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Chester Conklin (1886–1971)

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Iowa-born Chester Conklin was raised in a coal-mining area by a devoutly religious father who hoped that his son would go into the ministry. However, Chester got the performing bug one day when he gave a recitation at a community singing festival and won first prize. Knowing his father would never approve of his desire to become a comedian... See full bio »

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Chester Cooper Conklin
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Van Nuys, California, USA
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1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Old Man in Saloon
 
1962 Paradise Alley
Mr. Gregory
 
1959 Li'l Abner
Dogpatch Townsman (unconfirmed)
 
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1955 Apache Woman
Dick Mooney
 
1955 The Beast with a Million Eyes
Ben Webber
 
1954 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Keystone Cop #1
– Danny Lands in Pictures (1954) … Keystone Cop #1
 
1954 Private Hell 36
Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
 
1953 So You Want to Be a Musician (short)
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1952 Doc Corkle (TV series)
Grandfather Corkle
– Episode #1.1 (1952) … Grandfather Corkle
 
1952 Son of Paleface
2nd Bartender (uncredited)
 
1952 Happy Go Wacky (short)
 
1951 My Favorite Spy
Short Comic (uncredited)
 
1950 Let's Dance
Watchman (uncredited)
 
1950 The Milkman
Man (uncredited)
 
1950 Right Cross
Haggerty's Waiter (uncredited)
 
1950 Shakedown
Chet (uncredited)
 
1950 Never a Dull Moment
Albert (uncredited)
 
1950 Fancy Pants
Guest (uncredited)
 
1950 Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Prentice
 
1950 The Good Humor Man
Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
 
1949 The Golden Stallion
Old Man
 
1949 My Friend Irma
Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
 
1949 Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
Jiggs' Friend (uncredited)
 
1949 Brimstone
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
 
1949 Tulsa
Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
 
1949 Knock on Any Door
Barber (uncredited)
 
1948 A Pinch in Time (short)
 
1948 Isn't It Romantic?
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1948 The Wreck of the Hesperus
Hostler (uncredited)
 
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Man escorted out of Theatre by Police (uncredited)
 
1947 Merton of the Movies
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
 
1947 The Son of Rusty
Bakery Clerk (uncredited)
 
1947 Jesse James Rides Again
Roy (uncredited)
 
1947 Springtime in the Sierras
Old-Timer
 
1947 The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
 
1947 The Trouble with Women
Comedian (uncredited)
 
1947 Song of the Wasteland
The Jailer
 
1947 Song of Scheherazade
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1946 Singin' in the Corn
Austin Driver
 
1946 She Wrote the Book
Man at Bar (uncredited)
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
 
1946 The Hoodlum Saint
Cop (uncredited)
 
1946 Fear
Switchman (uncredited)
 
1946 Smooth as Silk
Doorman (uncredited)
 
1946 Little Giant
Hotel Valet (uncredited)
 
1945 Micro-Phonies (short)
Pianist at Party (uncredited)
 
1945 The Great John L.
Haggerty (uncredited)
 
1945 Having Wonderful Crime
Motel Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1945 Brewster's Millions
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
 
1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Station Owner (uncredited)
 
1945 Betrayal from the East (uncredited)
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1944 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1944 Something for the Boys
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1944 The Great Moment
Frightened Patient (uncredited)
 
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
Western Union Man (uncredited)
 
1944 A Fig Leaf for Eve
Waiter
 
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
Drunken Gambler (uncredited)
 
1944 Goodnight, Sweetheart
Bottle Man
 
1944 Man from Frisco
Baggage Man (uncredited)
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Frog-Jumping Contest Judge (uncredited)
 
1944 Knickerbocker Holiday
Town Trumpeter (uncredited)
 
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Pete (uncredited)
 
1943 Around the World
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1943 Phony Express (short)
Mr. Higgins (uncredited)
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
 
1943 Garden of Eatin' (short)
Bunion Country Sheriff
 
1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Customer at Flugelman's (uncredited)
 
