Acting

Chester Conklin

Born 1886-01-10

Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

Department: Acting

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

Prominent works featuring Chester Conklin

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Modern Times

1936

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The Great Dictator

1940

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

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Sullivan's Travels

1941

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The Phantom of the Opera

1925

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I Married a Witch

1942

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Greed

1924

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The Palm Beach Story

1942

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Hangmen Also Die!

1943

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (197 titles)

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