Chester Conklin: movies and TV shows
Chester Conklin has 197 credits in the archive: 194 films and 3 TV series, from 1913 to 1966. Highest rated: The Great Dictator (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1913 – 1966 · busiest year: 1914 (23 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Old Man in Saloon | Film | 7.1 | 80 |
| 1962 | Paradise Alley | Mr. Gregory | Film | 6.6 | 76 |
| 1955 | The Beast with a Million Eyes | Ben Webber | Film | 3.8 | 69 |
| 1955 | Apache Woman | Dick Mooney | Film | 5.0 | 69 |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1953 | So You Want to Be a Musician | Waiter | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Bartender #2 (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1952 | Doc Corkle | Grandfather Corkle | TV | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1952 | Happy Go Wacky | Film | 9.0 | 66 | |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Counter Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | Watchman (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Albert (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Chet (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Prentice | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Barber (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1949 | My Friend Irma | Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1949 | Brimstone | Drunk (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1949 | The Golden Stallion | Old Man | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Keystone Kop (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1947 | Song of Scheherazade | Sailor | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1947 | Song of the Wasteland | The Jailer | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1947 | Springtime in the Sierras | Old-Timer | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 1946 | Little Giant | Hotel Valet (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 60 |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Street Cleaner (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1945 | Brewster's Millions | Stage Doorman (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1945 | Betrayal from the East | (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1944 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Pete (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero | Western Union Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1944 | Goodnight, Sweetheart | Bottle Man | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1944 | A Fig Leaf for Eve | Waiter | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! | Cook (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1943 | Riders of the Rio Grande | Barfly | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1943 | So This Is Washington | Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 1943 | The Avenging Rider | Town Drunk | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1943 | Around the World | Waiter | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1943 | Sagebrush Law | Horse Owner (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1943 | His Wedding Scare | Fireman | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1943 | Three Little Twirps | The Butcher | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1943 | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch | Party Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1942 | In Old California | Undetermined Minor Role | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun | Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1942 | The Sons of the Pioneers | Old-Timer | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1942 | X Marks the Spot | Vagrant (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 56 |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | Shopkeeper | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1942 | Romance on the Range | Lynch Mob Member | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1942 | Piano Mooner | Harry's Partner | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels | Old Bum (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1941 | Honolulu Lu | Comedian | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1941 | Harmon of Michigan | Gasoline Chuck | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay | Town Drunk (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 55 |
| 1941 | Dutiful But Dumb | Counterman (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Barber's Customer | Film | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner | Mayor Gurgle | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1940 | You're Next! | The Janitor | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 53 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Sheriff in Western | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Farmer | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1939 | The Spellbinder | Courtroom Extra (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1939 | Henry Goes Arizona | Bus Driver (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1939 | Chip of the Flying U | Joe | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1939 | Teacher's Pest | Zeb | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1939 | Mutiny on the Body | Mr. Van Asther | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1939 | Sagebrush Serenade | Pop Mason | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1938 | Flat Foot Stooges | Fire Chief Kelly | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday | Cabby | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1937 | Cinema Circus | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1937 | Forlorn River | Sheriff Alec Grundy | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1936 | Modern Times | Mechanic | Film | 8.3 | 50 |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Comedian | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Sandy McQueen | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | Self | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1935 | Keystone Hotel | Mayor Carson | Film | 8.5 | 49 |
| 1933 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Sunday | Film | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, Love | Emil | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1931 | Gents of Leisure | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1931 | Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops) | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1931 | Studio Sap | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1930 | Cleaning Up | Chester | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1930 | The Love Trader | Nelson | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1930 | Swing High | Sheriff | Film | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1929 | The Virginian | Uncle 'Pa' Hughey | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1929 | Stairs of Sand | Tim | Film | — | 43 |
| 1929 | House of Horror | Chester | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1929 | Marquis Preferred | Mr. Gruger | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1929 | Sunset Pass | Windy | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1929 | The Studio Murder Mystery | George (Studio Gateman) | Film | 4.7 | 43 |
