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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Iowa-born Chester Conklin was raised in a coal-mining area by a devoutly... more
Trivia:
Entered films in 1913 with Majestic and later appeared in several Keystone... more
Awards:
1 win
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Alternate Names:
The Keystone Kops | the Original Keystone Kops
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) .... Chester
... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK) - Paradise Alley (1962) .... Mr. Gregory
... aka Stars in the Back Yard - Li'l Abner (1959) (unconfirmed)
- Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
- Apache Woman (1955) .... Dick Mooney
- The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) .... Ben Webber
... aka The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes - Private Hell 36 (1954) (uncredited) .... Murdered Man in Elevator
... aka Baby Face Killers (USA: reissue title) - So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
- "Doc Corkle" (1952) TV series .... Grandfather Corkle (1952)
- Son of Paleface (1952) (uncredited) .... Second Bartender
- Happy Go Wacky (1952)
- My Favorite Spy (1951) (uncredited) .... Short comic
- Let's Dance (1950) (uncredited) .... Watchman
- The Milkman (1950) (uncredited) .... Man
- Right Cross (1950) (uncredited) .... Haggerty's Waiter
- Shakedown (1950) (uncredited) .... Chet, Newspaper Employee
- Never a Dull Moment (1950) (uncredited) .... Albert
... aka Never a Dull Moment! (USA: promotional title) - Fancy Pants (1950) (uncredited) .... Guest
- Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) .... Prentice
... aka Humphrey Takes a Chance (USA: short title) - The Good Humor Man (1950) (uncredited) .... Bush-Cutting Gardener
- The Golden Stallion (1949) .... Old Man
- My Friend Irma (1949) (uncredited) .... Gypsy Tea Room Waiter
- Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949) (uncredited) .... Jiggs' Friend
- Brimstone (1949) (uncredited) .... Drunk
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) (uncredited) .... Messenger Boy
- Tulsa (1949) (uncredited) .... Gambling Casino Patron
- Knock on Any Door (1949) (uncredited) .... Barber
- A Pinch in Time (1948)
- Isn't It Romantic? (1948) (uncredited) .... Townsman
- The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948) (uncredited) .... Hostler
- Merton of the Movies (1947) (uncredited) .... Keystone Kop
- The Son of Rusty (1947) (uncredited) .... Bakery Clerk
- Jesse James Rides Again (1947) (uncredited) .... Roy, the Cook [Chs. 11-12]
- Springtime in the Sierras (1947) .... Old Timer
... aka Song of the Sierra - The Perils of Pauline (1947) .... Comic Chef
- The Trouble with Women (1947) (uncredited) .... Comedian
- Song of the Wasteland (1947) .... The Jailer
- Song of Scheherazade (1947) (uncredited) .... Sailor
- Singin' in the Corn (1946) .... Austin Driver
... aka Give and Take (UK) - She Wrote the Book (1946) (uncredited) .... Man at bar
- Two Sisters from Boston (1946) (uncredited) .... Street Cleaner
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) (uncredited) .... Cop
- Fear (1946) (uncredited) .... Switchman
... aka Black Tower (USA: reissue title) - Smooth as Silk (1946) (uncredited) .... Doorman
- Little Giant (1946) (uncredited) .... Hotel valet
... aka On the Carpet (UK) - Micro-Phonies (1945) (uncredited) .... Pianist at Party
- Having Wonderful Crime (1945) (uncredited) .... Motel Proprietor
- Brewster's Millions (1945) (uncredited) .... Stage Doorman
- A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945) (uncredited) .... Station Owner
- Betrayal from the East (1945) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- Can't Help Singing (1944) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) (uncredited) .... Photographer
- Something for the Boys (1944) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
- The Great Moment (1944) (uncredited) .... Frightened Patient
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) .... Western Union Man
