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 Gillingwaters 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, Claude Gillingwater Jr., briefly became an actor himself. Sadly, Gillingwater Sr.s thriving character career ended on a grim and tragic note in 1939. A serious accident on the movie set of the picture Florida Special (1936) (he fell from a platform and injured his back) damaged his health and threatened his career, and the death of his long-time wife Carlyn left him irrevocably depressed. Fearing the possibility of becoming an invalid and wishing not to become a serious burden to anyone, the 69-year-old actor committed suicide at his Beverly Hills home with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Gillingwater left a fine Hollywood legacy and the fun of some of his old films is watching his vinegar turn to sugar.Date of Birth 2 August 1870, Louisiana, MissouriDate of Death 2 November 1939, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California (suicide)
John Raynor
Фильм 1926
Denton Drew
Фильм 1922
Cyrus W. Butterfield
Фильм 1938
Captain Bill
Фильм 1921
James Rutherford - Expedition Leader
Фильм 1929
Colonel Dyer
Фильм 1936
Steven Kester
Фильм 1934
Banker (uncredited)
Фильм 1933
Richard Ives Sr.
Фильм 1931
Winthrop Amesbury
Фильм 1929
Uncle Claude Davis
Фильм 1929
John Fry
Фильм 1933
Morley
Фильм 1934
Sam Webster
Фильм 1933
Robert Forbes
Фильм 1936
John Aberdeen Arnold
Фильм 1931
Judge Bingham
Фильм 1933
Tom Linton
Фильм 1925
Uncle Roger
Фильм 1930
Faraday
Фильм 1930
Riggs
Фильм 1931
Claude Gillingwater
Фильм 1932
Frederick Garfield Sr
Фильм 1932
Count de St. Cyr
Фильм 1931
James Crockett
Фильм 1924
Col. Allenby
Фильм 1935
Judge
Фильм 1931
Colton
Фильм 1935
Judge Griswold
Фильм 1934
John P. Grout
Фильм 1922
Lord Storm
Фильм 1923
John Beaumont
Фильм 1933
Noel Jardine
Фильм 1925
Theodore Findley
Фильм 1923
Henry Bancks
Фильм 1924
Self - Celebrity Actor (uncredited)
Фильм 1923
Uncle Sam
Фильм 1922
J.B. Preston
Фильм 1934
Tom Oliver
Фильм 1934
Old Christopher West
Фильм 1939
Simeon Stafford
Фильм 1936
Ben Dalton
Фильм 1938
Old Man in Hotel Bed (uncredited)
Фильм 1926
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Фильм 1929
John Brock
Фильм 1931
Grandpa Wyatt
Фильм 1935
Tom Perkins
Фильм 1936
Sir Reginald Knight
Фильм 1927
Jean Moreau
Фильм 1927
Papa Van Brunt, Sr.
Фильм 1934
William Borden
Фильм 1937
Hector McCollins
Фильм 1923
Pious Joe McDowell
Фильм 1925
Judge J. R. Altewood
Фильм 1927
Sir Robert Sundale
Фильм 1925
Grandfather Mervin
Фильм 1928
H.A. Lambert Sr.
Фильм 1929
Sam Underlane
Фильм 1929
Cyrus Townsend
Фильм 1927
Witt
Фильм 1933
Asa Cabot - Banker
Фильм 1934
Col. Charles E. Cavanaugh
Фильм 1923
Фильм 1931
Judge Appleton
Фильм 1928
Jim Nabours
Фильм 1931
Mr. Gossamer
Фильм 1936
Mr. Everingham
Фильм 1923
Ivan
Фильм 1926
Lord Patrington
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Riddle
Фильм 1925
Smithfield
Фильм 1927
Mr. Forbes
Фильм 1923
Col. Robert Peachtree
Фильм 1936
Judge Daniel Webster Copeland
Фильм 1924
Michael O'Connor
Фильм 1929
Jim Bailey
Фильм 1925
Virgil Adams
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