Claude Gillingwater
Acting
Born August 1, 1870 · Louisiana, Missouri, USA
Biography
Tall, balding character actor in US films from 1921 until the year he died, usually portraying obstinate or irascible types. A man so disagreeable on celluloid, Claude Gillingwater's characters seemed to subsist on a steady diet of persimmons. Fondly recalled as the cranky old skinflint whose seemingly cold heart could only be warmed by the actions of a cute little tyke, the tall and rangy Gillingwater invariably played much older than he was. He, with the omnipresent bushy brows, crop of silver hair and perpetually sour puss, had a much more versatile career than perhaps realized -- on both…
Known For · 40 titles
Wild Primrose
A Tale of Two Cities
Unknown Blonde
Little Miss Broadway
Daddies
The Prisoner of Shark Island
There Goes My Heart
Oh Kay!
A Yank at Oxford
The Woman in Red
Ann Carver's Profession
The Captain Hates the Sea
Souls for Sale
Husbands for Rent
Crinoline and Romance
The Show-Off
Calm Yourself
Before Midnight
I Loved a Woman
Just Around the Corner
The Gorilla
Poor Little Rich Girl
Winds of Chance
Conquest
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Naughty But Nice
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Strange Wives
Baby Face Harrington
Running Hollywood
Skyway
The Avenger
Mississippi
For Wives Only
Three Wise Fools
Florida Special
Madonna of the Streets
The Strangers' Banquet
The Great Divide
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