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Chester Clute

Chester Clute

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.

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Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
1953 • Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
Colorado Sundown
Colorado Sundown
1952 • Lawyer Davis
All That I Have
All That I Have
1951 • Juror Meek
Kentucky Jubilee
Kentucky Jubilee
1951 • Horace Tilbury
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
1951 • Lucy's Father
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950 • Upperbottom
Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers
1950 • Conventioneer
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • Man Using Telephone (uncredited)

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Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
1953 • Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
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Colorado Sundown
Colorado Sundown
1952 • Lawyer Davis
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All That I Have
All That I Have
1951 • Juror Meek
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Kentucky Jubilee
Kentucky Jubilee
1951 • Horace Tilbury
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Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
1951 • Lucy's Father
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Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers
1950 • Conventioneer
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Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire
1950 • Man Using Telephone (uncredited)
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The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man
1950 • Meek Man (uncredited)
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Master Minds
Master Minds
1949 • Mike Barton
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Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949 • Chester Wiggin
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In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • Sheet Music Customer (uncredited)
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Kimbar of the Jungle
1949 • Dr. Beaseley
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Ringside
Ringside
1949 • Timid Man
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Blondie's Big Deal
Blondie's Big Deal
1949 • Mayor A.K. Ramsey
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Singin' Spurs
Singin' Spurs
1948 • Mr. Totter
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Train to Alcatraz
1948 • Conductor Yelvington
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Blondie's Reward
Blondie's Reward
1948 • Leroy J. Blodgett
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On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way
1948 • Bank Teller (uncredited)
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Mary Lou
Mary Lou
1948 • Cheever Chesney
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Always Together
Always Together
1947 • Furrier (uncredited)
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The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
1947 • Willie Millick (uncredited)
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The Crimson Key
The Crimson Key
1947 • Apartment House Desk Clerk
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Web of Danger
Web of Danger
1947 • Cornflake Eater
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A Likely Story
A Likely Story
1947 • Doctor Brown (uncredited)
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 • Phillips (uncredited)
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Suddenly It's Spring
Suddenly It's Spring
1947 • Workman (uncredited)
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The Time, The Place and The Girl
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946 • Jeff's Apartment manager (uncredited)
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That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl
1946 • Man in Night Club with Quarter
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Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder
1946 • Kramer (uncredited)
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Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
1946 • Prof. Shaw
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Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 • Mr. Carruthers (uncredited)
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Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 • Portland Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Inside Job
Inside Job
1946 • Disinterested Husband at Fashion Show
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One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946 • Mayor Clarence Teeple
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Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)
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To Each His Own
To Each His Own
1946 • Clarence Ingham
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Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home
1945 • Mr. Heathcliffe
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She Went to the Races
She Went to the Races
1945 • Wallace Mason
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Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
1945 • Mr. Jones (uncredited)
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Arson Squad
Arson Squad
1945 • Sam Purdy
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Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • Iturbi's Assistant
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Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train
1945 • Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Guest Wife
Guest Wife
1945 • Urban Nichols
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On Stage Everybody
On Stage Everybody
1945 • Tupper (uncredited)
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Dangerous Partners
Dangerous Partners
1945 • The Diner (uncredited)
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The Clock
The Clock
1945 • Michael Henry
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Two O'Clock Courage
Two O'Clock Courage
1945 • Mr. Daniels (uncredited)
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She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
1945 • Charlie., in Play
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The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944 • Apartment Manager (uncredited)
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Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
1944 • Employment Office Clerk - 1944 (uncredited)
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San Diego I Love You
San Diego I Love You
1944 • Percy Caldwell
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • Dr. Gilchrist
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Reckless Age
Reckless Age
1944 • Jerkins
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3 Men in White
3 Men in White
1944 • Mr. Burns (uncredited)
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Rationing
Rationing
1944 • Senator's Receptionist
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What a Woman
What a Woman
1943 • Dormitory Clerk (uncredited)
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Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer
1943 • Postelwaite
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Swing Fever
Swing Fever
1943 • Milbane
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Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke
1943 • Mr. Mookle (uncredited)
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So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle
1943 • Dinwiddle
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Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
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Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 • Headwaiter
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False Faces
False Faces
1943 • Apartment Manager
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Three Hearts for Julia
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 • Man with Binoculars at Opera (uncredited)
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The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 • Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Chatterbox
Chatterbox
1943 • Wilfred Peckinpaugh
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Sagebrush Law
Sagebrush Law
1943 • Cowhand with Whiskey Jug (uncredited)
