Chester Clute
Born
February 18, 1891
Died
April 2, 1956 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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

Scared Stiff
Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
1953

Colorado Sundown
Lawyer Davis
1952

All That I Have
Juror Meek
1951

Kentucky Jubilee
Horace Tilbury
1951

Stop That Cab
Lucy's Father
1951

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Upperbottom
1950

Lucky Losers
Conventioneer
1950

Kill the Umpire
Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
1950

The Good Humor Man
Meek Man (uncredited)
1950

Master Minds
Mike Barton
1949

Square Dance Jubilee
Yes-Man
1949

Mary Ryan, Detective
Chester Wiggin
1949

In the Good Old Summertime
Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
1949
Kimbar of the Jungle
Dr. Beaseley
1949

Ringside
Timid Man
1949

Blondie's Big Deal
Mayor A.K. Ramsey
1949

Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Worker
1948

The Strange Mrs. Crane
Fred Marlow
1948

Singin' Spurs
Mr. Totter
1948

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Doniger
1948
Train to Alcatraz
Conductor Yelvington
1948

Blondie's Reward
Leroy J. Blodgett
1948

On an Island with You
1948

On Our Merry Way
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1948

Mary Lou
Cheever Chesney
1948

Always Together
Furrier (uncredited)
1947

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Hotel Clerk
1947

The Perils of Pauline
Willie Millick (uncredited)
1947

The Crimson Key
Apartment House Desk Clerk
1947

Web of Danger
Cornflake Eater
1947

A Likely Story
Doctor Brown (uncredited)
1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Phillips (uncredited)
1947

Easy Come, Easy Go
Waiter
1947

Suddenly It's Spring
Workman (uncredited)
1947

The Time, The Place and The Girl
Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
1946

The Secret Heart
Old Man
1946

That Brennan Girl
Man in Night Club with Quarter
1946

Angel on My Shoulder
Kramer (uncredited)
1946

Spook Busters
Brown
1946

Down Missouri Way
Prof. Shaw
1946

Two Guys from Milwaukee
Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
1946

Canyon Passage
Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
1946

Inside Job
Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
1946

One Exciting Week
Mayor Clarence Teeple
1946

Two Sisters from Boston
George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1946

To Each His Own
Clarence Ingham
1946

Cinderella Jones
Krencher
1946

Sing Your Way Home
Mr. Heathcliffe
1945

She Went to the Races
Wallace Mason
1945

Mildred Pierce
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
1945

Arson Squad
Sam Purdy
1945

Anchors Aweigh
Iturbi's Assistant
1945

Lady on a Train
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1945

Guest Wife
Urban Nichols
1945

On Stage Everybody
Tupper (uncredited)
1945

Dangerous Partners
The Diner (uncredited)
1945

The Clock
Michael Henry
1945

Two O'Clock Courage
Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
1945

Earl Carroll Vanities
Mr. Weems
1945

The Man Who Walked Alone
Herman Monroe
1945

She Gets Her Man
Charlie., in Play
1945

The Town Went Wild
Mr. Kurtz
1944

The Falcon in Hollywood
Apartment Manager (uncredited)
1944

Nothing But Trouble
Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
1944

San Diego I Love You
Percy Caldwell
1944

Arsenic and Old Lace
Dr. Gilchrist
1944

Reckless Age
Jerkins
1944

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Mr. Collins
1944

3 Men in White
Mr. Burns (uncredited)
1944

Rationing
Senator's Receptionist
1944

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Mr. Pollup
1944

What a Woman
Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
1943

Here Comes Elmer
Postelwaite
1943

Swing Fever
Milbane
1943

Swing Fever
Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
1943

Princess O'Rourke
Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
1943

Crazy House
Fud
1943

So's Your Uncle
Dinwiddle
1943

The West Side Kid
Gwylim
1943

Someone to Remember
Mr. Roseby
1943

Du Barry Was a Lady
Dr. Pullit
1943

Crime Doctor
Headwaiter
1943

False Faces
Apartment Manager
1943

The Desperadoes
Rollo
1943

Three Hearts for Julia
Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
1943

