
Chester Conklin
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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
Credits

The Great Dictator (1940)
as Barber's Customer

Modern Times (1936)
as Mechanic

Greed (1924)
as Popper Sieppe

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as Old Bum (uncredited)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
as Old Man in Saloon

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
as Orderly (uncredited)

I Married a Witch (1942)
as Party Bartender (uncredited)

The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Actor

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
as Newsboy (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
as Counter Man (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

My Friend Irma (1949)
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)

Road to Utopia (1946)
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
as Cook (uncredited)

Zenobia (1939)
as Farmer

Knock on Any Door (1949)
as Barber (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)
as Comic Chef

Making a Living (1914)
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)

A Bird's a Bird (1915)
as Mr. Walrus

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
as Pete (uncredited)

Apache Woman (1955)
as Dick Mooney

The Show of Shows (1929)
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914)
as The Husband (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
as Cop (uncredited)

The Virginian (1929)
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)
as Ben Webber

Little Giant (1946)
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven (1941)
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

The Sons of the Pioneers (1942)
as Old-Timer

Valley of the Sun (1942)
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)

Brewster's Millions (1945)
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

In Old California (1942)
as Undetermined Minor Role

Son of Paleface (1952)
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man (1950)
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)

Let's Dance (1950)
as Watchman (uncredited)

Something for the Boys (1944)
as Minor Role (uncredited)

X Marks the Spot (1942)
as Vagrant (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu (1941)
as Comedian

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Sheriff in Western

Brimstone (1949)
as Drunk (uncredited)

Can't Help Singing (1944)
as Townsman (uncredited)

Never a Dull Moment (1950)
as Albert (uncredited)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
as (archive footage)

Cabaret (1927)
as Jerry Trask

Souls for Sale (1923)
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)

Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
as Bus Driver (uncredited)

The Face on the Barroom Floor (1914)
as Drinker

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as Western Union Man (uncredited)

Shakedown (1950)
as Chet (uncredited)

The Masquerader (1914)
as Film actor

Li'l Abner (1940)
as Mayor Gurgle

Dough and Dynamite (1914)
as Jacques

The Golden Stallion (1949)
as Old Man

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
as Sunday

Song of Scheherazade (1947)
as Sailor

Jesse James at Bay (1941)
as Town Drunk (uncredited)

Desire (1923)
as Oland Young

Skirts (1921)
Actor

Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
as Fire Chief Kelly

The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
as Shopkeeper

Sagebrush Law (1943)
as Horse Owner (uncredited)

Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
as Cabby

The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)
as George (Studio Gateman)

A Clever Dummy (1917)
as A Playful Property Man

Mabel at the Wheel (1914)
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)

Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
as Pickpocket

Merton of the Movies (1947)
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
as Comedian
The Sheik of Hollywood (1923)
Actor
My Neighbor's Wife (1925)
as Cameraman

Her Majesty, Love (1931)
as Emil

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
as Judge

Tango Tangles (1914)
as Guest in Police Costume

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

A Social Celebrity (1926)
as Johann Haber

Betrayal from the East (1945)
as (uncredited)
Cinema Circus (1937)
as Himself

Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars

Private Hell 36 (1954)
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
as Old-Timer

Around the World (1943)
as Waiter

Fascinating Youth (1926)
as Chester Conklin

A Hash House Fraud (1915)
as The Chief of Police

Romance on the Range (1942)
as Lynch Mob Member

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
as Self

Another Man's Wife (1924)
as Rumrunner

A Woman of the World (1925)
as Sam Poore
Taxi 13 (1928)
as Angus Mactavish

Paradise Alley (1962)
as Mr. Gregory
'Curses!' They Remarked (1914)
as Blackheart Jr.

