Chester Clute
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chester Clute (February 18, 1891 – April 2, 1956) was an American actor familiar in scores of Hollywood films from his debut in 1930. Diminutive, bald-pated with a bristling moustache, he appeared in mostly unbilled roles, consisting usually of one or two lines, in nearly 250 films. He died of a heart attack aged 65. Born Chester Lamont Clute in Orange, New Jersey. He died in Woodland Hills, California and is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Known For
Filmography
Scared Stiff
1953
as Man with Spaghetti (uncredited)
Colorado Sundown
1952
as Lawyer Davis
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Horace Tilbury
Stop That Cab
1951
as Lucy's Father
All That I Have
1951
as Juror Meek
Kill the Umpire
1950
as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
Lucky Losers
1950
as Conventioneer
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Meek Man (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Upperbottom
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Chester Wiggin
Master Minds
1949
as Mike Barton
Square Dance Jubilee
1949
as Yes-Man
Ringside
1949
as Timid Man
Blondie's Big Deal
1949
as Mayor A.K. Ramsey
Kimbar of the Jungle
1949
as Dr. Beaseley
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Conductor Yelvington
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Fred Marlow
Singin' Spurs
1948
as Mr. Totter
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Mary Lou
1948
as Cheever Chesney
On an Island with You
1948
as (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Doniger
Blondie's Reward
1948
as Leroy J. Blodgett
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Worker
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Waiter
A Likely Story
1947
as Doctor Brown (uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
as Workman (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Willie Millick (uncredited)
Web of Danger
1947
as Cornflake Eater
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Phillips (uncredited)
Always Together
1947
as Furrier (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1947
as Hotel Clerk
The Crimson Key
1947
as Apartment House Desk Clerk
One Exciting Week
1946
as Mayor Clarence Teeple
To Each His Own
1946
as Clarence Ingham
Spook Busters
1946
as Brown
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Krencher
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
Inside Job
1946
as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
The Secret Heart
1946
as Old Man
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Kramer (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Man in Night Club with Quarter
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
1946
as Prof. Shaw
Canyon Passage
1946
as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Clock
1945
as Michael Henry
Guest Wife
1945
as Urban Nichols
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Iturbi's Assistant
She Went to the Races
1945
as Wallace Mason
Lady on a Train
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Arson Squad
1945
as Sam Purdy
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners
1945
as The Diner (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Mr. Weems
She Gets Her Man
1945
as Charlie., in Play
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
1945
as Tupper (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Herman Monroe
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Mr. Heathcliffe
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Clerk
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Heathcliffe (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Dr. Gilchrist
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Mr. Kurtz
Rationing
1944
as Senator's Receptionist
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944
as Mr. Pollup
3 Men in White
1944
as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
San Diego I Love You
1944
as Percy
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944
as Mr. Collins
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Reckless Age
1944
as Jerkins
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Postelwaite
Swing Fever
1943
as Milbane
The Desperadoes
1943
as Rollo
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
1943
as Gwylim
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
What a Woman
1943
as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
1943
as Mr. Roseby
Crime Doctor
1943
as Headwaiter
Chatterbox
1943
as Wilfred Peckinpaugh
False Faces
1943
as Apartment Manager
The More the Merrier
1943
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Dinwiddle
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Fud
No Place for a Lady
1943
as 'Yvonne', dress designer
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
Swing Fever
1943
as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Goff
All Through the Night
1942
as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Mr. Buchanan
Just Off Broadway
1942
as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Pierre (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Rooming House Manager
The Forest Rangers
1942
as Judge (uncredited)
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
1942
as Justice of the Peace
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Wilber (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942
as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Adolphe Bietjelboer
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Sam Marbery
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mr. Tolly
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Higgenbotham
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
Manpower
1941
as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
1941
as Potter
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941
as Quentin Van Deusen
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Process Server
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Frank - Magician
New York Town
1941
as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
Unfinished Business
1941
as Mr. Beck
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as Butter and Egg Man
Wedding Worries
1941
as Judge Martin (uncredited)
They Met in Argentina
1941
as B.A. Jackson, Hastings' Secretary (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Judge
She Couldn't Say No
1940
as Ezra Pine
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Sidney Keats
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
as Mr. Dixon
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Johnson
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Pompous Man
Remember the Night
1940
as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Hired Wife
1940
as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Bailey #2
Turnabout
1940
as Briggs (uncredited)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
My Favorite Wife
1940
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
1940
as Lister
This Thing Called Love
1940
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Car Payment Man
Television Spy
1939
as Harry Payne
Dodge City
1939
as Coggins (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Phil (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Oliver (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Waiter with Sugar
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Braddock
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Laugh It Off
1939
as Eliot Rigby
Too Busy to Work
1939
as Springer
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Butler (uncredited)
Change of Heart
1938
as Tom Jones
He Couldn't Say No
1938
as Musgrave
Mr. Chump
1938
as Ed Mason
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
Artists and Models Abroad
1938
as Simpson
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Willis
Service de Luxe
1938
as Bridegroom
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
1938
as Henry Barber (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Salesman
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Hammond (uncredited)
Rascals
1938
as Mr. Roger Adams
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1938
as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Secretary
True Confession
1937
as Juror (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
1937
as Dan O'Fearna
Navy Blues
1937
as Uncle Andrew
Living on Love
1937
as Jessup
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Alvin Gussett
Exclusive
1937
as Garner
Big Town Girl
1937
as Assistant Hotel Manager
The Great Garrick
1937
as M. Moreau
Crash Donovan
1936
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Plane Crazy
1933
as Shy Husband
Walking the Baby
1933
Along Came Ruth
1933
as Al - Hotel Social Director
The Door Knocker
1931
as Clerk
Personal Maid
1931
as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)