The More the Merrier
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1943

Chatterbox
Wilfred Peckinpaugh
1943

Sagebrush Law
Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
1943

The Meanest Man in the World
Lawyer
1943

No Place for a Lady
'Yvonne', dress designer
1943

George Washington Slept Here
Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
1942

The Forest Rangers
Judge (uncredited)
1942

Get Hep to Love
Mr. Tolly
1942

Just Off Broadway
Sperty, Juror-Roommate
1942

Pardon My Sarong
Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
1942

My Favorite Spy
Higgenbotham
1942

The Spoilers
Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Goff
1942

Meet the Stewarts
Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
1942

The Wife Takes a Flyer
Adolphe Bietjelboer
1942

Larceny, Inc.
Mr. Buchanan
1942

This Gun for Hire
Rooming House Manager
1942

The Remarkable Andrew
Sam Marbery
1942

Valley of the Sun
Wilber - Governor's Secretary
1942

A Tragedy at Midnight
Pierre (uncredited)
1942

The Fleet's In
Justice of the Peace
1942

All Through the Night
Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1942

Wedding Worries
Judge Martin (uncredited)
1941

New York Town
Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
1941

Three Girls About Town
Frank - Magician
1941

Niagara Falls
Potter
1941

Hold Back the Dawn
Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
1941

Sun Valley Serenade
Process Server
1941

Unfinished Business
Mr. Beck
1941

Scattergood Meets Broadway
Quentin Van Deusen
1941

Manpower
Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
1941

She Knew All the Answers
Butter and Egg Man
1941

Love Thy Neighbor
Judge
1940

This Thing Called Love
1940

She Couldn't Say No
Ezra Pine
1940

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1940

A Little Bit of Heaven
Mr. Dixon
1940

Too Many Girls
Lister
1940

Hired Wife
Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
1940

Public Deb No. 1
Car Payment Man
1940

Dance, Girl, Dance
Bailey #2
1940

Wildcat Bus
Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
1940

Millionaires in Prison
Sidney Keats
1940

Turnabout
Briggs (uncredited)
1940

My Favorite Wife
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife
Johnson
1940

Blondie on a Budget
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
1940

Remember the Night
Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Pompous Man
1940

Invisible Stripes
Butler (uncredited)
1939
Laugh It Off
Eliot Rigby
1939

Too Busy to Work
Springer
1939

Television Spy
Harry Payne
1939

Dancing Co-Ed
Braddock
1939

Dust Be My Destiny
Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1939

Miracles for Sale
Waiter with Sugar
1939

The Spellbinder
Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
1939

Bachelor Mother
Oliver (uncredited)
1939

Dodge City
Coggins (uncredited)
1939

East Side of Heaven
Phil (uncredited)
1939

Artists and Models Abroad
Simpson
1938

Comet Over Broadway
Willis
1938

Annabel Takes a Tour
Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
1938

Hard to Get
Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
1938

Service de Luxe
Bridegroom
1938

Youth Takes a Fling
Salesman
1938

Sing, You Sinners
Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
1938

You Can't Take It with You
Hammond (uncredited)
1938

Mr. Chump
Ed Mason
1938

Rascals
Mr. Roger Adams
1938

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Department Store Manager (uncredited)
1938

Go Chase Yourself
Pushy Man in Bank (uncredited)
1938

He Couldn't Say No
Musgrave
1938

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Henry Barber (uncredited)
1938

Arsène Lupin Returns
Reporter (uncredited)
1938

The Jury's Secret
Secretary
1938

Change of Heart
Tom Jones
1938

Love Is a Headache
Pants Salesman (uncredited)
1938

True Confession
Juror (uncredited)
1937

Big Town Girl
Assistant Hotel Manager
1937

Living on Love
Jessup
1937

The Great Garrick
M. Moreau
1937

Live, Love and Learn
Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
1937

The Wrong Road
Dan O'Fearna
1937

Exclusive
Garner
1937

Dance Charlie Dance
Alvin Gussett
1937

Navy Blues
Uncle Andrew
1937

Crash Donovan
Mr. Horner (uncredited)
1936

Plane Crazy
Shy Husband
1933

Walking the Baby
1933

Along Came Ruth
Al - Hotel Social Director
1933
The Door Knocker
Clerk
1931

Personal Maid
Gary Family Servant (uncredited)
1931