Chester Clute
Known for
Acting
Life
1891 – 1956 (aged 65)
Born in
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Credits
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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
Arsenic and Old Lace
01 Sep 1944
You Can't Take It with You
01 Sep 1938
Mildred Pierce
20 Oct 1945
Yankee Doodle Dandy
29 May 1942
This Gun for Hire
24 Apr 1942
My Favorite Wife
17 May 1940
Anchors Aweigh
13 Aug 1945
Remember the Night
19 Jan 1940
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Filmography
1953
- Scared Stiffas Man with Spaghetti (uncredited)
1952
- Colorado Sundownas Lawyer Davis
1951
- All That I Haveas Juror Meek
- Kentucky Jubileeas Horace Tilbury
- Stop That Cabas Lucy's Father
1950
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chanceas Upperbottom
- Lucky Losersas Conventioneer
- Kill the Umpireas Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
- The Good Humor Manas Meek Man (uncredited)
1949
- Master Mindsas Mike Barton
- Square Dance Jubileeas Yes-Man
- Mary Ryan, Detectiveas Chester Wiggin
- In the Good Old Summertimeas Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
- Kimbar of the Jungleas Dr. Beaseley
- Ringsideas Timid Man
- Blondie's Big Dealas Mayor A.K. Ramsey
1948
- Jiggs and Maggie in Courtas Worker
- The Strange Mrs. Craneas Fred Marlow
- Singin' Spursas Mr. Totter
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take Allas Doniger
- Train to Alcatrazas Conductor Yelvington
- Blondie's Rewardas Leroy J. Blodgett
- On an Island with Youas (uncredited)
- On Our Merry Wayas Bank Teller (uncredited)
- Mary Louas Cheever Chesney
1947
- Always Togetheras Furrier (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in the Knockoutas Hotel Clerk
- The Perils of Paulineas Willie Millick (uncredited)
- The Crimson Keyas Apartment House Desk Clerk
- Web of Dangeras Cornflake Eater
- A Likely Storyas Doctor Brown (uncredited)
- It Happened on Fifth Avenueas Phillips (uncredited)
- Easy Come, Easy Goas Waiter
- Suddenly It's Springas Workman (uncredited)
1946
- The Time, The Place and The Girlas Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
- The Secret Heartas Old Man
- That Brennan Girlas Man in Night Club with Quarter
- Angel on My Shoulderas Kramer (uncredited)
- Spook Bustersas Brown
- Down Missouri Wayas Prof. Shaw
- Two Guys from Milwaukeeas Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
- Canyon Passageas Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
- Inside Jobas Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
- One Exciting Weekas Mayor Clarence Teeple
- Two Sisters from Bostonas George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- To Each His Ownas Clarence Ingham
- Cinderella Jonesas Krencher
1945
- Sing Your Way Homeas Heathcliffe (uncredited)
- She Went to the Racesas Wallace Mason
- Mildred Pierceas Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywoodas Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
- Arson Squadas Sam Purdy
- Anchors Aweighas Iturbi's Assistant
- Lady on a Trainas Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Guest Wifeas Urban Nichols
- On Stage Everybodyas Tupper (uncredited)
- Dangerous Partnersas The Diner (uncredited)
- The Clockas Michael Henry
- Blonde Ransomas Clerk
- Two O'Clock Courageas Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
- Earl Carroll Vanitiesas Mr. Weems
- The Man Who Walked Aloneas Herman Monroe
- She Gets Her Manas Charlie., in Play
1944
- The Town Went Wildas Mr. Kurtz
- The Falcon in Hollywoodas Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Nothing But Troubleas Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
- San Diego I Love Youas Percy
- Arsenic and Old Laceas Dr. Gilchrist
- Reckless Ageas Jerkins
- Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymoreas Mr. Collins
- 3 Men in Whiteas Mr. Burns (uncredited)
- Rationingas Senator's Receptionist
- Henry Aldrich, Boy Scoutas Mr. Pollup
1943
- What a Womanas Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
- Here Comes Elmeras Postelwaite
- Swing Feveras Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
- Princess O'Rourkeas Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
- Crazy Houseas Fud
- So's Your Uncleas Dinwiddle
- The West Side Kidas Gwylim
- Someone to Rememberas Mr. Roseby
- Du Barry Was a Ladyas Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
- Crime Doctoras Headwaiter
- False Facesas Apartment Manager
- The Desperadoesas Rollo
