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Chester Clute

Acting

Born February 18, 1891 · Orange, New Jersey, USA

Died April 2, 1956

Also known as Chester Lamont Clute

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Down Missouri Way

1946as Prof. Shaw

Mildred Pierce

1945as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944as Dr. Gilchrist

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Hammond (uncredited)

Remember the Night

1939as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother

1939as Oliver (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947as Phillips (uncredited)

The Clock

1945as Michael Henry

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942as Goff

Larceny, Inc

1942as Mr. Buchanan

Sun Valley Serenade

1941as Process Server

Blondie's Reward

1948as Leroy J. Blodgett

To Each His Own

1946as Clarence Ingham

The Town Went Wild

1944as Mr. Kurtz

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1944as Mr. Collins

The More the Merrier

1943as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire

1942as Rooming House Manager

My Favorite Wife

1940as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Dodge City

1939as Coggins (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

1945as Iturbi's Assistant

Manpower

1941as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)

Niagara Falls

1941as Potter

In the Good Old Summertime

1949as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)

Blondie's Big Deal

1949as Mayor A.K. Ramsey

The Perils of Pauline

1947as Willie Millick (uncredited)

Canyon Passage

1946as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

1945as Train Conductor (uncredited)

All Through the Night

1942as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn

1941as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)

Lucky Losers

1950as Conventioneer

Scared Stiff

1953as Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)

Angel on My Shoulder

1946as Kramer (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943as Dr. Pullit (uncredited)

Master Minds

1949as Mike Barton

George Washington Slept Here

1942as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940as Bailey #2

Nothing But Trouble

1944as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)

Walking the Baby

1933

The Spoilers

1942as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)

Valley of the Sun

1942as Wilber (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

1939as Butler (uncredited)

On an Island with You

1948

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945as Herman Monroe

The Desperadoes

1943as Rollo

Too Many Girls

1940as Lister

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)

On Our Merry Way

1948as Bank Teller (uncredited)

Annabel Takes a Tour

1938as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager

That Brennan Girl

1946as Man in Night Club with Quarter

Colorado Sundown

1952as Lawyer Davis