1943 So This Is Washington
Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
 
1943 Three Little Twirps (short)
The Butcher
 
1943 Riders of the Rio Grande
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1943 Sagebrush Law
Horse Owner (uncredited)
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
Cook (uncredited)
 
1943 His Wedding Scare (short)
Fireman
 
1942 Piano Mooner (short)
 
1942 X Marks the Spot
Vagrant (uncredited)
 
1942 The Palm Beach Story
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
 
1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Drunk (uncredited)
 
1942 I Married a Witch
Party Bartender (uncredited)
 
1942 College Belles (short)
 
1942 Sons of the Pioneers
Old-Timer
 
1942 In Old California
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1942 Romance on the Range
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
 
1942 The Gay Nineties (short)
Keystone Cops Skit
 
1942 The Remarkable Andrew
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
 
1942 Valley of the Sun
Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
 
1941 Honolulu Lu
Comedian (uncredited)
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels
Old Bum (uncredited)
 
1941 Jesse James at Bay
Town Drunk (uncredited)
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
 
1941 Harmon of Michigan
Gasoline Chuck
 
1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1941 Sweetheart of the Campus
The Prisoner-Vagrant (uncredited)
 
1941 Dutiful But Dumb (short)
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1940 Li'l Abner
Mayor Gurgle
 
1940 The Great Dictator
Barber's Customer
 
1940 You're Next (short)
The Janitor
 
1939 Henry Goes Arizona
Bus Driver (uncredited)
 
1939 Chip of the Flying U
Joe (uncredited)
 
1939 Teacher's Pest (short)
Zeb Corney
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Man in Press Section of Senate Gallery (uncredited)
 
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
Sheriff
 
1939 The Spellbinder
Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
 
1939 Sagebrush Serenade (short)
The Cook
 
1939 Zenobia
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1939 Mutiny on the Body (short)
 
1938 Flat Foot Stooges (short)
Fire Chief Kelly
 
1938 A Nag in the Bag
 
1937 Every Day's a Holiday
Cabby
 
1937 Forlorn River
Sheriff Alec Grundy
 
1937 Hotel Haywire
O'Shea (uncredited)
 
1936 Call of the Prairie
Sheriff Sandy McQueen
 
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
Comedian
 
1936 Modern Times
Mechanic
 
1935 Keystone Hotel (short)
Mayor Carson
 
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
Sewer Worker (uncredited)
 
1933 Hallelujah I'm a Bum
Sunday
 
1931 Her Majesty, Love
Emil
 
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (short)
Kop (as the Original Keystone Kops)
 
1931 The New Yorker
 
1930 Cleaning Up (short)
 
1930 The Love Trader
Nelson
 
1930 Swing High
Sheriff
 
1930 The Master Sweeper
 
1929 The Show of Shows
Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
 
1929 The Virginian
Uncle Hughey
 
1929 Fast Company
C. of C. 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
 
1928 Taxi 13
Angus Mactavish
 
1928 The Haunted House
Mr. Rackham
 
1928 Varsity
Pop Conlan
 
1928 Beau Broadway
 
1928 Fools for Luck
Samuel Hunter
 
1928 The Big Noise
John Sloval
 
1928 A Trick of Hearts
 
1928 A Horseman of the Plains
 
1928 Tillie's Punctured Romance
Circus Owner
 
1928 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Judge
 
1927 Two Flaming Youths
Sheriff Ben Holden
 
1927 Tell It to Sweeney
Luke Beamish
 
1927 Rubber Heels
Tennyson Hawks
 
1927 Cabaret
Jerry Trask
 
1927 A Kiss in a Taxi
Maraval
 
1927 McFadden's Flats
Jock McTavish
 
1926 We're in the Navy Now
Navy Capt. Smithers
 
1926 The Lady of the Harem
Ali
 
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 Behind the Front
Scottie
 
1925 The Great Love
Perkins
 
1925 Pleasure Buyers
Burke
 
1925 A Woman of the World
Sam Poore
 
1925 The Masked Bride
Wine Waiter
 
1925 The Great Jewel Robbery
Cootie Joe
 
1925 The Winding Stair
Onery
 
1925/II Play Ball (short)
 
