Chester Conklin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-01-10
Day of Death
1971-10-11 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Chester Conklin
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
Acting
(1966)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Old Man in Saloon
(1962)
Paradise Alley
as Mr. Gregory
(1955)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Ben Webber
(1955)
Apache Woman
as Dick Mooney
(1954)
Private Hell 36
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
(1953)
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Waiter
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
(1951)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1950)
Let's Dance
as Watchman (uncredited)
(1950)
Never a Dull Moment
as Albert (uncredited)
(1950)
Shakedown
as Chet (uncredited)
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
(1950)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Prentice
(1949)
My Friend Irma
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
(1949)
Knock on Any Door
as Barber (uncredited)
(1949)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
(1949)
Brimstone
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1949)
The Golden Stallion
as Old Man
(1947)
Springtime in the Sierras
as Old-Timer
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
(1947)
Song of Scheherazade
as Sailor
(1947)
Song of the Wasteland
as The Jailer
(1946)
Little Giant
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Cop (uncredited)
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
(1945)
Betrayal from the East
as (uncredited)
(1945)
Brewster's Millions
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
(1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Pete (uncredited)
(1944)
Something for the Boys
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1944)
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Waiter
(1944)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Bottle Man
(1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited)
(1943)
Around the World
as Waiter
(1943)
The Avenging Rider
as Town Drunk
(1943)
So This Is Washington
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
(1943)
His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
(1943)
Sagebrush Law
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
(1943)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
(1943)
Three Little Twirps
as The Butcher
(1943)
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Barfly
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
(1942)
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
(1942)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Shopkeeper
(1942)
Sons of the Pioneers
as Old-Timer
(1942)
Valley of the Sun
as Soldier at Hitching Rail
(1942)
Romance on the Range
as Lynch Mob Member
(1942)
X Marks the Spot
as Vagrant (uncredited)
(1942)
Piano Mooner
as Harry's Partner
(1941)
Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited)
(1941)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
(1941)
Jesse James at Bay
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
(1941)
Honolulu Lu
as Comedian
(1941)
Harmon of Michigan
as Gasoline Chuck
(1941)
Dutiful But Dumb
as Counterman (uncredited)
(1940)
The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer
(1940)
Li'l Abner
as Mayor Gurgle
(1940)
You're Next!
as The Janitor
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
(1939)
Zenobia
as Farmer
(1939)
Henry Goes Arizona
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1939)
The Spellbinder
as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
(1939)
Chip of the Flying U
as Joe
(1939)
Teacher's Pest
as Zeb
(1939)
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Van Asther
(1939)
Sagebrush Serenade
as Pop Mason
(1938)
Flat Foot Stooges
as Fire Chief Kelly
(1937)
Cinema Circus
as Himself
(1937)
Forlorn River
as Sheriff Alec Grundy
(1937)
Every Day's a Holiday
as Cabby
(1936)
Modern Times
as Mechanic
(1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Comedian
(1936)
Call of the Prairie
as Sandy McQueen
(1935)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
(1935)
Keystone Hotel
as Mayor Carson
(1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Sunday
(1931)
(1931)
Her Majesty, Love
as Emil
(1931)
(1931)
(1930)
Swing High
as Sheriff
(1930)
Cleaning Up
as Chester
(1930)
The Love Trader
as Nelson
(1929)
The Show of Shows
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
(1929)
The Virginian
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
(1929)
House of Horror
as Chester
(1929)
The Studio Murder Mystery
as George (Studio Gateman)
(1929)
Stairs of Sand
as Tim
(1929)
Sunset Pass
as Windy
(1929)
Marquis Preferred
as Mr. Gruger
(1928)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Judge
(1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Circus Owner
(1928)
Fools for Luck
as Samuel Hunter
(1928)
Taxi 13
as Angus Mactavish
(1928)
Varsity
as Pop Conlan
(1928)
The Big Noise
as John Sloval
(1928)
The Haunted House
as Mr. Rackham
(1927)
Rubber Heels
as Tennyson Hawks
(1927)
Two Flaming Youths
as Sheriff Ben Holden
(1927)
A Kiss in a Taxi
as Maraval
(1927)
Cabaret
as Jerry Trask
(1927)
McFadden's Flats
as Jock McTavish
(1926)
Fascinating Youth
as Chester Conklin
(1926)
The Duchess of Buffalo
as Hotel Manager
(1926)
Behind the Front
as Scottie
(1926)
The Lady of the Harem
as Ali
(1926)
The Nervous Wreck
as Mort
(1926)
A Social Celebrity
as Johann Haber
(1926)
Midnight Lovers
as Moriarity
(1926)
We're in the Navy Now
as Navy Capt. Smithers
(1926)
Say It Again
as Prince Otto V
(1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited)
(1925)
(1925)
A Woman of the World
as Sam Poore
(1925)
The Masked Bride
as Wine Waiter
(1925)
Where Was I?
as Elmer
(1925)
The Pleasure Buyers
as Burke
(1925)
The Winding Stair
as Onery
(1925)
Under the Rouge
as Mr. Fleck
(1925)
One Year to Live
as Froquine
(1924)
Greed
as Popper Sieppe
(1924)
The Galloping Fish
as Jonah
(1924)
Battling Bunyan
as A Stranger
(1924)
The Fire Patrol
as Fireman
(1924)
North of Nevada
as Lem Williams
(1924)
Another Man's Wife
as Rumrunner
(1923)
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
(1923)
Anna Christie
as Tommy
(1922)
(1921)
(1920)
(1919)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
(1918)
The Village Chestnut
as Teacher
(1918)
His Hidden Purpose
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
(1918)
It Pays to Exercise
as Little Giant
(1917)
A Clever Dummy
as A Playful Property Man
(1917)
An International Sneak
as A Foreign Spy
(1917)
The Pullman Bride
as The Rejected Suitor
(1917)
The Pawnbroker's Heart
as The Pawnshop Clerk
(1916)
Cinders of Love
as The Fire Chief
(1916)
(1915)
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Mr. Walrus
(1915)
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
(1915)
(1915)
A Hash House Fraud
as The Chief of Police
(1915)
A Bird's a Bird
as Mr. Walrus
(1915)
Saved by Wireless
as The Spy's Ally
(1915)
Droppington's Family Tree
as Droppington
(1915)
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
as The Suitor
(1915)
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Walrus
(1915)
The Home Breakers
as Walrus
(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)
The Cannon Ball
as The Villain
(1914)
Between Showers
as Policeman
(1914)
Caught in a Cabaret
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
(1914)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
(1914)
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
(1914)
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
(1914)
Mabel's Busy Day
as Police Sergeant
(1914)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited)
(1914)
Dough and Dynamite
as Jacques
(1914)
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
(1914)
Mabel at the Wheel
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
(1914)
Those Love Pangs
as Rival
(1914)
The Property Man
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1914)
The Masquerader
as Film actor
(1914)
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
(1914)
Double Crossed
as Desk Sergeant
(1914)
Twenty Minutes of Love
as Pickpocket
(1914)
'Curses!' They Remarked
as Blackheart Jr.
(1914)
The Love Thief
as The Love Thief
(1914)
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Rival
(1914)
(1914)
Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
(1914)
(1914)
The Baggage Smasher
as The Baggage Smasher
(1913)