Chester Conklin
Known for acting · Born 10 January 1886 · Died 11 October 1971 · aged 85 · Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
197 credits
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
Modern Times
1936
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
The Masquerader
1914
Between Showers
1914
Those Love Pangs
1914
Dough and Dynamite
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
Tango Tangles
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
Acting (197)
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyOld Man in SaloonFilm
1962Paradise AlleyMr. GregoryFilm
1955The Beast with a Million EyesBen WebberFilm
1955Apache WomanDick MooneyFilm
1954Private Hell 36Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)Film
1953So You Want to Be a MusicianWaiterFilm
1952Son of PalefaceBartender #2 (uncredited)Film
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1952Happy Go WackyFilm
1952Doc CorkleGrandfather Corkle · 3 episodesSeries
1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManCounter Man (uncredited)Film
1950ShakedownChet (uncredited)Film
1950Never a Dull MomentAlbert (uncredited)Film
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
1950Let's DanceWatchman (uncredited)Film
1950The Good Humor ManBush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)Film
1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChancePrenticeFilm
1949Knock on Any DoorBarber (uncredited)Film
1949My Friend IrmaGypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)Film
1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendMessenger Boy (uncredited)Film
1949The Golden StallionOld ManFilm
1949BrimstoneDrunk (uncredited)Film
1947The Perils of PaulineComic ChefFilm
1947Springtime in the SierrasOld-TimerFilm
1947Merton of the MoviesKeystone Kop (uncredited)Film
1947Song of ScheherazadeSailorFilm
1947Song of the WastelandThe JailerFilm
1946Road to UtopiaAmateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)Film
1946Little GiantHotel Valet (uncredited)Film
1946The Hoodlum SaintCop (uncredited)Film
1946Two Sisters from BostonStreet Cleaner (uncredited)Film
1945Brewster's MillionsStage Doorman (uncredited)Film
1945Betrayal from the East(uncredited)Film
1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekPete (uncredited)Film
1944Hail the Conquering HeroWestern Union Man (uncredited)Film
1944Something for the BoysMinor Role (uncredited)Film
1944Can't Help SingingTownsman (uncredited)Film
1944A Fig Leaf for EveWaiterFilm
1944Goodnight, SweetheartBottle ManFilm
1943Hangmen Also Die!Cook (uncredited)Film
1943Three Little TwirpsThe ButcherFilm
1943So This Is WashingtonInventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)Film
1943Around the WorldWaiterFilm
1943Sagebrush LawHorse Owner (uncredited)Film
1943Happy Times and Jolly Moments(archive footage)Film
1943His Wedding ScareFiremanFilm
1943Riders of the Rio GrandeBarflyFilm
1943The Avenging RiderTown DrunkFilm
1942I Married a WitchParty Bartender (uncredited)Film
1942The Palm Beach StorySixth Member Ale and Quail ClubFilm
1942In Old CaliforniaUndetermined Minor RoleFilm
1942X Marks the SpotVagrant (uncredited)Film
1942Valley of the SunSoldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)Film
1942Romance on the RangeLynch Mob MemberFilm
1942The Remarkable AndrewShopkeeperFilm
1942The Sons of the PioneersOld-TimerFilm
1942Piano MoonerHarry's PartnerFilm
1941Sullivan's TravelsOld Bum (uncredited)Film
1941Here Comes Mr. JordanNewsboy (uncredited)Film
1941One Foot in HeavenMan Crying During Baptism (uncredited)Film
1941Dutiful But DumbCounterman (uncredited)Film
1941Jesse James at BayTown Drunk (uncredited)Film
1941Honolulu LuComedianFilm
1941Harmon of MichiganGasoline ChuckFilm
1940The Great DictatorBarber's CustomerFilm
1940Li'l AbnerMayor GurgleFilm
1940You're Next!The JanitorFilm
1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonReporter (uncredited)Film
1939ZenobiaFarmerFilm
1939Hollywood CavalcadeSheriff in WesternFilm
1939The SpellbinderCourtroom Extra (uncredited)Film
1939Henry Goes ArizonaBus Driver (uncredited)Film
1939Chip of the Flying UJoeFilm
1939Mutiny on the BodyMr. Van AstherFilm
1939Sagebrush SerenadePop MasonFilm
1939Teacher's PestZebFilm
1938Flat Foot StoogesFire Chief KellyFilm
1937Every Day's a HolidayCabbyFilm
1937Forlorn RiverSheriff Alec GrundyFilm
1937Cinema CircusHimselfFilm
1936Modern TimesMechanicFilm
