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