1925 Lame Brains (short)
 
1925 The Phantom of the Opera
Orderly (uncredited)
 
1925 Where Was I?
Elmer
 
1925 Under the Rouge
Mr. Fleck
 
1925 My Neighbor's Wife
Cameraman
 
1925 The Wizard of Oz
Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1925 One Year to Live
Froquin
 
1924 Battling Bunyan
A Stranger
 
1924 Greed
'Popper' Sieppe
 
1924 Another Man's Wife
Rumrunner
 
1924 The Fire Patrol
Fireman
 
1924 Sad But True (short)
 
1924 One Day in Hollywood (short)
 
1924 The Galloping Fish
Jonah
 
1924 North of Nevada
Lem Williams
 
1924 The Bishop of Hollywood (short)
 
1924 The Cream of Hollywood (short)
 
1923 The Sheik of Hollywood (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1923 Anna Christie
Tommy
 
1923 The Elite of Hollywood (short)
 
1923 Desire
Oland Young
 
1923 The Explorers (short)
 
1923 Tea: With a Kick!
Jiggs, taxi driver
 
1923 Roaring Lions on a Steamship (short)
 
1923 Clothes and Oil (short)
 
1922 The Fresh Heir (short)
 
1922 Step Lively, Please (short)
 
1922 Safe in the Safe (short)
 
1922 The Wise Duck (short)
 
1922 His Wife's Son (short)
 
1922 The Piper (short)
 
1922 Laughing Gas (short)
 
1922 False Alarm (short)
 
1921 A Rural Cinderella (short)
 
1921 A Perfect Villain (short)
 
1921 Country Chickens (short)
 
1921 The Love Egg (short)
 
1921 Verse and Worse (short)
 
1921 Skirts
 
1920 The Kick in High Life (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1920 Should Dummies Wed? (short)
 
1920 Dangerous Eyes (short)
 
1920 Fresh from the City (short) ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1920 The Great Nickel Robbery (short)
 
1920 His Private Wife (short)
 
1920 Her Private Husband (short)
 
1920 Chicken à la Cabaret (short)
 
1919 Back to Nature Girls (short)
 
1919 Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (short)
 
1919 Love's False Faces (short)
 
1919 When Love Is Blind (short)
 
1919 The Little Widow (short)
 
1919 The Foolish Age (short)
Who Was...but quit
 
1919 The Village Smithy (short)
 
1919 Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Officer of Death's Head Hussars
 