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No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
1943 • 'Yvonne', dress designer
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George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
1942 • Apartment Hunter (uncredited)
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The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers
1942 • Judge (uncredited)
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Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 • Mr. Tolly
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Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway
1942 • Sperty, Juror-Roommate
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Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong
1942 • Bus Company Checker (uncredited)
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My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1942 • Higgenbotham
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The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1942 • Mr. Montrose - Clerk (uncredited)
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Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • Mr. Hamilton (uncredited)
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The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 • Adolphe Bietjelboer
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Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • Mr. Buchanan
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This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire
1942 • Rooming House Manager
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Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun
1942 • Wilber (uncredited)
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A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942 • Pierre (uncredited)
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The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In
1942 • Justice of the Peace
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All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 • Westmore Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Wedding Worries
Wedding Worries
1941 • Judge Martin (uncredited)
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New York Town
New York Town
1941 • Mr. Cobbler (uncredited)
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Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 • Frank - Magician
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Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 • Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
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Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 • Process Server
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Scattergood Meets Broadway
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941 • Quentin Van Deusen
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Manpower
Manpower
1941 • Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
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She Knew All the Answers
She Knew All the Answers
1941 • Butter and Egg Man
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Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 • Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 • Car Payment Man
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Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • Martin Peabody - Justice of the Peace
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Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
1940 • Man Reading Repossession Notice (uncredited)
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My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
1940 • Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
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Turnabout
Turnabout
1940 • Briggs (uncredited)
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Blondie on a Budget
Blondie on a Budget
1940 • Ticket Agent (uncredited)
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Remember the Night
Remember the Night
1940 • Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
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Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • Butler (uncredited)
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Laugh It Off
1939 • Eliot Rigby
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Television Spy
Television Spy
1939 • Harry Payne
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Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
1939 • Braddock
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Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale
1939 • Waiter with Sugar
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The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder
1939 • Dr. Hillary Schunk (uncredited)
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Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
1939 • Oliver (uncredited)
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Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • Coggins (uncredited)
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East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven
1939 • Phil (uncredited)
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Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938 • Pitcarin, Rodney-Marlborough Hotel Manager
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Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938 • Mr. Pinkey (uncredited)
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Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 • Bridegroom
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Sing, You Sinners
Sing, You Sinners
1938 • Race Tout at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
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You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • Hammond (uncredited)
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Mr. Chump
Mr. Chump
1938 • Ed Mason
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Rascals
Rascals
1938 • Mr. Roger Adams
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Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 • Department Store Manager (uncredited)
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Go Chase Yourself
Go Chase Yourself
1938 • Pushy Little Man in Bank (uncredited)
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Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
1938 • Henry Barber (uncredited)
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Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 • Reporter (uncredited)
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The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 • Secretary
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Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache
1938 • Pants Salesman (uncredited)
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Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1938 • Tom Jones
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True Confession
True Confession
1937 • Juror (uncredited)
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Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl
1937 • Assistant Hotel Manager
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The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick
1937 • M. Moreau
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Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn
1937 • Fake Art Critic Henderson (uncredited)
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The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road
1937 • Dan O'Fearna
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Exclusive
Exclusive
1937 • Garner
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Dance Charlie Dance
Dance Charlie Dance
1937 • Alvin Gussett
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Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937 • Uncle Andrew
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Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan
1936 • Mr. Horner (uncredited)
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Plane Crazy
Plane Crazy
1933 • Shy Husband
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Along Came Ruth
Along Came Ruth
1933 • Al - Hotel Social Director
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Personal Maid
Personal Maid
1931 • Gary Family Servant (uncredited)
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Chester Clute – Biography, Known For & Filmography