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Chester Clute

Chester Clute

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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

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Manpower

Manpower

1941

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Here Comes Elmer

Here Comes Elmer

1943

One Exciting Week

One Exciting Week

1946

True Confession

True Confession

1937

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble

1944

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

1942

Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942

The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild

1944

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946

The Clock

The Clock

1945

Just Off Broadway

Just Off Broadway

1942

Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz

1948

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1938

Plane Crazy

Plane Crazy

1933

Colorado Sundown

Colorado Sundown

1952

Guest Wife

Guest Wife

1945

A Tragedy at Midnight

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Walking the Baby

Walking the Baby

1933

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941

He Couldn't Say No

He Couldn't Say No

1938

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1940

Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943

Mr. Chump

Mr. Chump

1938

Lucky Losers

Lucky Losers

1950

Rationing

Rationing

1944

The Door Knocker

The Door Knocker

1931

The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road

1937

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

1943

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1937

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Go Chase Yourself

Go Chase Yourself

1938

Artists and Models Abroad

Artists and Models Abroad

1938

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

Service de Luxe

Service de Luxe

1938

Spook Busters

Spook Busters

1946

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

1945

Annabel Takes a Tour

Annabel Takes a Tour

1938

Kentucky Jubilee

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940

Stop That Cab

Stop That Cab

1951

Television Spy

Television Spy

1939

Three Hearts for Julia

Three Hearts for Julia

1943

A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Living on Love

Living on Love

1937

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

1938

Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache

1938

Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

1937

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

1938

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

1939

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

1939

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale

1939

Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945

A Likely Story

A Likely Story

1947

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

3 Men in White

3 Men in White

1944

Arson Squad

Arson Squad

1945

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940

Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget

1940

Mary Ryan, Detective

Mary Ryan, Detective

1949

Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners

1945

This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942

Scattergood Meets Broadway

Scattergood Meets Broadway

1941

The West Side Kid

The West Side Kid

1943

Sagebrush Law

Sagebrush Law

1943

The Forest Rangers

The Forest Rangers

1942

Rascals

Rascals

1938

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners

1938

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1953

Turnabout

Turnabout

1940

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

1940

San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944

Master Minds

Master Minds

1949

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

1940

Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus

1940

The Strange Mrs. Crane

The Strange Mrs. Crane

1948

Laugh It Off

Laugh It Off

1939

Two O'Clock Courage

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

Two Guys from Milwaukee

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

What a Woman

What a Woman

1943

Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring

1947

The Time, The Place and The Girl

The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

Someone to Remember

Someone to Remember

1943

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1947

George Washington Slept Here

George Washington Slept Here

1942

Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

1943

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

1942

Singin' Spurs

Singin' Spurs

1948

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1944

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

1942

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942

Square Dance Jubilee

Square Dance Jubilee

1949

The Falcon in Hollywood

The Falcon in Hollywood

1944

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

1943

Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl

1937

New York Town

New York Town

1941

Mary Lou

Mary Lou

1948

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love

1942

Inside Job

Inside Job

1946

Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

1941

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942

Ringside

Ringside

1949

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Web of Danger

Web of Danger

1947

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943

False Faces

False Faces

1943

All That I Have

All That I Have

1951

She Knew All the Answers

She Knew All the Answers

1941

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943

She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man

1945

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

Wedding Worries

Wedding Worries

1941

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Crazy House

Crazy House

1943

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

1943

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

On an Island with You

On an Island with You

1948

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

1938

Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan

1936

Reckless Age

Reckless Age

1944

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

1946

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

1946

Always Together

Always Together

1947

The Good Humor Man

The Good Humor Man

1950

Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong

1942

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

That Brennan Girl

That Brennan Girl

1946

On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody

1945

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

The Man Who Walked Alone

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947

Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

Personal Maid

Personal Maid

1931

Blondie's Big Deal

Blondie's Big Deal

1949

Blondie's Reward

Blondie's Reward

1948

Down Missouri Way

Down Missouri Way

1946

The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

1937

The Crimson Key

The Crimson Key

1947

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

1948

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

1942

Sing Your Way Home

Sing Your Way Home

1945

Kimbar of the Jungle

Kimbar of the Jungle

1949

Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

Along Came Ruth

Along Came Ruth

1933

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

Let's Go Stepping

Let's Go Stepping