Chester Conklin

Actor Jan 10 (died age 85) Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA 1913–1966 (53 year career)

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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

Film

Modern Times

Mechanic

Film

The Great Dictator

Barber's Customer

Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Reporter (uncredited)

Film

Sullivan's Travels

Old Bum (uncredited)

Film

The Phantom of the Opera

Orderly (uncredited)

Film

Greed

Popper Sieppe

Film

The Palm Beach Story

Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

Film

I Married a Witch

Party Bartender (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (195)

Movies (192)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

as Old Man in Saloon

Paradise Alley

as Mr. Gregory

Apache Woman

as Dick Mooney

The Beast with a Million Eyes

1955

as Ben Webber

3.7

Private Hell 36

1954

as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)

6.2

So You Want to Be a Musician

1953

as Waiter

Son of Paleface

1952

as Bartender #2 (uncredited)

6.3

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

as Counter Man (uncredited)

Shakedown

as Chet (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man

as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)

6.0

Never a Dull Moment

1950

as Albert (uncredited)

5.9

Let's Dance

1950

as Watchman (uncredited)

5.6

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

as Prentice

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

5.8

Knock on Any Door

1949

as Barber (uncredited)

6.2

My Friend Irma

1949

as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)

6.8

Brimstone

1949

as Drunk (uncredited)

6.3

The Golden Stallion

1949

as Old Man

6.3

Song of the Wasteland

1947

as The Jailer

Springtime in the Sierras

as Old-Timer

Song of Scheherazade

as Sailor

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as Comic Chef

6.2

Merton of the Movies

1947

as Keystone Kop (uncredited)

6.8

Little Giant

1946

as Hotel Valet (uncredited)

5.1

Road to Utopia

1946

as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)

6.7

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

as Cop (uncredited)

5.2

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

6.0

Brewster's Millions

1945

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

6.8

Betrayal from the East

1945

as (uncredited)

5.8

Goodnight, Sweetheart

1944

as Bottle Man

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

as Western Union Man (uncredited)

7.1

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944

as Pete (uncredited)

6.8

Can't Help Singing

1944

as Townsman (uncredited)

5.4

Something for the Boys

1944

as Minor Role (uncredited)

A Fig Leaf for Eve

as Waiter

Three Little Twirps

as The Butcher

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

Around the World

1943

as Waiter

5.0

So This Is Washington

1943

as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!

as Cook (uncredited)

The Avenging Rider

as Town Drunk

His Wedding Scare

1943

as Fireman

Sagebrush Law

1943

as Horse Owner (uncredited)

6.0

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

as Barfly

The Palm Beach Story

1942

as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

7.0

Piano Mooner

1942

as Harry's Partner

I Married a Witch

1942

as Party Bartender (uncredited)

6.8

Valley of the Sun

1942

as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)

5.8

Sons of the Pioneers

1942

as Old-Timer

In Old California

1942

as Undetermined Minor Role

Romance on the Range

as Lynch Mob Member

X Marks the Spot

as Vagrant (uncredited)

3.9

The Remarkable Andrew

as Shopkeeper

Harmon of Michigan

as Gasoline Chuck

Jesse James at Bay

as Town Drunk (uncredited)

4.2

Sullivan's Travels

1941

as Old Bum (uncredited)

7.4

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Newsboy (uncredited)

7.0

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

6.6

Dutiful But Dumb

1941

as Counterman (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu

as Comedian

The Great Dictator

as Barber's Customer

Li'l Abner

as Mayor Gurgle

You're Next!

as The Janitor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.8

Sagebrush Serenade

1939

as Pop Mason

Zenobia

1939

as Farmer

4.6

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Sheriff in Western

5.3

The Spellbinder

1939

as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)

6.0

Chip of the Flying U

1939

as Joe

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

6.0

Teacher's Pest

1939

as Zeb

Mutiny on the Body

1939

as Mr. Van Asther

Flat Foot Stooges

1938

as Fire Chief Kelly

6.0

Every Day's a Holiday

1937

as Cabby

5.5

Cinema Circus

1937

as Himself

Forlorn River

1937

as Sheriff Alec Grundy

Modern Times

as Mechanic

Call of the Prairie

as Sandy McQueen

The Preview Murder Mystery

as Comedian

Keystone Hotel

as Mayor Carson

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1935

as Self

5.9

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

1933

as Sunday

7.4

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Studio Sap

Her Majesty, Love

as Emil

Gents of Leisure

Swing High

as Sheriff

Cleaning Up

as Chester

The Love Trader

as Nelson

Stairs of Sand

1929

as Tim

Marquis Preferred

1929

as Mr. Gruger

Sunset Pass

1929

as Windy

The Studio Murder Mystery

1929

as George (Studio Gateman)

