Portrait of Sidney Clute

Sidney Clute

Acting

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.

Born: April 21, 1916

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

1983
The Sting II

as Ticket Clerk

1983
Inspector Perez

as Officer

1982
Cagney & Lacey

as Paul La Guardia

1981
Terror Among Us

as Collins

1980
Fugitive Family

as Sam Todd

1978
Spider-Man Strikes Back

as Inspector DeCarlo

1978
The Big Fix

as Mr. Johnson

1978
F.I.S.T.

as Company Negotiator

1977
1977
Code R

as Dr. Warner

1976
Helter Skelter

as Reporter

1975
Mitchell

as Rudy Moran

1975
Breakout

as Henderson

1974
Thursday's Game

as Camp Director

1974
1974
1973
Executive Action

as Depository Clerk

1973
Kojak

as Det. Cahan

1973
Kojak

as Barney Sullivan

1973
Kojak

as Det. Jackson Kilpatrick

1973
Walking Tall

as Sheldon Levine

1972
The Outside Man

as Motel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1971
Terror in the Sky

as Mr. Swenson

1970
Night Gallery

as David Garrick (segment "Make Me Laugh")

1970
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Everett Edwards

1970
McCloud

as Simms

1969
1969
1968
Here's Lucy

as Lieutenant Turner

1968
Adam-12

as Farrel

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Bradford

1967
The Second Hundred Years

as Police Sergeant

1967
Ironside

as Leone

1967
Dragnet

as Sam Golden

1965
Hogan's Heroes

as Sparrow

1965
1965
1963
Cry of Battle

as Col. Ryker

1963
1963
The Fugitive

as Bartender

1963
The Fugitive

as Joe - Newmark Aide

1962
1961
Ben Casey

as Sam

1960
1959
The Wild and the Innocent

as Political Leader (uncredited)

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Bartender (uncredited)

1957
Perry Mason

as Taxi Driver

1957
Wagon Train

as Winnybill

1957
Wagon Train

as Doc Simpson

1956
5 Steps to Danger

as Mechanic (uncredited)

1956
The Rack

as Hotel Clerk

1956
Mohawk

as Settler (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke

as Spencer

1953
The Big Heat

as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

1952
The Red Ball Express

as Military Police Captain (uncredited)

1946
The Best Years of Our Lives

as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)