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