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Chester Cooper Conklin 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.
Birth Name
Chester Cooper Conklin
Born
Monday, 11 January 1886
Died
Monday, 11 October 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri | Self | 2006 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Old Man in Saloon | 1966 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Emil (clip from Her Majesty, Love (1931)) / Self | 1963 |
| Paradise Alley | Mr. Gregory | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Stop! Look! and Laugh! | Pianist at Party | 1960 |
| When Comedy Was King | edited from 'The Masquerader' | 1960 |
| Rock-a-Bye Baby | Bit Role | 1958 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri | Self | 2006 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Old Man in Saloon | 1966 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Emil (clip from Her Majesty, Love (1931)) / Self | 1963 |
| Paradise Alley | Mr. Gregory | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Stop! Look! and Laugh! | Pianist at Party | 1960 |
| When Comedy Was King | edited from 'The Masquerader' | 1960 |
| Rock-a-Bye Baby | Bit Role | 1958 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self | 1956 |
| Apache Woman | Dick Mooney | 1955 |
| The Beast with a Million Eyes | Ben Webber | 1955 |
| Private Hell 36 | Murdered Man in Elevator | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Keystone Cop #1 | 1953 |
| Doc Corkle | Grandpa Corkle / Grandfather Corkle | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Son of Paleface | 2nd Bartender | 1952 |
| My Favorite Spy | Short Comic | 1951 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Counter man | 1951 |
| Let's Dance | Watchman | 1950 |
| The Milkman | Man | 1950 |
| Right Cross | Haggerty's Waiter | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Comic Actor / Self | 1950 |
| Shakedown | Chet | 1950 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Albert | 1950 |
| Fancy Pants | Guest | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance | Prentice | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Bush-Cutting Gardener | 1950 |
| The Golden Stallion | Old Man | 1949 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| My Friend Irma | Gypsy Tea Room Waiter | 1949 |
| Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters | Jiggs' Friend | 1949 |
| Brimstone | Drunk | 1949 |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Messenger Boy | 1949 |
| Tulsa | Gambling Casino Patron | 1949 |
| One Sunday Afternoon | Clerk | 1949 |
| Knock on Any Door | Barber | 1949 |
| Isn't It Romantic | Townsman | 1948 |
| The Wreck of the Hesperus | Hostler | 1948 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Man Escorted Out of Theatre by Police | 1947 |
| Merton of the Movies | Keystone Kop | 1947 |
| The Son of Rusty | Bakery Clerk | 1947 |
| Jesse James Rides Again | Roy the Cook (Ch. 11-12) | 1947 |
| Springtime in the Sierras | Old-Timer | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | 1947 |
| The Trouble with Women | Comedian | 1947 |
| Song of the Wasteland | The Jailer | 1947 |
| Song of Scheherazade | Sailor | 1947 |
| Singin' in the Corn | Austin Driver | 1946 |
| Two Sisters from Boston | Street Cleaner | 1946 |
| She Wrote the Book | Man at Bar | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Cop | 1946 |
| Fear | Railroad Switchman | 1946 |
| Little Giant | Hotel Valet | 1946 |
| Smooth as Silk | Stage Doorman | 1946 |
| Micro-Phonies | Pianist at Party | 1945 |
| Road to Utopia | Amateur Contestant Banjo Player | 1945 |
| The Great John L. | Haggerty | 1945 |
| Having Wonderful Crime | Motel Proprietor | 1945 |
| Brewster's Millions | Stage Doorman | 1945 |
| A Guy, a Gal and a Pal | Station Owner | 1945 |
