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Chester Clute

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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.

Born

Feb 18, 1891

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Died

Apr 02, 1956

Known For

Acting

Movies

183 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Dr. Gilchrist
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Hammond (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942

as Rooming House Manager
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Iturbi's Assistant
Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

as Coggins (uncredited)
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940

as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Goff
Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940

as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • as Dr. Gilchrist
★ 7.6
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • as Hammond (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
1945 • as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
★ 7.6
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
1942 • as Rooming House Manager
★ 7.0
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 • as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Clock
The Clock
1945 • as Michael Henry
★ 7.1
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • as Iturbi's Assistant
★ 6.8
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • as Coggins (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
1939 • as Oliver (uncredited)
★ 7.2
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1942 • as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 • as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
★ 6.7
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
1940 • as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 • as Goff
★ 7.0
Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
1953 • as Man with Spaghetti (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes
1943 • as Rollo
★ 5.9
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 • as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 • as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
★ 7.3
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 • as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.7
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way
1948 • as Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 5.7
To Each His Own
To Each His Own
1946 • as Clarence Ingham
★ 7.0
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn
1937 • as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
★ 5.6
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 • as Phillips (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home
1945 • as Mr. Heathcliffe
★ 5.6
Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home
1945 • as Heathcliffe (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 • as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 • as Bailey #2
★ 6.4
The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In
1942 • as Justice of the Peace
★ 7.3
Manpower
Manpower
1941 • as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Swing Fever
Swing Fever
1943 • as Milbane
★ 6.0
Swing Fever
Swing Fever
1943 • as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Guest Wife
Guest Wife
1945 • as Urban Nichols
★ 6.2
Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder
1946 • as Kramer (uncredited)
★ 6.5
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948 • as (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Ringside
Ringside
1949 • as Timid Man
★ 5.0
Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun
1942 • as Wilber (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
1947 • as Willie Millick (uncredited)
★ 6.7
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
1940
★ 8.4
Three Hearts for Julia
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 • as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945 • as Herman Monroe
★ 5.9
The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944 • as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1947 • as Hotel Clerk
★ 8.0
Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong
1942 • as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Two O'Clock Courage
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 • as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 • as Frank - Magician
★ 6.5
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
1942 • as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 • as Secretary
★ 5.0
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 • as Johnson
★ 6.8
Blondie on a Budget
Blondie on a Budget
1940 • as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.5
She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers
1941 • as Butter and Egg Man
★ 6.6
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train
1945 • as Train Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • as Mr. Buchanan
★ 7.1
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 • as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer
1943 • as Postelwaite
★ 10.0
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 • as Headwaiter
★ 6.4
Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl
1937 • as Assistant Hotel Manager
★ 7.0
That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl
1946 • as Man in Night Club with Quarter
★ 5.5
Arson Squad
Arson Squad
1945 • as Sam Purdy
★ 9.0
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 • as Salesman
★ 5.5
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 • as Car Payment Man
★ 4.9
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No
1940 • as Ezra Pine
★ 7.5
The Crimson Key
The Crimson Key
1947 • as Apartment House Desk Clerk
★ 4.5
The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
1944 • as Mr. Kurtz
★ 7.0
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 • as Doniger
★ 7.5
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
★ 5.5
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
1943 • as 'Yvonne', dress designer
★ 6.0
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 • as Waiter
★ 7.0
Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache
1938 • as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers
1942 • as Judge (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 • as Process Server
★ 7.1
Exclusive
Exclusive
1937 • as Garner
★ 7.0
So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle
1943 • as Dinwiddle
★ 6.0
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 • as Pompous Man
★ 5.3
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 • as Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938 • as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 • as Old Man
★ 6.5
East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven
1939 • as Phil (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 • as Fud
★ 6.0
San Diego I Love You
San Diego I Love You
1944 • as Percy
★ 6.8
True Confession
True Confession
1937 • as Juror (uncredited)
★ 6.1
She Went to the Races
She Went to the Races
1945 • as Wallace Mason
★ 6.0
