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Sidney Clute
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.
As actor
The Sting II
Inspector Perez
Terror Among Us
Fugitive Family
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
...And Justice for All
Spider-Man Strikes Back
F.I.S.T.
The Big Fix
Helter Skelter
Breakout
Mitchell
The Bionic Woman
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Thursday's Game
The Death Squad
Walking Tall
Executive Action
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
Mohawk
5 Steps to Danger
The Rack
The Big Heat