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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Dr. Gilchrist
1944
Manpower
as Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Goff
1942
Here Comes Elmer
as Postelwaite
1943
One Exciting Week
as Mayor Clarence Teeple
1946
True Confession
as Juror (uncredited)
1937
Nothing But Trouble
as Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
1944
Kill the Umpire
as Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
1950
All Through the Night
as Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Buchanan
1942
The Town Went Wild
as Mr. Kurtz
1944
To Each His Own
as Clarence Ingham
1946
The Clock
as Michael Henry
1945
Just Off Broadway
as Sperty, Juror-Roommate
1942
Train to Alcatraz
as Conductor Yelvington
1948
Change of Heart
as Tom Jones
1938
Plane Crazy
as Shy Husband
1933
Colorado Sundown
as Lawyer Davis
1952
Guest Wife
as Urban Nichols
1945
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Pierre (uncredited)
1942