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name: "Sidney Clute"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 April 1916"
died: "2 October 1985"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.000701+00:00"
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# Sidney Clute

Actor. Born 21 April 1916 in Brooklyn, New York,  USA. Died 2 October 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 April 1916, Brooklyn, New York,  USA
- **Died:** 2 October 1985
- **Active:** 1970–1982
- **Also known as:** Sid Clute, Sidney Klute

## Biography

Sidney Clute was an American actor. Born Sidney Richard Clute on 21 April 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, he died on 2 October 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

He was best known for playing Detective Paul La Guardia in the police procedural series *Cagney & Lacey* (1982–85). He also appeared as Detective Simms in ten episodes of *McCloud* (1970). Clute guest-starred in numerous television series including *Hawaii Five-O*, *Emergency!*, *The Rockford Files*, *All in the Family*, *Adam-12* and *The Mary Tyler Moore Show*, and had recurring roles on *Lou Grant* and *Kojak*.

His film credits include uncredited parts in *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946) and *The Big Heat* (1953), and roles in *...And Justice for All* (1979) and *The Big Fix* (1978). He received early training in summer stock and moved to Hollywood in the 1950s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, as Paul La Guardia — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, as Everett Edwards — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also known for

- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Mike
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
- *Bewitched* (1964)
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), Polic
- *The Big Heat* (1953), Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
- *Get Smart* (1965), Transmanian Chaperone
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Mr. Schwartz
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), Stone

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