Chester Clute

Biography

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

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mildred Pierce

Anchors Aweigh

You Can't Take It with You

Bachelor Mother

Dodge City

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Invisible Stripes

All Movies (182)

• Scared Stiff1953 · as Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
• Colorado Sundown1952 · as Lawyer Davis
• All That I Have1951 · as Juror Meek
• Kentucky Jubilee1951 · as Horace Tilbury
• Stop That Cab1951 · as Lucy's Father
• Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance1950 · as Upperbottom
• Lucky Losers1950 · as Conventioneer
• Kill the Umpire1950 · as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
• The Good Humor Man1950 · as Meek Man (uncredited)
• Master Minds1949 · as Mike Barton
• Square Dance Jubilee1949 · as Yes-Man
• Mary Ryan, Detective1949 · as Chester Wiggin
• In the Good Old Summertime1949 · as Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
• Kimbar of the Jungle1949 · as Dr. Beaseley
• Ringside1949 · as Timid Man
• Blondie's Big Deal1949 · as Mayor A.K. Ramsey
• Jiggs and Maggie in Court1948 · as Worker
• The Strange Mrs. Crane1948 · as Fred Marlow
• Singin' Spurs1948 · as Mr. Totter
• Joe Palooka in Winner Take All1948 · as Doniger
• Train to Alcatraz1948 · as Conductor Yelvington
• Blondie's Reward1948 · as Leroy J. Blodgett
• On an Island with You1948
• On Our Merry Way1948 · as Bank Teller (uncredited)
• Mary Lou1948 · as Cheever Chesney
• Always Together1947 · as Furrier (uncredited)
• Joe Palooka in the Knockout1947 · as Hotel Clerk
• The Perils of Pauline1947 · as Willie Millick (uncredited)
• The Crimson Key1947 · as Apartment House Desk Clerk
• Web of Danger1947 · as Cornflake Eater
• A Likely Story1947 · as Doctor Brown (uncredited)
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947 · as Phillips (uncredited)
• Easy Come, Easy Go1947 · as Waiter
• Suddenly It's Spring1947 · as Workman (uncredited)
• The Time, The Place and The Girl1946 · as Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
• The Secret Heart1946 · as Old Man
• That Brennan Girl1946 · as Man in Night Club with Quarter
• Angel on My Shoulder1946 · as Kramer (uncredited)
• Spook Busters1946 · as Brown
• Down Missouri Way1946 · as Prof. Shaw
• Two Guys from Milwaukee1946 · as Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
• Canyon Passage1946 · as Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
• Inside Job1946 · as Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
• One Exciting Week1946 · as Mayor Clarence Teeple
• Two Sisters from Boston1946 · as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
• To Each His Own1946 · as Clarence Ingham
• Cinderella Jones1946 · as Krencher
• Sing Your Way Home1945 · as Mr. Heathcliffe
• Sing Your Way Home1945 · as Heathcliffe (uncredited)
• She Went to the Races1945 · as Wallace Mason
• Mildred Pierce1945 · as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · as Mr. Burvis (uncredited)
• Arson Squad1945 · as Sam Purdy
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Iturbi's Assistant
• Lady on a Train1945 · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
• Guest Wife1945 · as Urban Nichols
• On Stage Everybody1945 · as Tupper (uncredited)
• Dangerous Partners1945 · as The Diner (uncredited)
• The Clock1945 · as Michael Henry
• Blonde Ransom1945 · as Clerk
• Two O'Clock Courage1945 · as Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
• Earl Carroll Vanities1945 · as Mr. Weems
• The Man Who Walked Alone1945 · as Herman Monroe
• She Gets Her Man1945 · as Charlie., in Play
• The Town Went Wild1944 · as Mr. Kurtz
• The Falcon in Hollywood1944 · as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
• Nothing But Trouble1944 · as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
• San Diego I Love You1944 · as Percy Caldwell
• Arsenic and Old Lace1944 · as Dr. Gilchrist
• Reckless Age1944 · as Jerkins
• Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore1944 · as Mr. Collins
• 3 Men in White1944 · as Mr. Burns (uncredited)
• Rationing1944 · as Senator's Receptionist
• Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout1944 · as Mr. Pollup
• What a Woman1943 · as Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
• Here Comes Elmer1943 · as Postelwaite
• Swing Fever1943 · as Milbane
• Swing Fever1943 · as Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)
• Princess O'Rourke1943 · as Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
• Crazy House1943 · as Fud
• So's Your Uncle1943 · as Dinwiddle
• The West Side Kid1943 · as Gwylim
• Someone to Remember1943 · as Mr. Roseby
• Du Barry Was a Lady1943 · as Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
• Crime Doctor1943 · as Headwaiter
• False Faces1943 · as Apartment Manager
• The Desperadoes1943 · as Rollo
• Three Hearts for Julia1943 · as Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
