Chester Conklin
Known for
Acting
Life
1886 – 1971 (aged 85)
Born in
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Credits
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Biography
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.
Known For
Modern Times
05 Feb 1936
The Great Dictator
15 Oct 1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19 Oct 1939
Sullivan's Travels
30 Nov 1941
The Phantom of the Opera
29 Jun 1925
I Married a Witch
30 Oct 1942
The Palm Beach Story
28 Aug 1942
Greed
04 Dec 1924
Photos
Filmography
1966
- A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Old Man in Saloon
1962
- Paradise Alleyas Mr. Gregory
1955
- Apache Womanas Dick Mooney
- The Beast with a Million Eyesas Ben Webber
1954
- Private Hell 36as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1953
- So You Want to Be a Musicianas Waiter
1952
- Doc Corkleas Grandfather Corkle3 episodes
- Son of Palefaceas Bartender #2 (uncredited)
- Happy Go Wacky
1951
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Manas Counter Man (uncredited)
1950
- Let's Danceas Watchman (uncredited)
- Shakedownas Chet (uncredited)
- Never a Dull Momentas Albert (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chanceas Prentice
- The Good Humor Manas Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
1949
- The Golden Stallionas Old Man
- My Friend Irmaas Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
- Brimstoneas Drunk (uncredited)
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bendas Messenger Boy (uncredited)
- Knock on Any Dooras Barber (uncredited)
1947
- Merton of the Moviesas Keystone Kop (uncredited)
- Springtime in the Sierrasas Old-Timer
- The Perils of Paulineas Comic Chef
- Song of the Wastelandas The Jailer
- Song of Scheherazadeas Sailor
1946
- Two Sisters from Bostonas Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- The Hoodlum Saintas Cop (uncredited)
- Road to Utopiaas Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
- Little Giantas Hotel Valet (uncredited)
1945
- Betrayal from the Eastas (uncredited)
- Brewster's Millionsas Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1944
- Can't Help Singingas Townsman (uncredited)
- Something for the Boysas Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creekas Pete (uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Heroas Western Union Man (uncredited)
- A Fig Leaf for Eveas Waiter
- Goodnight, Sweetheartas Bottle Man
1943
- Around the Worldas Waiter
- So This Is Washingtonas Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
- Three Little Twirpsas The Butcher
- Riders of the Rio Grandeas Barfly
- The Avenging Rideras Town Drunk
- Sagebrush Lawas Horse Owner (uncredited)
- Hangmen Also Die!as Cook (uncredited)
- His Wedding Scareas Fireman
- Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)
1942
- Piano Mooneras Harry's Partner
- X Marks the Spotas Vagrant (uncredited)
- I Married a Witchas Party Bartender (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Storyas Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
- The Sons of the Pioneersas Old-Timer
- In Old Californiaas Undetermined Minor Role
- Romance on the Rangeas Lynch Mob Member
- The Remarkable Andrewas Shopkeeper
- Valley of the Sunas Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
1941
- Honolulu Luas Comedian
- Sullivan's Travelsas Old Bum (uncredited)
- One Foot in Heavenas Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
- Jesse James at Bayas Town Drunk (uncredited)
- Harmon of Michiganas Gasoline Chuck
- Here Comes Mr. Jordanas Newsboy (uncredited)
- Dutiful But Dumbas Counterman (uncredited)
1940
- Li'l Abneras Mayor Gurgle
- The Great Dictatoras Barber's Customer
- You're Next!as The Janitor
1939
- Henry Goes Arizonaas Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Chip of the Flying Uas Joe
- Teacher's Pestas Zeb
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Reporter (uncredited)
- Hollywood Cavalcadeas Sheriff in Western
- The Spellbinderas Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
- Sagebrush Serenadeas Pop Mason
- Zenobiaas Farmer
- Mutiny on the Bodyas Mr. Van Asther
1938
- Flat Foot Stoogesas Fire Chief Kelly
