust Gertie
Gold Dust Gertie (1931)John Aberdeen Arnold
Stark Mad
Stark Mad (1929)James Rutherford - Expedition Leader
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious (1927)Smithfield
The Conquering Horde
The Conquering Horde (1931)Jim Nabours
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country (1932)Frederick Garfield Sr
Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1925)Pious Joe McDowell
A Thief in Paradise
A Thief in Paradise (1925)Noel Jardine
Daddies
Daddies (1924)James Crockett
Can This Be Dixie?
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)Col. Robert Peachtree
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1927)Cyrus Townsend
Glad Rag Doll
Glad Rag Doll (1929)Sam Underlane
Alice Adams
Alice Adams (1923)Virgil Adams
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1923)Theodore Findley
Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know (1936)Mr. Gossamer
The Wide Open Spaces
The Wide Open Spaces (1931)Judge
Strange Wives
Strange Wives (1934)Guggins
The Strangers' Banquet
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)Uncle Sam
Oh Kay!
Oh Kay! (1928)Judge Appleton
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice (1927)Judge J. R. Altewood
Into Her Kingdom
Into Her Kingdom (1926)Ivan
Together We Live
Together We Live (1935)Dick
Madonna of the Streets
Madonna of the Streets (1924)Lord Patrington
For Wives Only
For Wives Only (1926)Professor von Waldstein
Idle Tongues
Idle Tongues (1924)Judge Daniel Webster Copeland
Wages for Wives
Wages for Wives (1925)Jim Bailey
Husbands for Rent
Husbands for Rent (1927)Sir Reginald Knight
Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)Michael O'Connor
The Christian
The Christian (1923)Lord Storm
How to Educate a Wife
How to Educate a Wife (1924)Henry Bancks
We Moderns
We Moderns (1925)Sir Robert Sundale
The Dust Flower
The Dust Flower (1922)
Fools First
Fools First (1922)Denton Drew
Women They Talk About
Women They Talk About (1928)Grandfather Mervin
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie' (1931)
Remembrance
Remembrance (1922)John P. Grout
Cheaper to Marry
Cheaper to Marry (1925)Riddle
Wild Primrose
Wild Primrose (1918)Standish
Crinoline and Romance
Crinoline and Romance (1923)Col. Charles E. Cavanaugh
Dulcy
Dulcy (1923)Mr. Forbes