• The More the Merrier1943 · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Chatterbox1943 · as Wilfred Peckinpaugh
• Sagebrush Law1943 · as Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
• The Meanest Man in the World1943 · as Lawyer
• No Place for a Lady1943 · as 'Yvonne', dress designer
• George Washington Slept Here1942 · as Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
• The Forest Rangers1942 · as Judge (uncredited)
• Get Hep to Love1942 · as Mr. Tolly
• Just Off Broadway1942 · as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
• Pardon My Sarong1942 · as Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
• My Favorite Spy1942 · as Higgenbotham
• The Spoilers1942 · as Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
• Yankee Doodle Dandy1942 · as Goff
• Meet the Stewarts1942 · as Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
• The Wife Takes a Flyer1942 · as Adolphe Bietjelboer
• Larceny, Inc.1942 · as Mr. Buchanan
• This Gun for Hire1942 · as Rooming House Manager
• The Remarkable Andrew1942 · as Sam Marbery
• Valley of the Sun1942 · as Wilber (uncredited)
• A Tragedy at Midnight1942 · as Pierre (uncredited)
• The Fleet's In1942 · as Justice of the Peace
• All Through the Night1942 · as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Wedding Worries1941 · as Judge Martin (uncredited)
• New York Town1941 · as Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
• Three Girls About Town1941 · as Frank - Magician
• Niagara Falls1941 · as Potter
• Hold Back the Dawn1941 · as Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
• Sun Valley Serenade1941 · as Process Server
• Unfinished Business1941 · as Mr. Beck
• Scattergood Meets Broadway1941 · as Quentin Van Deusen
• Manpower1941 · as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
• She Knew All the Answers1941 · as Butter and Egg Man
• Love Thy Neighbor1940 · as Judge
• This Thing Called Love1940
• She Couldn't Say No1940 · as Ezra Pine
• Who Killed Aunt Maggie?1940 · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• A Little Bit of Heaven1940 · as Mr. Dixon
• Too Many Girls1940 · as Lister
• Hired Wife1940 · as Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
• Public Deb No. 11940 · as Car Payment Man
• Dance, Girl, Dance1940 · as Bailey #2
• Wildcat Bus1940 · as Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
• Millionaires in Prison1940 · as Sidney Keats
• Turnabout1940 · as Briggs (uncredited)
• My Favorite Wife1940 · as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Johnson
• Blondie on a Budget1940 · as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
• Remember the Night1940 · as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · as Pompous Man
• Invisible Stripes1939 · as Butler (uncredited)
• Laugh It Off1939 · as Eliot Rigby
• Too Busy to Work1939 · as Springer
• Television Spy1939 · as Harry Payne
• Dancing Co-Ed1939 · as Braddock
• Dust Be My Destiny1939 · as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
• Miracles for Sale1939 · as Waiter with Sugar
• The Spellbinder1939 · as Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
• Bachelor Mother1939 · as Oliver (uncredited)
• Dodge City1939 · as Coggins (uncredited)
• East Side of Heaven1939 · as Phil (uncredited)
• Artists and Models Abroad1938 · as Simpson
• Comet Over Broadway1938 · as Willis
• Annabel Takes a Tour1938 · as Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
• Hard to Get1938 · as Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
• Service de Luxe1938 · as Bridegroom
• Youth Takes a Fling1938 · as Salesman
• Sing, You Sinners1938 · as Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Hammond (uncredited)
• Mr. Chump1938 · as Ed Mason
• Rascals1938 · as Mr. Roger Adams
• Snow Gets in Your Eyes1938 · as Department Store Manager (uncredited)
• Go Chase Yourself1938 · as Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
• He Couldn't Say No1938 · as Musgrave
• Life in Sometown, U.S.A.1938 · as Henry Barber (uncredited)
• Arsène Lupin Returns1938 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• The Jury's Secret1938 · as Secretary
• Change of Heart1938 · as Tom Jones
• Love Is a Headache1938 · as Pants Salesman (uncredited)
• True Confession1937 · as Juror (uncredited)
• Big Town Girl1937 · as Assistant Hotel Manager
• Living on Love1937 · as Jessup
• The Great Garrick1937 · as M. Moreau
• Live, Love and Learn1937 · as Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
• The Wrong Road1937 · as Dan O'Fearna
• Exclusive1937 · as Garner
• Dance Charlie Dance1937 · as Alvin Gussett
• Navy Blues1937 · as Uncle Andrew
• Crash Donovan1936 · as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
• Plane Crazy1933 · as Shy Husband
• Walking the Baby1933
• Along Came Ruth1933 · as Al - Hotel Social Director
• The Door Knocker1931 · as Clerk
• Personal Maid1931 · as Gary Family Servant (uncredited)
• Let's Go Stepping—