Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Acting

Birthday

1891/02/18

Day of death

1956/04/02 (65 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Also know 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.

Acting
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6

(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace

as Dr. Gilchrist

Manpower
6.7

(1941) Manpower

as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1

(1942) Yankee Doodle Dandy

as Goff

Here Comes Elmer
0.0

(1943) Here Comes Elmer

as Postelwaite

One Exciting Week
6.0

(1946) One Exciting Week

as Mayor Clarence Teeple

True Confession
5.8

(1937) True Confession

as Juror (uncredited)

Nothing But Trouble
6.0

(1944) Nothing But Trouble

as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)

Kill the Umpire
6.3

(1950) Kill the Umpire

as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)

All Through the Night
7.0

(1942) All Through the Night

as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Larceny, Inc.
6.9

(1942) Larceny, Inc.

as Mr. Buchanan

The Town Went Wild
5.0

(1944) The Town Went Wild

as Mr. Kurtz

To Each His Own
6.8

(1946) To Each His Own

as Clarence Ingham

The Clock
7.2

(1945) The Clock

as Michael Henry

Just Off Broadway
5.0

(1942) Just Off Broadway

as Sperty, Juror-Roommate

6.0

(1948) Train to Alcatraz

as Conductor Yelvington

Change of Heart
5.0

(1938) Change of Heart

as Tom Jones

Plane Crazy
0.0

(1933) Plane Crazy

as Shy Husband

Colorado Sundown
3.3

(1952) Colorado Sundown

as Lawyer Davis

Guest Wife
6.2

(1945) Guest Wife

as Urban Nichols

A Tragedy at Midnight
4.0

(1942) A Tragedy at Midnight

as Pierre (uncredited)

Walking the Baby
5.5

(1933) Walking the Baby

as ---

Niagara Falls
6.8

(1941) Niagara Falls

as Potter

He Couldn't Say No
5.5

(1938) He Couldn't Say No

as Musgrave

Love Thy Neighbor
6.5

(1940) Love Thy Neighbor

as Judge

She Couldn't Say No
6.8

(1940) She Couldn't Say No

as Ezra Pine

Mr. Chump
0.0

(1938) Mr. Chump

as Ed Mason

Swing Fever
5.0

(1943) Swing Fever

as Milbane

Lucky Losers
5.8

(1950) Lucky Losers

as Conventioneer

Rationing
3.0

(1944) Rationing

as Senator's Receptionist

0.0

(1931) The Door Knocker

as Clerk

The Wrong Road
4.3

(1937) The Wrong Road

as Dan O'Fearna

The Desperadoes
5.7

(1943) The Desperadoes

as Rollo

Navy Blues
5.0

(1937) Navy Blues

as Uncle Andrew

Easy Come, Easy Go
0.0

(1947) Easy Come, Easy Go

as Waiter

Go Chase Yourself
4.5

(1938) Go Chase Yourself

as Pushy Man in Bank (uncredited)

Artists and Models Abroad
4.0

(1938) Artists and Models Abroad

as Simpson

Comet Over Broadway
5.0

(1938) Comet Over Broadway

as Willis

Service de Luxe
6.5

(1938) Service de Luxe

as Bridegroom

Spook Busters
4.7

(1946) Spook Busters

as Brown

Anchors Aweigh
6.8

(1945) Anchors Aweigh

as Iturbi's Assistant

She Went to the Races
5.5

(1945) She Went to the Races

as Wallace Mason

Kentucky Jubilee
5.5

(1951) Kentucky Jubilee

as Horace Tilbury

Annabel Takes a Tour
5.0

(1938) Annabel Takes a Tour

as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager

Millionaires in Prison
6.0

(1940) Millionaires in Prison

as Sidney Keats

Stop That Cab
0.0

(1951) Stop That Cab

as Lucy's Father

Television Spy
5.0

(1939) Television Spy

as Harry Payne

Three Hearts for Julia
6.0

(1943) Three Hearts for Julia

as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)

A Little Bit of Heaven
1.0

(1940) A Little Bit of Heaven

as Mr. Dixon

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.5

(1940) The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Johnson

Living on Love
5.8

(1937) Living on Love

as Jessup

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
7.0

(1938) Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

as Henry Barber (uncredited)

Youth Takes a Fling
1.0

(1938) Youth Takes a Fling

as Salesman

Live, Love and Learn
5.8

(1937) Live, Love and Learn

as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)

Love Is a Headache
5.7

(1938) Love Is a Headache

as Pants Salesman (uncredited)

Dance Charlie Dance
6.0

(1937) Dance Charlie Dance

as Alvin Gussett

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
6.0

(1938) Snow Gets in Your Eyes

as Department Store Manager (uncredited)