- Three Hearts for Juliaas Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
- The More the Merrieras Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Chatterboxas Wilfred Peckinpaugh
- Sagebrush Lawas Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
- The Meanest Man in the Worldas Lawyer (uncredited)
- No Place for a Ladyas 'Yvonne', dress designer
1942
- George Washington Slept Hereas Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
- The Forest Rangersas Judge (uncredited)
- Get Hep to Loveas Mr. Tolly
- Just Off Broadwayas Sperty, Juror-Roommate
- Pardon My Sarongas Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
- My Favorite Spyas Higgenbotham
- The Spoilersas Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
- Yankee Doodle Dandyas Goff
- Meet the Stewartsas Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
- The Wife Takes a Flyeras Adolphe Bietjelboer
- Larceny, Inc.as Mr. Buchanan
- This Gun for Hireas Rooming House Manager
- The Remarkable Andrewas Sam Marbery
- Valley of the Sunas Wilber (uncredited)
- A Tragedy at Midnightas Pierre (uncredited)
- The Fleet's Inas Justice of the Peace
- All Through the Nightas Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1941
- Wedding Worriesas Judge Martin (uncredited)
- New York Townas Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
- Three Girls About Townas Frank - Magician
- Niagara Fallsas Potter
- Hold Back the Dawnas Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
- Sun Valley Serenadeas Process Server
- Unfinished Businessas Mr. Beck
- Scattergood Meets Broadwayas Quentin Van Deusen
- Manpoweras Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
- She Knew All the Answersas Butter and Egg Man
- They Met in Argentinaas B.A. Jackson, Hastings' Secretary (uncredited)
1940
- Love Thy Neighboras Judge
- This Thing Called Love
- She Couldn't Say Noas Ezra Pine
- Who Killed Aunt Maggie?as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- A Little Bit of Heavenas Mr. Dixon
- Too Many Girlsas Lister
- Hired Wifeas Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
- Public Deb No. 1as Car Payment Man
- Dance, Girl, Danceas Bailey #2
- Wildcat Busas Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
- Millionaires in Prisonas Sidney Keats
- Turnaboutas Briggs (uncredited)
- My Favorite Wifeas Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
- The Doctor Takes a Wifeas Johnson
- Blondie on a Budgetas Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- Remember the Nightas Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talkas Pompous Man
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Butler (uncredited)
- Laugh It Offas Eliot Rigby
- Too Busy to Workas Springer
- Television Spyas Harry Payne
- Dancing Co-Edas Braddock
- Dust Be My Destinyas Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
- Miracles for Saleas Waiter with Sugar
- The Spellbinderas Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
- Bachelor Motheras Oliver (uncredited)
- Dodge Cityas Coggins (uncredited)
- East Side of Heavenas Phil (uncredited)
1938
- Artists and Models Abroadas Simpson
- Comet Over Broadwayas Willis
- Annabel Takes a Touras Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
- Hard to Getas Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
- Service de Luxeas Bridegroom
- Youth Takes a Flingas Salesman
- Sing, You Sinnersas Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with Youas Hammond (uncredited)
- Mr. Chumpas Ed Mason
- Rascalsas Mr. Roger Adams
- Snow Gets in Your Eyesas Department Store Manager (uncredited)
- Go Chase Yourselfas Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
- He Couldn't Say Noas Musgrave
- Life in Sometown, U.S.A.as Henry Barber (uncredited)
- Arsène Lupin Returnsas Reporter (uncredited)
- The Jury's Secretas Secretary
- Change of Heartas Tom Jones
- Love Is a Headacheas Pants Salesman (uncredited)
1937
- True Confessionas Juror (uncredited)
- Big Town Girlas Assistant Hotel Manager
- Living on Loveas Jessup
- The Great Garrickas M. Moreau
- Live, Love and Learnas Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
- The Wrong Roadas Dan O'Fearna
- Exclusiveas Garner
- Dance Charlie Danceas Alvin Gussett
- Navy Bluesas Uncle Andrew
1936
- Crash Donovanas Mr. Horner (uncredited)
1933
- Plane Crazyas Shy Husband
- Walking the Baby
- Along Came Ruthas Al - Hotel Social Director
1931
- The Door Knockeras Clerk
- Personal Maidas Gary Family Servant (uncredited)