Claude King (actor)
Claude Ewart King was an English-born character actor and unionist, who appeared in American silent film. With his distinctive wavy hair, King appeared on both stage and screen. He served his country, Great Britain, in World War I in Field Artillery, reaching the rank of Major and surviving the war. He began his stage career in his native country, before emigrating to the US. In 1919, he appeared on Broadway in support of Ethel Barrymore in the play Declassee.
Film
After gravitating to silent films, King had a key role in Tod Browning's lost silent masterpiece London After Midnight, starring alongside Lon Chaney. Claude King was later an original member of the first Board of Directors of the Screen Actors' Guild in 1933. He is the great-uncle of singer/songwriter Claude King and great-great-uncle of singer/songwriter Chris Aable, both also SAG members.Selected filmography
- Idols of Clay as Dr. Herbert
- The Scarab Ring as Hugh Martinn
- Why Girls Leave Home as Mr. Wallace
- Bella Donna as Dr. Meyer Isaacson
- Six Days as Lord Charles Chetwyn
- The Making of O'Malley as Capt. Collins
- The Knockout as J. van Dyke Parker
- The Unguarded Hour as Bryce Gilbert
- Irish Luck as Solicitor
- Paradise as Pollock
- The Silent Lover as Contarini
- Mr. Wu as Mr. Muir
- Singed as Ben Grimes
- Becky as Boris Abelard
- London After Midnight as Roger Balfour
- Love and Learn as Robert Blair
- Sporting Goods as Timothy Stanfield
- Red Hair as Thomas L. Burke
- A Night of Mystery as Marquis Boismartel
- Warming Up as Mr. Post
- Oh, Kay! as The Earl of Rutfield
- Outcast as John Moreland
- Desert Nights as The Real Lord Stonehill
- Blue Skies as Richard Danforth
- Strange Cargo as Yacht Captain
- The Black Watch as General in India
- Behind That Curtain as Sir George Mannering
- The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu as Sir John Petrie
- Madame X as Valmorin
- Son of the Gods as Bathurst
- Prince of Diamonds as Gilbert Crayle
- The Second Floor Mystery as Enright
- In Gay Madrid as Marques de Castelar
- Love Among the Millionaires as Mr. Hamilton
- Leathernecking as Minor Role
- Follow Thru as 'Mac' Moore
- Rango as The Man
- Doctors' Wives as Hospital Official
- Born to Love as Major General Visiting Hospital
- Women Love Once as Theodore Stewart
- Bad Girl as Dr. Burgess
- The Reckless Hour as Howard Crane
- Transatlantic as Captain
- The Phantom of Paris as Attorney
- Devotion as Arthur
- Once a Lady as Sir William Gresham
- Heartbreak as Count Walden
- Arrowsmith as Dr. Tubbs
- Working Girls as Mr. Adams
- Under Eighteen as Doctor
- Forbidden as Mr. Jones
- Lovers Courageous as Pawnbroker
- Shanghai Express as Mr. Albright
- Behind the Mask as Arnold
- The Painted Woman as English Officer
- McKenna of the Mounted as Brady - Commissioner
- Smilin' Through as Richard Clare
- Six Hours to Live as Conference Chairman
- Sherlock Holmes as Sir Albert Hastings
- Cavalcade as Speaker
- Mystery of the Wax Museum as Mr. Galatalin
- He Learned About Women as Drake
- Pleasure Cruise as Sir James Montgomery
- Hello, Sister! as Dr. A. Peterson
- Kiss of Araby as Maj. J.W. Courtney
- Pilgrimage as Ship Captain
- The Big Brain as Minor Role
- The Masquerader as Lakely
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Case as Capt. Arthur Cope
- Meet the Baron as Explorer
- White Woman as C.M. Chisholm
- Long Lost Father as Inspector Townsley
- The Mystery of Mr. X as Cummings
- Coming Out Party as Stanhope's Attorney
- Stolen Sweets as Henry Belmont
- City Park as General Horace G. Stevens
- Murder in Trinidad as Sir Ellery Bronson - Governor
- Born to Be Bad as Party Guest Admiring Letty
- Now I'll Tell as Ship Captain
- The World Moves On as Colonel Braithwaite
- The Moonstone as Sir Basil Wynard
- Charlie Chan in London as RAF Aerodrome Commander
- Two Heads on a Pillow as Albert Devonshire
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Experienced Clerk
- The Gilded Lily as Boat Captain
- The Right to Live as Mr. Pride
- Circumstantial Evidence as Ralph Winters
- Smart Girl as James Reynolds
- Bonnie Scotland as Gen. Fletcher
- The Dark Angel as Sir Mordaunt
- The Last Outpost as General
- It's in the Air as Sir Phillips
- Personal Maid's Secret as Mr. B. Abercrombie
- 1,000 Dollars a Minute as Robinson
- The Perfect Gentleman as Man at April's Party
- The Great Impersonation as Sir Gerald Hume
- The Leathernecks Have Landed as British Agent in Shanghai
- The Country Doctor as Toastmaster
- Three on the Trail as J. P. Ridley
- It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did as Ellis Holden
- The Last of the Mohicans as Duke of Marlborough
- Happy Go Lucky as Col. Wallis
- Beloved Enemy as Colonel Loder
- Jungle Jim as Territorial Consul Gilbert
- Maytime as Noble at Court
- A Star is Born as John
- The Girl from Scotland Yard as Sir Eric Ledyard
- Love Under Fire as Cunningham
- Lancer Spy as Captain
- Man-Proof as Man at Party
- Four Men and a Prayer as Gen. Bryce
- Marie Antoinette as Choisell
- Booloo as Maj. Fenton
- The Chaser as Judge at Harvey's Trial
- If I Were King as Courtier
- Within the Law as Art Dealer
- Broadway Serenade as Mr. Gato
- Lady of the Tropics as Passenger on Yacht
- Remember? as Member of Bronsons' Fox Hunt
- The Earl of Chicago as Yeoman Usher
- The Ghost Comes Home as Chester B. Morlick - Thomas' Lawyer
- Susan and God as L.F.
- New Moon as Monsieur Dubois
- The Golden Fleecing as Clerk
- The Howards of Virginia as Governor of Virginia
- The Philadelphia Story as Uncle Willie's Butler
- Free and Easy as Chemin de Fer Player Wanting Half of Bet
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Uncle Geoffrey