Birthday
1886/01/10
Day of death
1971/10/11 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Also know as
Chester Cooper Conklin, Chet 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.
(1924) Greed
as Popper Sieppe
(1936) Modern Times
as Mechanic
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1914) Between Showers
as Policeman
(1914) Dough and Dynamite
as Jacques
(1914) Mabel's Busy Day
as Police Sergeant
(1914) The Masquerader
as Film actor
(1914) Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited)
(1914) Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
(1942) The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
(1914) Caught in a Cabaret
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
(1928) Fools for Luck
as Samuel Hunter
(1955) The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Ben Webber
(1929) The Virginian
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
(1939) Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Van Asther
(1943) His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
(1926) A Social Celebrity
as Johann Haber
(1924) North of Nevada
as Lem Williams
(1951) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1925) The Winding Stair
as Onery
(1926) Say It Again
as Prince Otto V
(1926) Fascinating Youth
as Chester Conklin
(1924) Another Man's Wife
as Rumrunner
(1927) Two Flaming Youths
as Sheriff Ben Holden
(1925) The Masked Bride
as Wine Waiter
(1931) Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as ---
(1914) Such a Cook
as ---
(1914) The Anglers
as ---
(1914) The Love Thief
as The Love Thief
(1914) How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Rival
(1915) Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Droppington
(1944) Can't Help Singing
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1936) Call of the Prairie
as Sandy McQueen
(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
(1914) Mabel at the Wheel
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
(1914) Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
(1914) Twenty Minutes of Love
as Pickpocket
(1914) The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
(1914) Those Love Pangs
as Rival
(1914) Gentlemen of Nerve
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
(1926) The Lady of the Harem
as Ali
(1933) Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Sunday
(1915) Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
(1931) Her Majesty, Love
as Emil
(1966) A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Old Man in Saloon
(1949) Knock on Any Door
as Barber (uncredited)
(1938) Flat Foot Stooges
as Fire Chief Kelly
(1943) Three Little Twirps
as The Butcher
(1914) Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
(1937) Cinema Circus
as Himself
(1914) 'Curses!' They Remarked
as Blackheart Jr.
(1929) The Studio Murder Mystery
as George (Studio Gateman)
(1915) Hearts and Planets
as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
(1914) The Baggage Smasher
as The Baggage Smasher
(1947) Springtime in the Sierras
as Old-Timer
(1955) Apache Woman
as Dick Mooney
(1935) Keystone Hotel
as Mayor Carson
(1914) Double Crossed
as Desk Sergeant
(1915) A One Night Stand
as The Property Man
(1915) When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Walrus
(1939) Sagebrush Serenade
as Pop Mason
(1936) The Preview Murder Mystery
as Comedian
(1962) Paradise Alley
as Mr. Gregory
(1937) Forlorn River
as Sheriff Alec Grundy
(1915) Droppington's Family Tree
as Droppington
(1927) McFadden's Flats
as Jock McTavish
(1927) Cabaret
as Jerry Trask
(1930) Cleaning Up
as Chester
(1925) A Woman of the World
as Sam Poore
(1950) Let's Dance
as Watchman (uncredited)
(1943) The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Pete (uncredited)
(1944) Hail the Conquering Hero
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
(1944) Something for the Boys
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1928) Varsity
as Pop Conlan
(1952) Son of Paleface
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
(1941) Dutiful But Dumb
as Counterman (uncredited)
(1916) The Love Thief
as ---
(1915) Saved by Wireless
as The Spy's Ally
(1930) Swing High
as Sheriff
(1915) A Hash House Fraud
as The Chief of Police
(1923) Anna Christie
as Tommy
(1919) Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
(1917) A Clever Dummy
as A Playful Property Man
(1915) A Bird's a Bird
as Mr. Walrus
(1915) Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
as The Suitor
(1916) Cinders of Love
as The Fire Chief
(1917) An International Sneak
as A Foreign Spy
(1925) The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited)
(1914) The Property Man
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
(1923) Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
(1924) The Fire Patrol
as Fireman
(1926) We're in the Navy Now
as Navy Capt. Smithers
(1926) Behind the Front
as Scottie
(1939) Zenobia
as Farmer
(1943) So This Is Washington
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
(1928) Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Circus Owner
(1926) The Nervous Wreck
as Mort
(1950) Shakedown
as Chet (uncredited)
(1939) The Spellbinder
as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
(1939) Henry Goes Arizona
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1943) Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited)
(1954) Private Hell 36
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
(1915) The Cannon Ball
as The Villain
(1950) Never a Dull Moment
as Albert (uncredited)
(1940) You're Next!