- A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944) .... Waiter
... aka Desirable Lady (USA: reissue title)
... aka Flaming Girls (USA: reissue title)
... aka Hollywood Nights (USA: reissue title)
... aka Not Enough Clothes (USA: reissue title)
... aka Reckless Youth (USA: reissue title)
... aka Room for Love (USA: TV title)
... aka Strips and Blondes (USA: reissue title) - The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) (uncredited) .... Drunken Gambler
- Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) .... Bottle Man
- Man from Frisco (1944) (uncredited) .... Baggage Man
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) (uncredited) .... Frog Jump Contest Judge
- Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) (uncredited) .... Town trumpeter
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) (uncredited) .... Pete
- Around the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Waiter
- Phony Express (1943) (uncredited) .... Mr. Higgins
- My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) (uncredited) .... Taxicab Driver
- Garden of Eatin' (1943)
- So This Is Washington (1943) (uncredited) .... Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun
- Three Little Twirps (1943) .... The Butcher
- Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) (uncredited) .... Barfly
- Sagebrush Law (1943) (uncredited) .... Horse Owner
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) (uncredited) .... Cook
... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
... aka Lest We Forget - His Wedding Scare (1943) .... Fireman
- Piano Mooner (1942)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) .... Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) (uncredited) .... Drunk
- I Married a Witch (1942) (uncredited) .... Party Bartender
- College Belles (1942)
- Sons of the Pioneers (1942) .... Old-timer
- In Old California (1942) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Minor Role
- Romance on the Range (1942) (uncredited) .... Lynch Mob Member
- The Gay Nineties (1942) .... Keystone Cops Skit
... aka Name Band Musicals: The Gay Nineties (USA: series title) - The Remarkable Andrew (1942) (uncredited) .... Shopkeeper
- Valley of the Sun (1942) (uncredited) .... Soldier at Hitching Rail
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) (uncredited) .... Old bum
- Honolulu Lu (1941) (uncredited) .... Comedian
- Jesse James at Bay (1941) (uncredited) .... Town Drunk
- One Foot in Heaven (1941) (uncredited) .... Man crying during Baptism scene
- Harmon of Michigan (1941) .... Gasoline Chuck
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) (uncredited) .... Newsboy
- Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) (uncredited) .... The prisoner-vagrant
... aka Broadway Ahead (UK) - Dutiful But Dumb (1941) (uncredited) .... Waiter
- Li'l Abner (1940) .... Mayor Gurgle
... aka Trouble Chaser (UK) - The Great Dictator (1940) .... Barber's Customer
- You're Next (1940) .... The Janitor
- Henry Goes Arizona (1939) (uncredited) .... Bus Driver
... aka Spats to Spurs (UK) - Chip of the Flying U (1939) (uncredited) .... Joe
- Teacher's Pest (1939) .... Zeb Corney
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (uncredited) .... Man in Press Section of Senate Gallery
... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title) - Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) .... Sheriff in Western
- The Spellbinder (1939) (uncredited) .... Courtroom Extra
- Sagebrush Serenade (1939) .... The Cook, also owner
- Zenobia (1939) (uncredited) .... Farmer
... aka Elephants Never Forget (UK) - Mutiny on the Body (1939)
- Flat Foot Stooges (1938) .... Fire Chief Kelly
- A Nag in the Bag (1938)
- Every Day's a Holiday (1937) .... Cabby
- Forlorn River (1937) .... Sheriff Alec Grundy
... aka River of Destiny (USA: reissue title) - Hotel Haywire (1937) (uncredited) .... O'Shea
- Call of the Prairie (1936) .... Sheriff Sandy McQueen
- The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) .... Comedian
- Modern Times (1936) .... Mechanic
