Person Details

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Aliases: Sid Clute , Sidney Klute

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

Biography

Sidney Richard Clute 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.

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
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8

Perry Mason

(1957) Taxi Driver
Night Gallery
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8

Night Gallery

(1970) David Garrick (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Hawaii Five-O
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7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Bradford
Adam-12
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7

Adam-12

(1968) Farrel
The Fugitive
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7

The Fugitive

(1963) Joe - Newmark Aide
The Six Million Dollar Man
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7

The Six Million Dollar Man

(1974) Mr. Schwartz
Battlestar Galactica
Average
7

Battlestar Galactica

(1978) Stone
Wanted: Dead or Alive
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7

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1958) Bartender (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1983 Ticket Clerk
Officer
1982 Paul La Guardia
1981 Collins
1980 Miller
Miller
Sam Todd
1978 Inspector DeCarlo
Mr. Johnson
Stone
Company Negotiator
N/A
1977 N/A
Dr. Warner
1976 Reporter
1975 Rudy Moran
Henderson
1974 Camp Director
Charles
Mr. Schwartz
Driver
1973 Depository Clerk
Det. Cahan
Barney Sullivan
Det. Jackson Kilpatrick
Sheldon Levine
1972 Motel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1971 Mr. Swenson
1970 David Garrick (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Barney
Everett Edwards
Simms
1969 Clem
1968 Mechanic
Lieutenant Turner
Farrel
Bradford
1966 N/A
Townsman (uncredited)
1965 Mike
Sparrow
Max
Kurt
1964 N/A
N/A
1963 Col. Ryker
Waiter
Bartender
Joe - Newmark Aide
1962 Producer #2
1960 N/A
Milan
1959 Political Leader (uncredited)
1958 Bartender (uncredited)
1957 Taxi Driver
1956 Mechanic (uncredited)
Settler (uncredited)
1955 Spencer
1953 Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
1952 Military Police Captain (uncredited)
1951 N/A
1946 Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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