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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 10, 1886
Died
October 11, 1971
Place of Birth
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
- Chester Cooper Conklin
- Chet Conklin
Chester Conklin
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.1
Old Man in Saloon
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
6.0
Mr. Gregory
Paradise Alley
1962
4.7
Dick Mooney
Apache Woman
1955
3.7
Ben Webber
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
6.2
Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
1954
🎬
0.0
Waiter
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
🎬
0.0
Grandfather Corkle
Doc Corkle
1952
6.4
Self
This Is Your Life
1952
6.3
Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
1952
6.3
Counter Man (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Credits
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Old Man in Saloon
1966
7.1
Paradise Alley
as Mr. Gregory
1962
6.0
Apache Woman
as Dick Mooney
1955
4.7
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Ben Webber
1955
3.7
Private Hell 36
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1954
6.2
🎬
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Waiter
1953
0.0
🎬
Doc Corkle
as Grandfather Corkle
1952
0.0
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
6.4
Son of Paleface
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
1952
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Counter Man (uncredited)
1951
6.3
Let's Dance
as Watchman (uncredited)
1950
5.6
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
Shakedown
as Chet (uncredited)
1950
6.2
Never a Dull Moment
as Albert (uncredited)
1950
5.4
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Prentice
1950
0.0
The Good Humor Man
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
1950
6.0
The Golden Stallion
as Old Man
1949
5.5
My Friend Irma
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
1949
6.8
Brimstone
as Drunk (uncredited)
1949
6.3
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1949
5.8
Knock on Any Door
as Barber (uncredited)
1949
6.1
Merton of the Movies
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
1947
6.8
Springtime in the Sierras
as Old-Timer
1947
4.2
The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
1947
6.2
Song of the Wasteland
as The Jailer
1947
0.0
Song of Scheherazade
as Sailor
1947
5.8
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1946
6.0
The Hoodlum Saint
as Cop (uncredited)
1946
5.2
Road to Utopia
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
1946
6.7
Little Giant
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
1946
5.1
Betrayal from the East
as (uncredited)
1945
5.8
Brewster's Millions
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1945
6.8
Can't Help Singing
as Townsman (uncredited)
1944
5.4
Something for the Boys
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1944
6.2
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Pete (uncredited)
1944
6.8
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
1944
7.0
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Waiter
1944
4.6
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Bottle Man
1944
0.0
Around the World
as Waiter
1943
5.0
So This Is Washington
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
1943
5.0
Three Little Twirps
as The Butcher
1943
6.2
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Barfly
1943
0.0
The Avenging Rider
as Town Drunk
1943
0.0
Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited)
1943
6.9
Sagebrush Law
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
1943
6.0
His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
1943
0.0
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1943
0.0
Piano Mooner
as Harry's Partner
1942
0.0
X Marks the Spot
as Vagrant (uncredited)
1942
3.9
I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
1942
6.8
The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
1942
7.0
Sons of the Pioneers
as Old-Timer
1942
0.0
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
1942
5.1
Romance on the Range
as Lynch Mob Member
1942
5.7
The Remarkable Andrew
as Shopkeeper
1942
6.8
Valley of the Sun
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
1942
5.8
Honolulu Lu
as Comedian
1941
4.2
Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited)
1941
7.4
One Foot in Heaven
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Jesse James at Bay
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
1941
4.2
Harmon of Michigan
as Gasoline Chuck
1941
5.0
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited)
1941
6.9
Dutiful But Dumb
as Counterman (uncredited)
1941
6.3
Li'l Abner
as Mayor Gurgle
1940
5.8
The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer
1940
8.3
You're Next!
