Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

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Claude Gillingwater was born on Aug 02, 1870 in USA. Claude Gillingwater's big-screen debut came with My Boy directed by Albert Austin in 1921, strarring The Captain. Claude Gillingwater is known for Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults directed by Shelley Lyons, Joan Collins stars as Self - Host and Don Ameche as Self. The upcoming new movie Claude Gillingwater plays is Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults which will be released on Nov 18, 1997.

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 stage and in film. Most assuredly, this caustic screen image he perfected belied a softer, gentler off-screen demeanor for he was a kind and sympathetic gent and devoted husband to wife Carlyn Stiletz (or Stellith). Their only child,

  • Birthday

    Aug 02, 1870
  • Place of Birth

    Louisiana, Missouri, USA

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