Chester Conklin



First NameChester
Last NameConklin
Full Name at BirthChester Cooper Conklin
Age85 (age at death)
Date of BirthJanuary 11, 1886
BirthplaceOskaloosa, Iowa
Date of DeathOctober 11, 1971
Location of DeathVan Nuys, California
Cause of DeathNatural Causes
Height5' 5" (165 cm)
BuildAverage
Star SignCapricorn
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameKeystone Cops

Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) was an American comedian and actor. He appeared in over 280 films, about half of them in the silent era.


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Filmography

Selected Chester Conklin film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1960
Pianist at Party

1960
edited from 'The Masquerader'

1959
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1958
Bit Role

1955
Dick Mooney

1954
Murdered Man in Elevator

1952
Second Bartender

1951
Short comic

1950
Guest

1950
Watchman

1950
Albert

1950
Haggerty's Waiter

1950
Chet, Newspaper Employee

1950
Bush-Cutting Gardener

1950
Himself 

1949
Barber

1949
Gypsy Tea Room Waiter

1949
Old Man

1949
Gambling Casino Patron

1949
Drunk

1948
Townsman

1947
Jesse James Rides Again
Roy, the Cook

1947
Keystone Kop

1947
Sailor

1947
Comic chef

1947
Old Timer

1947
Song of the Wasteland
The Jailer

1946
Hotel valet

1946
Street Cleaner

1946
Switchman

1946
Man at Bar

1946
Singin' in the Corn
Austin Driver

1946
Doorman

1945
Stage Doorman

1945
Motel Proprietor

1945
Pianist at Party

1945
Undetermined Role

1945
Station Owner

1944
Bit Part

1944
Western Union Man

1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
Town trumpeter

1944
Something for the Boys
Minor Role

1944
Photographer

1944
Frog Jump Contest Judge

1944
Frightened Patient

1944
Drunken Gambler

1944
Waiter

1944
Baggage Man

1943
Waiter

1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
Taxicab Driver

1943
So This Is Washington
Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun

1943
Mr. Higgins

1943
The Butcher

1943
Sagebrush Law
Horse Owner

1942
Party Bartender

1942
Undetermined Minor Role

1942
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

1942
Shopkeeper

1942
Soldier at Hitching Rail

1942
Romance on the Range
Lynch Mob Member

1942
Sons of the Pioneers
Old-timer

1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Drunk

1941
Newsboy

1941
Town Drunk

1941
Man crying during Baptism scene

1941
Old bum

1941
Harmon of Michigan
Gasoline Chuck

1941
Sweetheart of the Campus
The Prisoner-Vagrant

1941
Waiter

1941
Comedian

1940
Li'l Abner
Mayor Gurgle

1940
Barber's Customer

1939
Sheriff in Western

1939
Man in Press Section of Senate Gallery

1939
Farmer

1939
Bus Driver

1938
Fire Chief Kelly

1937
Forlorn River
Sheriff Alec Grundy

1937
Hotel Haywire
O'Shea

1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Himself

1936
Mechanic

1936
Sheriff Sandy McQueen

1935
Sewer Worker

1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Himself

1933
Sunday

1931
Her Majesty, Love
Emil

1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1930
Nelson

1930
Swing High
Sheriff

1929
Traffic Cop

1929
Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

1929
Stairs of Sand
Tim

1929
Fast Company
C. of C. President

1929
Marquis Preferred
Mr. Gruger

1929
Sunset Pass
Windy

1928
Mr. Rackham

1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Circus Owner

1928
Samuel Hunter

1928
Taxi 13
Angus Mactavish

1928
Varsity
Pop Conlan

1927
Jerry Trask

1927
Rubber Heels
Tennyson Hawks

1927
Tell It to Sweeney
Luke Beamish

1927
Two Flaming Youths
Sheriff Ben Holden

1927
Maraval

1926
A Social Celebrity
Johann Haber

1926
Fascinating Youth
Himself - Chester Conklin

1926
Scottie

1926
Midnight Lovers
Moriarity

1926
Say It Again
Prince Otto V

1926
Navy Captain Smithers

1925
Undetermined Role

1925
A Woman of the World
Sam Poore

1925
Wine Waiter

1925
The Great Love
Perkins

1925
One Year to Live
Froquin

1925
Under the Rouge
Mr. Fleck

1925
Elmer

1924
'Popper' Sieppe

1924
Fireman

1924
North of Nevada
Lem Williams

1923
Tommy

1923
Himself - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

1923
Tea: With a Kick!
Jiggs, taxi driver

1917
A Clever Dummy
A playful property man

1917
The Pullman Bride
A Rejected Suitor

1917
A Foreign Spy

1916
Undetermined Role

1915
Love, Speed and Thrills
Mr. Walrus

1915
Visible Star

1914
Mr. Whoozis

1914
Mabel at the Wheel
Mabel's Father

1914
Man in Audience

1914
Footman, Waiter

1914
Jacques, Waiter

1914
Between Showers
Policeman

1914
Mabel's Busy Day
Police Sergeant

1914
Rival

1914
Bum, Policeman

1914
Guest in Police Costume

1914
The Face on the Bar Room Floor
Drinker

1914
Twenty Minutes of Love
Pickpocket

1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
Ambrose, Mabel's friend

1914
The Masquerader
Film Actor

1914
Hello, Mabel
Businessman

Thanks Credits






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Preston Sturges
Chester Conklin
College Swing (1938)
Diamond Jim (1935)
Easy Living (1937)
Hotel Haywire (1937)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Never Say Die (1924)
New York Town (1941)
Paris Holiday (1958)