Acting
Chester Conklin
Jan 10, 1886 (died Oct 11, 1971, aged 85) 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.
Known for
8.3
The Great Dictator
Barber's Customer
8.3
Modern Times
Mechanic
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
7.4
Sullivan's Travels
Old Bum (uncredited)
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
Orderly (uncredited)
6.9
I Married a Witch
Party Bartender (uncredited)
7.3
Greed
Popper Sieppe
7.0
The Palm Beach Story
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
7.0
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Newsboy (uncredited)
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
Cook (uncredited)
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Counter Man (uncredited)
6.8
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Pete (uncredited)
7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Old Man in Saloon
6.5
This Is Your Life
Self
Filmography
7.1
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 · Old Man in Saloon
6.6
Paradise Alley
1962 · Mr. Gregory
3.8
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955 · Ben Webber
5.0
Apache Woman
1955 · Dick Mooney
6.3
Private Hell 36
1954 · Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
6.4
Son of Paleface
1952 · Bartender #2 (uncredited)
6.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 · Counter Man (uncredited)
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
6.4
Shakedown
1950 · Chet (uncredited)
6.1
Never a Dull Moment
1950 · Albert (uncredited)
6.1
Let's Dance
1950 · Watchman (uncredited)
6.3
The Good Humor Man
1950 · Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
6.2
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Barber (uncredited)
6.8
My Friend Irma
1949 · Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
5.9
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · Messenger Boy (uncredited)
7.2
Brimstone
1949 · Drunk (uncredited)
7.0
The Golden Stallion
1949 · Old Man
6.7
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Comic Chef
6.6
Song of Scheherazade
1947 · Sailor
4.8
Springtime in the Sierras
1947 · Old-Timer
6.3
Merton of the Movies
1947 · Keystone Kop (uncredited)
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946 · Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
5.3
Little Giant
1946 · Hotel Valet (uncredited)
6.3
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 · Street Cleaner (uncredited)
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Cop (uncredited)
6.7
Brewster's Millions
1945 · Stage Doorman (uncredited)
6.4
Betrayal from the East
1945 · (uncredited)
6.8
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Pete (uncredited)
7.1
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Western Union Man (uncredited)