Chester Conklin
Acting Born Jan 10, 1886 Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA 24 credits
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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Frequent co-stars
Charlie Chaplin
2 shared titles
Paulette Goddard
2 shared titles
Hank Mann
2 shared titles
Stanley Blystone
2 shared titles
Oliver Blake
2 shared titles
Henry Bergman
1 shared title
Tiny Sandford
1 shared title
Al Ernest Garcia
1 shared title
Richard Alexander
1 shared title
Cecil Reynolds
1 shared title
Career timeline
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
This Is Your LifeDoc Corkle
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Road to Utopia
The Miracle of Morgan's CreekHail the Conquering Hero
Hangmen Also Die!
I Married a WitchThe Palm Beach StoryIn Old CaliforniaValley of the Sun
Sullivan's TravelsHere Comes Mr. Jordan
The Great Dictator
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonZenobia
Modern Times
The Show of Shows
The Phantom of the OperaThe Wizard of Oz
Greed
Making a Living
Full filmography
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Modern Times (1936) as Mechanic
- The Great Dictator (1940) as Barber's Customer
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) as Orderly (uncredited)
- Greed (1924) as Popper Sieppe
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) as Old Man in Saloon
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Old Bum (uncredited)
- 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
- The Wizard of Oz (1925)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Valley of the Sun (1942) as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Pete (uncredited)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Counter Man (uncredited)
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Cook (uncredited)
- Doc Corkle (1952) as Grandfather Corkle
- Road to Utopia (1946) as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Western Union Man (uncredited)
- The Show of Shows (1929) as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
- Making a Living (1914) as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
- Zenobia (1939) as Farmer