Do-Re-Mi-Boom! (1915)
as The Suitor

One Year to Live (1925)
as Froquine

Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend

Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)
as Mr. Walrus

Those Love Pangs (1914)
as Rival

The Lady of the Harem (1926)
as Ali

Tell It to Sweeney (1927)
as Luke Beamish

Call of the Prairie (1936)
as Sandy McQueen

Sunset Pass (1929)
as Windy

Three Little Twirps (1943)
as The Butcher

Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts (1915)
as Mr. A.C. Walrus

Keystone Hotel (1935)
as Mayor Carson

The Pleasure Buyers (1925)
as Burke
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
Actor

Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)
as Barfly

A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
as Waiter

Between Showers (1914)
as Policeman

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)
as Circus Owner

The Spellbinder (1939)
as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)

The Masked Bride (1925)
as Wine Waiter

So This Is Washington (1943)
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)

Rubber Heels (1927)
as Tennyson Hawks
How Heroes Are Made (1914)
as The Boy Friend's Rival

Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944)
as Bottle Man

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)
as Prentice

Stairs of Sand (1929)
as Tim

Song of the Wasteland (1947)
as The Jailer

The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
as The Pawnshop Clerk

Chip of the Flying U (1939)
as Joe

Two Flaming Youths (1927)
as Sheriff Ben Holden

McFadden's Flats (1927)
as Jock McTavish

Mabel's Busy Day (1914)
as Police Sergeant

We're in the Navy Now (1926)
as Navy Capt. Smithers

The Pullman Bride (1917)
as The Rejected Suitor

The Property Man (1914)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Where Was I? (1925)
as Elmer

Behind the Front (1926)
as Scottie
Mutiny on the Body (1939)
as Mr. Van Asther

The Haunted House (1928)
as Mr. Rackham

Midnight Lovers (1926)
as Moriarity

His Wedding Scare (1943)
as Fireman
Happy Go Wacky (1952)
Actor

House of Horror (1929)
as Chester

Swing High (1930)
as Sheriff

A One Night Stand (1915)
as The Property Man

The Big Noise (1928)
as John Sloval

A Kiss in a Taxi (1927)
as Maraval

Cinders of Love (1916)
as The Fire Chief
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

The Nervous Wreck (1926)
as Mort

You're Next! (1940)
as The Janitor

The Winding Stair (1925)
as Onery

Varsity (1928)
as Pop Conlan

Dutiful But Dumb (1941)
as Counterman (uncredited)
Saved by Wireless (1915)
as The Spy's Ally
Droppington's Family Tree (1915)
as Droppington

Harmon of Michigan (1941)
as Gasoline Chuck
The Cannon Ball (1915)
as The Villain
Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915)
as Droppington

Fools for Luck (1928)
as Samuel Hunter

The Duchess of Buffalo (1926)
as Hotel Manager

The Fire Patrol (1924)
as Fireman

Forlorn River (1937)
as Sheriff Alec Grundy

The Avenging Rider (1943)
as Town Drunk

Marquis Preferred (1929)
as Mr. Gruger
An International Sneak (1917)
as A Foreign Spy

The Wilderness Woman (—)
as 'Kodiak' MacLean

Under the Rouge (1925)
as Mr. Fleck

When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915)
as Walrus

North of Nevada (1924)
as Lem Williams

Anna Christie (1923)
as Tommy

The Love Thief (1916)
Actor

The Soft Boiled Yegg (1920)
Actor

Piano Mooner (1942)
as Harry's Partner
Cleaning Up (1930)
as Chester

The Love Trader (1930)
as Nelson
Sagebrush Serenade (1939)
as Pop Mason

His Hidden Purpose (1918)
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
Beau Broadway (1928)
Actor
Studio Sap (1931)
Actor
Ambrose's Fury (1915)
Actor
Step Lively, Please (1922)
Actor
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
as Waiter
Mabel's New Job (1914)
as Boarder

The Home Breakers (1915)
as Walrus

Teacher's Pest (1939)
as Zeb
The Love Thief (1914)
as The Love Thief
It Pays to Exercise (1918)
as Little Giant
The Anglers (1914)
Actor
The Baggage Smasher (1914)
as The Baggage Smasher

Battling Bunyan (1924)
as A Stranger
Hearts and Planets (1915)
as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
Gents of Leisure (1931)
Actor
His Model Day (1921)
Actor
Hubby’s Job (1913)
Actor

The Village Chestnut (1918)
as Teacher

Say It Again (1926)
as Prince Otto V

Double Crossed (1914)
as Desk Sergeant
Such a Cook (1914)
Actor

The Galloping Fish (1924)
as Jonah





