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