Chester Conklin
Born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA — Jan 10 1886• Died Oct 11 1971
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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.
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Chester Conklin's Credits
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Modern Times
Mechanic
The Great Dictator
Barber's Customer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Newsboy (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
Orderly (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
Bartender #2 (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Party Bartender (uncredited)
In Old California
Undetermined Minor Role
The Hoodlum Saint
Cop (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Old Man in Saloon
The Preview Murder Mystery
Comedian
The Wizard of Oz
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
Doc Corkle
Grandfather Corkle
The Palm Beach Story
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
Call of the Prairie
Sandy McQueen
Let's Dance
Watchman (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Counter Man (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Sunday
Li'l Abner
Mayor Gurgle
The Virginian
Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Every Day's a Holiday
Cabby
Jesse James at Bay
Town Drunk (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
Old Bum (uncredited)
The Masquerader
Film actor
Mabel at the Wheel
Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Greed
Popper Sieppe
Knock on Any Door
Barber (uncredited)
Apache Woman
Dick Mooney
Hail the Conquering Hero
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Making a Living
Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Zenobia
Farmer
Hangmen Also Die!
Cook (uncredited)
Romance on the Range
Lynch Mob Member
Riders of the Rio Grande
Barfly
The Remarkable Andrew
Shopkeeper
X Marks the Spot
Vagrant (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
The Husband (uncredited)
Shakedown
Chet (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
A Woman of the World
Sam Poore
Valley of the Sun
Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
Harmon of Michigan
Gasoline Chuck
Brimstone
Drunk (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Sagebrush Law
Horse Owner (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Pete (uncredited)
Dough and Dynamite
Jacques
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Ben Webber
The Show of Shows
Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Cabaret
Jerry Trask
Mabel's Busy Day
Police Sergeant
Private Hell 36
Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Around the World
Waiter
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
Honolulu Lu
Comedian
My Friend Irma
Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
Swing High
Sheriff
Hollywood Cavalcade
Sheriff in Western
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Springtime in the Sierras
Old-Timer
Piano Mooner
Harry's Partner
Forlorn River
Sheriff Alec Grundy
A Clever Dummy
A Playful Property Man
Rubber Heels
Tennyson Hawks
Keystone Hotel
Mayor Carson
Little Giant
Hotel Valet (uncredited)
'Curses!' They Remarked
Blackheart Jr.
Cinema Circus
Himself
Something for the Boys
Minor Role (uncredited)
Paradise Alley
Mr. Gregory
Tango Tangles
Guest in Police Costume
The Spellbinder
Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
Two Flaming Youths
Sheriff Ben Holden
Sons of the Pioneers
Old-Timer
Fascinating Youth
Chester Conklin
Can't Help Singing
Townsman (uncredited)
Skirts
The Big Noise
John Sloval
Cleaning Up
Chester
The Love Thief
The Love Thief
Caught in a Cabaret
Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Chip of the Flying U
Joe
Fools for Luck
Samuel Hunter
Henry Goes Arizona
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Varsity
Pop Conlan
Beau Broadway
The Lady of the Harem
Ali
The Property Man
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Stairs of Sand
Tim
So This Is Washington
Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
Double Crossed
Desk Sergeant
Such a Cook
The Anglers
Merton of the Movies
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
A Kiss in a Taxi
Maraval
The Avenging Rider
Town Drunk
Desire
Oland Young
Teacher's Pest
Zeb
A Hash House Fraud
The Chief of Police
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
The Suitor
The Studio Murder Mystery
George (Studio Gateman)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Bottle Man
A Social Celebrity
Johann Haber
Dutiful But Dumb
Counterman (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Studio Sap
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Prentice
Those Love Pangs
Rival
Ambrose's Fury
The Duchess of Buffalo
Hotel Manager
Say It Again
Prince Otto V
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Drinker
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Haunted House
Mr. Rackham
Between Showers
Policeman
Behind the Front
Scottie
Another Man's Wife
Rumrunner
We're in the Navy Now
Navy Capt. Smithers
His Model Day
Twenty Minutes of Love
Pickpocket
A Fig Leaf for Eve
Waiter
House of Horror
Chester
One Year to Live
Froquine
Betrayal from the East
(uncredited)
The Golden Stallion
Old Man
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Officer of Death's Head Hussars
Never a Dull Moment
Albert (uncredited)
Where Was I?
Elmer
Hubby’s Job
Song of Scheherazade
Sailor
The Masked Bride
Wine Waiter
Taxi 13
Angus Mactavish
Anna Christie
Tommy
A One Night Stand
The Property Man
The Pleasure Buyers
Burke
Marquis Preferred
Mr. Gruger
Her Majesty, Love
Emil
You're Next!
The Janitor
Sunset Pass
Windy
The Winding Stair
Onery
The Love Trader
Nelson
The Pullman Bride
The Rejected Suitor
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Judge
Love, Speed and Thrills
Mr. Walrus
His Wedding Scare
Fireman
The Nervous Wreck
Mort
Under the Rouge
Mr. Fleck
Mutiny on the Body
Mr. Van Asther
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Circus Owner
Droppington's Devilish Deed
Droppington
Flat Foot Stooges
Fire Chief Kelly
Midnight Lovers
Moriarity
A Bird's a Bird
Mr. Walrus
The Cannon Ball
The Villain
North of Nevada
Lem Williams
Song of the Wasteland
The Jailer
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
Mr. A.C. Walrus
Mabel's New Job
Boarder
Hearts and Planets
Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
An International Sneak
A Foreign Spy
The Pawnbroker's Heart
The Pawnshop Clerk
The Love Thief
Three Little Twirps
The Butcher
The Galloping Fish
Jonah
It Pays to Exercise
Little Giant
McFadden's Flats
Jock McTavish
His Hidden Purpose
Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
The Fire Patrol
Fireman
Battling Bunyan
A Stranger
So You Want to Be a Musician
Waiter
Gents of Leisure
The Wilderness Woman
'Kodiak' MacLean
Saved by Wireless
The Spy's Ally
Step Lively, Please
The Soft Boiled Yegg
Droppington's Family Tree
Droppington
How Heroes Are Made
The Boy Friend's Rival
Sagebrush Serenade
Pop Mason
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
Walrus
Tell It to Sweeney
Luke Beamish
The Village Chestnut
Teacher
The Home Breakers
Walrus
Cinders of Love
The Fire Chief
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Baggage Smasher
The Baggage Smasher
My Neighbor's Wife
Cameraman