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Chester Conklin

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 10, 1886 (Died at 85)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthOskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Career Span1920 – 1971
Known Credits165 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Chester Conklin

Also known as:Chester Cooper ConklinChet Conklin
Total Works

165

163 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Modern Times
8.3
Modern Times
1936•movie
as Mechanic
The Great Dictator
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940•movie
as Barber's Customer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
7.4
Sullivan's Travels
1941•movie
as Old Bum (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 165 titles featuring Chester Conklin

Modern Times
8.3
Modern Times
1936•movie

as Mechanic

The Great Dictator
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940•movie

as Barber's Customer

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Reporter (uncredited)

Sullivan's Travels
7.4
Sullivan's Travels
1941•movie

as Old Bum (uncredited)

The Phantom of the Opera
7.1

as Orderly (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
6.9
I Married a Witch
1942•movie

as Party Bartender (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story
7.0

as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

Greed
7.3
Greed
1924•movie

as Popper Sieppe

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie

as Cook (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.8

as Pete (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.3

as Counter Man (uncredited)

Making a Living
5.7
Making a Living
1914•movie

as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)

Mabel's Strange Predicament
5.4

as The Husband (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2

as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
7.1

as Old Man in Saloon

Hail the Conquering Hero
7.1

as Western Union Man (uncredited)

The Masquerader
5.7
The Masquerader
1914•movie

as Film actor

Knock on Any Door
6.2
Knock on Any Door
1949•movie

as Barber (uncredited)

Between Showers
5.5
Between Showers
1914•movie

as Policeman

Twenty Minutes of Love
5.7

as Pickpocket

Tango Tangles
5.2
Tango Tangles
1914•movie

as Guest in Police Costume

Caught in a Cabaret
5.8

as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)

Those Love Pangs
5.6
Those Love Pangs
1914•movie

as Rival

Dough and Dynamite
6.1
Dough and Dynamite
1914•movie

as Jacques

The Wizard of Oz
5.5
The Wizard of Oz
1925•movie
The Face on the Barroom Floor
5.4

as Drinker

Gentlemen of Nerve
5.7
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914•movie

as Ambrose, Mabel's friend

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)

Mabel at the Wheel
5.8
Mabel at the Wheel
1914•movie

as Mabel's Father (uncredited)

Mabel's Busy Day
5.7
Mabel's Busy Day
1914•movie

as Police Sergeant

The Property Man
5.8
The Property Man
1914•movie

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Private Hell 36
6.3
Private Hell 36
1954•movie

as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)

The Beast with a Million Eyes
3.8

as Ben Webber

In Old California
5.3
In Old California
1942•movie

as Undetermined Minor Role

Son of Paleface
6.4
Son of Paleface
1952•movie

as Bartender #2 (uncredited)

Brewster's Millions
6.7

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

My Friend Irma
6.9
My Friend Irma
1949•movie

as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)

Shakedown
6.4
Shakedown
1950•movie

as Chet (uncredited)

Little Giant
5.3
Little Giant
1946•movie

as Hotel Valet (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941•movie

as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

Souls for Sale
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923•movie

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Virginian
5.8
The Virginian
1929•movie

as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

Flat Foot Stooges
6.3
Flat Foot Stooges
1938•movie

as Fire Chief Kelly

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.9

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Li'l Abner
6.1
Li'l Abner
1940•movie

as Mayor Gurgle

Zenobia
5.0
Zenobia
1939•movie

as Farmer

Every Day's a Holiday
5.7

as Cabby

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
6.1

as Self

Apache Woman
5.0
Apache Woman
1955•movie

as Dick Mooney

Something for the Boys
6.3

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Dutiful But Dumb
6.4
Dutiful But Dumb
1941•movie

as Counterman (uncredited)

Never a Dull Moment
6.1

as Albert (uncredited)

X Marks the Spot
4.5
X Marks the Spot
1942•movie

as Vagrant (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

Double Crossed
4.6
Double Crossed
1914•movie

as Desk Sergeant

Three Little Twirps
6.5

as The Butcher

The Perils of Pauline
6.7

as Comic Chef

Can't Help Singing
6.0
Can't Help Singing
1944•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
7.6

as Sunday

Jesse James at Bay
4.8
Jesse James at Bay
1941•movie

as Town Drunk (uncredited)

A Fig Leaf for Eve
4.8
A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944•movie

as Waiter

The Studio Murder Mystery
4.7

as George (Studio Gateman)

A Woman of the World
5.5

as Sam Poore

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
5.7

as Officer of Death's Head Hussars

Let's Dance
6.1
Let's Dance
1950•movie

as Watchman (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.2

as Sheriff in Western

So This Is Washington
5.3

as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man
6.3
The Good Humor Man
1950•movie

as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Springtime in the Sierras
4.8

as Old-Timer

The Preview Murder Mystery
5.8

as Comedian

Love, Speed and Thrills
5.0

as Mr. Walrus

Valley of the Sun
6.3
Valley of the Sun
1942•movie

as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)

The Duchess of Buffalo
5.8

as Hotel Manager

Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

A Clever Dummy
5.0
A Clever Dummy
1917•movie

as A Playful Property Man

We're in the Navy Now
6.3

as Navy Capt. Smithers

Behind the Front
6.2
Behind the Front
1926•movie

as Scottie

The Nervous Wreck
6.3
The Nervous Wreck
1926•movie

as Mort

Merton of the Movies
6.3

as Keystone Kop (uncredited)

The Show of Shows
6.6
The Show of Shows
1929•movie

as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

Betrayal from the East
6.4

as (uncredited)

Song of Scheherazade
6.6

as Sailor

Call of the Prairie
5.8

as Sandy McQueen

Paradise Alley
6.6
Paradise Alley
1962•movie

as Mr. Gregory

The Spellbinder
6.2
The Spellbinder
1939•movie

as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)

