
Sidney Clute
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1916-04-21
- Died
- 1985-10-02
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sid Clute · Sidney Klute
Biography
Sidney Richard Clute (April 21, 1916 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was notable for playing Detective Paul La Guardia in 57 episodes of the American police procedural drama Cagney & Lacey (1982–85). He also played Detective Simms in 10 episodes of McCloud.
Clute guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hawaii Five-O, Emergency!, The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, All in the Family, Adam-12 and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also appeared in a few episodes of Lou Grant, Wagon Train, Hogan's Heroes, My Three Sons and Cannon. Clute died on October 2, 1985, of cancer at the St. George Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 69.
Known For
TV Shows (40)

Ironside
1967
as Leone

Perry Mason
1957
as Taxi Driver

The Fugitive
1963
as Bartender / Joe - Newmark Aide

My Three Sons
1960

Wagon Train
1957
as Winnybill / Doc Simpson

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Producer #2

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Rudy

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Sparrow / Kurt / Max

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Everett Edwards

Get Smart
1965
as Transmanian Chaperone

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Waiter

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Bradford

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Mike

Bewitched
1964

Lou Grant
1977
as National Editor Jim

Adam-12
1968
as Farrel

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Mr. Schwartz

Dragnet
1951

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Hanson

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lembeck

Gunsmoke
1955
as Spencer

Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Paul La Guardia

Here's Lucy
1968
as Lieutenant Turner

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)

Ben Casey
1961
as Sam

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Lou Lewis

The Doris Day Show
1968
as Howard

Kojak
1973
as Det. Cahan / Barney Sullivan / Det. Jackson Kilpatrick

McCloud
1970
as Simms

Night Gallery
1970
as David Garrick (segment "Make Me Laugh")

That Girl
1966

The Odd Couple
1970
as Barney

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Stone

Dragnet
1967
as Sam Golden

The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Police Sergeant

Wendy and Me
1964

Fish
1977

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978

Code R
1977
as Dr. Warner

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Miller
Movies (32)

...And Justice for All
1979
as Polic

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

The Sting II
1983
as Ticket Clerk

Walking Tall
1973
as Sheldon Levine

Breakout
1975
as Henderson

The Big Heat
1953
as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

Spider-Man Strikes Back
1978
as Inspector DeCarlo

Executive Action
1973
as Depository Clerk

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
as Mechanic

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Townsman (uncredited)

The Red Ball Express
1952
as Military Police Captain (uncredited)

Sam Whiskey
1969
as Clem

5 Steps to Danger
1956
as Mechanic (uncredited)

The Rack
1956
as Hotel Clerk

F.I.S.T.
1978
as Company Negotiator

The Wild and the Innocent
1959
as Political Leader (uncredited)

Helter Skelter
1976
as Reporter

The Outside Man
1972
as Motel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Thursday's Game
1974
as Camp Director

The Big Fix
1978
as Mr. Johnson

The Death Squad
1974
as Driver

Five Branded Women
1960
as Milan

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Miller

Mitchell
1975
as Rudy Moran

Mohawk
1956
as Settler (uncredited)

The Bionic Woman
1975

Cry of Battle
1963
as Col. Ryker

The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Charles

Terror Among Us
1981
as Collins

Fugitive Family
1980
as Sam Todd

Inspector Perez
1983
as Officer

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Mr. Swenson
About Sidney Clute
Sidney Richard Clute (April 21, 1916 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was notable for playing Detective Paul La Guardia in 57 episodes of the American police procedural drama Cagney & Lacey (1982–85). He also played Detective Simms in 10 episodes of McCloud. Clute guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hawaii Five-O, Emergency!, The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, All in the Family, Adam-12 and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also appeared in a few episodes of Lou Grant, Wagon Train, H… With 72 credits spanning from 1946 to 1983, Sidney Clute has appeared in 32 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sidney Clute Movies
- ...And Justice for All (1979) — as Polic
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
- The Sting II (1983) — as Ticket Clerk
- Walking Tall (1973) — as Sheldon Levine
- Breakout (1975) — as Henderson
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