Chester Conklin
Biography
Chester Conklin was an early American film comedian. Born on January 10, 1886, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA, he started his career at Keystone Studios as one of the Keystone Cops. Conklin often appeared in films with other notable comedians of the time. He worked closely with Charlie Chaplin in both silent and sound films. Conklin's career spanned a significant period in the history of American cinema. He passed away on October 11, 1971, at the age of 85.
Career overview
Chester Conklin began his career in the early days of American film comedy. He started at Keystone Studios, where he was part of Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops. Conklin often worked alongside Mack Swain in these films.
Conklin appeared in a series of films with Mabel Normand. He also collaborated with Charlie Chaplin, working together on both silent and sound films. The exact nature and extent of his collaborations with these individuals are not specified.
Throughout his career, Conklin accumulated a large number of film credits, totaling 197 known credits.
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- A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) as Old Man in Saloon
- Paradise Alley (1962) as Mr. Gregory
- The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) as Ben Webber
- Apache Woman (1955) as Dick Mooney
- Private Hell 36 (1954) as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- So You Want to Be a Musician (1953) as Waiter
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Son of Paleface (1952) as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
- Doc Corkle (1952) as Grandfather Corkle
- Happy Go Wacky (1952)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Counter Man (uncredited)
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Let's Dance (1950) as Watchman (uncredited)
- The Good Humor Man (1950) as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
- Never a Dull Moment (1950) as Albert (uncredited)
- Shakedown (1950) as Chet (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) as Prentice
- Knock on Any Door (1949) as Barber (uncredited)
- My Friend Irma (1949) as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
- Brimstone (1949) as Drunk (uncredited)
- The Golden Stallion (1949) as Old Man
- The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Comic Chef
- Merton of the Movies (1947) as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
- Song of Scheherazade (1947) as Sailor
- Song of the Wasteland (1947) as The Jailer
- Springtime in the Sierras (1947) as Old-Timer
- Little Giant (1946) as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
- Road to Utopia (1946) as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
- Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Cop (uncredited)
- Brewster's Millions (1945) as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- Betrayal from the East (1945) as (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Pete (uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Western Union Man (uncredited)
- Something for the Boys (1944) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Can't Help Singing (1944) as Townsman (uncredited)
- Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) as Bottle Man
- A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944) as Waiter
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Cook (uncredited)
- Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) as Barfly
- So This Is Washington (1943) as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
- The Avenging Rider (1943) as Town Drunk
- Around the World (1943) as Waiter
- Sagebrush Law (1943) as Horse Owner (uncredited)
- His Wedding Scare (1943) as Fireman
- Three Little Twirps (1943) as The Butcher
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Party Bartender (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
- In Old California (1942) as Undetermined Minor Role
- Valley of the Sun (1942) as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
- The Sons of the Pioneers (1942) as Old-Timer
- X Marks the Spot (1942) as Vagrant (uncredited)
- The Remarkable Andrew (1942) as Shopkeeper
- Romance on the Range (1942) as Lynch Mob Member
- Piano Mooner (1942) as Harry's Partner
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Old Bum (uncredited)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Newsboy (uncredited)
- One Foot in Heaven (1941) as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
- Honolulu Lu (1941) as Comedian
- Harmon of Michigan (1941) as Gasoline Chuck
- Jesse James at Bay (1941) as Town Drunk (uncredited)
- Dutiful But Dumb (1941) as Counterman (uncredited)
- The Great Dictator (1940) as Barber's Customer
- Li'l Abner (1940) as Mayor Gurgle
- You're Next! (1940) as The Janitor
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Sheriff in Western
- Zenobia (1939) as Farmer
- The Spellbinder (1939) as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
- Henry Goes Arizona (1939) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Chip of the Flying U (1939) as Joe
- Teacher's Pest (1939) as Zeb
- Mutiny on the Body (1939) as Mr. Van Asther
- Sagebrush Serenade (1939) as Pop Mason
- Flat Foot Stooges (1938) as Fire Chief Kelly
- Every Day's a Holiday (1937) as Cabby
