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Chester Conklin
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Chester Conklin's Filmography
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Old Man in Saloon
Paradise Alley
as Mr. Gregory
Apache Woman
as Dick Mooney
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Ben Webber
Private Hell 36
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
No Poster
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Waiter
Son of Paleface
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
No Poster
Happy Go Wacky
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Let's Dance
as Watchman (uncredited)
Shakedown
as Chet (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
as Albert (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Prentice
The Good Humor Man
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
The Golden Stallion
as Old Man
My Friend Irma
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
Brimstone
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
as Barber (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Springtime in the Sierras
as Old-Timer
The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
Song of the Wasteland
as The Jailer
Song of Scheherazade
as Sailor
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Cop (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
Little Giant
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
as (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
as Townsman (uncredited)
Something for the Boys
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Pete (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Waiter
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Bottle Man
Around the World
as Waiter
So This Is Washington
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
Three Little Twirps
as The Butcher
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Barfly
The Avenging Rider
as Town Drunk
Sagebrush Law
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited)
His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
Piano Mooner
as Harry's Partner
X Marks the Spot
as Vagrant (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
The Sons of the Pioneers
as Old-Timer
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
Romance on the Range
as Lynch Mob Member
The Remarkable Andrew
as Shopkeeper
Valley of the Sun
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
Honolulu Lu
as Comedian
Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
Harmon of Michigan
as Gasoline Chuck
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
as Counterman (uncredited)
Li'l Abner
as Mayor Gurgle
The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer
You're Next!
as The Janitor
Henry Goes Arizona
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Chip of the Flying U
as Joe
Teacher's Pest
as Zeb
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
The Spellbinder
as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
Sagebrush Serenade
as Pop Mason
Zenobia
as Farmer
No Poster
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Van Asther
Flat Foot Stooges
as Fire Chief Kelly
Every Day's a Holiday
as Cabby
Forlorn River
as Sheriff Alec Grundy
No Poster
Cinema Circus
as Himself
Call of the Prairie
as Sandy McQueen
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Comedian
Modern Times
as Mechanic
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
Keystone Hotel
as Mayor Carson
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Sunday
Her Majesty, Love
as Emil
No Poster
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
No Poster
Gents of Leisure
No Poster
Studio Sap
No Poster
Cleaning Up
as Chester
The Love Trader
as Nelson
Swing High
as Sheriff
The Show of Shows
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Virginian
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Stairs of Sand
as Tim
The Studio Murder Mystery
as George (Studio Gateman)
House of Horror
as Chester
Sunset Pass
as Windy
Marquis Preferred
as Mr. Gruger
No Poster
Taxi 13
as Angus Mactavish
The Haunted House
as Mr. Rackham
Varsity
as Pop Conlan
No Poster
Beau Broadway
Fools for Luck
as Samuel Hunter
The Big Noise
as John Sloval
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Circus Owner
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Judge
Two Flaming Youths
as Sheriff Ben Holden
Tell It to Sweeney
as Luke Beamish
Rubber Heels
as Tennyson Hawks
Cabaret
as Jerry Trask
A Kiss in a Taxi
as Maraval
McFadden's Flats
as Jock McTavish
We're in the Navy Now
as Navy Capt. Smithers
The Lady of the Harem
as Ali
Midnight Lovers
as Moriarity
The Nervous Wreck
as Mort
The Duchess of Buffalo
as Hotel Manager
Say It Again
as Prince Otto V
A Social Celebrity
as Johann Haber
Fascinating Youth
as Chester Conklin
Behind the Front
as Scottie
A Woman of the World
as Sam Poore
The Pleasure Buyers
as Burke
The Masked Bride
as Wine Waiter
The Winding Stair
as Onery
Under the Rouge
as Mr. Fleck
Where Was I?
as Elmer
The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited)
No Poster
My Neighbor's Wife
as Cameraman
One Year to Live
as Froquine
The Wizard of Oz
Greed
as Popper Sieppe
Another Man's Wife
as Rumrunner
The Fire Patrol
as Fireman
The Galloping Fish
as Jonah
North of Nevada
as Lem Williams
Battling Bunyan
as A Stranger
Anna Christie
as Tommy
Desire
as Oland Young
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
No Poster
The Sheik of Hollywood
No Poster
Step Lively, Please
Skirts
No Poster
His Model Day
The Soft Boiled Yegg
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
No Poster
Uncle Tom's Cabin
No Poster
It Pays to Exercise
as Little Giant
His Hidden Purpose
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
The Village Chestnut
as Teacher
No Poster
An International Sneak
as A Foreign Spy
The Pawnbroker's Heart
as The Pawnshop Clerk
A Clever Dummy
as A Playful Property Man
The Pullman Bride
as The Rejected Suitor
The Love Thief
Cinders of Love
as The Fire Chief
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
No Poster
Saved by Wireless
as The Spy's Ally
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Walrus
No Poster
The Cannon Ball
as The Villain
A Hash House Fraud
as The Chief of Police
No Poster
Droppington's Family Tree
as Droppington
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
as The Suitor
No Poster
Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Droppington
No Poster
Ambrose's Fury
A One Night Stand
as The Property Man
No Poster
Hearts and Planets
as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
A Bird's a Bird
as Mr. Walrus
The Home Breakers
as Walrus
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Mr. Walrus
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
No Poster
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Rival
No Poster
'Curses!' They Remarked
as Blackheart Jr.
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Dough and Dynamite
as Jacques
No Poster
The Love Thief
as The Love Thief
No Poster
The Anglers
Those Love Pangs
as Rival
No Poster
The Baggage Smasher
as The Baggage Smasher
The Masquerader
as Film actor
No Poster
Such a Cook
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
The Property Man
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
No Poster
Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
Mabel's Busy Day
as Police Sergeant
Caught in a Cabaret
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love
as Pickpocket
Mabel at the Wheel
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
Between Showers
as Policeman
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited)
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Double Crossed
as Desk Sergeant
No Poster
Hubby’s Job
The Wilderness Woman
as 'Kodiak' MacLean