Chester Clute
Biography
Chester Clute was an American character actor who appeared in scores of Hollywood films from 1930 onward. Born in Orange, New Jersey, he was drawn to show business as a child when his father, a minstrel show musician, took him on tour. After high school he worked in construction and architecture before joining the Edward Forsberg Players stock company in Newark. He then spent three years in vaudeville and returned to the stage as a leading man in The Very Idea. In 1930 Warner Bros.-Vitaphone filmed his Thank You Doctor skit, and he followed it with the short comedy The Jaywalker. His Broadway credits included Ceiling Zero and Page Miss Glory. Diminutive and bald with a bristling mustache, he was usually unbilled in nearly 250 films, often playing small parts with one or two lines. He also acted in Australia, where a review praised his performance as Madame Lucy in Irene in Perth. He died in 1956.
65years old at death
- Born Orange
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: AquariusLast day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
- Also credited as Chester Lamont Clute and Chet Clute
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 12 years1940 to 1952
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A change of course
Clute's first jobs after high school were with a construction company and an architectural firm. He then joined the Edward Forsberg Players, a stock company at the Orpheum Theater in Newark, New Jersey.
First role
Warner Bros.-Vitaphone recorded Clute's vaudeville skit Thank You Doctor in 1930, intending it for a short feature sound film. The Jaywalker, a short comedy feature, came next for him.
Beyond film
Clute acted in Australia, and a Perth newspaper review of his performance in Irene praised his portrayal of Madame Lucy as an outstanding feature of the musical.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.