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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

68

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-04-21

Day of Death

1985-10-02 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Sid Clute

Sidney Klute

Sidney Clute

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

Acting

Walking Tall

1973

Walking Tall

as

Sheldon Levine

Executive Action

1973

Executive Action

as

Depository Clerk

Spider-Man Strikes Back

1978

Spider-Man Strikes Back

as

Inspector DeCarlo

Mohawk

1956

Mohawk

as

Settler (uncredited)

The Wild and the Innocent

1959

The Wild and the Innocent

as

Political Leader (uncredited)

Fugitive Family

1980

Fugitive Family

as

Sam Todd

Cry of Battle

1963

Cry of Battle

as

Col. Ryker

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Thursday's Game

1974

Thursday's Game

as

Camp Director

The Big Heat

1953

The Big Heat

as

Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

The Red Ball Express

1952

The Red Ball Express

as

Military Police Captain (uncredited)

Sam Whiskey

1969

Sam Whiskey

as

Clem

The Sting II

1983

The Sting II

as

Ticket Clerk

The Death Squad

1974

The Death Squad

as

Driver

Breakout

1975

Breakout

as

Henderson

Terror Among Us

1981

Terror Among Us

as

Collins

Helter Skelter

1976

Helter Skelter

as

Reporter

5 Steps to Danger

1956

5 Steps to Danger

as

Mechanic (uncredited)

Terror in the Sky

1971

Terror in the Sky

as

Mr. Swenson

F.I.S.T.

1978

F.I.S.T.

as

Company Negotiator

The Outside Man

1972

The Outside Man

as

Motel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Mitchell

1975

Mitchell

as

Rudy Moran

Inspector Perez

1983

Inspector Perez

as

Officer

The Big Fix

1978

The Big Fix

as

Mr. Johnson

The Rack

1956

The Rack

as

Hotel Clerk

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Spencer

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Paul La Guardia

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Bartender

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Joe - Newmark Aide

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

David Garrick (segment "Make Me Laugh")

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Farrel

McCloud

McCloud

as

Simms

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Bradford

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Lieutenant Turner

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Taxi Driver

Kojak

Kojak

as

Det. Cahan

Code R

Code R

as

Dr. Warner

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Everett Edwards

Kojak

Kojak

as

Barney Sullivan

Kojak

Kojak

as

Det. Jackson Kilpatrick

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Winnybill

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Sam Golden

Production

Crew

Directing