3.9

The Show of Shows

1929

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

The Virginian

as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

House of Horror

as Chester

The Haunted House

1928

as Mr. Rackham

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928

as Judge

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928

as Circus Owner

6.0

Fools for Luck

1928

as Samuel Hunter

Taxi 13

1928

as Angus Mactavish

The Big Noise

1928

as John Sloval

Varsity

1928

as Pop Conlan

Beau Broadway

1928

Cabaret

1927

as Jerry Trask

A Kiss in a Taxi

1927

as Maraval

Rubber Heels

1927

as Tennyson Hawks

Two Flaming Youths

1927

as Sheriff Ben Holden

Tell It to Sweeney

1927

as Luke Beamish

McFadden's Flats

1927

as Jock McTavish

A Social Celebrity

1926

as Johann Haber

Behind the Front

1926

as Scottie

6.0

Fascinating Youth

1926

as Chester Conklin

The Nervous Wreck

as Mort

Midnight Lovers

as Moriarity

Say It Again

as Prince Otto V

The Lady of the Harem

1926

as Ali

The Duchess of Buffalo

1926

as Hotel Manager

5.6

We're in the Navy Now

1926

as Navy Capt. Smithers

A Woman of the World

as Sam Poore

Under the Rouge

as Mr. Fleck

The Phantom of the Opera

1925

as Orderly (uncredited)

The Wizard of Oz

The Masked Bride

as Wine Waiter

Where Was I?

as Elmer

The Pleasure Buyers

as Burke

The Winding Stair

as Onery

One Year to Live

1925

as Froquine

My Neighbor's Wife

1925

as Cameraman

Another Man's Wife

1924

as Rumrunner

Greed

1924

as Popper Sieppe

7.3

The Fire Patrol

1924

as Fireman

North of Nevada

1924

as Lem Williams

The Galloping Fish

1924

as Jonah

Battling Bunyan

1924

as A Stranger

Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Anna Christie

as Tommy

Desire

as Oland Young

Step Lively, Please

His Model Day

Skirts

The Soft Boiled Yegg

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as Officer of Death's Head Hussars

The Village Chestnut

as Teacher

His Hidden Purpose

as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits

It Pays to Exercise

1918

as Little Giant

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1918

The Pullman Bride

1917

as The Rejected Suitor

The Pawnbroker's Heart

1917

as The Pawnshop Clerk

A Clever Dummy

1917

as A Playful Property Man

5.0

An International Sneak

1917

as A Foreign Spy

Cinders of Love

1916

as The Fire Chief

The Love Thief

1916

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

as Droppington

A One Night Stand

as The Property Man

Ambrose's Fury

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

as Mr. Walrus

5.0

A Hash House Fraud

1915

as The Chief of Police

A Bird's a Bird

as Mr. Walrus

The Home Breakers

as Walrus

Hearts and Planets

1915

as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star

The Cannon Ball

as The Villain

Do-Re-Mi-Boom!

as The Suitor

Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts

1915

as Mr. A.C. Walrus

5.0

Droppington's Family Tree

1915

as Droppington

5.0

When Ambrose Dared Walrus

1915

as Walrus

5.0

Saved by Wireless

1915

as The Spy's Ally

Making a Living

1914

as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)

5.7

The Love Thief

1914

as The Love Thief

Double Crossed

as Desk Sergeant

The Anglers

Tango Tangles

as Guest in Police Costume

5.1

Caught in a Cabaret

1914

as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)

5.7

The Baggage Smasher

1914

as The Baggage Smasher

Such a Cook

1914

The Property Man

1914

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Masquerader

as Film actor

Dough and Dynamite

as Jacques

Between Showers

as Policeman

Those Love Pangs

as Rival

Twenty Minutes of Love

1914

as Pickpocket

5.6

The Face on the Barroom Floor

1914

as Drinker

5.3

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

as Ambrose, Mabel's friend

5.7

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)

6.1

Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914

as The Husband (uncredited)

Mabel's Busy Day

as Police Sergeant

Mabel at the Wheel

as Mabel's Father (uncredited)

5.6

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

as Blackheart Jr.

5.0

Mabel's New Job

1914

as Boarder

How Heroes Are Made

1914

as The Boy Friend's Rival

Hubby’s Job

1913

The Wilderness Woman

as 'Kodiak' MacLean

Television (3)

This Is Your Life

1952

as Self

6.4

Doc Corkle

1952

as Grandfather Corkle

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8