1918 The Village Chestnut (short)
School Teacher
 
1918 Her First Mistake (short)
 
1918 Beware of Boarders (short)
 
1918 Sleuths (short)
 
1918 Ladies First (short)
 
1918 Uncle Tom's Cabin
 
1918 His Smothered Love (short)
 
1918 It Pays to Exercise (short)
Mostly Looking for Work
 
1918 His Hidden Purpose (short)
Who Lived by His Wits
 
1917 An International Sneak (short)
A Foreign Spy
 
1917 The Pullman Bride (short)
A Rejected Suitor
 
1917 The Pawnbroker's Heart (short)
 
1917 A Clever Dummy (short)
A Playful Property Man
 
1917 Cactus Nell (short)
 
1917 The Betrayal of Maggie (short)
 
1917 Secrets of a Beauty Parlor (short)
 
1917 Dodging His Doom (short)
Percy Walrus/Mike Walrus (dual role)
 
1916 A Tale of a Turk (short)
 
1916 The Love Thief
Undetermined Role
 
1916 Beans and Bullets (short)
 
1916 A Tugboat Romeo (short)
 
1916 She Was Some Vampire (short)
 
1916 His First False Step (short)
 
1916 Bucking Society (short)
 
1916 Cinders of Love (short)
 
1915 Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts (short)
Mr. Walrus
 
1915 Fatty and the Broadway Stars (short)
 
1915 The Best of Enemies (short)
Secondary Role (uncredited)
 
1915 Saved by Wireless (short)
The Spy's Ally
 
1915 The Battle of Ambrose and Walrus (short)
Orderly Walrus
 
1915 When Ambrose Dared Walrus (short)
Walrus
 
1915 The Cannon Ball (short)
The Villain
 
1915 A Hash House Fraud (short)
The Chief of Police
 
1915 Do-Re-Mi-Boom! (short)
The Suitor
 
1915 Droppington's Family Tree (short)
Droppington
 
1915 Droppington's Devilish Deed (short)
Droppington
 
1915 A One Night Stand (short)
The Property Man
 
1915 Ambrose's Sour Grapes (short)
Walrus
 
1915 Hearts and Planets (short)
Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
 
1915 A Bird's a Bird (short)
Mr. Walrus
 
1915 The Home Breakers (short)
Walrus
 
1915 Love, Speed and Thrills (short)
Mr. Walrus
 
1915 Hushing the Scandal (short)
Mr. Droppington
 
1914 Wild West Love (short)
Droppington
 
1914 Hogan's Annual Spree (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Plumber (short)
 
1914 Among the Mourners (short)
The Undertaker
 
1914 His Halted Career (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 His Taking Ways (short)
Walrus
 
1914 Tillie's Punctured Romance
Mr. Whoozis / Singing Waiter
 
1914 How Heroes Are Made (short)
The Boy Friend's Rival
 
1914 'Curses!' They Remarked (short)
Blackheart Jr.
 
1914 Gentlemen of Nerve (short)
Mr. Walrus
 
1914 Dough and Dynamite (short)
Jacques/a Waiter
 
1914 The Love Thief (short)
The Love Thief
 
1914 The Anglers (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Those Love Pangs (short)
Rival
 
1914 Hello, Mabel (short)
Businessman (uncredited)
 
1914 Fatty Again (short)
Carnival Drunk (uncredited)
 
1914 The Baggage Smasher (short)
The Baggage Smasher
 
1914/I The Masquerader (short)
Film Actor
 
1914 Such a Cook (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Face on the Bar Room Floor (short)
Drinker (uncredited)
 
1914 A New York Girl (short)
 
1914 The Property Man (short)
Man in Audience (uncredited)
 
1914 Those Happy Days (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Mabel's New Job (short)
Boarder
 
1914 Mabel's Busy Day (short)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1914 Caught in a Cabaret (short)
Waiter/Footman (uncredited)
 
1914 Twenty Minutes of Love (short)
Pickpocket
 
1914 Mabel at the Wheel (short)
Mabel's Father
 
1914 Tango Tangles (short)
Guest in Police Costume
 
1914 Between Showers (short)
Policeman
 
1914 Mabel's Strange Predicament (short)
Husband
 
1914 Making a Living (short)
Policeman/Bum (uncredited)
 
1914 Double Crossed (short)
Desk Sergeant
 
1913 Mrs. Brown's Burglar (short)
 
1913 The Rival Pitchers (short)
Mike - the Catcher
 
1913 The Firebugs (short) (uncredited)
 
1913 Hubby's Job (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
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1939 Hollywood Cavalcade (thanks)
 
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1954 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Mack Sennett (1954) … Himself
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #3.6 (1952) … Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #3.3 (1952) … Himself
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #1.39 (1950) … Himself - Comic Actor (as The Keystone Kops)
 
1941 Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Cinema Circus (short)
Himself
 
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short)
Himself
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Himself
 
1926 Fascinating Youth
Himself - Chester Conklin
 
1923 Souls for Sale
Himself - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 25 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1918 It's a Cinch (short)
Himself
 
1916 Charlie's Life (documentary)
Various
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2006 Life Is a Dream in Cinema: Pola Negri (documentary)
Himself
 
1960 Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Pianist at Party (uncredited)
 
1960 When Comedy Was King (documentary)
edited from 'The Masquerader'
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (documentary short)
 
1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments (short)
(uncredited)
 
1915 Mixed Up (short)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage, vaudeville, and circus actor.

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

The Keystone Kops | the Original Keystone Kops

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 114-115. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 See more »

Nickname:

Chet See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn