Chester Conklin
Known for Acting · 197 credits
- Born
- 1886-01-10
- Died
- 1971-10-11
- Place of birth
- Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Chester Cooper Conklin · Chet 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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (194)
The Great Dictator
1940
as Barber's Customer
Modern Times
1936
as Mechanic
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Greed
1924
as Popper Sieppe
Cabaret
1927
as Jerry Trask
Zenobia
1939
as Farmer
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Old Bum (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Judge
I Married a Witch
1942
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Orderly (uncredited)
Let's Dance
1950
as Watchman (uncredited)
The Show of Shows
1929
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Desire
1923
as Oland Young
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Old Man in Saloon
Those Love Pangs
1914
as Rival
Tell It to Sweeney
1927
as Luke Beamish
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
as Blackheart Jr.
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Barber (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Cook (uncredited)
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
as Pickpocket
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
The Wizard of Oz
1925
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Her Majesty, Love
1931
as Emil
My Friend Irma
1949
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
Making a Living
1914
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
My Neighbor's Wife
1925
as Cameraman
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Counter Man (uncredited)
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Old-Timer
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Shopkeeper
In Old California
1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
Skirts
1921
Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Jacques
A Social Celebrity
1926
as Johann Haber
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
as Mr. Walrus
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Cop (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
1952
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Pete (uncredited)
Ambrose's Fury
1915
Between Showers
1914
as Policeman
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef
Little Giant
1946
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
as The Husband (uncredited)
Cleaning Up
1930
as Chester
Fascinating Youth
1926
as Chester Conklin
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Flat Foot Stooges
1938
as Fire Chief Kelly
The Sheik of Hollywood
1923
A Hash House Fraud
1915
as The Chief of Police
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Apache Woman
1955
as Dick Mooney
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
as Cabby
Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Counterman (uncredited)
The Lady of the Harem
1926
as Ali
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Sailor
Betrayal from the East
1945
as (uncredited)
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1914
as Drinker
The Wilderness Woman
as 'Kodiak' MacLean
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Virginian
1929
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Tango Tangles
1914
as Guest in Police Costume
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Sheriff in Western
Around the World
1943
as Waiter
Shakedown
1950
as Chet (uncredited)
Cinema Circus
1937
as Himself
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
as Ben Webber
The Property Man
1914
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Sandy McQueen
Li'l Abner
1940
as Mayor Gurgle
Three Little Twirps
1943
as The Butcher
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Such a Cook
1914
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
as The Pawnshop Clerk
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
The Golden Stallion
1949
as Old Man
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
The Studio Murder Mystery
1929
as George (Studio Gateman)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as Sunday
Private Hell 36
1954
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Avenging Rider
1943
as Town Drunk
Something for the Boys
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Comedian
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Police Sergeant
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Barfly
Romance on the Range
1942
as Lynch Mob Member
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
A Woman of the World
1925
as Sam Poore
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Albert (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
A Bird's a Bird
1915
as Mr. Walrus
The Duchess of Buffalo
1926
as Hotel Manager
Happy Go Wacky
1952
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
House of Horror
1929
as Chester
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
1915
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
1915
as The Suitor
So This Is Washington
1943
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
Paradise Alley
1962
as Mr. Gregory
Rubber Heels
1927
as Tennyson Hawks
The Village Chestnut
1918
as Teacher
X Marks the Spot
1942
as Vagrant (uncredited)
Stairs of Sand
1929
as Tim
Teacher's Pest
1939
as Zeb
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Old-Timer
Chip of the Flying U
1939
as Joe
Honolulu Lu
1941
as Comedian
About Chester Conklin
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. With 197 credits spanning from 1913 to 1966, Chester Conklin has appeared in 194 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chester Conklin Movies
- The Great Dictator (1940) — as Barber's Customer
- Modern Times (1936) — as Mechanic
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Greed (1924) — as Popper Sieppe
- Cabaret (1927) — as Jerry Trask
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