Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

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)
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1870-08-01
Place of Birth: Louisiana, Missouri, USA
Also Known As: Claude Benton Gillingwater, Claude Gillingwater Sr.

Movies List of Claude Gillingwater

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Conquest

1937 Movie
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That's My Baby

1926 Movie
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Fools First

1922 Movie
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Together We Live

1935 Movie
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There Goes My Heart

1938 Movie
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My Boy

1921 Movie
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Stark Mad

1929 Movie
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Green Eyes

1934 Movie
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I Loved a Woman

1933 Movie
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Illicit

1931 Movie
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The Great Divide

1929 Movie
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Mississippi

1935 Movie
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So Long Letty

1929 Movie
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Before Midnight

1933 Movie
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In Love with Life

1934 Movie
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Back Page

1933 Movie
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Ticket to Paradise

1936 Movie
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Gold Dust Gertie

1931 Movie
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Winds of Chance

1925 Movie
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Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930 Movie
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The Flirting Widow

1930 Movie
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Daddy Long Legs

1931 Movie
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Running Hollywood

1932 Movie
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Little Miss Broadway

1938 Movie
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Kiss Me Again

1931 Movie
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Daddies

1924 Movie
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Calm Yourself

1935 Movie
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The Wide Open Spaces

1931 Movie
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Baby Face Harrington

1935 Movie
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Remembrance

1922 Movie
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The Christian

1923 Movie
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Skyway

1933 Movie
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A Thief in Paradise

1925 Movie
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Poor Little Rich Girl

1936 Movie
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Three Wise Fools

1923 Movie
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How to Educate a Wife

1924 Movie
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Strange Wives

1934 Movie
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Souls for Sale

1923 Movie
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The Show-Off

1934 Movie
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City Limits

1934 Movie
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Cafe Society

1939 Movie
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Florida Special

1936 Movie
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A Yank at Oxford

1938 Movie
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Mexicali Rose

1929 Movie
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Compromised

1931 Movie
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The Woman in Red

1935 Movie
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Counterfeit

1936 Movie
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Husbands for Rent

1927 Movie
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Barbed Wire

1927 Movie
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Unknown Blonde

1934 Movie
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Top of the Town

1937 Movie
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Tiger Rose

1923 Movie
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Seven Sinners

1925 Movie
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Naughty But Nice

1927 Movie
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We Moderns

1925 Movie
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Women They Talk About

1928 Movie
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Stolen Kisses

1929 Movie
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Glad Rag Doll

1929 Movie
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The Gorilla

1927 Movie
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The Avenger

1933 Movie
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Crinoline and Romance

1923 Movie
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Oh Kay!

1928 Movie
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The Conquering Horde

1931 Movie
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Wives Never Know

1936 Movie
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A Chapter in Her Life

1923 Movie
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Into Her Kingdom

1926 Movie
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Cheaper to Marry

1925 Movie
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Fast and Furious

1927 Movie
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Dulcy

1923 Movie
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A Tale of Two Cities

1935 Movie
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Can This Be Dixie?

1936 Movie
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Idle Tongues

1924 Movie
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Smiling Irish Eyes

1929 Movie
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Wages for Wives

1925 Movie
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Alice Adams

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