Chester Conklin
Born on January 10th, 1886
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Died on October 11th, 1971
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.
Filmography A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
Old Man in Saloon
Details Paradise Alley
1962
Mr. Gregory
Details Apache Woman
1955
Dick Mooney
Details The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
Ben Webber
Details Private Hell 36
1954
Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Details So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
Waiter
Details Son of Paleface
1952
Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Details Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Counter Man (uncredited)
Details Let's Dance
1950
Watchman (uncredited)
Details Shakedown
1950
Chet (uncredited)
Details Never a Dull Moment
1950
Albert (uncredited)
Details Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
Prentice
Details The Good Humor Man
1950
Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
Details The Golden Stallion
1949
Old Man
Details My Friend Irma
1949
Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
Details Brimstone
1949
Drunk (uncredited)
Details The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Details Knock on Any Door
1949
Barber (uncredited)
Details Merton of the Movies
1947
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Details Springtime in the Sierras
1947
Old-Timer
Details The Perils of Pauline
1947
Comic Chef
Details Song of the Wasteland
1947
The Jailer
Details Song of Scheherazade
1947
Sailor
Details Two Sisters from Boston
1946
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Details The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Cop (uncredited)
Details Road to Utopia
1946
Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
Details Little Giant
1946
Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Details Betrayal from the East
1945
(uncredited)
Details Brewster's Millions
1945
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Details Can't Help Singing
1944
Townsman (uncredited)
Details Something for the Boys
1944
Minor Role (uncredited)
Details The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1944
Pete (uncredited)
Details Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Details A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944
Waiter
Details Goodnight, Sweetheart
1944
Bottle Man
Details So This Is Washington
1943
Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
Details Three Little Twirps
1943
The Butcher
Details Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
Barfly
Details The Avenging Rider
1943
Town Drunk
Details Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Cook (uncredited)
Details Sagebrush Law
1943
Horse Owner (uncredited)
Details His Wedding Scare
1943
Fireman
Details Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
(archive footage)
Details Piano Mooner
1942
Harry's Partner
Details X Marks the Spot
1942
Vagrant (uncredited)
Details I Married a Witch
1942
Party Bartender (uncredited)
Details The Palm Beach Story
1942
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
Details Sons of the Pioneers
1942
Old-Timer
Details In Old California
1942
Undetermined Minor Role
Details Romance on the Range
1942
Lynch Mob Member
Details The Remarkable Andrew
1942
Shopkeeper
Details Valley of the Sun
1942
Soldier at Hitching Rail
Details Sullivan's Travels
1941
Old Bum (uncredited)
Details One Foot in Heaven
1941
Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Details Jesse James at Bay
1941
Town Drunk (uncredited)
Details Harmon of Michigan
1941
Gasoline Chuck
Details Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
Newsboy (uncredited)
Details Dutiful But Dumb
1941
Counterman (uncredited)
Details The Great Dictator
1940
Barber's Customer
Details You're Next!
1940
The Janitor
Details Henry Goes Arizona
1939
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Details Chip of the Flying U
1939
Joe
Details Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
Sheriff in Western
Details The Spellbinder
1939
Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Details Sagebrush Serenade
1939
Pop Mason
Details Mutiny on the Body
1939
Mr. Van Asther
Details Flat Foot Stooges
1938
Fire Chief Kelly
Details Every Day's a Holiday
1937
Cabby
Details Forlorn River
1937
Sheriff Alec Grundy
Details Call of the Prairie
1936
Sandy McQueen
Details The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Comedian
Details La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Self
Details Keystone Hotel
1935
Mayor Carson
Details Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
Sunday
Details Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
Character TBA
Details Gents of Leisure
1931
Character TBA
Details Studio Sap
1931
Character TBA
Details Show of Shows
1929
Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Details The Virginian
1929
Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Details The Studio Murder Mystery
1929
George (Studio Gateman)
Details Marquis Preferred
1929
Mr. Gruger
Details The Haunted House
1928
Mr. Rackham
Details Fools for Luck
1928
Samuel Hunter
Details The Big Noise
1928
John Sloval
Details Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928
Circus Owner
Details Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
Judge
Details Two Flaming Youths
1927
Sheriff Ben Holden
Details Rubber Heels
1927
Tennyson Hawks
Details A Kiss in a Taxi
1927
Maraval
Details McFadden's Flats
1927
Jock McTavish
Details We're in the Navy Now
1926
Navy Capt. Smithers
Details The Lady of the Harem
1926
Ali
Details Midnight Lovers
1926
Moriarity
Details The Duchess of Buffalo
1926
Hotel Manager
Details Say It Again
1926
Prince Otto V
Details A Social Celebrity
1926
Johann Haber
Details Fascinating Youth
1926
Chester Conklin
Details Behind the Front
1926
Scottie
Details A Woman of the World
1925
Sam Poore
Details The Pleasure Buyers
1925
Burke
Details The Masked Bride
1925
Wine Waiter
Details Under the Rouge
1925
Mr. Fleck
Details The Phantom of the Opera
1925
Orderly (uncredited)
Details One Year to Live
1925
Froquine
Details The Wizard of Oz
1925
Character TBA
Details Another Man's Wife
1924
Rumrunner
Details The Galloping Fish
1924
Jonah
Details North of Nevada
1924
Lem Williams
Details Battling Bunyan
1924
A Stranger
Details Souls for Sale
1923
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Details Step Lively, Please
1922
Character TBA
Details His Model Day
1921
Character TBA
Details The Soft Boiled Yegg
1920
Character TBA
Details Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
Officer of Death's Head Hussars
Details It Pays to Exercise
1918
Little Giant
Details His Hidden Purpose
1918
Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
Details The Village Chestnut
1918
Teacher
Details An International Sneak
1917
A Foreign Spy
Details The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
The Pawnshop Clerk
Details A Clever Dummy
1917
A Playful Property Man
Details The Pullman Bride
1917
The Rejected Suitor
Details The Love Thief
1916
Character TBA
Details Cinders of Love
1916
The Fire Chief
Details Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
1915
Mr. A.C. Walrus
Details Saved by Wireless
1915
The Spy's Ally
Details When Ambrose Dared Walrus
1915
Walrus
Details The Cannon Ball
1915
The Villain
Details A Hash House Fraud
1915
The Chief of Police
Details Droppington's Family Tree
1915
Droppington
Details Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
1915
The Suitor
Details Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915
Droppington
Details Ambrose's Fury
1915
Character TBA
Details A One Night Stand
1915
The Property Man
Details Hearts and Planets
1915
Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
Details A Bird's a Bird
1915
Mr. Walrus
Details The Home Breakers
1915
Walrus
Details Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
Mr. Walrus
Details Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
Details How Heroes Are Made
1914
The Boy Friend's Rival
Details 'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
Blackheart Jr.
Details Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Details Dough and Dynamite
1914
Jacques
Details The Love Thief
1914
The Love Thief
Details The Anglers
1914
Character TBA
Details The Baggage Smasher
1914
The Baggage Smasher
Details The Masquerader
1914
Film actor
Details Such a Cook
1914
Character TBA
Details The Face on the Barroom Floor
1914
Drinker
Details The Property Man
1914
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Details Mabel's Busy Day
1914
Police Sergeant
Details Caught in a Cabaret
1914
Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Details Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
Pickpocket
Details Mabel at the Wheel
1914
Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Details Tango Tangles
1914
Guest in Police Costume
Details Between Showers
1914
Policeman
Details Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
The Husband (uncredited)
Details Making a Living
1914
Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Details Double Crossed
1914
Desk Sergeant
Details Hubby’s Job
1913
Character TBA
Details