1936The Preview Murder MysteryComedianFilm
1936Call of the PrairieSandy McQueenFilm
1935La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraSelfFilm
1935Keystone HotelMayor CarsonFilm
1933Hallelujah, I'm a BumSundayFilm
1931Stout Hearts and Willing HandsKop(as the Original Keystone Kops)Film
1931Her Majesty, LoveEmilFilm
1931Gents of LeisureFilm
1931Studio SapFilm
1930Cleaning UpChesterFilm
1930Swing HighSheriffFilm
1930The Love TraderNelsonFilm
1929The VirginianUncle 'Pa' HugheyFilm
1929The Studio Murder MysteryGeorge (Studio Gateman)Film
1929The Show of ShowsTraffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)Film
1929House of HorrorChesterFilm
1929Sunset PassWindyFilm
1929Marquis PreferredMr. GrugerFilm
1929Stairs of SandTimFilm
1928Tillie's Punctured RomanceCircus OwnerFilm
1928Fools for LuckSamuel HunterFilm
1928VarsityPop ConlanFilm
1928Taxi 13Angus MactavishFilm
1928The Big NoiseJohn SlovalFilm
1928Gentlemen Prefer BlondesJudgeFilm
1928The Haunted HouseMr. RackhamFilm
1928Beau BroadwayFilm
1927McFadden's FlatsJock McTavishFilm
1927CabaretJerry TraskFilm
1927A Kiss in a TaxiMaravalFilm
1927Rubber HeelsTennyson HawksFilm
1927Tell It to SweeneyLuke BeamishFilm
1927Two Flaming YouthsSheriff Ben HoldenFilm
1926The Duchess of BuffaloHotel ManagerFilm
1926We're in the Navy NowNavy Capt. SmithersFilm
1926Behind the FrontScottieFilm
1926The Nervous WreckMortFilm
1926Midnight LoversMoriarityFilm
1926A Social CelebrityJohann HaberFilm
1926Say It AgainPrince Otto VFilm
1926Fascinating YouthChester ConklinFilm
1926The Lady of the HaremAliFilm
1925The Phantom of the OperaOrderly (uncredited)Film
1925The Wizard of OzFilm
1925A Woman of the WorldSam PooreFilm
1925The Pleasure BuyersBurkeFilm
1925Where Was I?ElmerFilm
1925The Winding StairOneryFilm
1925The Masked BrideWine WaiterFilm
1925One Year to LiveFroquineFilm
1925Under the RougeMr. FleckFilm
1925My Neighbor's WifeCameramanFilm
1924GreedPopper SieppeFilm
1924North of NevadaLem WilliamsFilm
1924Another Man's WifeRumrunnerFilm
1924The Fire PatrolFiremanFilm
1924Battling BunyanA StrangerFilm
1924The Galloping FishJonahFilm
1923Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity Actor in CommissaryFilm
1923Anna ChristieTommyFilm
1923DesireOland YoungFilm
1923The Sheik of HollywoodFilm
1922Step Lively, PleaseFilm
1921SkirtsFilm
1921His Model DayFilm
1920The Soft Boiled YeggFilm
1919Yankee Doodle in BerlinOfficer of Death's Head HussarsFilm
1918The Village ChestnutTeacherFilm
1918His Hidden PurposeAlbert Walrus - Who Lived by His WitsFilm
1918It Pays to ExerciseLittle GiantFilm
1918Uncle Tom's CabinFilm
1917A Clever DummyA Playful Property ManFilm
1917An International SneakA Foreign SpyFilm
1917The Pullman BrideThe Rejected SuitorFilm
1917The Pawnbroker's HeartThe Pawnshop ClerkFilm
1916The Love ThiefFilm
1916Cinders of LoveThe Fire ChiefFilm
1915Love, Speed and ThrillsMr. WalrusFilm
1915A Hash House FraudThe Chief of PoliceFilm
1915Ambrose's FuryFilm
1915Droppington's Family TreeDroppingtonFilm
1915A Bird's a BirdMr. WalrusFilm
1915Do-Re-Mi-Boom!The SuitorFilm
1915The Cannon BallThe VillainFilm
1915Dizzy Heights and Daring HeartsMr. A.C. WalrusFilm
1915A One Night StandThe Property ManFilm
1915When Ambrose Dared WalrusWalrusFilm
1915Droppington's Devilish DeedDroppingtonFilm
1915Hearts and PlanetsMr. Walrus - Visible StarFilm
1915Saved by WirelessThe Spy's AllyFilm
1915The Home BreakersWalrusFilm
1914Making a LivingPoliceman / Bum (uncredited)Film
1914Mabel's Strange PredicamentThe Husband (uncredited)Film
1914Tillie's Punctured RomanceMr. Whoozis (uncredited)Film
1914The MasqueraderFilm actorFilm
1914Between ShowersPolicemanFilm
1914Twenty Minutes of LovePickpocketFilm
1914Tango TanglesGuest in Police CostumeFilm
1914Caught in a CabaretWaiter / Footman (uncredited)Film
1914Those Love PangsRivalFilm
1914Dough and DynamiteJacquesFilm
1914The Face on the Barroom FloorDrinkerFilm
1914Gentlemen of NerveAmbrose, Mabel's friendFilm
1914Mabel at the WheelMabel's Father (uncredited)Film
1914Mabel's Busy DayPolice SergeantFilm
1914The Property ManMan in Audience (uncredited)Film
1914Double CrossedDesk SergeantFilm
1914'Curses!' They RemarkedBlackheart Jr.Film
1914Such a CookFilm
1914The AnglersFilm
1914The Love ThiefThe Love ThiefFilm
1914How Heroes Are MadeThe Boy Friend's RivalFilm
1914The Baggage SmasherThe Baggage SmasherFilm
1914Mabel's New JobBoarderFilm
1913Hubby’s JobFilm
—The Wilderness Woman'Kodiak' MacLeanFilm