Biography
Claude King, also credited as Claude Ewart King or Claud King, was an English character actor who worked on stage and in films from 1912 to 1941.
Born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, he began his career in Britain before moving to the United States. He served in the British Army during the First World War, attaining the rank of Major, and later appeared on Broadway, including in support of Ethel Barrymore in Déclassée (1919).
His film credits include Arrowsmith (1931) as Dr. Tubbs, Bad Girl (1931) as Dr. Burgess, East Lynne (1931), and uncredited roles in The Philadelphia Story (1940) as Uncle Willie's butler, Shanghai Express (1932) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941). He was an original member of the first Screen Actors Guild board of directors.
