Sidney Clute
Born: 1916-04-21
• Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Sting II
Inspector Perez
Terror Among Us
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Fugitive Family
...And Justice for All
Spider-Man Strikes Back
The Big Fix
F.I.S.T.
Helter Skelter
Mitchell
Breakout
The Bionic Woman
Thursday's Game
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Death Squad
Executive Action
Walking Tall
The Outside Man
Terror in the Sky
Sam Whiskey
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Cry of Battle
Five Branded Women
The Wild and the Innocent
5 Steps to Danger
The Rack
Mohawk
The Big Heat
The Red Ball Express
The Best Years of Our Lives