Chester Conklin
ActingBorn
January 10, 1886
Died
October 11, 1971
Place of Birth
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
Paradise Alley
1962
Apache Woman
1955
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955
Private Hell 36
1954
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
Son of Paleface
1952
Happy Go Wacky
1952
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Let's Dance
1950
Shakedown
1950
Never a Dull Moment
1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
The Good Humor Man
1950
The Golden Stallion
1949
My Friend Irma
1949
Brimstone
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
Knock on Any Door
1949
Merton of the Movies
1947
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
The Perils of Pauline
1947
Song of the Wasteland
1947
Song of Scheherazade
1947
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Road to Utopia
1946
Little Giant
1946
Betrayal from the East
1945
Brewster's Millions
1945
Can't Help Singing
1944
Something for the Boys
1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
A Fig Leaf for Eve
1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart
1944
Around the World
1943
So This Is Washington
1943
Three Little Twirps
1943
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
The Avenging Rider
1943
Sagebrush Law
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
His Wedding Scare
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
Piano Mooner
1942
X Marks the Spot
1942
I Married a Witch
1942
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
In Old California
1942
Romance on the Range
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
Valley of the Sun
1942
Honolulu Lu
1941
Sullivan's Travels
1941
One Foot in Heaven
1941
Jesse James at Bay
1941
Harmon of Michigan
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
Dutiful But Dumb
1941
Li'l Abner
1940
The Great Dictator
1940
You're Next!
1940
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
Chip of the Flying U
1939
Teacher's Pest
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
The Spellbinder
1939
Sagebrush Serenade
1939
Zenobia
1939
Mutiny on the Body
1939
Flat Foot Stooges
1938
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
Forlorn River
1937
Cinema Circus
1937
Call of the Prairie
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Modern Times
1936
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
Keystone Hotel
1935
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
Her Majesty, Love
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
Gents of Leisure
1931
Studio Sap
1931
Cleaning Up
1930
The Love Trader
1930
Swing High
1930
The Show of Shows
1929
The Virginian
1929
Stairs of Sand
1929
The Studio Murder Mystery
1929
House of Horror
1929
Sunset Pass
1929
Marquis Preferred
1929
Taxi 13
1928
The Haunted House
1928
Varsity
1928
Beau Broadway
1928
Fools for Luck
1928
The Big Noise
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
Two Flaming Youths
1927
Tell It to Sweeney
1927
Rubber Heels
1927
Cabaret
1927
A Kiss in a Taxi
1927
McFadden's Flats
1927
We're in the Navy Now
1926
The Lady of the Harem
1926
Midnight Lovers
1926
The Nervous Wreck
1926
The Duchess of Buffalo
1926
Say It Again
1926
A Social Celebrity
1926
Fascinating Youth
1926
Behind the Front
1926
A Woman of the World
1925
The Pleasure Buyers
1925
The Masked Bride
1925
The Winding Stair
1925
Under the Rouge
1925
Where Was I?
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
My Neighbor's Wife
1925
One Year to Live
1925
The Wizard of Oz
1925
Greed
1924
Another Man's Wife
1924
The Fire Patrol
1924
The Galloping Fish
1924
North of Nevada
1924
Battling Bunyan
1924
Anna Christie
1923
Desire
1923
Souls for Sale
1923
Step Lively, Please
1922
Skirts
1921
His Model Day
1921
The Soft Boiled Yegg
1920
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918
It Pays to Exercise
1918
His Hidden Purpose
1918
The Village Chestnut
1918
An International Sneak
1917
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
A Clever Dummy
1917
The Pullman Bride
1917
The Love Thief
1916
Cinders of Love
1916
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
1915
Saved by Wireless
1915
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
1915
The Cannon Ball
1915
A Hash House Fraud
1915
Droppington's Family Tree
1915
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
1915
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915
Ambrose's Fury
1915
A One Night Stand
1915
Hearts and Planets
1915
A Bird's a Bird
1915
The Home Breakers
1915
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
How Heroes Are Made
1914
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
Dough and Dynamite
1914
The Love Thief
1914
The Anglers
1914
Those Love Pangs
1914
The Baggage Smasher
1914
The Masquerader
1914
Such a Cook
1914
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1914
The Property Man
1914
Mabel's New Job
1914
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
Tango Tangles
1914
Between Showers
1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament
1914
Making a Living
1914
Double Crossed
1914
Hubby’s Job
1913
The Wilderness Woman