Exclusive
6.0

(1937) Exclusive

as Garner

Cinderella Jones
3.3

(1946) Cinderella Jones

as Krencher

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
0.0

(1944) Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

as Mr. Pollup

East Side of Heaven
7.1

(1939) East Side of Heaven

as Phil (uncredited)

Dodge City
6.9

(1939) Dodge City

as Coggins (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother
7.1

(1939) Bachelor Mother

as Oliver (uncredited)

The Spellbinder
6.0

(1939) The Spellbinder

as Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)

Miracles for Sale
6.4

(1939) Miracles for Sale

as Waiter with Sugar

Dancing Co-Ed
6.2

(1939) Dancing Co-Ed

as Braddock

Dust Be My Destiny
6.2

(1939) Dust Be My Destiny

as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns
5.8

(1938) Arsène Lupin Returns

as Reporter (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
6.6

(1949) In the Good Old Summertime

as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0

(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Pompous Man

Lady on a Train
6.5

(1945) Lady on a Train

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

A Likely Story
4.2

(1947) A Likely Story

as Doctor Brown (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Hammond (uncredited)

3 Men in White
6.0

(1944) 3 Men in White

as Mr. Burns (uncredited)

Arson Squad
0.0

(1945) Arson Squad

as Sam Purdy

Mildred Pierce
7.6

(1945) Mildred Pierce

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Remember the Night
7.3

(1940) Remember the Night

as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

Blondie on a Budget
6.0

(1940) Blondie on a Budget

as Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Mary Ryan, Detective
5.2

(1949) Mary Ryan, Detective

as Chester Wiggin

Hold Back the Dawn
6.6

(1941) Hold Back the Dawn

as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)

Dangerous Partners
6.3

(1945) Dangerous Partners

as The Diner (uncredited)

This Gun for Hire
6.9

(1942) This Gun for Hire

as Rooming House Manager

Scattergood Meets Broadway
0.0

(1941) Scattergood Meets Broadway

as Quentin Van Deusen

The West Side Kid
0.0

(1943) The West Side Kid

as Gwylim

Sagebrush Law
6.0

(1943) Sagebrush Law

as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)

The Forest Rangers
0.0

(1942) The Forest Rangers

as Judge (uncredited)

Rascals
6.0

(1938) Rascals

as Mr. Roger Adams

Sun Valley Serenade
6.9

(1941) Sun Valley Serenade

as Process Server

Hired Wife
6.8

(1940) Hired Wife

as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4

(1940) Dance, Girl, Dance

as Bailey #2

Sing, You Sinners
6.7

(1938) Sing, You Sinners

as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Scared Stiff
6.4

(1953) Scared Stiff

as Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)

Turnabout
6.0

(1940) Turnabout

as Briggs (uncredited)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
4.3

(1940) Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

My Favorite Wife
6.9

(1940) My Favorite Wife

as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Too Many Girls
5.7

(1940) Too Many Girls

as Lister

San Diego I Love You
6.3

(1944) San Diego I Love You

as Percy Caldwell

Master Minds
5.8

(1949) Master Minds

as Mike Barton

This Thing Called Love
8.0

(1940) This Thing Called Love

as ---

Wildcat Bus
4.6

(1940) Wildcat Bus

as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)

The Strange Mrs. Crane
6.0

(1948) The Strange Mrs. Crane

as Fred Marlow

2.0

(1939) Laugh It Off

as Eliot Rigby

Two Guys from Milwaukee
4.8

(1946) Two Guys from Milwaukee

as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)

Two O'Clock Courage
6.1

(1945) Two O'Clock Courage

as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)

What a Woman
5.6

(1943) What a Woman

as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)

Suddenly It's Spring
4.3

(1947) Suddenly It's Spring

as Workman (uncredited)

The Time, The Place and The Girl
5.4

(1946) The Time, The Place and The Girl

as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)

Someone to Remember
7.0

(1943) Someone to Remember

as Mr. Roseby

The Perils of Pauline
6.2

(1947) The Perils of Pauline

as Willie Millick (uncredited)

George Washington Slept Here
6.3

(1942) George Washington Slept Here

as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)

Earl Carroll Vanities
5.0

(1945) Earl Carroll Vanities

as Mr. Weems

Crime Doctor
6.2

(1943) Crime Doctor

as Headwaiter

Three Girls About Town
5.3

(1941) Three Girls About Town

as Frank - Magician

The Fleet's In
7.0

(1942) The Fleet's In

as Justice of the Peace

Singin' Spurs
0.0

(1948) Singin' Spurs

as Mr. Totter

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
6.0

(1944) Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Mr. Collins

Valley of the Sun
5.8

(1942) Valley of the Sun

as Wilber - Governor's Secretary

The Spoilers
6.2

(1942) The Spoilers

as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)

Square Dance Jubilee
7.0

(1949) Square Dance Jubilee

as Yes-Man

The Falcon in Hollywood
6.0

(1944) The Falcon in Hollywood

as Apartment Manager (uncredited)

