Sidney Clute

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Sidney Clute (born April 21, 1916 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York - † October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Clute began his career as a stage actor. After the end of World War II , he made his feature film debut in a minor supporting role in William Wyler's seven- Oscar- winning drama The Best Years of Our Lives . His next film engagements, Fritz Lang's hot iron and Russell Rouse's hands off, Jonny! followed in 1953, but without mentioning his name in the credits. His film career was never going to really take off, which is why Clute focused on television, where he guest-starred on various television series. His few feature film roles include, among others, Let me kiss your butterfly , ... and Justice for All as well as The Nerveless Man .

After nearly two decades of guest and minor film roles, he received the recurring guest role of Detective Simms in the series A Sheriff in New York , which he played from 1972 to 1977. Between 1977 and 1981 he appeared in the recurring guest role of Domestic Editor on the series Lou Grant . He gained greater fame among the US public from 1982 as Detective Paul La Guardia in the crime series Cagney & Lacey . In 1985, Clute died of cancer . The producer of the series still left Clute in the opening credits until the end of the series in 1988; also was Detective Paul La Guardia repeatedly mentioned by his colleagues in the following seasons of the show.

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SURNAME Clute, Sidney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1985
Place of death Los Angeles , California