Chester Clute
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-18
Day of Death
1956-04-02 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Chester 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
Acting
(1953)
Scared Stiff
as Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
(1952)
Colorado Sundown
as Lawyer Davis
(1951)
All That I Have
as Juror Meek
(1951)
Kentucky Jubilee
as Horace Tilbury
(1951)
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Father
(1950)
Lucky Losers
as Conventioneer
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Meek Man (uncredited)
(1950)
Kill the Umpire
as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
(1950)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Upperbottom
(1949)
In the Good Old Summertime
as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
(1949)
Master Minds
as Mike Barton
(1949)
Ringside
as Timid Man
(1949)
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Chester Wiggin
(1949)
Blondie's Big Deal
as Mayor A.K. Ramsey
(1949)
Square Dance Jubilee
as Yes-Man
(1949)
Kimbar of the Jungle
as Dr. Beaseley
(1948)
On Our Merry Way
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1948)
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Doniger
(1948)
(1948)
Train to Alcatraz
as Conductor Yelvington
(1948)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Worker
(1948)
Blondie's Reward
as Leroy J. Blodgett
(1948)
Mary Lou
as Cheever Chesney
(1948)
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Fred Marlow
(1948)
Singin' Spurs
as Mr. Totter
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Phillips (uncredited)
(1947)
Always Together
as Furrier (uncredited)
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Willie Millick (uncredited)
(1947)
A Likely Story
as Doctor Brown (uncredited)
(1947)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Hotel Clerk
(1947)
Suddenly It's Spring
as Workman (uncredited)
(1947)
Web of Danger
as Cornflake Eater
(1947)
The Crimson Key
as Apartment House Desk Clerk
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Waiter
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
(1946)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Kramer (uncredited)
(1946)
To Each His Own
as Clarence Ingham
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1946)
That Brennan Girl
as Man in Night Club with Quarter
(1946)
Spook Busters
as Brown
(1946)
Inside Job
as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
as Krencher
(1946)
The Secret Heart
as Old Man
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Mayor Clarence Teeple
(1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
(1946)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
(1946)
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Shaw
(1945)
Mildred Pierce
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
(1945)
Anchors Aweigh
as Iturbi's Assistant
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
(1945)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
(1945)
The Clock
as Michael Henry
(1945)
Lady on a Train
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as The Diner (uncredited)
(1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Herman Monroe
(1945)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Mr. Weems
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as Tupper (uncredited)
(1945)
Guest Wife
as Urban Nichols
(1945)
She Went to the Races
as Wallace Mason
(1945)
Arson Squad
as Sam Purdy
(1945)
She Gets Her Man
as Charlie., in Play
(1945)
Sing Your Way Home
as Mr. Heathcliffe
(1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Dr. Gilchrist
(1944)
Rationing
as Senator's Receptionist
(1944)
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
(1944)
Nothing But Trouble
as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
(1944)
The Town Went Wild
as Mr. Kurtz
(1944)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mr. Collins
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
(1944)
San Diego I Love You
as Percy Caldwell
(1944)
Reckless Age
as Jerkins
(1944)
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Mr. Pollup
(1943)
The More the Merrier
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1943)
The Desperadoes
as Rollo
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Dr. Pullit
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Milbane
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
(1943)
Crazy House
as Fud
(1943)
What a Woman
as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
(1943)
Three Hearts for Julia
as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
(1943)
Crime Doctor
as Headwaiter
(1943)
The Meanest Man in the World
as Lawyer
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Dinwiddle
(1943)
Chatterbox
as Wilfred Peckinpaugh
(1943)
No Place for a Lady
as 'Yvonne', dress designer
(1943)
Here Comes Elmer
as Postelwaite
(1943)
False Faces
as Apartment Manager
(1943)
Sagebrush Law
as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
(1943)
The West Side Kid
as Gwylim
(1943)
Someone to Remember
as Mr. Roseby
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Rooming House Manager
(1942)
The Spoilers
as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Goff
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Buchanan
(1942)
All Through the Night
as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1942)
The Forest Rangers
as Judge (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
(1942)
Just Off Broadway
as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
(1942)
The Fleet's In
as Justice of the Peace
(1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Pierre (uncredited)
(1942)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Sam Marbery
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Higgenbotham
(1942)
Valley of the Sun
as Wilber - Governor's Secretary
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Mr. Tolly
(1942)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Adolphe Bietjelboer
(1942)
George Washington Slept Here
as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
(1941)
Manpower
as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Potter
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Frank - Magician
(1941)
Sun Valley Serenade
as Process Server
(1941)
Unfinished Business
as Mr. Beck
(1941)
New York Town
as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
(1941)
Wedding Worries
as Judge Martin (uncredited)
(1941)
She Knew All the Answers
as Butter and Egg Man
(1941)
Scattergood Meets Broadway
as Quentin Van Deusen
(1940)
My Favorite Wife
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
(1940)
Remember the Night
as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
(1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Bailey #2
(1940)
Turnabout
as Briggs (uncredited)
(1940)
Hired Wife
as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Johnson
(1940)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Pompous Man
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
(1940)
Blondie on a Budget
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
(1940)
Too Many Girls
as Lister
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as Sidney Keats
(1940)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Judge
(1940)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1940)
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Mr. Dixon
(1940)
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Car Payment Man
(1940)
She Couldn't Say No
as Ezra Pine
(1939)
Dodge City
as Coggins (uncredited)
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Oliver (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Butler (uncredited)
(1939)
The Spellbinder
as Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
(1939)
Television Spy
as Harry Payne
(1939)
East Side of Heaven
as Phil (uncredited)
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1939)
Miracles for Sale
as Waiter with Sugar
(1939)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Braddock
(1939)
Too Busy to Work
as Springer
(1939)
Laugh It Off
as Eliot Rigby
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Hammond (uncredited)
(1938)
Artists and Models Abroad
as Simpson
(1938)
Rascals
as Mr. Roger Adams
(1938)
Hard to Get
as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1938)
The Jury's Secret
as Secretary
(1938)
He Couldn't Say No
as Musgrave
(1938)
Love Is a Headache
as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
(1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
(1938)
Mr. Chump
as Ed Mason
(1938)
Go Chase Yourself
as Pushy Man in Bank (uncredited)
(1938)
Comet Over Broadway
as Willis
(1938)
Youth Takes a Fling
as Salesman
(1938)
Sing, You Sinners
as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
(1938)
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
as Henry Barber (uncredited)
(1938)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
(1938)
Service de Luxe
as Bridegroom
(1938)
Change of Heart
as Tom Jones
(1937)
Exclusive
as Garner
(1937)
True Confession
as Juror (uncredited)
(1937)
Live, Love and Learn
as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
(1937)
The Wrong Road
as Dan O'Fearna
(1937)
The Great Garrick
as M. Moreau
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Assistant Hotel Manager
(1937)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Alvin Gussett
(1937)
Navy Blues
as Uncle Andrew
(1937)
Living on Love
as Jessup
(1936)
Crash Donovan
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
(1933)
Plane Crazy
as Shy Husband
(1933)
Along Came Ruth
as Al - Hotel Social Director
(1933)
(1931)
Personal Maid
as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)
(1931)
The Door Knocker
as Clerk