| Can't Help Singing | Poker Player | 1944 |
| Sunday Dinner for a Soldier | Photographer | 1944 |
| Something for the Boys | Minor Role | 1944 |
| Hail the Conquering Hero | Western Union Man | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Frog-Jumping Contest Judge | 1944 |
| The Great Moment | Frightened Patient | 1944 |
| A Fig Leaf for Eve | Waiter | 1944 |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas | Drunken Gambler | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | Bottle Man | 1944 |
| Man from Frisco | Baggage Man | 1944 |
| Knickerbocker Holiday | Town Trumpeter | 1944 |
| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Pete | 1943 |
| Around the World | Waiter | 1943 |
| Phony Express | Mr. Higgins | 1943 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Taxicab Driver | 1943 |
| Garden of Eatin' | Bunion Country Sheriff | 1943 |
| Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Customer at Flugelman's | 1943 |
| So This Is Washington | Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun | 1943 |
| Three Little Twirps | The Butcher | 1943 |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | Barfly | 1943 |
| The Avenging Rider | Town Drunk | 1943 |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Cook | 1943 |
| Sagebrush Law | Horse Owner | 1943 |
| Piano Mooner | Harry's Partner | 1942 |
| X Marks the Spot | Vagrant | 1942 |
| I Married a Witch | Party Bartender | 1942 |
| College Belles | 1942 | |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Drunk | 1942 |
| The Palm Beach Story | Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club | 1942 |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Old-Timer | 1942 |
| In Old California | Undetermined Minor Role / Town Drunk | 1942 |
| Romance on the Range | Lynch Mob Member | 1942 |
| The Remarkable Andrew | Shopkeeper | 1942 |
| Valley of the Sun | Soldier at Hitching Rail | 1942 |
| Honolulu Lu | Comedian / Joe - Keystone Kop | 1941 |
| Sullivan's Travels | Old Bum | 1941 |
| One Foot in Heaven | Man Crying During Baptism | 1941 |
| Jesse James at Bay | Town Drunk | 1941 |
| Harmon of Michigan | Gasoline Chuck | 1941 |
| Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Newsboy | 1941 |
| Sweetheart of the Campus | The Prisoner-Vagrant | 1941 |
| Dutiful But Dumb | Waiter | 1941 |
| Li'l Abner | Mayor Gurgle | 1940 |
| The Great Dictator | Barber's Customer | 1940 |
| You're Next! | The Janitor | 1940 |
| Henry Goes Arizona | Bus Driver | 1939 |
| Teacher's Pest | Zeb Corney / Zeb | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Man in Press Section of Senate Gallery | 1939 |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | Sheriff / Sheriff in Western | 1939 |
| The Spellbinder | Courtroom Extra / Courtroom Extra (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Zenobia | Farmer | 1939 |
| Flat Foot Stooges | Fire Chief Kelly | 1938 |
| A Nag in the Bag | Man at Lunch Counter | 1938 |
| Every Day's a Holiday | Cabby | 1937 |
| Forlorn River | Sheriff Alec Grundy | 1937 |
| Hotel Haywire | O'Shea | 1937 |
| Sing Cowboy Sing | Bit Part | 1937 |
| Cinema Circus | Keystone Kop / Himself | 1937 |
| Call of the Prairie | Sandy McQueen / Sheriff Sandy McQueen | 1936 |
| The Preview Murder Mystery | Comedian | 1936 |
| Modern Times | Mechanic | 1936 |
| La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | Self | 1935 |
| Keystone Hotel | Mayor Carson | 1935 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Sewer Worker | 1935 |
| Hallelujah I'm a Bum | Sunday | 1933 |
| Her Majesty, Love | Emil | 1931 |
| Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | Kop | 1931 |
| Cleaning Up | Chester | 1930 |
| The Love Trader | Nelson | 1930 |
| Swing High | Sheriff | 1930 |
| Show of Shows | Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number | 1929 |
