Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

10/01/1886

Day of Death

11/10/1971
(85) years old

Place of Birth

Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

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 ... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1966

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

as Old Man in Saloon

1962

Paradise Alley

as Mr. Gregory

1955

Apache Woman

as Dick Mooney

1954

Private Hell 36

as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)

1952

Son of Paleface

as Bartender #2 (uncredited)

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Inv...

as Counter Man (uncredited)

1950

Let's Dance

as Watchman (uncredited)

1950

Shakedown

as Chet (uncredited)

1950

Never a Dull Moment

as Albert (uncredited)

1950

The Good Humor Man

as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)

1949

The Golden Stallion

as Old Man

1949

My Friend Irma

as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)

1949

Brimstone

as Drunk (uncredited)

1949

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

1949

Knock on Any Door

as Barber (uncredited)

1947

Merton of the Movies

as Keystone Kop (uncredited)

1947

The Perils of Pauline

as Comic Chef

1947

Song of the Wasteland

as The Jailer

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

1946

The Hoodlum Saint

as Cop (uncredited)

1946

Road to Utopia

as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredi...

1946

Little Giant

as Hotel Valet (uncredited)

1945

Betrayal from the East

as (uncredited)

1945

Brewster's Millions

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

1944

Can't Help Singing

as Townsman (uncredited)

1944

Something for the Boys

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1944

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

as Pete (uncredited)

1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

as Western Union Man (uncredited)

1944

A Fig Leaf for Eve

as Waiter

1944

Goodnight, Sweetheart

as Bottle Man

1943

Around the World

as Waiter

1943

So This Is Washington

as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncred...

1943

Three Little Twirps

as The Butcher

1943

The Avenging Rider

as Town Drunk

1943

Sagebrush Law

as Horse Owner (uncredited)

1943

Hangmen Also Die!

as Cook (uncredited)

1943

His Wedding Scare

as Fireman

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

1942

Piano Mooner

as Harry's Partner

1942

X Marks the Spot

as Vagrant (uncredited)

1942

I Married a Witch

as Party Bartender (uncredited)

1942

The Palm Beach Story

as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

1942

Sons of the Pioneers

as Old-Timer

1942

In Old California

as Undetermined Minor Role

1942

Romance on the Range

as Lynch Mob Member

1942

The Remarkable Andrew

as Shopkeeper

1942

Valley of the Sun

as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)

1941

Honolulu Lu

as Comedian

1941

Sullivan's Travels

as Old Bum (uncredited)

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

1941

Jesse James at Bay

as Town Drunk (uncredited)

1941

Harmon of Michigan

as Gasoline Chuck

1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Newsboy (uncredited)

1941

Dutiful But Dumb

as Counterman (uncredited)

1940

Li'l Abner

as Mayor Gurgle

1940

The Great Dictator

as Barber's Customer

1940

You're Next!

as The Janitor

1939

Henry Goes Arizona

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

1939

Teacher's Pest

as Zeb

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Reporter (uncredited)

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Sheriff in Western

1939

The Spellbinder

as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)

1939

Sagebrush Serenade

as Pop Mason

1939

Zenobia

as Farmer

1939

Mutiny on the Body

as Mr. Van Asther

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Fire Chief Kelly

1937

Forlorn River

as Sheriff Alec Grundy

1937

Cinema Circus

as Himself

1936

Call of the Prairie

as Sandy McQueen

1936

Modern Times

as Mechanic

1935

Keystone Hotel

as Mayor Carson

1930

Cleaning Up

as Chester

1930

The Love Trader

as Nelson

1930

Swing High

as Sheriff

1929

The Show of Shows

as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' N...

1929

The Virginian

as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

1929

Stairs of Sand

as Tim

1929

The Studio Murder Mystery

as George (Studio Gateman)

1929

House of Horror

as Chester

1929

Sunset Pass

as Windy

1929

Marquis Preferred

as Mr. Gruger

1928

Taxi 13

as Angus Mactavish

1928

The Haunted House

as Mr. Rackham

1928

Varsity

as Pop Conlan

1928

Fools for Luck

as Samuel Hunter

1928

The Big Noise

as John Sloval

1928

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Circus Owner

1927

Two Flaming Youths

as Sheriff Ben Holden

1927

Tell It to Sweeney

as Luke Beamish

1927

Rubber Heels

as Tennyson Hawks

1927

Cabaret

as Jerry Trask

1927

A Kiss in a Taxi

as Maraval

1927

McFadden's Flats

as Jock McTavish

1926

We're in the Navy Now

as Navy Capt. Smithers

1926

Midnight Lovers

as Moriarity

1926

The Duchess of Buffalo

as Hotel Manager

1926

Say It Again

as Prince Otto V

1926

A Social Celebrity

as Johann Haber

1926

Fascinating Youth

as Chester Conklin

1926

Behind the Front

as Scottie

1925

A Woman of the World

as Sam Poore

1925

The Masked Bride

as Wine Waiter

1925

The Winding Stair

as Onery

1925

Under the Rouge

as Mr. Fleck

1925

Where Was I?

as Elmer

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

as Orderly (uncredited)

1925

One Year to Live

as Froquine

1924

Greed

as Popper Sieppe

1924

Another Man's Wife

as Rumrunner

1924

The Fire Patrol

as Fireman

1924

The Galloping Fish

as Jonah

1924

North of Nevada

as Lem Williams

1924

Battling Bunyan

as A Stranger

1923

Anna Christie

as Tommy

1923

Desire

as Oland Young

1923

Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

1921

Skirts

1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as Officer of Death's Head Hussars

1918

It Pays to Exercise

as Little Giant

1918

His Hidden Purpose

as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits

1918

The Village Chestnut

as Teacher

1917

An International Sneak

as A Foreign Spy

1917

The Pawnbroker's Heart

as The Pawnshop Clerk

1917

A Clever Dummy

as A Playful Property Man

1917

The Pullman Bride

as The Rejected Suitor

1916

Cinders of Love

as The Fire Chief

1915

Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts

as Mr. A.C. Walrus

1915

Saved by Wireless

as The Spy's Ally

1915

The Cannon Ball

as The Villain

1915

A Hash House Fraud

as The Chief of Police

1915

Droppington's Family Tree

as Droppington

1915

Do-Re-Mi-Boom!

as The Suitor

1915

Droppington's Devilish Deed

as Droppington

1915

A One Night Stand

as The Property Man

1915

Hearts and Planets

as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star

1915

A Bird's a Bird

as Mr. Walrus

1915

The Home Breakers

as Walrus

1915

Love, Speed and Thrills

as Mr. Walrus

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)

1914

How Heroes Are Made

as The Boy Friend's Rival

1914

'Curses!' They Remarked

as Blackheart Jr.

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve

as Ambrose, Mabel's friend

1914

Dough and Dynamite

as Jacques

1914

The Love Thief

as The Love Thief

1914

Those Love Pangs

as Rival

1914

The Baggage Smasher

as The Baggage Smasher

1914

The Masquerader

as Film actor

1914

The Property Man

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

1914

Mabel's New Job

as Boarder

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

as Police Sergeant

1914

Caught in a Cabaret

as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)

1914

Twenty Minutes of Love

as Pickpocket

1914

Mabel at the Wheel

as Mabel's Father (uncredited)

1914

Tango Tangles

as Guest in Police Costume

1914

Between Showers

as Policeman

1914

Mabel's Strange Predicament

as The Husband (uncredited)

1914

Making a Living

as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)

1914

Double Crossed

as Desk Sergeant