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Claude Gillingwater
Acting

Claude Gillingwater
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1870-08-01,Louisiana, Missouri, USA
Gender
Male
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)

Filmography

6.6

Conquest
1937-10-22

9

That's My Baby
1926-04-19

Just Around the Corner

5.769

Just Around the Corner
1938-11-11

8

Fools First
1922-05-27

Together We Live

7

Together We Live
1935-08-16

There Goes My Heart

7.267

There Goes My Heart
1938-10-14

6.1

My Boy
1921-12-01

5.5

Stark Mad
1929-02-02

The Prisoner of Shark Island

6.856

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936-02-28

5.833

Green Eyes
1934-06-15

I Loved a Woman

4.786

I Loved a Woman
1933-09-23

5.659

Illicit
1931-02-14

The Great Divide

5.286

The Great Divide
1929-09-15

6.8

Mississippi
1935-03-22

6.273

So Long Letty
1929-10-16

Before Midnight

4.6

Before Midnight
1933-11-18

Little Lord Fauntleroy

7.028

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921-09-15

In Love with Life

6

In Love with Life
1934-05-11

7

Back Page
1933-11-07

Ticket to Paradise

7.5

Ticket to Paradise
1936-06-24

Gold Dust Gertie

6

Gold Dust Gertie
1931-06-27

Ann Carver's Profession

7

Ann Carver's Profession
1933-05-26

Winds of Chance

6.5

Winds of Chance
1925-08-15

Dumb-bells in Ermine

5.667

Dumb-bells in Ermine
1930-05-10

The Flirting Widow

5.667

The Flirting Widow
1930-05-11

Daddy Long Legs

4.75

Daddy Long Legs
1931-06-05

Running Hollywood

9

Running Hollywood
1932-01-27

Little Miss Broadway

6.5

Little Miss Broadway
1938-07-29

Tess of the Storm Country

7

Tess of the Storm Country
1932-11-20

8

Kiss Me Again
1931-01-07

6

Daddies
1924-02-09

6

Calm Yourself
1935-06-28

The Wide Open Spaces

7

The Wide Open Spaces
1931-12-28

Baby Face Harrington

5.333

Baby Face Harrington
1935-04-12

The Captain Hates the Sea

6.429

The Captain Hates the Sea
1934-11-02

9

Remembrance
1922-10-01

10

The Christian
1923-01-14

5.833

Skyway
1933-08-29

A Thief in Paradise

6.5

A Thief in Paradise
1925-06-18

Poor Little Rich Girl

6.6

Poor Little Rich Girl
1936-07-18

Three Wise Fools

10

Three Wise Fools
1923-08-19

How to Educate a Wife

9

How to Educate a Wife
1924-05-01

7

Strange Wives
1934-11-30

6.318

Souls for Sale
1923-04-22

The Strangers' Banquet

10

The Strangers' Banquet
1922-12-31

6.25

The Show-Off
1934-03-09

5.5

City Limits
1934-04-14

7.5

Cafe Society
1939-03-03

Florida Special

7

Florida Special
1936-05-01

A Yank at Oxford

6.7

A Yank at Oxford
1938-02-18

45 Minutes from Hollywood

5.3

45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926-12-26

5.6

Mexicali Rose
1929-12-26

4

Compromised
1931-11-19

The Woman in Red

6.026

The Woman in Red
1935-02-16

6.25

Counterfeit
1936-05-25

Husbands for Rent

10

Husbands for Rent
1927-12-31

6.833

Barbed Wire
1927-09-09

3.2

Unknown Blonde
1934-04-23

Top of the Town

6

Top of the Town
1937-04-17

5.375

Tiger Rose
1923-12-09

6.5

Seven Sinners
1925-11-07

Naughty But Nice

9

Naughty But Nice
1927-06-25

10

We Moderns
1925-11-15

Women They Talk About

7

Women They Talk About
1928-08-10

6.333

Stolen Kisses
1929-02-23

9

Glad Rag Doll
1929-05-04

10

The Gorilla
1927-11-13

8

The Avenger
1933-08-10

You Can't Buy Everything

8

You Can't Buy Everything
1934-01-26

Crinoline and Romance

7

Crinoline and Romance
1923-02-05

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

9

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'
1931-08-01

7

Oh Kay!
1928-08-26

The Conquering Horde

7

The Conquering Horde
1931-03-01

Wives Never Know

9

Wives Never Know
1936-09-18

A Chapter in Her Life

6.5

A Chapter in Her Life
1923-09-17

Into Her Kingdom

9

Into Her Kingdom
1926-08-08

Madonna of the Streets

9

Madonna of the Streets
1924-10-19

Cheaper to Marry

7

Cheaper to Marry
1925-02-09

Fast and Furious

4.5

Fast and Furious
1927-06-12

7

Dulcy
1923-08-27

A Tale of Two Cities

6.9

A Tale of Two Cities
1935-12-25

Can This Be Dixie?

7

Can This Be Dixie?
1936-11-13

9

Idle Tongues
1924-12-21

Smiling Irish Eyes

9

Smiling Irish Eyes
1929-07-22

Wages for Wives

7

Wages for Wives
1925-12-15

9

Alice Adams
1923-04-08

The Dust Flower

8

The Dust Flower
1922-07-02

10

For Wives Only
1926-11-08

7

Wild Primrose
1918-08-12