| The Virginian | Uncle Hughey / Uncle 'Pa' Hughey | 1929 |
| Fast Company | Chamber of Commerce President | 1929 |
| Stairs of Sand | Tim | 1929 |
| The Studio Murder Mystery | George (Studio Gateman) | 1929 |
| House of Horror | Chester | 1929 |
| Sunset Pass | Windy | 1929 |
| Marquis Preferred | Mr. Gruger | 1929 |
| Taxi 13 | Angus Mactavish | 1928 |
| Varsity | Pop Conlan | 1928 |
| Beau Broadway | 1928 | |
| Fools for Luck | Samuel Hunter | 1928 |
| The Big Noise | John Sloval | 1928 |
| Two Flaming Youths | Sheriff Ben Holden | 1927 |
| Tell It to Sweeney | Luke Beamish | 1927 |
| Rubber Heels | Tennyson Hawks | 1927 |
| A Kiss in a Taxi | Maraval | 1927 |
| McFadden's Flats | Jock McTavish | 1927 |
| We're in the Navy Now | Navy Capt. Smithers | 1926 |
| Midnight Lovers | Moriarity | 1926 |
| The Nervous Wreck | Mort | 1926 |
| The Duchess of Buffalo | Hotel Manager | 1926 |
| Say It Again | Prince Otto V | 1926 |
| The Wilderness Woman | 'Kodiak' MacLean | 1926 |
| A Social Celebrity | Johann Haber | 1926 |
| Fascinating Youth | Chester Conklin | 1926 |
| Behind the Front | Scottie | 1926 |
| The Pleasure Buyers | Burke | 1925 |
| A Woman of the World | Sam Poore | 1925 |
| The Great Jewel Robbery | Cootie Joe | 1925 |
| Where Was I? | Elmer | 1925 |
| The Winding Stair | Onery | 1925 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Orderly | 1925 |
| One Year to Live | Froquin | 1925 |
| The Wizard of Oz | Undetermined Role | 1925 |
| Greed | 'Popper' Sieppe / Popper Sieppe | 1925 |
| Battling Bunyan | A Stranger | 1924 |
| The Fire Patrol | Fireman | 1924 |
| The Galloping Fish | Jonah | 1924 |
| North of Nevada | Lem Williams | 1924 |
| Anna Christie | Tommy | 1923 |
| Desire | Oland Young | 1923 |
| Tea: With a Kick! | Jiggs - Taxi Driver | 1923 |
| Souls for Sale | Chester Conklin / Himself - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | 1923 |
| Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Officer of Death's Head Hussars | 1919 |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | 1918 | |
| An International Sneak | A Foreign Spy | 1917 |
| A Clever Dummy | A Playful Property Man | 1917 |
| Cinders of Love | The Fire Chief | 1916 |
| Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts | Mr. A.C. Walrus / A.C. Walrus | 1916 |
| Charlie's Life | Various | 1916 |
| When Ambrose Dared Walrus | Walrus | 1915 |
| The Cannon Ball | The Villain | 1915 |
| A Hash House Fraud | The Chief of Police | 1915 |
| Do-Re-Mi-Boom! | The Suitor | 1915 |
| Droppington's Family Tree | Droppington | 1915 |
| Ambrose's Fury | 1915 | |
| A One Night Stand | The Property Man | 1915 |
| Ambrose's Sour Grapes | Walrus | 1915 |
| Hearts and Planets | Mr. Walrus - Visible Star | 1915 |
| A Bird's a Bird | Mr. Walrus | 1915 |
| Love, Speed and Thrills | Mr. Walrus | 1915 |
| Tillie's Punctured Romance | Singing Waiter / Mr. Whoozis / Mr. Whoozis, guest at party | 1914 |
| The Plumber | 1914 | |
| 'Curses!' They Remarked | Blackheart Jr. | 1914 |
| Gentlemen of Nerve | Mr. Walrus / Ambrose, Mabel's friend | 1914 |
| Dough and Dynamite | a Waiter / Jacques | 1914 |
| Those Love Pangs | Rival | 1914 |
| Hello, Mabel | Businessman | 1914 |
| The Masquerader | Film Actor | 1914 |
| The Face on the Barroom Floor | Drinker | 1914 |
| The Property Man | Man in Audience | 1914 |
| The Great Toe Mystery | Keystone Kop | 1914 |
| Mabel's Busy Day | 1914 | |
| Caught in a Cabaret | Waiter / Footman | 1914 |
| Twenty Minutes of Love | Pickpocket | 1914 |
| Mabel at the Wheel | Mabel's Father | 1914 |
| Tango Tangle | Guest in Police Costume | 1914 |
| Between Showers | Policeman | 1914 |
| Mabel's Strange Predicament | Husband / The Husband | 1914 |
| Making a Living | Policeman / Bum | 1914 |
| Double Crossed | Desk Sergeant | 1914 |
