Chester Conklin

Known For: Acting
Born: January 10, 1886
Place of Birth: Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Died: October 11, 1971

Chester Conklin

Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with Mabel Normand and worked closely with Charlie Chaplin, both in silent and sound films.

Filmography

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966 · Old Man in Saloon

Paradise Alley

1962 · Mr. Gregory

Apache Woman

1955 · Dick Mooney

The Beast with a Million Eyes

1955 · Ben Webber

Private Hell 36

1954 · Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Musician

So You Want to Be a Musician

1953 · Waiter

Doc Corkle

1952 · Grandfather Corkle

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

Son of Paleface

1952 · Bartender #2 (uncredited)

Happy Go Wacky

1952

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 · Counter Man (uncredited)

Let's Dance

1950 · Watchman (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

Shakedown

1950 · Chet (uncredited)

Never a Dull Moment

1950 · Albert (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950 · Prentice

The Good Humor Man

1950 · Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)

The Golden Stallion

1949 · Old Man

My Friend Irma

1949 · Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)

Brimstone

1949 · Drunk (uncredited)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 · Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door

1949 · Barber (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies

1947 · Keystone Kop (uncredited)

Springtime in the Sierras

1947 · Old-Timer

The Perils of Pauline

1947 · Comic Chef

Song of the Wasteland

1947 · The Jailer

Song of Scheherazade

1947 · Sailor

Two Sisters from Boston

1946 · Street Cleaner (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint

1946 · Cop (uncredited)

Road to Utopia

1946 · Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)

Little Giant

1946 · Hotel Valet (uncredited)

Betrayal from the East

1945 · (uncredited)

Brewster's Millions

1945 · Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Can't Help Singing

1944 · Townsman (uncredited)

Something for the Boys

1944 · Minor Role (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944 · Pete (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · Western Union Man (uncredited)

A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944 · Waiter

Goodnight, Sweetheart

1944 · Bottle Man

Around the World

1943 · Waiter

So This Is Washington

1943 · Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)

Three Little Twirps

1943 · The Butcher

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943 · Barfly

The Avenging Rider

1943 · Town Drunk

Sagebrush Law

1943 · Horse Owner (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!

1943 · Cook (uncredited)

His Wedding Scare

1943 · Fireman

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943 · (archive footage)

Piano Mooner

1942 · Harry's Partner

X Marks the Spot

1942 · Vagrant (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

1942 · Party Bartender (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

The Sons of the Pioneers

1942 · Old-Timer

In Old California

1942 · Undetermined Minor Role

Romance on the Range

1942 · Lynch Mob Member

The Remarkable Andrew

1942 · Shopkeeper

Valley of the Sun

1942 · Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu

1941 · Comedian

Sullivan's Travels

1941 · Old Bum (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 · Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

Jesse James at Bay

1941 · Town Drunk (uncredited)

Harmon of Michigan

1941 · Gasoline Chuck

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941 · Newsboy (uncredited)

Dutiful But Dumb

1941 · Counterman (uncredited)

Li'l Abner

1940 · Mayor Gurgle

The Great Dictator

1940 · Barber's Customer

You're Next!

1940 · The Janitor

Henry Goes Arizona

1939 · Bus Driver (uncredited)

Chip of the Flying U

1939 · Joe

Teacher's Pest

1939 · Zeb

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Reporter (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Sheriff in Western

The Spellbinder

1939 · Courtroom Extra (uncredited)

Sagebrush Serenade

Sagebrush Serenade

1939 · Pop Mason

Zenobia

1939 · Farmer

Mutiny on the Body

Mutiny on the Body

1939 · Mr. Van Asther

Flat Foot Stooges

1938 · Fire Chief Kelly

Every Day's a Holiday

1937 · Cabby

Forlorn River

1937 · Sheriff Alec Grundy

Cinema Circus

1937 · Himself

Call of the Prairie

1936 · Sandy McQueen

The Preview Murder Mystery

1936 · Comedian

Modern Times

1936 · Mechanic

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1935 · Self

Keystone Hotel

1935 · Mayor Carson

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

1933 · Sunday

Her Majesty, Love

1931 · Emil

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931 · Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Gents of Leisure

Gents of Leisure

1931

Studio Sap

1931

Cleaning Up

1930 · Chester

The Love Trader

1930 · Nelson

Swing High

1930 · Sheriff

The Show of Shows

1929 · Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

The Virginian

1929 · Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

Stairs of Sand

1929 · Tim

The Studio Murder Mystery

1929 · George (Studio Gateman)