- Cinema Circus (1937) as Himself
- Forlorn River (1937) as Sheriff Alec Grundy
- Modern Times (1936) as Mechanic
- The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) as Comedian
- Call of the Prairie (1936) as Sandy McQueen
- La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) as Self
- Keystone Hotel (1935) as Mayor Carson
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) as Sunday
- Her Majesty, Love (1931) as Emil
- Gents of Leisure (1931)
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- Studio Sap (1931)
- Cleaning Up (1930) as Chester
- The Love Trader (1930) as Nelson
- Swing High (1930) as Sheriff
- The Show of Shows (1929) as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1929) as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
- Stairs of Sand (1929) as Tim
- House of Horror (1929) as Chester
- Marquis Preferred (1929) as Mr. Gruger
- Sunset Pass (1929) as Windy
- The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) as George (Studio Gateman)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) as Judge
- The Big Noise (1928) as John Sloval
- Taxi 13 (1928) as Angus Mactavish
- Fools for Luck (1928) as Samuel Hunter
- The Haunted House (1928) as Mr. Rackham
- Varsity (1928) as Pop Conlan
- Beau Broadway (1928)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) as Circus Owner
- Tell It to Sweeney (1927) as Luke Beamish
- Cabaret (1927) as Jerry Trask
- Rubber Heels (1927) as Tennyson Hawks
- Two Flaming Youths (1927) as Sheriff Ben Holden
- A Kiss in a Taxi (1927) as Maraval
- McFadden's Flats (1927) as Jock McTavish
- A Social Celebrity (1926) as Johann Haber
- Behind the Front (1926) as Scottie
- Midnight Lovers (1926) as Moriarity
- Fascinating Youth (1926) as Chester Conklin
- Say It Again (1926) as Prince Otto V
- The Lady of the Harem (1926) as Ali
- The Nervous Wreck (1926) as Mort
- The Duchess of Buffalo (1926) as Hotel Manager
- We're in the Navy Now (1926) as Navy Capt. Smithers
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) as Orderly (uncredited)
- The Wizard of Oz (1925)
- Where Was I? (1925) as Elmer
- My Neighbor's Wife (1925) as Cameraman
- Under the Rouge (1925) as Mr. Fleck
- The Masked Bride (1925) as Wine Waiter
- One Year to Live (1925) as Froquine
- The Winding Stair (1925) as Onery
- The Pleasure Buyers (1925) as Burke
- A Woman of the World (1925) as Sam Poore
- Greed (1924) as Popper Sieppe
- Battling Bunyan (1924) as A Stranger
- The Fire Patrol (1924) as Fireman
- The Galloping Fish (1924) as Jonah
- Another Man's Wife (1924) as Rumrunner
- North of Nevada (1924) as Lem Williams
- Desire (1923) as Oland Young
- Souls for Sale (1923) as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
- The Sheik of Hollywood (1923)
- Anna Christie (1923) as Tommy
- Step Lively, Please (1922)
- Skirts (1921)
- His Model Day (1921)
- The Soft Boiled Yegg (1920)
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
- It Pays to Exercise (1918) as Little Giant
- The Village Chestnut (1918) as Teacher
- His Hidden Purpose (1918) as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
- A Clever Dummy (1917) as A Playful Property Man
- The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917) as The Pawnshop Clerk
- The Pullman Bride (1917) as The Rejected Suitor
- An International Sneak (1917) as A Foreign Spy
- The Love Thief (1916)
- Cinders of Love (1916) as The Fire Chief
- Ambrose's Fury (1915)
- A Bird's a Bird (1915) as Mr. Walrus
- Love, Speed and Thrills (1915) as Mr. Walrus
- A Hash House Fraud (1915) as The Chief of Police
- Saved by Wireless (1915) as The Spy's Ally
- The Cannon Ball (1915) as The Villain
- Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts (1915) as Mr. A.C. Walrus
- Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915) as Droppington
- A One Night Stand (1915) as The Property Man
- Do-Re-Mi-Boom! (1915) as The Suitor
- Hearts and Planets (1915) as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
- When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915) as Walrus
- Droppington's Family Tree (1915) as Droppington
- The Home Breakers (1915) as Walrus
- The Masquerader (1914) as Film actor
- Making a Living (1914) as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
- Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) as The Husband (uncredited)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
- The Property Man (1914) as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
- Dough and Dynamite (1914) as Jacques
- Caught in a Cabaret (1914) as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
- Those Love Pangs (1914) as Rival
- Mabel at the Wheel (1914) as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
- Between Showers (1914) as Policeman
- The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914) as Drinker
- Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) as Pickpocket
- Mabel's Busy Day (1914) as Police Sergeant
- Tango Tangles (1914) as Guest in Police Costume
- 'Curses!' They Remarked (1914) as Blackheart Jr.
- How Heroes Are Made (1914) as The Boy Friend's Rival
- Such a Cook (1914)
- The Love Thief (1914) as The Love Thief
- Double Crossed (1914) as Desk Sergeant
- The Anglers (1914)
- Mabel's New Job (1914) as Boarder
- The Baggage Smasher (1914) as The Baggage Smasher
- Hubby’s Job (1913)
- The Wilderness Woman as 'Kodiak' MacLean