Chester Conklin
Acting
Born: 1886-01-10 in 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
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
The Great Dictator
Barber's Customer
Modern Times
Mechanic
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
Greed
Popper Sieppe
Sullivan's Travels
Old Bum (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
Orderly (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Party Bartender (uncredited)
Cabaret
Jerry Trask
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Judge
Zenobia
Farmer
The Masquerader
Film actor
Desire
Oland Young
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Counter Man (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
Cook (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
Little Giant
Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Son of Paleface
Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
Barber (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Newsboy (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Honolulu Lu
Comedian
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Old Man in Saloon
Caught in a Cabaret
Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
In Old California
Undetermined Minor Role
Skirts
My Friend Irma
Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love
Pickpocket
Let's Dance
Watchman (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
The Wizard of Oz
Making a Living
Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Forlorn River
Sheriff Alec Grundy
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Pete (uncredited)
Dough and Dynamite
Jacques