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