1937
- Every Day's a Holidayas Cabby
- Forlorn Riveras Sheriff Alec Grundy
1936
- Call of the Prairieas Sandy McQueen
- The Preview Murder Mysteryas Comedian
- Modern Timesas Mechanic
1935
- Keystone Hotelas Mayor Carson
1933
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bumas Sunday
1931
- Her Majesty, Loveas Emil
- Stout Hearts and Willing Handsas Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- Gents of Leisure
- Studio Sap
1930
- Cleaning Upas Chester
- The Love Traderas Nelson
- Swing Highas Sheriff
1929
- The Show of Showsas Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
- The Virginianas Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
- Stairs of Sandas Tim
- The Studio Murder Mysteryas George (Studio Gateman)
- House of Horroras Chester
- Sunset Passas Windy
- Marquis Preferredas Mr. Gruger
1928
- Taxi 13as Angus Mactavish
- The Haunted Houseas Mr. Rackham
- Varsityas Pop Conlan
- Beau Broadway
- Fools for Luckas Samuel Hunter
- The Big Noiseas John Sloval
- Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Circus Owner
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Judge
1927
- Two Flaming Youthsas Sheriff Ben Holden
- Tell It to Sweeneyas Luke Beamish
- Rubber Heelsas Tennyson Hawks
- Cabaretas Jerry Trask
- A Kiss in a Taxias Maraval
- McFadden's Flatsas Jock McTavish
1926
- We're in the Navy Nowas Navy Capt. Smithers
- The Lady of the Haremas Ali
- Midnight Loversas Moriarity
- The Nervous Wreckas Mort
- The Duchess of Buffaloas Hotel Manager
- Say It Againas Prince Otto V
- A Social Celebrityas Johann Haber
- Fascinating Youthas Chester Conklin
- Behind the Frontas Scottie
1925
- A Woman of the Worldas Sam Poore
- The Pleasure Buyersas Burke
- The Masked Brideas Wine Waiter
- The Winding Stairas Onery
- Under the Rougeas Mr. Fleck
- Where Was I?as Elmer
- The Phantom of the Operaas Orderly (uncredited)
- My Neighbor's Wifeas Cameraman
- One Year to Liveas Froquine
- The Wizard of Oz
1924
- Greedas Popper Sieppe
- Another Man's Wifeas Rumrunner
- The Fire Patrolas Fireman
- The Galloping Fishas Jonah
- North of Nevadaas Lem Williams
- Battling Bunyanas A Stranger
1923
- Anna Christieas Tommy
- Desireas Oland Young
- The Sheik of Hollywood
1919
- Yankee Doodle in Berlinas Officer of Death's Head Hussars
1918
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- It Pays to Exerciseas Little Giant
- His Hidden Purposeas Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
- The Village Chestnutas Teacher
1917
- An International Sneakas A Foreign Spy
- The Pawnbroker's Heartas The Pawnshop Clerk
- A Clever Dummyas A Playful Property Man
- The Pullman Brideas The Rejected Suitor
1916
- The Love Thief
- Cinders of Loveas The Fire Chief
1915
- Dizzy Heights and Daring Heartsas Mr. A.C. Walrus
- Saved by Wirelessas The Spy's Ally
- When Ambrose Dared Walrusas Walrus
- The Cannon Ballas The Villain
- A Hash House Fraudas The Chief of Police
- Droppington's Family Treeas Droppington
- Do-Re-Mi-Boom!as The Suitor
- Droppington's Devilish Deedas Droppington
- Ambrose's Fury
- A One Night Standas The Property Man
- Hearts and Planetsas Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
- A Bird's a Birdas Mr. Walrus
- The Home Breakersas Walrus
- Love, Speed and Thrillsas Mr. Walrus
1914
- Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
- How Heroes Are Madeas The Boy Friend's Rival
- 'Curses!' They Remarkedas Blackheart Jr.
- Gentlemen of Nerveas Ambrose, Mabel's friend
- Dough and Dynamiteas Jacques
- The Love Thiefas The Love Thief
- The Anglers
- Those Love Pangsas Rival
- The Baggage Smasheras The Baggage Smasher
- The Masqueraderas Film actor
- Such a Cook
- The Face on the Barroom Flooras Drinker
- The Property Manas Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Mabel's New Jobas Boarder
- Mabel's Busy Dayas Police Sergeant
- Caught in a Cabaretas Waiter
- Twenty Minutes of Loveas Pickpocket
- Mabel at the Wheelas Mabel's Father (uncredited)
- Tango Tanglesas Guest in Police Costume
- Between Showersas Policeman
- Mabel's Strange Predicamentas The Husband (uncredited)
- Making a Livingas Policeman
- Double Crossedas Desk Sergeant