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Claude Benton Gillingwater, Claude Gillingwater Sr.
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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)
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1870-08-01
- event Death Date 1939-11-02
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.7
- info Birth Place Louisiana, Missouri, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Claude Gillingwater
6.7
Conquest
1937-10-22
0
That's My Baby
1926-04-19
5.5
Just Around the Corner
1938-11-11
0
Fools First
1922-05-27
0
Together We Live
1935-08-16
7.2
There Goes My Heart
1938-10-14
5.9
My Boy
1921-12-01
3
Stark Mad
1929-02-02
6.9
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936-02-28
5
Green Eyes
1934-06-15
4.9
I Loved a Woman
1933-09-23
5.8
Illicit
1931-02-14
5
The Great Divide
1929-09-15
6.7
Mississippi
1935-03-22
5.9
So Long Letty
1929-10-16
3.8
Before Midnight
1933-11-18
7
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921-09-15
5
In Love with Life
1934-05-11
6.2
Back Page
1933-11-07
6
Ticket to Paradise
1936-06-24
3
Gold Dust Gertie
1931-06-27
5.5
Ann Carver's Profession
1933-06-09
4.8
Winds of Chance
1925-08-15
4
Dumb-bells in Ermine
1930-05-10
4
The Flirting Widow
1930-05-11
4
Daddy Long Legs
1931-06-05
0
Running Hollywood
1932-01-27
6.6
Little Miss Broadway
1938-07-29
6
Tess of the Storm Country
1932-11-20
6
Kiss Me Again
1931-01-07
5
Daddies
1924-02-09
4.5
Calm Yourself
1935-06-28
0
The Wide Open Spaces
1931-12-28
4.8
Baby Face Harrington
1935-04-12
6.5
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934-11-02
0
Remembrance
1922-10-01
0
The Christian
1923-01-14
5.2
Skyway
1933-08-29
6
A Thief in Paradise
1925-06-18
6.6
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936-07-18
0
Three Wise Fools
1923-08-19
0
How to Educate a Wife
1924-05-01
0
Strange Wives
1934-11-30
6.2
Souls for Sale
1923-04-22
0
The Strangers' Banquet
1922-12-31
5.7
The Show-Off
1934-03-09
4
City Limits
1934-04-14
6
Cafe Society
1939-03-03
6
Florida Special
1936-04-21
6.7
A Yank at Oxford
1938-02-18
5.1
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926-12-26
5.3
Mexicali Rose
1929-12-26
1
Compromised
1931-11-19
6.1
The Woman in Red
1935-02-16
6
Counterfeit
1936-05-25
0
Husbands for Rent
1927-12-31
6.2
Barbed Wire
1927-09-09
1
Unknown Blonde
1934-04-23
5.2
Top of the Town
1937-04-17
4.5
Tiger Rose
1923-12-09
6
Seven Sinners
1925-11-07
0
Naughty But Nice
1927-06-25
0
We Moderns
1925-11-15
0
Women They Talk About
1928-08-10
5
Stolen Kisses
1929-02-23
0
Glad Rag Doll
1929-05-04
0
The Gorilla
1927-11-13
6
The Avenger
1933-08-10
7
You Can't Buy Everything
1934-01-26
0
Crinoline and Romance
1923-02-05
0
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'
1931-08-01
0
Oh Kay!
1928-08-26
5
The Conquering Horde
1931-03-01
0
Wives Never Know
1936-09-18
5.5
A Chapter in Her Life
1923-09-17
0
Into Her Kingdom
1926-08-08
0
Madonna of the Streets
1924-10-19
0
Cheaper to Marry
1925-02-09
1
Fast and Furious
1927-06-12
0
Dulcy
1923-08-27
6.8
A Tale of Two Cities
1935-12-25
0
Can This Be Dixie?
1936-11-13