House of Horror

1929 · Chester

Sunset Pass

1929 · Windy

Marquis Preferred

1929 · Mr. Gruger

Taxi 13

1928 · Angus Mactavish

The Haunted House

1928 · Mr. Rackham

Varsity

1928 · Pop Conlan

Beau Broadway

1928

Fools for Luck

1928 · Samuel Hunter

The Big Noise

1928 · John Sloval

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928 · Circus Owner

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928 · Judge

Two Flaming Youths

1927 · Sheriff Ben Holden

Tell It to Sweeney

1927 · Luke Beamish

Rubber Heels

1927 · Tennyson Hawks

Cabaret

1927 · Jerry Trask

A Kiss in a Taxi

1927 · Maraval

McFadden's Flats

1927 · Jock McTavish

We're in the Navy Now

1926 · Navy Capt. Smithers

The Lady of the Harem

1926 · Ali

Midnight Lovers

1926 · Moriarity

The Nervous Wreck

1926 · Mort

The Duchess of Buffalo

1926 · Hotel Manager

Say It Again

1926 · Prince Otto V

A Social Celebrity

1926 · Johann Haber

Fascinating Youth

1926 · Chester Conklin

Behind the Front

1926 · Scottie

A Woman of the World

1925 · Sam Poore

The Pleasure Buyers

1925 · Burke

The Masked Bride

1925 · Wine Waiter

The Winding Stair

1925 · Onery

Under the Rouge

1925 · Mr. Fleck

Where Was I?

1925 · Elmer

The Phantom of the Opera

1925 · Orderly (uncredited)

My Neighbor's Wife

My Neighbor's Wife

1925 · Cameraman

One Year to Live

1925 · Froquine

The Wizard of Oz

1925

Greed

1924 · Popper Sieppe

Another Man's Wife

1924 · Rumrunner

The Fire Patrol

1924 · Fireman

The Galloping Fish

1924 · Jonah

North of Nevada

1924 · Lem Williams

Battling Bunyan

1924 · A Stranger

Anna Christie

1923 · Tommy

Desire

1923 · Oland Young

Souls for Sale

1923 · Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Sheik of Hollywood

The Sheik of Hollywood

1923

Step Lively, Please

Step Lively, Please

1922

Skirts

1921

His Model Day

1921

The Soft Boiled Yegg

1920

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919 · Officer of Death's Head Hussars

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1918

It Pays to Exercise

It Pays to Exercise

1918 · Little Giant

His Hidden Purpose

1918 · Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits

The Village Chestnut

1918 · Teacher

An International Sneak

An International Sneak

1917 · A Foreign Spy

The Pawnbroker's Heart

1917 · The Pawnshop Clerk

A Clever Dummy

1917 · A Playful Property Man

The Pullman Bride

1917 · The Rejected Suitor

The Love Thief

1916

Cinders of Love

1916 · The Fire Chief

Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts

1915 · Mr. A.C. Walrus

Saved by Wireless

Saved by Wireless

1915 · The Spy's Ally

When Ambrose Dared Walrus

1915 · Walrus

The Cannon Ball

The Cannon Ball

1915 · The Villain

A Hash House Fraud

1915 · The Chief of Police

Droppington's Family Tree

Droppington's Family Tree

1915 · Droppington

Do-Re-Mi-Boom!

1915 · The Suitor

Droppington's Devilish Deed

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915 · Droppington

Ambrose's Fury

1915

A One Night Stand

1915 · The Property Man

Hearts and Planets

Hearts and Planets

1915 · Mr. Walrus - Visible Star

A Bird's a Bird

1915 · Mr. Walrus

The Home Breakers

1915 · Walrus

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915 · Mr. Walrus

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914 · Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)

How Heroes Are Made

How Heroes Are Made

1914 · The Boy Friend's Rival

'Curses!' They Remarked

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914 · Blackheart Jr.

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914 · Ambrose, Mabel's friend

Dough and Dynamite

1914 · Jacques

The Love Thief

1914 · The Love Thief

The Anglers

1914

Those Love Pangs

1914 · Rival

The Baggage Smasher

The Baggage Smasher

1914 · The Baggage Smasher

The Masquerader

1914 · Film actor

Such a Cook

1914

The Face on the Barroom Floor

1914 · Drinker

The Property Man

1914 · Man in Audience (uncredited)

Mabel's New Job

Mabel's New Job

1914 · Boarder

Mabel's Busy Day

1914 · Police Sergeant

Caught in a Cabaret

1914 · Waiter / Footman (uncredited)

Twenty Minutes of Love

1914 · Pickpocket

Mabel at the Wheel

1914 · Mabel's Father (uncredited)

Tango Tangles

1914 · Guest in Police Costume

Between Showers

1914 · Policeman

Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914 · The Husband (uncredited)

Making a Living

1914 · Policeman / Bum (uncredited)

Double Crossed

1914 · Desk Sergeant

Hubby’s Job

1913

The Wilderness Woman

— · 'Kodiak' MacLean

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