Actor

Chester Conklin

Birthday: January 10, 1886

Born in: Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

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.

Movie Credits

The Wilderness Woman (Unknown) as 'Kodiak' MacLean
Age: Unknown
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) as Old Man in Saloon
Age: 80
Paradise Alley (1962) as Mr. Gregory
Age: 75
Apache Woman (1955) as Dick Mooney
Age: 69
The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) as Ben Webber
Age: 69
Private Hell 36 (1954) as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Age: 68
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953) as Waiter
Age: 67
Son of Paleface (1952) as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Age: 66
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Counter Man (uncredited)
Age: 65
Let's Dance (1950) as Watchman (uncredited)
Age: 64
Shakedown (1950) as Chet (uncredited)
Age: 64
Never a Dull Moment (1950) as Albert (uncredited)
Age: 64
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) as Prentice
Age: 64
The Good Humor Man (1950) as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
Age: 64
The Golden Stallion (1949) as Old Man
Age: 63
My Friend Irma (1949) as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
Age: 63
Brimstone (1949) as Drunk (uncredited)
Age: 63
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Age: 63
Knock on Any Door (1949) as Barber (uncredited)
Age: 63
Merton of the Movies (1947) as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Age: 61
Springtime in the Sierras (1947) as Old-Timer
Age: 61
The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Comic Chef
Age: 61
Song of the Wasteland (1947) as The Jailer
Age: 61
Song of Scheherazade (1947) as Sailor
Age: 61
Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Age: 60
The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Cop (uncredited)
Age: 60
Road to Utopia (1946) as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
Age: 60
Little Giant (1946) as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Age: 60
Betrayal from the East (1945) as (uncredited)
Age: 59
Brewster's Millions (1945) as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Age: 59
Can't Help Singing (1944) as Townsman (uncredited)
Age: 58
Something for the Boys (1944) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age: 58
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) as Pete (uncredited)
Age: 58
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Western Union Man (uncredited)
Age: 58
A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944) as Waiter
Age: 58
Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) as Bottle Man
Age: 58
Around the World (1943) as Waiter
Age: 57
So This Is Washington (1943) as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
Age: 57
Three Little Twirps (1943) as The Butcher
Age: 57
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) as Barfly
Age: 57
The Avenging Rider (1943) as Town Drunk
Age: 57
Sagebrush Law (1943) as Horse Owner (uncredited)
Age: 57
Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Cook (uncredited)
Age: 57
His Wedding Scare (1943) as Fireman
Age: 57
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
Age: 56
Piano Mooner (1942) as Harry's Partner
Age: 56
X Marks the Spot (1942) as Vagrant (uncredited)
Age: 56
I Married a Witch (1942) as Party Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 56
The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
Age: 56
Sons of the Pioneers (1942) as Old-Timer
Age: 56
In Old California (1942) as Undetermined Minor Role
Age: 56
Romance on the Range (1942) as Lynch Mob Member
Age: 56
The Remarkable Andrew (1942) as Shopkeeper
Age: 56
Valley of the Sun (1942) as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
Age: 56
Honolulu Lu (1941) as Comedian
Age: 55
Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Old Bum (uncredited)
Age: 55
One Foot in Heaven (1941) as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Age: 55
Jesse James at Bay (1941) as Town Drunk (uncredited)
Age: 55
Harmon of Michigan (1941) as Gasoline Chuck
Age: 55
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) as Newsboy (uncredited)
Age: 55
Dutiful But Dumb (1941) as Counterman (uncredited)
Age: 55
Li'l Abner (1940) as Mayor Gurgle
Age: 54
The Great Dictator (1940) as Barber's Customer
Age: 54
You're Next! (1940) as The Janitor
Age: 54
Henry Goes Arizona (1939) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Age: 53
Chip of the Flying U (1939) as Joe
Age: 53
Teacher's Pest (1939) as Zeb
Age: 53
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)
Age: 53
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Sheriff in Western
Age: 53
The Spellbinder (1939) as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Age: 53
Sagebrush Serenade (1939) as Pop Mason
Age: 53
Zenobia (1939) as Farmer
Age: 53
Mutiny on the Body (1939) as Mr. Van Asther
Age: 53
Flat Foot Stooges (1938) as Fire Chief Kelly
Age: 52
Every Day's a Holiday (1937) as Cabby
Age: 51
Forlorn River (1937) as Sheriff Alec Grundy
Age: 51
Cinema Circus (1937) as Himself
Age: 51
Call of the Prairie (1936) as Sandy McQueen
Age: 50
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) as Comedian
Age: 50
Modern Times (1936) as Mechanic
Age: 50
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) as Self
Age: 49
Keystone Hotel (1935) as Mayor Carson
Age: 49
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) as Sunday
Age: 47
Her Majesty, Love (1931) as Emil
Age: 45
