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