
Sidney Clute
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1916-04-21
- Died
- 1985-10-02
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sid Clute · Sidney Klute
Biography
Sidney Richard Clute (April 21, 1916 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was notable for playing Detective Paul La Guardia in 57 episodes of the American police procedural drama Cagney & Lacey (1982–85). He also played Detective Simms in 10 episodes of McCloud.
Clute guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hawaii Five-O, Emergency!, The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, All in the Family, Adam-12 and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also appeared in a few episodes of Lou Grant, Wagon Train, Hogan's Heroes, My Three Sons and Cannon. Clute died on October 2, 1985, of cancer at the St. George Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 69.
Known For
TV Shows (38)

Perry Mason
1957
as Taxi Driver

The Fugitive
1963
as Bartender / Joe - Newmark Aide

Wagon Train
1957
as Winnybill / Doc Simpson

Bewitched
1964

Ironside
1967
as Leone

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Bradford

Adam-12
1968
as Farrel

Dragnet
1951

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lembeck

Get Smart
1965
as Transmanian Chaperone

Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Sparrow / Max / Kurt

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Producer #2

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Waiter

Ben Casey
1961
as Sam

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Mr. Schwartz

My Three Sons
1960

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Mike

Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Paul La Guardia

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Everett Edwards

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)

Lou Grant
1977
as National Editor Jim

Night Gallery
1970
as David Garrick (segment "Make Me Laugh")

Kojak
1973
as Det. Cahan / Barney Sullivan / Det. Jackson Kilpatrick

Gunsmoke
1955
as Spencer

That Girl
1966

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Hanson

Here's Lucy
1968
as Lieutenant Turner

Dragnet
1967
as Sam Golden

The Odd Couple
1970
as Barney

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Lou Lewis

McCloud
1970
as Simms

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Stone

The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Police Sergeant

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978

Code R
1977
as Dr. Warner

Fish
1977

Wendy and Me
1964

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Miller
Movies (32)

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

...And Justice for All
1979
as Polic

The Big Heat
1953
as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

Walking Tall
1973
as Sheldon Levine

F.I.S.T.
1978
as Company Negotiator

Mohawk
1956
as Settler (uncredited)

The Rack
1956
as Hotel Clerk

Breakout
1975
as Henderson

Fugitive Family
1980
as Sam Todd

The Outside Man
1972
as Motel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Sam Whiskey
1969
as Clem

Helter Skelter
1976
as Reporter

The Sting II
1983
as Ticket Clerk

Mitchell
1975
as Rudy Moran

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Townsman (uncredited)

Executive Action
1973
as Depository Clerk

Spider-Man Strikes Back
1978
as Inspector DeCarlo

The Big Fix
1978
as Mr. Johnson

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
as Mechanic

The Red Ball Express
1952
as Military Police Captain (uncredited)

Terror Among Us
1981
as Collins

Five Branded Women
1960
as Milan

The Wild and the Innocent
1959
as Political Leader (uncredited)

5 Steps to Danger
1956
as Mechanic (uncredited)

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
as Miller

Inspector Perez
1983
as Officer

Thursday's Game
1974
as Camp Director

The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Charles

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Mr. Swenson

Cry of Battle
1963
as Col. Ryker

The Death Squad
1974
as Driver

The Bionic Woman
1975
About Sidney Clute
Sidney Richard Clute (April 21, 1916 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was notable for playing Detective Paul La Guardia in 57 episodes of the American police procedural drama Cagney & Lacey (1982–85). He also played Detective Simms in 10 episodes of McCloud. Clute guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hawaii Five-O, Emergency!, The Rockford Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, All in the Family, Adam-12 and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also appeared in a few episodes of Lou Grant, Wagon Train, H… With 70 credits spanning from 1946 to 1983, Sidney Clute has appeared in 32 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sidney Clute Movies
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
- ...And Justice for All (1979) — as Polic
- The Big Heat (1953) — as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
- Walking Tall (1973) — as Sheldon Levine
- F.I.S.T. (1978) — as Company Negotiator
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