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