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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.
Filmography
all 195
Movies 195
Director 1
Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)

Scared Stiff (1953)
Movie
Davis - Lawyer

Colorado Sundown (1952)
Movie
Juror Meek

All That I Have (1951)
Movie
Organist at Wedding

So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
Movie
Mayor Horace Tilbury

Kentucky Jubilee (1951)
Movie
Lucy's Father

Stop That Cab (1951)
Movie
Shop Clerk with Mannequin

It's Only the Beginning (1951)
Movie
Conventioneer

Lucky Losers (1950)
Movie
Man Using Telephone (uncredited)

Kill the Umpire (1950)
Movie
Meek Man (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man (1950)
Movie
Mike Barton

Master Minds (1949)
Movie
6
Chester Wiggin

Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
Movie
Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Movie
Dr. Beaseley

Kimbar of the Jungle (1949)
Movie
Timid Man

Ringside (1949)
Movie
Mayor A.K. Ramsey

Blondie's Big Deal (1949)
Movie
Fred Marlow

The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
Movie
Mr. Totter

Singin' Spurs (1948)
Movie
Train Conductor Yelvington

Train to Alcatraz (1948)
Movie
Leroy J. Blodgett

Blondie's Reward (1948)
Movie
Bank Teller (uncredited)

On Our Merry Way (1948)
Movie
Cheever Chesney

Mary Lou (1948)
Movie
Furrier (uncredited)

Always Together (1947)
Movie
Hotel Clerk

Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)
Movie
Willie Millick (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Movie
Apartment House Desk Clerk

The Crimson Key (1947)
Movie
Cornflake Eater

Web of Danger (1947)
Movie
Googoo, Vera's Suitor

Cupid Goes Nuts (1947)
Movie
Doctor Brown (uncredited)

A Likely Story (1947)
Movie
Phillips (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Movie
Workman (uncredited)

Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
Movie
John Wilson

Meet Mr. Mischief (1947)
Movie
Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)

The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946)
Movie
Old Man

The Secret Heart (1946)
Movie
Man in Night Club with Quarter

That Brennan Girl (1946)
Movie
2.67
Kramer (uncredited)

Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Movie
Prof. Shaw

Down Missouri Way (1946)
Movie
Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)

Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Movie
Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)

Canyon Passage (1946)
Movie
Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show

Inside Job (1946)
Movie
Mayor Clarence Teeple

One Exciting Week (1946)
Movie
George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Movie
Clarence Ingham

To Each His Own (1946)
Movie
6
Krencher

Cinderella Jones (1946)
Movie
Mr. Heathcliffe

Sing Your Way Home (1945)
Movie
Wallace Mason

She Went to the Races (1945)
Movie
Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce (1945)
Movie
3.88
Mr. Burvis (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Movie
Sam Purdy

Arson Squad (1945)
Movie
Iturbi's Assistant

Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)

Lady on a Train (1945)
Movie
Urban Nichols

Guest Wife (1945)
Movie
Tupper (uncredited)

On Stage Everybody (1945)
Movie
Mr. Weams

Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
Movie
The Diner (uncredited)

Dangerous Partners (1945)
Movie
Michael Henry

The Clock (1945)
Movie
Mr. Daniels

Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Movie
Mr. Weems

Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
Movie
Mr. Monroe

The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
Movie
Charlie., in Play

She Gets Her Man (1945)
Movie
Mr. Kurtz

The Town Went Wild (1944)
Movie
Apartment Manager (uncredited)

The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
Movie
3.5
Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)

Nothing But Trouble (1944)
Movie
Percy Caldwell

San Diego I Love You (1944)
Movie
Dr. Gilchrist

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Movie
2.5
Jerkins

Reckless Age (1944)
Movie
Mr. Collins

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
Movie
Mr. Burns (uncredited)

3 Men in White (1944)
Movie
Dental Patient

Radio Bugs (1944)
Movie
Senator's Receptionist

Rationing (1944)
Movie
Uniformed Officer

Hat Check Honey (1944)
Movie
Mr. Pollup

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
Movie
Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)

What a Woman (1943)
Movie
Postelwaite

Here Comes Elmer (1943)
Movie
Milbane / Mr. Milbane, Manager of Telephone Company (uncredited)

Swing Fever (1943)
Movie
Mr. Mookle (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Movie
Dinwiddle

So's Your Uncle (1943)
Movie
Mr. Roseby

Someone to Remember (1943)
Movie
Dr. Pullit

Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Movie
Headwaiter

Crime Doctor (1943)
Movie
Apartment Manager

False Faces (1943)
Movie
Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)

Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The More the Merrier (1943)
Movie
6
Wilfred Peckinpaugh

