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Chester Clute
Acting
Born: February 18, 1891
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Phillips (uncredited)

Remember the Night
as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

Angel on My Shoulder
as Kramer (uncredited)

Chatterbox
as Wilfred Peckinpaugh

Arsenic and Old Lace
as Dr. Gilchrist

The Perils of Pauline
as Willie Millick (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You
as Hammond (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

The Clock
as Michael Henry

The Desperadoes
as Rollo