Deceased

How Did Claude Gillingwater Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69

Also known asClaude Benton Gillingwater, Claude Gillingwater Sr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/08/1870Born inLouisiana, Missouri, USADied02/11/1939Died inBeverly HillsCausegunshot woundWikidataQ2977476 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#150082 ↗

Claude Benton Gillingwater was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1939, including the Academy Award-nominated A Tale of Two Cities (1935) and Conquest (1937). He appeared in several films starring Shirley Temple, beginning with Poor Little Rich Girl (1936).

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Filmography89 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1939	Cafe SocietyMovie	Old Christopher West	69
1938	A Yank at OxfordMovie	Ben Dalton	68
1938	Little Miss BroadwayMovie	Judge	68
1938	Just Around the CornerMovie	Samuel G. Henshaw	68
1938	There Goes My HeartMovie	Cyrus W. Butterfield	68
1937	ConquestMovie	Stephan	67
1937	Top of the TownMovie	William Borden	67
1936	The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie	Colonel Dyer	66
1936	Poor Little Rich GirlMovie	Simon Peck	66
1936	CounterfeitMovie	Tom Perkins	66
1936	Florida SpecialMovie	Simeon Stafford	66
1936	Ticket to ParadiseMovie	Robert Forbes	66
1936	Wives Never KnowMovie	Mr. Gossamer	66
1936	Can This Be Dixie?Movie	Col. Robert Peachtree	66
1935	A Tale of Two CitiesMovie	Jarvis Lorry	65
1935	The Woman in RedMovie	Grandpa Wyatt	65
1935	MississippiMovie	General Rumford	65
1935	Baby Face HarringtonMovie	Colton	65
1935	Calm YourselfMovie	Col. Allenby	65
1935	Together We LiveMovie	Dick	65
1934	The Show-OffMovie	J.B. Preston	64
1934	The Captain Hates the SeaMovie	Judge Griswold	64
1934	Green EyesMovie	Steven Kester	64
1934	Unknown BlondeMovie	Papa Van Brunt, Sr.	64
1934	In Love with LifeMovie	Morley	64
1934	Strange WivesMovie	Guggins	64
1934	City LimitsMovie	Tom Oliver	64
1934	You Can't Buy EverythingMovie	Asa Cabot - Banker	64
1933	Before MidnightMovie	John Fry	63
1933	SkywayMovie	John Beaumont	63
1933	I Loved a WomanMovie	Banker (uncredited)	63
1933	Back PageMovie	Sam Webster	63
1933	Ann Carver's ProfessionMovie	Bingham	63
1933	The AvengerMovie	Witt	63
1932	Tess of the Storm CountryMovie	Frederick Garfield Sr	62
1932	Running HollywoodMovie	Claude Gillingwater	62
1931	IllicitMovie	Richard Ives Sr.	61
1931	Daddy Long LegsMovie	Riggs	61
1931	Gold Dust GertieMovie	John Aberdeen Arnold	61
1931	CompromisedMovie	John Brock	61
1931	The Conquering HordeMovie	Jim Nabours	61
1931	How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'Movie	—	61
1931	The Wide Open SpacesMovie	Judge	61
1931	Kiss Me AgainMovie	Count de St. Cyr	61
1930	The Flirting WidowMovie	Faraday	60
1930	Dumb-bells in ErmineMovie	Uncle Roger	60
1929	Smiling Irish EyesMovie	Michael O'Connor	59
1929	The Great DivideMovie	Winthrop Amesbury	59
1929	So Long LettyMovie	Uncle Claude Davis	59
1929	Mexicali RoseMovie	(uncredited)	59
1929	Stark MadMovie	James Rutherford - Expedition Leader	59
1929	Stolen KissesMovie	H.A. Lambert Sr.	59
1929	Glad Rag DollMovie	Sam Underlane	59
1928	Women They Talk AboutMovie	Grandfather Mervin	58
1928	Oh Kay!Movie	Judge Appleton	58
1927	Barbed WireMovie	Jean Moreau	57
1927	Fast and FuriousMovie	Smithfield	57
1927	The GorillaMovie	Cyrus Townsend	57
1927	Naughty But NiceMovie	Judge J. R. Altewood	57
1927	Husbands for RentMovie	Sir Reginald Knight	57
1926	45 Minutes from HollywoodMovie	Old Man in Hotel Bed (uncredited)	56
1926	That's My BabyMovie	John Raynor	56
1926	Into Her KingdomMovie	Ivan	56
1926	For Wives OnlyMovie	Professor von Waldstein	56
1925	Winds of ChanceMovie	Tom Linton	55
1925	A Thief in ParadiseMovie	Noel Jardine	55
1925	Seven SinnersMovie	Pious Joe McDowell	55
1925	We ModernsMovie	Sir Robert Sundale	55
1925	Wages for WivesMovie	Jim Bailey	55
1925	Cheaper to MarryMovie	Riddle	55
1924	DaddiesMovie	James Crockett	54
1924	How to Educate a WifeMovie	Henry Bancks	54
1924	Madonna of the StreetsMovie	Lord Patrington	54
1924	Idle TonguesMovie	Judge Daniel Webster Copeland	54
1923	Souls for SaleMovie	Self - Celebrity Actor (uncredited)	53
1923	Tiger RoseMovie	Hector McCollins	53
1923	A Chapter in Her LifeMovie	Mr. Everingham	53
1923	The ChristianMovie	Lord Storm	53
1923	Three Wise FoolsMovie	Theodore Findley	53
1923	Crinoline and RomanceMovie	Col. Charles E. Cavanaugh	53
1923	Alice AdamsMovie	Virgil Adams	53
1923	DulcyMovie	Mr. Forbes	53
1922	The Strangers' BanquetMovie	Uncle Sam	52
1922	RemembranceMovie	John P. Grout	52
1922	Fools FirstMovie	Denton Drew	52
1922	The Dust FlowerMovie	—	52
1921	My BoyMovie	Captain Bill	51
1921	Little Lord FauntleroyMovie	Earl of Dorincourt	51
1918	Wild PrimroseMovie	Standish	48