He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No
1938 • as Musgrave
★ 6.5
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
1939 • as Springer
★ 10.0
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 • as Mr. Tolly
★ 7.0
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • as Sam Marbery
★ 7.4
They Met in Argentina
They Met in Argentina
1941 • as B.A. Jackson, Hastings' Secretary (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 • as Adolphe Bietjelboer
★ 5.5
New York Town
New York Town
1941 • as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
★ 8.5
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man
1950 • as Meek Man (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
1939 • as Braddock
★ 6.6
Blondie's Big Deal
Blondie's Big Deal
1949 • as Mayor A.K. Ramsey
★ 6.6
What a Woman
What a Woman
1943 • as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls
1940 • as Lister
★ 5.9
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950 • as Upperbottom
★ 7.0
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke
1943 • as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944 • as Mr. Collins
★ 7.0
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • as Judge
★ 7.3
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
1940 • as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad
1938 • as Simpson
★ 4.8
Web of Danger
Web of Danger
1947 • as Cornflake Eater
★ 5.5
3 Men in White
3 Men in White
1944 • as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
★ 6.4
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942 • as Pierre (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Master Minds
Master Minds
1949 • as Mike Barton
★ 6.4
Blondie's Reward
Blondie's Reward
1948 • as Leroy J. Blodgett
★ 6.8
The West Side Kid
The West Side Kid
1943 • as Gwylim
The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948 • as Fred Marlow
★ 6.3
Inside Job
Inside Job
1946 • as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
★ 5.9
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944 • as Mr. Pollup
★ 7.0
Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938 • as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
★ 5.7
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
1941 • as Mr. Beck
★ 6.5
Suddenly It's Spring
Suddenly It's Spring
1947 • as Workman (uncredited)
★ 4.3
A Likely Story
A Likely Story
1947 • as Doctor Brown (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
★ 6.8
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
1945 • as Charlie., in Play
★ 5.3
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949 • as Chester Wiggin
★ 5.3
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 • as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 5.5
All That I Have
All That I Have
1951 • as Juror Meek
★ 6.0
Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway
1942 • as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
★ 5.8
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
1946 • as Krencher
★ 3.8
Personal Maid
Personal Maid
1931 • as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself
1938 • as Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
1944 • as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway
1938 • as Willis
★ 5.7
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick
1937 • as M. Moreau
★ 6.6
The Time, The Place and The Girl
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 • as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
★ 5.7
A Little Bit of Heaven
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940 • as Mr. Dixon
★ 4.5
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948 • as Worker
★ 8.0
Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers
1950 • as Conventioneer
★ 6.6
Living on Love
Living on Love
1937 • as Jessup
★ 6.1
False Faces
False Faces
1943 • as Apartment Manager
★ 8.0
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan
1936 • as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
★ 8.0
movie
Train to Alcatraz
1948 • as Conductor Yelvington
★ 7.7
movie
Let's Go Stepping
★ 8.0
Scattergood Meets Broadway
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941 • as Quentin Van Deusen
★ 7.5
Square Dance Jubilee
Square Dance Jubilee
1949 • as Yes-Man
★ 5.0
Sagebrush Law
Sagebrush Law
1943 • as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Spook Busters
Spook Busters
1946 • as Brown
★ 5.5
Turnabout
Turnabout
1940 • as Briggs (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Mr. Chump
Mr. Chump
1938 • as Ed Mason
★ 10.0
Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 • as Mr. Weems
★ 5.4
Wedding Worries
Wedding Worries
1941 • as Judge Martin (uncredited)
★ 6.3
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1942 • as Higgenbotham
★ 5.7
Millionaires in Prison
Millionaires in Prison
1940 • as Sidney Keats
★ 6.1
The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder
1939 • as Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Always Together
Always Together
1947 • as Furrier (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937 • as Uncle Andrew
★ 6.0
Dance Charlie Dance
Dance Charlie Dance
1937 • as Alvin Gussett
★ 8.0
Rationing
Rationing
1944 • as Senator's Receptionist
★ 4.0
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 • as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.5
On Stage Everybody
On Stage Everybody
1945 • as Tupper (uncredited)
★ 8.0
movie
Kimbar of the Jungle
1949 • as Dr. Beaseley
Dangerous Partners
Dangerous Partners
1945 • as The Diner (uncredited)
★ 6.8
movie
Laugh It Off
1939 • as Eliot Rigby
★ 6.0
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale
1939 • as Waiter with Sugar
★ 6.5
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
1941 • as Potter
★ 6.7
Walking the Baby
Walking the Baby
1933
★ 6.3
Rascals
Rascals
1938 • as Mr. Roger Adams
★ 7.0
Chatterbox
Chatterbox
1943 • as Wilfred Peckinpaugh
★ 10.0
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
1938 • as Henry Barber (uncredited)
★ 7.3
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946 • as Mayor Clarence Teeple
★ 6.5
Colorado Sundown
Colorado Sundown
1952 • as Lawyer Davis
★ 5.0
Mary Lou
Mary Lou
1948 • as Cheever Chesney
Kentucky Jubilee
Kentucky Jubilee
1951 • as Horace Tilbury
★ 6.0
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 • as Bridegroom
★ 6.6
Reckless Age
Reckless Age
1944 • as Jerkins
★ 9.0
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 • as Mr. Roseby
★ 7.7
movie
Blonde Ransom
1945 • as Clerk
★ 8.0
Television Spy
Television Spy
1939 • as Harry Payne
★ 7.5
Sing, You Sinners
Sing, You Sinners
1938 • as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Singin' Spurs
Singin' Spurs
1948 • as Mr. Totter
★ 7.0
movie
The Door Knocker
1931 • as Clerk
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1938 • as Tom Jones
★ 7.0
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
1946 • as Prof. Shaw
★ 8.0
Along Came Ruth
Along Came Ruth
1933 • as Al - Hotel Social Director
★ 7.0
Plane Crazy
Plane Crazy
1933 • as Shy Husband
★ 10.0
The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road
1937 • as Dan O'Fearna
★ 4.8
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
1951 • as Lucy's Father
★ 9.0