Henry Goes Arizona
6.2
Henry Goes Arizona
1939•movie

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Romance on the Range
6.5

as Lynch Mob Member

The Golden Stallion
7.0

as Old Man

The Remarkable Andrew
7.4

as Shopkeeper

Around the World
6.8
Around the World
1943•movie

as Waiter

Brimstone
7.2
Brimstone
1949•movie

as Drunk (uncredited)

Her Majesty, Love
6.7
Her Majesty, Love
1931•movie

as Emil

Forlorn River
6.3
Forlorn River
1937•movie

as Sheriff Alec Grundy

Swing High
7.7
Swing High
1930•movie

as Sheriff

A Hash House Fraud
4.5
A Hash House Fraud
1915•movie

as The Chief of Police

Anna Christie
6.3
Anna Christie
1923•movie

as Tommy

Sagebrush Law
6.7
Sagebrush Law
1943•movie

as Horse Owner (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu
5.8
Honolulu Lu
1941•movie

as Comedian

The Pleasure Buyers
3.7

as Burke

Keystone Hotel
8.5
Keystone Hotel
1935•movie

as Mayor Carson

A Bird's a Bird
5.0
A Bird's a Bird
1915•movie

as Mr. Walrus

Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
4.5
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
1915•movie

as The Suitor

Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.5

as Circus Owner

Chip of the Flying U
7.5

as Joe

The Sons of the Pioneers
9.0

as Old-Timer

Midnight Lovers
7.5
Midnight Lovers
1926•movie

as Moriarity

Harmon of Michigan
7.5
Harmon of Michigan
1941•movie

as Gasoline Chuck

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
7.5

as (archive footage)

The Village Chestnut
6.5

as Teacher

Where Was I?
5.0
Where Was I?
1925•movie

as Elmer

Fools for Luck
7.0
Fools for Luck
1928•movie

as Samuel Hunter

His Wedding Scare
8.0
His Wedding Scare
1943•movie

as Fireman

A Social Celebrity
8.0
A Social Celebrity
1926•movie

as Johann Haber

North of Nevada
9.0
North of Nevada
1924•movie

as Lem Williams

The Winding Stair
10.0
The Winding Stair
1925•movie

as Onery

Say It Again
9.0
Say It Again
1926•movie

as Prince Otto V

Fascinating Youth
9.0
Fascinating Youth
1926•movie

as Chester Conklin

Another Man's Wife
7.0
Another Man's Wife
1924•movie

as Rumrunner

The Masked Bride
10.0
The Masked Bride
1925•movie

as Wine Waiter

The Lady of the Harem
7.0

as Ali

Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
5.0

as Mr. A.C. Walrus

A One Night Stand
5.0
A One Night Stand
1915•movie

as The Property Man

When Ambrose Dared Walrus
5.0

as Walrus

Sagebrush Serenade
9.0
Sagebrush Serenade
1939•movie

as Pop Mason

McFadden's Flats
8.0
McFadden's Flats
1927•movie

as Jock McTavish

Cabaret
9.0
Cabaret
1927•movie

as Jerry Trask

Varsity
7.0
Varsity
1928•movie

as Pop Conlan

The Fire Patrol
7.0
The Fire Patrol
1924•movie

as Fireman

You're Next!
7.0
You're Next!
1940•movie

as The Janitor

Goodnight, Sweetheart
9.0

as Bottle Man

Piano Mooner
7.0
Piano Mooner
1942•movie

as Harry's Partner

Song of the Wasteland
8.0

as The Jailer

Battling Bunyan
7.0
Battling Bunyan
1924•movie

as A Stranger

Riders of the Rio Grande
10.0

as Barfly

The Avenging Rider
10.0
The Avenging Rider
1943•movie

as Town Drunk

House of Horror
10.0
House of Horror
1929•movie

as Chester

The Big Noise
7.0
The Big Noise
1928•movie

as John Sloval

His Hidden Purpose
10.0
His Hidden Purpose
1918•movie

as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
10.0

as Judge

Sunset Pass
8.0
Sunset Pass
1929•movie

as Windy

The Love Trader
8.0
The Love Trader
1930•movie

as Nelson

The Haunted House
7.0
The Haunted House
1928•movie

as Mr. Rackham

Marquis Preferred
10.0
Marquis Preferred
1929•movie

as Mr. Gruger

A Kiss in a Taxi
7.0
A Kiss in a Taxi
1927•movie

as Maraval

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
7.0
Teacher's Pest
8.0
Teacher's Pest
1939•movie

as Zeb

Rubber Heels
7.0
Rubber Heels
1927•movie

as Tennyson Hawks

One Year to Live
8.0
One Year to Live
1925•movie

as Froquine

The Galloping Fish
7.0
The Galloping Fish
1924•movie

as Jonah

Under the Rouge
7.0
Under the Rouge
1925•movie

as Mr. Fleck

Skirts
8.0
Skirts
1921•movie
Desire
7.0
Desire
1923•movie

as Oland Young

Tell It to Sweeney
10.0
Tell It to Sweeney
1927•movie

as Luke Beamish

The Wilderness Woman
7.0

as 'Kodiak' MacLean

Two Flaming Youths
Two Flaming Youths
1927•movie

as Sheriff Ben Holden

The Love Thief
The Love Thief
1916•movie
Cinders of Love
Cinders of Love
1916•movie

as The Fire Chief

The Pullman Bride
The Pullman Bride
1917•movie

as The Rejected Suitor

The Home Breakers
The Home Breakers
1915•movie

as Walrus

Stairs of Sand
Stairs of Sand
1929•movie

as Tim

The Pawnbroker's Heart

as The Pawnshop Clerk