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Claude Gillingwater‌

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Birthday

calendar1870-08-01

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Claude Gillingwater

Louisiana, Missouri, USA

Claude Gillingwater

Louisiana, Missouri, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1870-08-01

Popularity

star2.7

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 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, Missouri Date of Death 2 November 1939, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California  (suicide)

Movie Credits

Conquest

Conquest‌
star6.7
calendar 1937

That's My Baby

That's My Baby‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner‌
star5.5
calendar 1938

Fools First

Fools First‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

Together We Live

Together We Live‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart‌
star7.2
calendar 1938

My Boy

My Boy‌
star5.9
calendar 1921

Stark Mad

Stark Mad‌
star3.0
calendar 1929

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island‌
star6.9
calendar 1936

Green Eyes

Green Eyes‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman‌
star4.8
calendar 1933

Illicit

Illicit‌
star5.8
calendar 1931

The Great Divide

The Great Divide‌
star5.0
calendar 1929

Mississippi

Mississippi‌
star6.7
calendar 1935

So Long Letty

So Long Letty‌
star5.9
calendar 1929

Before Midnight

Before Midnight‌
star3.8
calendar 1933

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy‌
star7.0
calendar 1921

In Love with Life

In Love with Life‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Back Page

Back Page‌
star6.2
calendar 1933

Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie‌
star3.0
calendar 1931

Ann Carver's Profession

Ann Carver's Profession‌
star5.5
calendar 1933

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance‌
star4.8
calendar 1925

Dumb-bells in Ermine

Dumb-bells in Ermine‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

The Flirting Widow

The Flirting Widow‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs‌
star4.0
calendar 1931

Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway‌
star6.6
calendar 1938

Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Daddies

Daddies‌
star5.0
calendar 1924

Calm Yourself

Calm Yourself‌
star4.5
calendar 1935

The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington‌
star4.8
calendar 1935

The Captain Hates the Sea

The Captain Hates the Sea‌
star6.5
calendar 1934

Remembrance

Remembrance‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

The Christian

The Christian‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

Skyway

Skyway‌
star5.2
calendar 1933

A Thief in Paradise

A Thief in Paradise‌
star6.0
calendar 1925

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl‌
star6.6
calendar 1936

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

How to Educate a Wife

How to Educate a Wife‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

Strange Wives

Strange Wives‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale‌
star6.2
calendar 1923

The Strangers' Banquet

The Strangers' Banquet‌
star0.0
calendar 1922

The Show-Off

The Show-Off‌
star5.7
calendar 1934

City Limits

City Limits‌
star4.0
calendar 1934

Cafe Society

Cafe Society‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Florida Special

Florida Special‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

45 Minutes from Hollywood

45 Minutes from Hollywood‌
star5.0
calendar 1926

Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rose‌
star5.2
calendar 1929

Compromised

Compromised‌
star1.0
calendar 1931

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red‌
star6.1
calendar 1935

Counterfeit

Counterfeit‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Husbands for Rent

Husbands for Rent‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire‌
star6.2
calendar 1927

Unknown Blonde

Unknown Blonde‌
star1.0
calendar 1934

Top of the Town

Top of the Town‌
star5.2
calendar 1937

Tiger Rose

Tiger Rose‌
star4.5
calendar 1923

Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners‌
star6.0
calendar 1925

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

We Moderns

We Moderns‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Women They Talk About

Women They Talk About‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Stolen Kisses

Stolen Kisses‌
star5.0
calendar 1929

Glad Rag Doll

Glad Rag Doll‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

The Gorilla

The Gorilla‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

The Avenger

The Avenger‌
star6.0
calendar 1933

You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

Crinoline and Romance

Crinoline and Romance‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Oh Kay!

Oh Kay!‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

The Conquering Horde

The Conquering Horde‌
star5.0
calendar 1931

Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

A Chapter in Her Life

A Chapter in Her Life‌
star5.5
calendar 1923

Into Her Kingdom

Into Her Kingdom‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Madonna of the Streets

Madonna of the Streets‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

Cheaper to Marry

Cheaper to Marry‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious‌
star1.0
calendar 1927

Dulcy

Dulcy‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities‌
star6.8
calendar 1935

Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie?‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Idle Tongues

Idle Tongues‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

Smiling Irish Eyes

Smiling Irish Eyes‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

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