as The Janitor
1940
0.0
Henry Goes Arizona
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Chip of the Flying U
as Joe
1939
0.0
Teacher's Pest
as Zeb
1939
0.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
7.8
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
1939
5.3
The Spellbinder
as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
1939
6.0
🎬
Sagebrush Serenade
as Pop Mason
1939
0.0
Zenobia
as Farmer
1939
4.6
🎬
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Van Asther
1939
0.0
Flat Foot Stooges
as Fire Chief Kelly
1938
6.0
Every Day's a Holiday
as Cabby
1937
5.5
Forlorn River
as Sheriff Alec Grundy
1937
5.0
🎬
Cinema Circus
as Himself
1937
0.0
Call of the Prairie
as Sandy McQueen
1936
4.7
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Comedian
1936
5.6
Modern Times
as Mechanic
1936
8.3
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
1935
5.9
Keystone Hotel
as Mayor Carson
1935
8.0
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Sunday
1933
7.4
Her Majesty, Love
as Emil
1931
6.0
🎬
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
6.0
🎬
Gents of Leisure
1931
0.0
🎬
Studio Sap
1931
0.0
🎬
Cleaning Up
as Chester
1930
5.0
The Love Trader
as Nelson
1930
0.0
Swing High
as Sheriff
1930
6.5
The Show of Shows
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
5.5
The Virginian
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
1929
5.8
Stairs of Sand
as Tim
1929
0.0
The Studio Murder Mystery
as George (Studio Gateman)
1929
3.9
House of Horror
as Chester
1929
0.0
Sunset Pass
as Windy
1929
0.0
Marquis Preferred
as Mr. Gruger
1929
0.0
🎬
Taxi 13
as Angus Mactavish
1928
0.0
The Haunted House
as Mr. Rackham
1928
0.0
Varsity
as Pop Conlan
1928
0.0
🎬
Beau Broadway
1928
0.0
Fools for Luck
as Samuel Hunter
1928
0.0
The Big Noise
as John Sloval
1928
0.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Circus Owner
1928
6.0
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Judge
1928
0.0
Two Flaming Youths
as Sheriff Ben Holden
1927
0.0
Tell It to Sweeney
as Luke Beamish
1927
0.0
Rubber Heels
as Tennyson Hawks
1927
0.0
Cabaret
as Jerry Trask
1927
0.0
A Kiss in a Taxi
as Maraval
1927
0.0
McFadden's Flats
as Jock McTavish
1927
0.0
We're in the Navy Now
as Navy Capt. Smithers
1926
5.6
The Lady of the Harem
as Ali
1926
0.0
Midnight Lovers
as Moriarity
1926
6.0
The Nervous Wreck
as Mort
1926
5.9
The Duchess of Buffalo
as Hotel Manager
1926
5.6
Say It Again
as Prince Otto V
1926
0.0
A Social Celebrity
as Johann Haber
1926
0.0
Fascinating Youth
as Chester Conklin
1926
0.0
Behind the Front
as Scottie
1926
6.0
A Woman of the World
as Sam Poore
1925
5.1
The Pleasure Buyers
as Burke
1925
1.0
The Masked Bride
as Wine Waiter
1925
0.0
The Winding Stair
as Onery
1925
0.0
Under the Rouge
as Mr. Fleck
1925
0.0
Where Was I?
as Elmer
1925
2.0
The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited)
1925
7.1
One Year to Live
as Froquine
1925
0.0
The Wizard of Oz
1925
5.4
Greed
as Popper Sieppe
1924
7.3
Another Man's Wife
as Rumrunner
1924
0.0
The Fire Patrol
as Fireman
1924
0.0
The Galloping Fish
as Jonah
1924
0.0
North of Nevada
as Lem Williams
1924
0.0
Battling Bunyan
as A Stranger
1924
0.0
Anna Christie
as Tommy
1923
5.5
Desire
as Oland Young
1923
0.0
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
1923
6.2
🎬
Step Lively, Please
1922
0.0
Skirts
1921
0.0
🎬
His Model Day
1921
0.0
The Soft Boiled Yegg
1920
0.0
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
1919
5.3
🎬
It Pays to Exercise
as Little Giant
1918
0.0
His Hidden Purpose
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
1918
0.0
The Village Chestnut
as Teacher
1918
5.0
🎬
An International Sneak
as A Foreign Spy
1917
0.0
The Pawnbroker's Heart
as The Pawnshop Clerk
1917
0.0
A Clever Dummy
as A Playful Property Man
1917
5.0
The Pullman Bride
as The Rejected Suitor
1917
0.0
The Love Thief
1916
0.0
Cinders of Love
as The Fire Chief
1916
0.0
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
1915
5.0
🎬
Saved by Wireless
as The Spy's Ally
1915
0.0
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Walrus
1915
5.0
🎬
The Cannon Ball
as The Villain
1915
1.0
A Hash House Fraud
as The Chief of Police
1915
4.5
🎬
Droppington's Family Tree
as Droppington
1915
5.0
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
as The Suitor
1915
4.0
🎬
Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Droppington
1915
0.0
🎬
Ambrose's Fury
1915
2.3
A One Night Stand
as The Property Man
1915
5.0
🎬
Hearts and Planets
as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
1915
0.0
A Bird's a Bird
as Mr. Walrus
1915
5.0
The Home Breakers
as Walrus
1915
0.0
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Mr. Walrus
1915
5.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
1914
6.1
🎬
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Rival
1914
0.0
🎬
'Curses!' They Remarked
as Blackheart Jr.
1914
5.0
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
1914
5.7
Dough and Dynamite
as Jacques
1914
6.1
🎬
The Love Thief
as The Love Thief
1914
0.0
🎬
The Anglers
1914
0.0
Those Love Pangs
as Rival
1914
5.5
🎬
The Baggage Smasher
as The Baggage Smasher
1914
0.0
The Masquerader
as Film actor
1914
5.7
🎬
Such a Cook
1914
0.0
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
1914
5.3
The Property Man
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1914
5.6
🎬
Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
1914
0.0
Mabel's Busy Day
as Police Sergeant
1914
5.6
Caught in a Cabaret
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
1914
5.6
Twenty Minutes of Love
as Pickpocket
1914
5.6
Mabel at the Wheel
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
1914
5.6
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
1914
5.1
Between Showers
as Policeman
1914
5.3
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited)
1914
5.3
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
1914
5.7
Double Crossed
as Desk Sergeant
1914
4.6
🎬
Hubby’s Job
1913
0.0
The Wilderness Woman
as 'Kodiak' MacLean
N/A
0.0