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Chester Conklin

Actor
Born January 10, 1886Died October 11, 1971 (85 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Hangmen Also Die!
  • Brewster's Millions
  • Tulsa
  • Make Room for Daddy
  • Springtime in the Sierras

Known For

  • Modern Times
  • Greed
  • Mabel's Strange Predicament
  • Tillie's Punctured Romance
  • Between Showers
  • Dough and Dynamite
  • Those Love Pangs
  • The Masquerader
  • Caught in a Cabaret
  • Mabel's Busy Day
  • Tango Tangles
  • Gentlemen of Nerve
  • The Beast with a Million Eyes
  • Twenty Minutes of Love
  • Mabel at the Wheel
  • Private Hell 36
  • The Face on the Barroom Floor
  • Making a Living
  • The Perils of Pauline
  • The Virginian
  • Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
  • A Clever Dummy

Filmography

1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady · as Old Man In Saloon
1962
Paradise Alley · as Mr. Gregory
1960
Stop! Look! and Laugh! · as Pianist At Party
1960
When Comedy Was King · as Edited From 'the Masquerader'
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby · as Bit Role
1955
Apache Woman · as Dick Mooney
1955
1954
Private Hell 36 · as Murdered Man In Elevator (uncredited)
1953
Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Keystone Cop #1
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Cast
1952
Son of Paleface · as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
1951
My Favorite Spy · as Short Comic
1951
1950
Let's Dance · as Watchman (uncredited)
1950
The Milkman · as Man
1950
Right Cross · as Haggerty's Waiter
1950
Shakedown · as Chet (uncredited)
1950
Never a Dull Moment · as Albert (uncredited)
1950
Fancy Pants · as Guest
1950
1950
The Good Humor Man · as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
1949
The Golden Stallion · as Old Man
1949
My Friend Irma · as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
1949
Brimstone · as Drunk (uncredited)
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1949
Tulsa · as Gambling Casino Patron
1949
Knock on Any Door · as Barber (uncredited)
1948
1948
Isn't It Romantic · as Townsman
1948
1947
My Wild Irish Rose · as Man Escorted Out Of Theatre By Police
1947
Merton of the Movies · as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
1947
The Son of Rusty · as Bakery Clerk
1947
Jesse James Rides Again · as Roy The Cook (ch. 11-12)
1947
1947
The Perils of Pauline · as Comic Chef
1947
The Trouble with Women · as Comedian
1947
1946
Two Sisters from Boston · as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1946
She Wrote the Book · as Man At Bar
1946
The Hoodlum Saint · as Cop (uncredited)
1946
Fear · as Railroad Switchman
1946
Little Giant · as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
1946
Smooth as Silk · as Stage Doorman
1945
Micro-Phonies · as Pianist At Party
1945
The Great John L. · as Haggerty
1945
Road to Utopia · as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
1945
Betrayal from the East · as (uncredited)
1945
Having Wonderful Crime · as Motel Proprietor
1945
Brewster's Millions · as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1945
Delightfully Dangerous · as Passerby At Burlesque Theatre
1944
Can't Help Singing · as Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier · as Photographer
1944
Something for the Boys · as Minor Role (uncredited)
1944
The Great Moment · as Frightened Patient
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero · as Western Union Man (uncredited)
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Frog-Jumping Contest Judge
1944
A Fig Leaf for Eve · as Waiter
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas · as Drunken Gambler
1944
Man from Frisco · as Baggage Man
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday · as Town Trumpeter
1943
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek · as Pete (uncredited)
1943
Around the World · as Waiter
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook · as Taxicab Driver
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Customer At Flugelman's
1943
So This Is Washington · as Inventor With Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
1943
1943
The Avenging Rider · as Town Drunk
1943
Hangmen Also Die! · as Cook (uncredited)
1943
Sagebrush Law · as Horse Owner (uncredited)
1942
X Marks the Spot · as Vagrant (uncredited)
1942
The Palm Beach Story · as Sixth Member Ale And Quail Club
1942
I Married a Witch · as Party Bartender (uncredited)
1942
1942
Sons of the Pioneers · as Old-Timer
1942
In Old California · as Undetermined Minor Role
1942
Romance on the Range · as Lynch Mob Member
1942
The Remarkable Andrew · as Shopkeeper
1942
Valley of the Sun · as Soldier At Hitching Rail
1941
Honolulu Lu · as Comedian
1941
Sullivan's Travels · as Old Bum (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven · as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
1941
Jesse James at Bay · as Town Drunk (uncredited)
1941
Harmon of Michigan · as Gasoline Chuck
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan · as Newsboy (uncredited)
1941
Sweetheart of the Campus · as The Prisoner-Vagrant
1941
Dutiful But Dumb · as Counterman (uncredited)
1940
The Great Dictator · as Barber's Customer
1940
Li'l Abner · as Mayor Gurgle
1939
Henry Goes Arizona · as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1939
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade · as Sheriff In Western
1939
The Spellbinder · as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
1939
Zenobia · as Farmer
1938
Flat Foot Stooges · as Fire Chief Kelly
1937
1937
Forlorn River · as Sheriff Alec Grundy
1937
Hotel Haywire · as O'shea
1937
Sing, Cowboy, Sing · as Bit Part
1936
Call of the Prairie · as Sandy Mcqueen
1936
1936
Modern Times · as Mechanic
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936 · as Sewer Worker
1933
1931
1931
1930
Swing High · as Sheriff
1929
Show of Shows · as Traffic Cop In 'bicycle Built For Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
The Virginian · as Uncle 'pa' Hughey
1929
The Studio Murder Mystery · as George (studio Gateman)
1926
We're in the Navy Now · as Navy Capt. Smithers
1926
1926
The Duchess of Buffalo · as Hotel Manager
1926
A Social Celebrity · as Johann Haber
1926
Behind the Front · as Scottie
1925
A Woman of the World · as Sam Poore
1925
The Phantom of the Opera · as Orderly (uncredited)
1925
1924
Greed · as Popper Sieppe
1923
Anna Christie · as Tommy
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin · as Officer Of Death's Head Hussars
1917
A Clever Dummy · as A Playful Property Man
1915
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts · as Mr. A.c. Walrus
1915
The Cannon Ball · as The Villain
1915
A One Night Stand · as The Property Man
1915
Love, Speed and Thrills · as Mr. Walrus
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance · as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve · as Ambrose, Mabel's Friend
1914
Dough and Dynamite · as Jacques
1914
Those Love Pangs · as Rival
1914
The Masquerader · as Film Actor
1914
1914
The Property Man · as Man In Audience (uncredited)
1914
Mabel's Busy Day · as Police Sergeant
1914
Caught in a Cabaret · as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
1914
Twenty Minutes of Love · as Pickpocket
1914
Mabel at the Wheel · as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
1914
Tango Tangles · as Guest In Police Costume
1914
Between Showers · as Policeman
1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament · as The Husband (uncredited)
1914
Making a Living · as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
1914
Double Crossed · as Desk Sergeant
1913
The Rival Pitchers · as Mike - The Catcher
1913
The Firebugs · as Cast
1913
Hubby's Job · as Cast

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