as The Janitor
(1942) X Marks the Spot
as Vagrant (uncredited)
(1944) Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Bottle Man
(1949) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
(1940) The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer
(1945) Brewster's Millions
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
(1941) Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1941) Jesse James at Bay
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
(1915) Love, Speed and Thrills
as Mr. Walrus
(1920) The Soft Boiled Yegg
as ---
(1921) His Model Day
as ---
(1928) Taxi 13
as Angus Mactavish
(1950) The Good Humor Man
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
(1947) Merton of the Movies
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
(1939) Chip of the Flying U
as Joe
(1943) Sagebrush Law
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
(1942) Piano Mooner
as Harry's Partner
(1946) The Hoodlum Saint
as Cop (uncredited)
(1925) The Wizard of Oz
as ---
(1940) Li'l Abner
as Mayor Gurgle
(1929) Show of Shows
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
(1947) The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
(1915) Ambrose's Fury
as ---
(1941) Honolulu Lu
as Comedian
(1922) Step Lively, Please
as ---
(1947) Song of the Wasteland
as The Jailer
(1924) Battling Bunyan
as A Stranger
(1942) I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
(1942) Sons of the Pioneers
as Old-Timer
(1942) Romance on the Range
as Lynch Mob Member
(1949) The Golden Stallion
as Old Man
(1942) In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
(1942) Valley of the Sun
as Soldier at Hitching Rail
(1926) Midnight Lovers
as Moriarity
(1943) Riders of the Rio Grande
as Barfly
(1943) The Avenging Rider
as Town Drunk
(1937) Every Day's a Holiday
as Cabby
(1929) House of Horror
as Chester
(1949) My Friend Irma
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
(1942) The Remarkable Andrew
as Shopkeeper
(1941) Harmon of Michigan
as Gasoline Chuck
(1917) The Pullman Bride
as The Rejected Suitor
(1941) Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited)
(1931) Gents of Leisure
as ---
(1928) The Big Noise
as John Sloval
(1915) The Home Breakers
as Walrus
(1918) His Hidden Purpose
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
(1928) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Judge
(1926) The Duchess of Buffalo
as Hotel Manager
(1929) Sunset Pass
as Windy
(1943) Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
(1943) Around the World
as Waiter
(1935) La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
(1930) The Love Trader
as Nelson
(1928) The Haunted House
as Mr. Rackham
(1925) The Pleasure Buyers
as Burke
(1946) Road to Utopia
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
(1918) The Village Chestnut
as Teacher
(1946) Little Giant
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
(1945) Betrayal from the East
as (uncredited)
(1918) It Pays to Exercise
as Little Giant
(1946) Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1929) Marquis Preferred
as Mr. Gruger
(1927) A Kiss in a Taxi
as Maraval
(1950) Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Prentice
(1914) Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
(1925) Where Was I?
as Elmer
(1929) Stairs of Sand
as Tim
(1939) Teacher's Pest
as Zeb
(1941) One Foot in Heaven
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
(1944) A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Waiter
(1927) Rubber Heels
as Tennyson Hawks
(1925) One Year to Live
as Froquine
(1949) Brimstone
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1924) The Galloping Fish
as Jonah
(1931) Studio Sap
as ---
(1947) Song of Scheherazade
as Sailor
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1952) Doc Corkle
as Grandfather Corkle