Chatterbox (1943)
Movie
Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)

Sagebrush Law (1943)
Movie
'Yvonne', dress designer

No Place for a Lady (1943)
Movie
Apartment Hunter (uncredited)

George Washington Slept Here (1942)
Movie
Judge (uncredited)

The Forest Rangers (1942)
Movie
Mr. Tolly

Get Hep to Love (1942)
Movie
Bus Company Checker (uncredited)

Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Movie
Higgenbotham

My Favorite Spy (1942)
Movie
Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)

The Spoilers (1942)
Movie
Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)

Meet the Stewarts (1942)
Movie
Adolphe Bietjelboer

The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
Movie
Rooming House Manager

This Gun for Hire (1942)
Movie
Mr. Buchanan

Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Movie
Sam Marbery

The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
Movie
Wilber - Governor's Secretary

Valley of the Sun (1942)
Movie
Pierre (uncredited)

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Movie
Justice of the Peace

The Fleet's In (1942)
Movie
Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

All Through the Night (1942)
Movie
Nibsie Nicholson

The Perfect Snob (1941)
Movie
Judge Martin

Wedding Worries (1941)
Movie
Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)

New York Town (1941)
Movie
Frank - Magician

Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Movie
Process Server

Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Movie
Mr. Beck

Unfinished Business (1941)
Movie
Quentin Van Deusen

Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941)
Movie
Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)

Manpower (1941)
Movie
Butter and Egg Man

She Knew All the Answers (1941)
Movie
Ezra Pine

She Couldn't Say No (1940)
Movie
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)
Movie
Mr. Dixon

A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
Movie
Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace

Hired Wife (1940)
Movie
Car Payment Man

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Movie
Bailey #2

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Movie
Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)

Wildcat Bus (1940)
Movie
Sidney Keats

Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Movie
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

My Favorite Wife (1940)
Movie
5.8
Briggs (uncredited)

Turnabout (1940)
Movie
Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Blondie on a Budget (1940)
Movie
Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

Remember the Night (1940)
Movie
3
Pompous Man

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
Movie
Keystone Cop

Spills for Thrills (1940)
Movie
Eliot Rigby

Laugh It Off (1939)
Movie
Springer

Too Busy to Work (1939)
Movie
Harry Payne

Television Spy (1939)
Movie
Braddock

Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Movie
Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Movie
4.25
Waiter with Sugar

Miracles for Sale (1939)
Movie
Dr. Hillary Schunk (Uncredited)

The Spellbinder (1939)
Movie
Oliver (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother (1939)
Movie
Coggins (uncredited)

Dodge City (1939)
Movie
Phil (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven (1939)
Movie
Mr. Flemingwell

Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
Movie
Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager

Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Movie
Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)

Hard to Get (1938)
Movie
Chester Bainbridge

Service de Luxe (1938)
Movie
Salesman

Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
Movie
Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Sing, You Sinners (1938)
Movie
Hammond (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Movie
6
Ed Mason

Mr. Chump (1938)
Movie
Mr. Roger Adams

Rascals (1938)
Movie
Department Store Manager

Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
Movie
Pushy Man in Bank (uncredited)

Go Chase Yourself (1938)
Movie
Musgrave

He Couldn't Say No (1938)
Movie
Henry Barber

Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
Movie
Secretary

The Jury's Secret (1938)
Movie
Pants Salesman (uncredited)

Love Is a Headache (1938)
Movie
Tom Jones

Change of Heart (1938)
Movie
Juror (uncredited)

True Confession (1937)
Movie
Assistant Hotel Manager

Big Town Girl (1937)
Movie
M. Moreau

The Great Garrick (1937)
Movie
Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)

Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Movie
Dan O'Fearna

The Wrong Road (1937)
Movie
Garner

Exclusive (1937)
Movie
Alvin Gussett

Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Movie
Uncle Andrew

Navy Blues (1937)
Movie
Mr. Horner (uncredited)

Crash Donovan (1936)
Movie
Shy Husband

Plane Crazy (1933)
Movie
Al - Hotel Social Director

Along Came Ruth (1933)
Movie
Mystery Customer

The Babbling Book (1932)
Movie
Dr. Cookingham

Oh, My Operation (1931)
Movie
Gary Family Servant (uncredited)

Personal Maid (1931)
Movie
Desk Clerk

100% Service (1931)
Movie
Tie Snipper

Once Over, Light (1931)
Movie
Sales clerk

The Antique Shop (1931)
Movie
Swimsuit Salesman

Pulling a Bone (1931)
Movie
Henpecked Husband

Believe It or Not #5 (1930)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1891-02-18
Deathday1956-04-02 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceOrange, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsChester Lamont Clute
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