Chester Clute
Known for Acting · 180 credits
- Born
- 1891-02-18
- Died
- 1956-04-02
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- 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.
Known For
Movies (180)
The Clock
1945
as Michael Henry
Guest Wife
1945
as Urban Nichols
Arson Squad
1945
as Sam Purdy
Swing Fever
1943
as Milbane / Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
The Forest Rangers
1942
as Judge (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Dr. Gilchrist
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Goff
On Our Merry Way
1948
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
1943
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
1940
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
1943
as Rollo
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Hammond (uncredited)
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
My Favorite Wife
1940
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Postelwaite
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Butler (uncredited)
Ringside
1949
as Timid Man
Laugh It Off
1939
as Eliot Rigby
Dodge City
1939
as Coggins (uncredited)
The Door Knocker
1931
as Clerk
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Bailey #2
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Mr. Heathcliffe / Heathcliffe (uncredited)
The Crimson Key
1947
as Apartment House Desk Clerk
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Mr. Buchanan
Canyon Passage
1946
as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Sam Marbery
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Phillips (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Man in Night Club with Quarter
Hired Wife
1940
as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
Kill the Umpire
1950
as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Willie Millick (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Meek Man (uncredited)
To Each His Own
1946
as Clarence Ingham
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners
1945
as The Diner (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Fud
Service de Luxe
1938
as Bridegroom
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
The Secret Heart
1946
as Old Man
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Adolphe Bietjelboer
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Frank - Magician
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Mr. Weems
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Johnson
Turnabout
1940
as Briggs (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Chester Wiggin
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Pierre (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Iturbi's Assistant
She Went to the Races
1945
as Wallace Mason
The Spoilers
1942
as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
True Confession
1937
as Juror (uncredited)
The Great Garrick
1937
as M. Moreau
The Fleet's In
1942
as Justice of the Peace
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Higgenbotham
Mr. Chump
1938
as Ed Mason
Crime Doctor
1943
as Headwaiter
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Sidney Keats
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
Colorado Sundown
1952
as Lawyer Davis
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Judge
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Conductor Yelvington
Rationing
1944
as Senator's Receptionist
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Alvin Gussett
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Wilber (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1938
as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
1945
as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
3 Men in White
1944
as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
1941
as Potter
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
Scared Stiff
1953
as Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Rooming House Manager
Remember the Night
1940
as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Mr. Kurtz
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Willis
Too Many Girls
1940
as Lister
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Kramer (uncredited)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944
as Mr. Collins
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mr. Tolly
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Krencher
One Exciting Week
1946
as Mayor Clarence Teeple
Television Spy
1939
as Harry Payne
Spook Busters
1946
as Brown
On an Island with You
1948
as (uncredited)
Just Off Broadway
1942
as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
Blondie's Reward
1948
as Leroy J. Blodgett
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Dinwiddle
No Place for a Lady
1943
as 'Yvonne', dress designer
Reckless Age
1944
as Jerkins
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Secretary
Let's Go Stepping
Exclusive
1937
as Garner
The Wrong Road
1937
as Dan O'Fearna
On Stage Everybody
1945
as Tupper (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Worker
San Diego I Love You
1944
as Percy
He Couldn't Say No
1938
as Musgrave
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Braddock
She Gets Her Man
1945
as Charlie., in Play
Crash Donovan
1936
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Assistant Hotel Manager
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Oliver (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Herman Monroe
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
Kimbar of the Jungle
1949
as Dr. Beaseley
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
About Chester Clute
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. With 180 credits spanning from 1931 to 1953, Chester Clute has appeared in 180 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chester Clute Movies
- The Clock (1945) — as Michael Henry
- Guest Wife (1945) — as Urban Nichols
- Arson Squad (1945) — as Sam Purdy
- Swing Fever (1943) — as Milbane / Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
- The Forest Rangers (1942) — as Judge (uncredited)
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