On Our Merry Way
5.5

(1948) On Our Merry Way

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

The Wife Takes a Flyer
4.5

(1942) The Wife Takes a Flyer

as Adolphe Bietjelboer

Chatterbox
0.0

(1943) Chatterbox

as Wilfred Peckinpaugh

Big Town Girl
6.0

(1937) Big Town Girl

as Assistant Hotel Manager

New York Town
10.0

(1941) New York Town

as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)

Mary Lou
0.0

(1948) Mary Lou

as Cheever Chesney

The Remarkable Andrew
8.2

(1942) The Remarkable Andrew

as Sam Marbery

Get Hep to Love
4.0

(1942) Get Hep to Love

as Mr. Tolly

Inside Job
5.6

(1946) Inside Job

as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show

Unfinished Business
5.3

(1941) Unfinished Business

as Mr. Beck

My Favorite Spy
5.2

(1942) My Favorite Spy

as Higgenbotham

Ringside
4.3

(1949) Ringside

as Timid Man

Public Deb No. 1
4.2

(1940) Public Deb No. 1

as Car Payment Man

The More the Merrier
6.8

(1943) The More the Merrier

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

False Faces
7.0

(1943) False Faces

as Apartment Manager

Web of Danger
4.8

(1947) Web of Danger

as Cornflake Eater

All That I Have
5.0

(1951) All That I Have

as Juror Meek

She Knew All the Answers
6.3

(1941) She Knew All the Answers

as Butter and Egg Man

So's Your Uncle
5.0

(1943) So's Your Uncle

as Dinwiddle

She Gets Her Man
3.7

(1945) She Gets Her Man

as Charlie., in Play

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

(1947) It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Phillips (uncredited)

Wedding Worries
6.0

(1941) Wedding Worries

as Judge Martin

Too Busy to Work
0.0

(1939) Too Busy to Work

as Springer

Du Barry was a Lady
6.1

(1943) Du Barry was a Lady

as Dr. Pullit

Crazy House
5.0

(1943) Crazy House

as Fud

No Place for a Lady
6.0

(1943) No Place for a Lady

as 'Yvonne', dress designer

Princess O'Rourke
6.4

(1943) Princess O'Rourke

as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)

On an Island with You
5.6

(1948) On an Island with You

as ---

Hard to Get
6.0

(1938) Hard to Get

as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)

The Jury's Secret
3.0

(1938) The Jury's Secret

as Secretary

Crash Donovan
0.0

(1936) Crash Donovan

as Mr. Horner (uncredited)

Reckless Age
0.0

(1944) Reckless Age

as Jerkins

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
6.0

(1948) Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Doniger

The Secret Heart
6.3

(1946) The Secret Heart

as Old Man

Angel on My Shoulder
6.4

(1946) Angel on My Shoulder

as Kramer (uncredited)

Always Together
6.7

(1947) Always Together

as Furrier (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man
6.0

(1950) The Good Humor Man

as Meek Man (uncredited)

Pardon My Sarong
6.5

(1942) Pardon My Sarong

as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
5.7

(1945) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl
5.3

(1946) That Brennan Girl

as Man in Night Club with Quarter

On Stage Everybody
0.0

(1945) On Stage Everybody

as Tupper (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
6.0

(1946) Two Sisters from Boston

as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)

The Man Who Walked Alone
5.5

(1945) The Man Who Walked Alone

as Herman Monroe

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
6.0

(1947) Joe Palooka in the Knockout

as Hotel Clerk

Swing Fever
5.0

(1943) Swing Fever

as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
0.0

(1950) Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

as Upperbottom

Personal Maid
3.0

(1931) Personal Maid

as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)

Blondie's Big Deal
6.2

(1949) Blondie's Big Deal

as Mayor A.K. Ramsey

Blondie's Reward
6.5

(1948) Blondie's Reward

as Leroy J. Blodgett

Down Missouri Way
0.0

(1946) Down Missouri Way

as Prof. Shaw

The Meanest Man in the World
6.4

(1943) The Meanest Man in the World

as Lawyer

The Great Garrick
5.9

(1937) The Great Garrick

as M. Moreau

The Crimson Key
4.3

(1947) The Crimson Key

as Apartment House Desk Clerk

Jiggs and Maggie in Court
0.0

(1948) Jiggs and Maggie in Court

as Worker

Meet the Stewarts
6.0

(1942) Meet the Stewarts

as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)

Sing Your Way Home
5.2

(1945) Sing Your Way Home

as Mr. Heathcliffe

0.0

(1949) Kimbar of the Jungle

as Dr. Beaseley

Canyon Passage
6.6

(1946) Canyon Passage

as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)

0.0

(1933) Along Came Ruth

as Al - Hotel Social Director

Invisible Stripes
6.2

(1939) Invisible Stripes

as Butler (uncredited)