| 1928 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Judge | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | The Big Noise | John Sloval | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | Taxi 13 | Angus Mactavish | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | Fools for Luck | Samuel Hunter | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | The Haunted House | Mr. Rackham | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | Varsity | Pop Conlan | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | Beau Broadway | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1928 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Circus Owner | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1927 | Tell It to Sweeney | Luke Beamish | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1927 | Cabaret | Jerry Trask | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1927 | Rubber Heels | Tennyson Hawks | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1927 | Two Flaming Youths | Sheriff Ben Holden | Film | — | 41 |
| 1927 | A Kiss in a Taxi | Maraval | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1927 | McFadden's Flats | Jock McTavish | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1926 | A Social Celebrity | Johann Haber | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1926 | Behind the Front | Scottie | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1926 | Midnight Lovers | Moriarity | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1926 | Fascinating Youth | Chester Conklin | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1926 | Say It Again | Prince Otto V | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1926 | The Lady of the Harem | Ali | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1926 | The Nervous Wreck | Mort | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1926 | The Duchess of Buffalo | Hotel Manager | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1926 | We're in the Navy Now | Navy Capt. Smithers | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Opera | Orderly (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1925 | The Wizard of Oz | Film | 5.5 | 39 | |
| 1925 | Where Was I? | Elmer | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | My Neighbor's Wife | Cameraman | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | Under the Rouge | Mr. Fleck | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | The Masked Bride | Wine Waiter | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | One Year to Live | Froquine | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | The Winding Stair | Onery | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | The Pleasure Buyers | Burke | Film | 3.7 | 39 |
| 1925 | A Woman of the World | Sam Poore | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1924 | Greed | Popper Sieppe | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1924 | Battling Bunyan | A Stranger | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1924 | The Fire Patrol | Fireman | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1924 | The Galloping Fish | Jonah | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1924 | Another Man's Wife | Rumrunner | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1924 | North of Nevada | Lem Williams | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1923 | Desire | Oland Young | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1923 | The Sheik of Hollywood | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1923 | Anna Christie | Tommy | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1922 | Step Lively, Please | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1921 | Skirts | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1921 | His Model Day | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1920 | The Soft Boiled Yegg | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1919 | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Officer of Death's Head Hussars | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1918 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1918 | It Pays to Exercise | Little Giant | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1918 | The Village Chestnut | Teacher | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1918 | His Hidden Purpose | Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1917 | A Clever Dummy | A Playful Property Man | Film | 5.0 | 31 |
| 1917 | The Pawnbroker's Heart | The Pawnshop Clerk | Film | — | 31 |
| 1917 | The Pullman Bride | The Rejected Suitor | Film | — | 31 |
| 1917 | An International Sneak | A Foreign Spy | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1916 | The Love Thief | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1916 | Cinders of Love | The Fire Chief | Film | — | 30 |
| 1915 | Ambrose's Fury | Film | 2.3 | 29 | |
| 1915 | A Bird's a Bird | Mr. Walrus | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | Love, Speed and Thrills | Mr. Walrus | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | A Hash House Fraud | The Chief of Police | Film | 4.5 | 29 |
| 1915 | Saved by Wireless | The Spy's Ally | Film | — | 29 |
| 1915 | The Cannon Ball | The Villain | Film | 1.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts | Mr. A.C. Walrus | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | Droppington's Devilish Deed | Droppington | Film | — | 29 |
| 1915 | A One Night Stand | The Property Man | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | Do-Re-Mi-Boom! | The Suitor | Film | 4.5 | 29 |
| 1915 | Hearts and Planets | Mr. Walrus - Visible Star | Film | — | 29 |
| 1915 | When Ambrose Dared Walrus | Walrus | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | Droppington's Family Tree | Droppington | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1915 | The Home Breakers | Walrus | Film | — | 29 |
| 1914 | The Masquerader | Film actor | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1914 | Making a Living | Policeman / Bum (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1914 | Mabel's Strange Predicament | The Husband (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Mr. Whoozis (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1914 | The Property Man | Man in Audience (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1914 | Gentlemen of Nerve | Ambrose, Mabel's friend | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1914 | Dough and Dynamite | Jacques | Film | 6.1 | 28 |
| 1914 | Caught in a Cabaret | Waiter / Footman (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1914 | Those Love Pangs | Rival | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1914 | Mabel at the Wheel | Mabel's Father (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1914 | Between Showers | Policeman | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1914 | The Face on the Barroom Floor | Drinker | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1914 | Twenty Minutes of Love | Pickpocket | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1914 | Mabel's Busy Day | Police Sergeant | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1914 | Tango Tangles | Guest in Police Costume | Film | 5.2 | 28 |
| 1914 | 'Curses!' They Remarked | Blackheart Jr. | Film | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1914 | How Heroes Are Made | The Boy Friend's Rival | Film | — | 28 |
| 1914 | Such a Cook | Film | 9.0 | 28 | |
| 1914 | The Love Thief | The Love Thief | Film | — | 28 |
| 1914 | Double Crossed | Desk Sergeant | Film | 4.6 | 28 |
| 1914 | The Anglers | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1914 | Mabel's New Job | Boarder | Film | — | 28 |
| 1914 | The Baggage Smasher | The Baggage Smasher | Film | — | 28 |
| 1913 | Hubby’s Job | Film | — | 27 | |
| The Wilderness Woman | 'Kodiak' MacLean | Film | 7.0 | — |