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
| Birth Location | Orange, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891-02-18 |
| Died | 1956-04-02 |
Movies
Scared Stiff
as Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
1953
Colorado Sundown
as Lawyer Davis
1952
All That I Have
as Juror Meek
1951
Kentucky Jubilee
as Horace Tilbury
1951
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Father
1951
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Upperbottom
1950
Lucky Losers
as Conventioneer
1950
Kill the Umpire
as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Meek Man (uncredited)
1950
Master Minds
as Mike Barton
1949
Square Dance Jubilee
as Yes-Man
1949
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Chester Wiggin
1949
In the Good Old Summertime
as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
1949
Kimbar of the Jungle
as Dr. Beaseley
1949
Ringside
as Timid Man
1949
Blondie's Big Deal
as Mayor A.K. Ramsey
1949
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Worker
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Fred Marlow
1948
Singin' Spurs
as Mr. Totter
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Doniger
1948
Train to Alcatraz
as Conductor Yelvington
1948
Blondie's Reward
as Leroy J. Blodgett
1948
On Our Merry Way
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1948
Mary Lou
as Cheever Chesney
1948
Always Together
as Furrier (uncredited)
1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Hotel Clerk
1947
The Perils of Pauline
as Willie Millick (uncredited)
1947
The Crimson Key
as Apartment House Desk Clerk
1947
Web of Danger
as Cornflake Eater
1947
A Likely Story
as Doctor Brown (uncredited)
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Phillips (uncredited)
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Waiter
1947
Suddenly It's Spring
as Workman (uncredited)
1947
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
1946
The Secret Heart
as Old Man
1946
That Brennan Girl
as Man in Night Club with Quarter
1946
Angel on My Shoulder
as Kramer (uncredited)
1946
Spook Busters
as Brown
1946
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Shaw
1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
1946
Inside Job
as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
1946
One Exciting Week
as Mayor Clarence Teeple
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1946
To Each His Own
as Clarence Ingham
1946
Cinderella Jones
as Krencher
1946
Sing Your Way Home
as Mr. Heathcliffe
1945
She Went to the Races
as Wallace Mason
1945
Mildred Pierce
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
1945
Arson Squad
as Sam Purdy
1945
Anchors Aweigh
as Iturbi's Assistant
1945
Lady on a Train
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1945
Guest Wife
as Urban Nichols
1945
On Stage Everybody
as Tupper (uncredited)
1945
The Clock
as Michael Henry
1945
Two O'Clock Courage
as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Mr. Weems
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Herman Monroe
1945
She Gets Her Man
as Charlie., in Play
1945
The Town Went Wild
as Mr. Kurtz
1944
The Falcon in Hollywood
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
1944
Nothing But Trouble
as Employment agency clerk
1944
San Diego I Love You
as Percy Caldwell
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Dr. Gilchrist
1944
Reckless Age
as Jerkins
1944
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mr. Collins
1944
3 Men in White
as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
1944
Rationing
as Senator's Receptionist
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Mr. Pollup
1944
What a Woman
as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
1943
Here Comes Elmer
as Postelwaite
1943
Swing Fever
as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
1943
Swing Fever
as Milbane
1943
Princess O'Rourke
as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
1943
Crazy House
as Fud
1943
So's Your Uncle
as Dinwiddle
1943
The West Side Kid
as Gwylim
1943
Someone to Remember
as Mr. Roseby
1943
Du Barry was a Lady
as Dr. Pullit
1943
Crime Doctor
as Headwaiter
1943
False Faces
as Apartment Manager
1943
The Desperadoes
as Rollo
1943
Three Hearts for Julia
as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
1943
The More the Merrier
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1943
Chatterbox
as Wilfred Peckinpaugh
1943
Sagebrush Law
as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
1943
The Meanest Man in the World
as Lawyer
1943
No Place for a Lady
as 'Yvonne', dress designer
1943
George Washington Slept Here
as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
1942
The Forest Rangers
as Judge (uncredited)
1942
Get Hep to Love
as Mr. Tolly
1942
Just Off Broadway
as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
1942
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
1942
My Favorite Spy
as Higgenbotham
1942
The Spoilers
as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Goff
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Adolphe Bietjelboer
1942
This Gun for Hire
as Rooming House Manager
1942
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Buchanan
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as Sam Marbery
1942
Valley of the Sun
as Wilber - Governor's Secretary
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Pierre (uncredited)
1942
The Fleet's In
as Justice of the Peace
1942
All Through the Night
as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Wedding Worries
as Judge Martin (uncredited)
1941
New York Town
as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
1941
Three Girls About Town
as Frank - Magician
1941
Niagara Falls
as Potter
1941
Hold Back the Dawn
as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
as Process Server
1941
Unfinished Business
as Mr. Beck
1941
Scattergood Meets Broadway
as Quentin Van Deusen
1941
Manpower
as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
1941
She Knew All the Answers
as Butter and Egg Man
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
as Judge
1940
She Couldn't Say No
as Ezra Pine
1940
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Mr. Dixon
1940
Too Many Girls
as Lister
1940
Public Deb No. 1
as Car Payment Man
1940
Hired Wife
as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Bailey #2
1940
Wildcat Bus
as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
1940
Millionaires in Prison
as Sidney Keats
1940
My Favorite Wife
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
1940
Turnabout
as Briggs (uncredited)
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Johnson
1940
Blondie on a Budget
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
1940
Remember the Night
as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Pompous Man
1940
Laugh It Off
as Eliot Rigby
1939
Too Busy to Work
as Springer
1939
Television Spy
as Harry Payne
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
as Braddock
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1939
Miracles for Sale
as Waiter with Sugar
1939
The Spellbinder
as Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)
1939
Bachelor Mother
as Oliver - Man in Park (uncredited)
1939
Dodge City
as Coggins (uncredited)
1939
East Side of Heaven
as Phil (uncredited)
1939
Artists and Models Abroad
as Simpson
1938
Comet Over Broadway
as Willis
1938
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
1938
Hard to Get
as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
1938
Service de Luxe
as Bridegroom
1938
Youth Takes a Fling
as Salesman
1938
Sing, You Sinners
as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Hammond (uncredited)
1938
Mr. Chump
as Ed Mason
1938
Rascals
as Mr. Roger Adams
1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
1938
Go Chase Yourself
as Pushy Man in Bank (uncredited)
1938
He Couldn't Say No
as Musgrave
1938
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
as Henry Barber (uncredited)
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Reporter (uncredited)
1938
The Jury's Secret
as Secretary
1938
Love Is a Headache
as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
1938
Change of Heart
as Tom Jones
1938
True Confession
as Juror (uncredited)
1937
Big Town Girl
as Assistant Hotel Manager
1937
Living on Love
as Jessup
1937
The Great Garrick
as M. Moreau
1937
Live, Love and Learn
as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
1937
The Wrong Road
as Dan O'Fearna
1937
Exclusive
as Garner
1937
Dance Charlie Dance
as Alvin Gussett
1937
Navy Blues
as Uncle Andrew
1937
Crash Donovan
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
1936
Plane Crazy
as Shy Husband
1933
1933
The Door Knocker
as Clerk
1931
Personal Maid
as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)
1931
Chester Clute hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
