Chester Conklin
Known for Acting · 196 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 (193)
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
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Orderly (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
1914
as Guest in Police Costume
Brimstone
1949
as Drunk (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Old Bum (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939
as Farmer
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
Anna Christie
1923
as Tommy
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Old Man in Saloon
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Cop (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Cabaret
1927
as Jerry Trask
In Old California
1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Albert (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Cook (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
The Show of Shows
1929
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Judge
Cleaning Up
1930
as Chester
Rubber Heels
1927
as Tennyson Hawks
Road to Utopia
1946
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Barber (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Pete (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Sheriff in Western
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
The Virginian
1929
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Honolulu Lu
1941
as Comedian
The Wizard of Oz
1925
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
as Cabby
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
as The Husband (uncredited)
Call of the Prairie
1936
as Sandy McQueen
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Making a Living
1914
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
1954
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Shakedown
1950
as Chet (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
1914
as Rival
Sagebrush Serenade
1939
as Pop Mason
Little Giant
1946
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
A Social Celebrity
1926
as Johann Haber
So This Is Washington
1943
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
as Ben Webber
The Masquerader
1914
as Film actor
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
as Blackheart Jr.
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Barfly
Dutiful But Dumb
1941
as Counterman (uncredited)
Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Jacques
Cinema Circus
1937
as Himself
Son of Paleface
1952
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
The Golden Stallion
1949
as Old Man
Let's Dance
1950
as Watchman (uncredited)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
The Nervous Wreck
1926
as Mort
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1914
as Drinker
My Friend Irma
1949
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
as Comedian
Between Showers
1914
as Policeman
Romance on the Range
1942
as Lynch Mob Member
Swing High
1930
as Sheriff
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Paradise Alley
1962
as Mr. Gregory
Something for the Boys
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
1945
as (uncredited)
The Property Man
1914
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Sailor
One Year to Live
1925
as Froquine
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Old-Timer
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Police Sergeant
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Harmon of Michigan
1941
as Gasoline Chuck
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Sunset Pass
1929
as Windy
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
Three Little Twirps
1943
as The Butcher
Goodnight, Sweetheart
1944
as Bottle Man
Apache Woman
1955
as Dick Mooney
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
Hubby’s Job
1913
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
McFadden's Flats
1927
as Jock McTavish
Valley of the Sun
1942
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
The Masked Bride
1925
as Wine Waiter
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as Sunday
Around the World
1943
as Waiter
Midnight Lovers
1926
as Moriarity
Stairs of Sand
1929
as Tim
X Marks the Spot
1942
as Vagrant (uncredited)
A Bird's a Bird
1915
as Mr. Walrus
A Woman of the World
1925
as Sam Poore
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
The Duchess of Buffalo
1926
as Hotel Manager
Li'l Abner
1940
as Mayor Gurgle
Her Majesty, Love
1931
as Emil
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
as Pickpocket
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
Varsity
1928
as Pop Conlan
A Hash House Fraud
1915
as The Chief of Police
Beau Broadway
1928
The Avenging Rider
1943
as Town Drunk
Marquis Preferred
1929
as Mr. Gruger
Fascinating Youth
1926
as Chester Conklin
The Haunted House
1928
as Mr. Rackham
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
The Lady of the Harem
1926
as Ali
The Soft Boiled Yegg
1920
His Hidden Purpose
1918
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
as Mr. Walrus
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 196 credits spanning from 1913 to 1966, Chester Conklin has appeared in 193 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
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — as Orderly (uncredited)
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