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
Age: 45
Gents of Leisure (1931)
Age: 45
Studio Sap (1931)
Age: 45
Cleaning Up (1930) as Chester
Age: 44
The Love Trader (1930) as Nelson
Age: 44
Swing High (1930) as Sheriff
Age: 44
The Show of Shows (1929) as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Age: 43
The Virginian (1929) as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Age: 43
Stairs of Sand (1929) as Tim
Age: 43
The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) as George (Studio Gateman)
Age: 43
House of Horror (1929) as Chester
Age: 43
Sunset Pass (1929) as Windy
Age: 43
Marquis Preferred (1929) as Mr. Gruger
Age: 43
Taxi 13 (1928) as Angus Mactavish
Age: 42
The Haunted House (1928) as Mr. Rackham
Age: 42
Varsity (1928) as Pop Conlan
Age: 42
Beau Broadway (1928)
Age: 42
Fools for Luck (1928) as Samuel Hunter
Age: 42
The Big Noise (1928) as John Sloval
Age: 42
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) as Circus Owner
Age: 42
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) as Judge
Age: 42
Two Flaming Youths (1927) as Sheriff Ben Holden
Age: 41
Tell It to Sweeney (1927) as Luke Beamish
Age: 41
Rubber Heels (1927) as Tennyson Hawks
Age: 41
Cabaret (1927) as Jerry Trask
Age: 41
A Kiss in a Taxi (1927) as Maraval
Age: 41
McFadden's Flats (1927) as Jock McTavish
Age: 41
We're in the Navy Now (1926) as Navy Capt. Smithers
Age: 40
The Lady of the Harem (1926) as Ali
Age: 40
Midnight Lovers (1926) as Moriarity
Age: 40
The Nervous Wreck (1926) as Mort
Age: 40
The Duchess of Buffalo (1926) as Hotel Manager
Age: 40
Say It Again (1926) as Prince Otto V
Age: 40
A Social Celebrity (1926) as Johann Haber
Age: 40
Fascinating Youth (1926) as Chester Conklin
Age: 40
Behind the Front (1926) as Scottie
Age: 40
A Woman of the World (1925) as Sam Poore
Age: 39
The Pleasure Buyers (1925) as Burke
Age: 39
The Masked Bride (1925) as Wine Waiter
Age: 39
The Winding Stair (1925) as Onery
Age: 39
Under the Rouge (1925) as Mr. Fleck
Age: 39
Where Was I? (1925) as Elmer
Age: 39
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) as Orderly (uncredited)
Age: 39
One Year to Live (1925) as Froquine
Age: 39
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Age: 39
Greed (1924) as Popper Sieppe
Age: 38
Another Man's Wife (1924) as Rumrunner
Age: 38
The Fire Patrol (1924) as Fireman
Age: 38
The Galloping Fish (1924) as Jonah
Age: 38
North of Nevada (1924) as Lem Williams
Age: 38
Battling Bunyan (1924) as A Stranger
Age: 38
Anna Christie (1923) as Tommy
Age: 37
Desire (1923) as Oland Young
Age: 37
Souls for Sale (1923) as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Age: 37
Step Lively, Please (1922)
Age: 36
Skirts (1921)
Age: 35
His Model Day (1921)
Age: 34
The Soft Boiled Yegg (1920)
Age: 34
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
Age: 33
It Pays to Exercise (1918) as Little Giant
Age: 32
His Hidden Purpose (1918) as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
Age: 32
The Village Chestnut (1918) as Teacher
Age: 31
An International Sneak (1917) as A Foreign Spy
Age: 31
The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917) as The Pawnshop Clerk
Age: 31
A Clever Dummy (1917) as A Playful Property Man
Age: 31
The Pullman Bride (1917) as The Rejected Suitor
Age: 30
The Love Thief (1916)
Age: 30
Cinders of Love (1916) as The Fire Chief
Age: 30
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts (1915) as Mr. A.C. Walrus
Age: 29
Saved by Wireless (1915) as The Spy's Ally
Age: 29
When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915) as Walrus
Age: 29
The Cannon Ball (1915) as The Villain
Age: 29
A Hash House Fraud (1915) as The Chief of Police
Age: 29
Droppington's Family Tree (1915) as Droppington
Age: 29
Do-Re-Mi-Boom! (1915) as The Suitor
Age: 29
Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915) as Droppington
Age: 29
Ambrose's Fury (1915)
Age: 29
A One Night Stand (1915) as The Property Man
Age: 29
Hearts and Planets (1915) as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
Age: 29
A Bird's a Bird (1915) as Mr. Walrus
Age: 29
The Home Breakers (1915) as Walrus
Age: 29
Love, Speed and Thrills (1915) as Mr. Walrus
Age: 29
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
Age: 28
How Heroes Are Made (1914) as The Boy Friend's Rival
Age: 28
'Curses!' They Remarked (1914) as Blackheart Jr.
Age: 28
Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Age: 28
Dough and Dynamite (1914) as Jacques
Age: 28
The Love Thief (1914) as The Love Thief
Age: 28
The Anglers (1914)
Age: 28
Those Love Pangs (1914) as Rival
Age: 28
The Baggage Smasher (1914) as The Baggage Smasher
Age: 28
The Masquerader (1914) as Film actor
Age: 28
Such a Cook (1914)
Age: 28
The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914) as Drinker
Age: 28
The Property Man (1914) as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Age: 28
Mabel's New Job (1914) as Boarder
Age: 28
Mabel's Busy Day (1914) as Police Sergeant
Age: 28
Caught in a Cabaret (1914) as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Age: 28
Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) as Pickpocket
Age: 28
Mabel at the Wheel (1914) as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Age: 28
Tango Tangles (1914) as Guest in Police Costume
Age: 28
Between Showers (1914) as Policeman
Age: 28
Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) as The Husband (uncredited)
Age: 28
Making a Living (1914) as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Age: 28
Double Crossed (1914) as Desk Sergeant
Age: 28
Hubby’s Job (1913)
Age: 27