Acting
Chester Clute
EN, NL cinema · 181 credits
Born
18 February 1891
Died
2 April 1956 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Chester Lamont 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.
Known for
Filmography
Scared Stiff
as Man with Spaghetti (uncredited)
Colorado Sundown
as Lawyer Davis
Kentucky Jubilee
as Horace Tilbury
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Father
All That I Have
as Juror Meek
Kill the Umpire
as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
Lucky Losers
as Conventioneer
The Good Humor Man
as Meek Man (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Upperbottom
In the Good Old Summertime
as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Chester Wiggin
Master Minds
as Mike Barton
Square Dance Jubilee
as Yes-Man
Ringside
as Timid Man
Blondie's Big Deal
as Mayor A.K. Ramsey
Train to Alcatraz
1948
Train to Alcatraz
as Conductor Yelvington
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Fred Marlow
Singin' Spurs
as Mr. Totter
On Our Merry Way
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Mary Lou
as Cheever Chesney
On an Island with You
as (uncredited)
Blondie's Reward
as Leroy J. Blodgett
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Waiter
A Likely Story
as Doctor Brown (uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring
as Workman (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
as Willie Millick (uncredited)
Web of Danger
as Cornflake Eater
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Phillips (uncredited)
Always Together
as Furrier (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Hotel Clerk
The Crimson Key
as Apartment House Desk Clerk
One Exciting Week
as Mayor Clarence Teeple
To Each His Own
as Clarence Ingham
Spook Busters
as Brown
Cinderella Jones
as Krencher
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
Inside Job
as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
The Secret Heart
as Old Man
Angel on My Shoulder
as Kramer (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
as Man in Night Club with Quarter
Two Sisters from Boston
as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Shaw
Canyon Passage
as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Clock
as Michael Henry
Guest Wife
as Urban Nichols
Anchors Aweigh
as Iturbi's Assistant
She Went to the Races
as Wallace Mason
Lady on a Train
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Arson Squad
as Sam Purdy
Mildred Pierce
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners
as The Diner (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Mr. Weems
She Gets Her Man
as Charlie., in Play
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
as Tupper (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Herman Monroe
Sing Your Way Home
as Mr. Heathcliffe, as Heathcliffe (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Dr. Gilchrist
Nothing But Trouble
as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
as Mr. Kurtz
Rationing
as Senator's Receptionist
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Mr. Pollup
3 Men in White
as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
San Diego I Love You
as Percy
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mr. Collins
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Reckless Age
as Jerkins
Here Comes Elmer
as Postelwaite
Swing Fever
as Milbane, as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
as Rollo
Three Hearts for Julia
as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
as Gwylim
Sagebrush Law
as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
What a Woman
as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
as Mr. Roseby
Crime Doctor
as Headwaiter
Chatterbox
as Wilfred Peckinpaugh
False Faces
as Apartment Manager
The More the Merrier
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
as Dinwiddle
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Fud
No Place for a Lady
as 'Yvonne', dress designer
Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World
as Lawyer (uncredited)
All Through the Night
as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Buchanan
Just Off Broadway
as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Pierre (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
as Rooming House Manager
The Forest Rangers
as Judge (uncredited)
George Washington Slept Here
as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
as Justice of the Peace
Valley of the Sun
as Wilber (uncredited)
The Spoilers
as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Adolphe Bietjelboer
The Remarkable Andrew
as Sam Marbery
Get Hep to Love
as Mr. Tolly
My Favorite Spy
as Higgenbotham
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
Manpower
as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
as Potter
Hold Back the Dawn
as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
Scattergood Meets Broadway
as Quentin Van Deusen
Sun Valley Serenade
as Process Server
Three Girls About Town
as Frank - Magician
New York Town
as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
Unfinished Business
as Mr. Beck
She Knew All the Answers
as Butter and Egg Man
Wedding Worries
as Judge Martin (uncredited)
They Met in Argentina
as B.A. Jackson, Hastings' Secretary (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Judge
She Couldn't Say No
as Ezra Pine
Millionaires in Prison
as Sidney Keats
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Mr. Dixon
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Johnson
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Pompous Man
Remember the Night
as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Hired Wife
as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Bailey #2
Turnabout
as Briggs (uncredited)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
My Favorite Wife
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
as Lister
Wildcat Bus
as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Car Payment Man
Television Spy
as Harry Payne
Dodge City
as Coggins (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
as Phil (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
as Oliver (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
as Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
as Waiter with Sugar
Dancing Co-Ed
as Braddock
Dust Be My Destiny
as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Laugh It Off
1939
Laugh It Off
as Eliot Rigby
Too Busy to Work
as Springer
Invisible Stripes
as Butler (uncredited)
Change of Heart
as Tom Jones
He Couldn't Say No
as Musgrave
Mr. Chump
as Ed Mason
Go Chase Yourself
as Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
Artists and Models Abroad
as Simpson
Comet Over Broadway
as Willis
Service de Luxe
as Bridegroom
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
as Henry Barber (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
as Salesman
Love Is a Headache
as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Hammond (uncredited)
Rascals
as Mr. Roger Adams
Sing, You Sinners
as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Hard to Get
as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
as Secretary
True Confession
as Juror (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
as Dan O'Fearna
Navy Blues
as Uncle Andrew
Living on Love
as Jessup
Live, Love and Learn
as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Alvin Gussett
Exclusive
as Garner
Big Town Girl
as Assistant Hotel Manager
The Great Garrick
as M. Moreau
Crash Donovan
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Plane Crazy
as Shy Husband
Along Came Ruth
as Al - Hotel Social Director
Personal Maid
as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)