- Keystone Hotel (1935) .... Mayor Conklin
... aka Big V Comedies: Keystone Hotel (USA: series title) - The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) (uncredited) .... Sewer Worker
- Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) .... Sunday
... aka Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK)
... aka Happy Go Lucky
... aka Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title) - Her Majesty, Love (1931) .... Emil
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) (as the Original Keystone Kops)
- The New Yorker (1931)
- Cleaning Up (1930)
- The Love Trader (1930) .... Nelson
... aka Island of Desire (UK) - Swing High (1930) .... Sheriff
- The Master Sweeper (1930)
- The Show of Shows (1929) .... Traffic Cop (song "Bicycle Built for Two")
- The Virginian (1929) .... Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
- Fast Company (1929) .... C. of C. President
- Stairs of Sand (1929) .... Tim
- The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) .... George (Studio Gateman)
- House of Horror (1929) .... Chester
... aka The Haunted House (USA: alternative title) - Sunset Pass (1929) .... Windy
- Marquis Preferred (1929) .... Mr. Gruger
- Taxi 13 (1928) .... Angus Mactavish
- The Haunted House (1928) .... Mr. Rackham
- Varsity (1928) .... Pop Conlan
- Beau Broadway (1928)
- Fools for Luck (1928) .... Samuel Hunter
- The Big Noise (1928) .... John Sloval
- A Trick of Hearts (1928)
- A Horseman of the Plains (1928)
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) .... Circus Owner
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) .... Judge
- Two Flaming Youths (1927) .... Sheriff Ben Holden
- Tell It to Sweeney (1927) .... Luke Beamish
- Rubber Heels (1927) .... Tennyson Hawks
- Cabaret (1927) .... Jerry Trask
- A Kiss in a Taxi (1927) .... Maraval
- McFadden's Flats (1927) .... Jock McTavish
- We're in the Navy Now (1926) .... Navy Captain Smithers
- The Lady of the Harem (1926) .... Ali
- Midnight Lovers (1926) .... Moriarity
- The Nervous Wreck (1926) .... Mort
- The Duchess of Buffalo (1926) .... Hotel Manager
- Say It Again (1926) .... Prince Otto V
- The Wilderness Woman (1926) .... 'Kodiak' MacLean
- A Social Celebrity (1926) .... Johann Haber
- Fascinating Youth (1926) .... Chester Conklin
- Behind the Front (1926) .... Scottie
- The Great Love (1925) .... Perkins
- Pleasure Buyers (1925) .... Burke
- A Woman of the World (1925) .... Sam Poore
- The Masked Bride (1925) .... Wine Waiter
- The Great Jewel Robbery (1925) .... Cootie Joe
- The Winding Stair (1925) .... Onery
- Lame Brains (1925)
- Play Ball (1925/II)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (uncredited) .... Orderly
- Where Was I? (1925) .... Elmer
- Under the Rouge (1925) .... Mr. Fleck
- My Neighbor's Wife (1925) .... Cameraman
- The Wizard of Oz (1925) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
- One Year to Live (1925) .... Froquin
- Battling Bunyan (1925) .... A Stranger
- Greed (1924) .... 'Popper' Sieppe
- Another Man's Wife (1924) .... Rumrunner
- The Fire Patrol (1924) .... Fireman
- Sad But True (1924)
- One Day in Hollywood (1924)
- The Galloping Fish (1924) .... Jonah
... aka Galloping Fish (USA: reissue title) - North of Nevada (1924) .... Lem Williams
- The Bishop of Hollywood (1924)
- The Cream of Hollywood (1924)
- The Sheik of Hollywood (1923) (unconfirmed)
- Anna Christie (1923) .... Tommy
- The Elite of Hollywood (1923)
- Desire (1923) .... Oland Young
- The Explorers (1923)
- Tea: With a Kick! (1923) .... Jiggs, taxi driver
- Roaring Lions on a Steamship (1923)
- Clothes and Oil (1923)
- The Fresh Heir (1922)
- Step Lively, Please (1922)
- Safe in the Safe (1922)
- The Wise Duck (1922)
- His Wife's Son (1922)
- The Piper (1922)
- Laughing Gas (1922)
- False Alarm (1922/I)
- A Rural Cinderella (1921)
- A Perfect Villain (1921)
- Country Chickens (1921)
- The Love Egg (1921)
- Verse and Worse (1921)
- Skirts (1921)
- The Kick in High Life (1920) (unconfirmed)
- You Wouldn't Believe It (1920)
- Should Dummies Wed? (1920)
- Dangerous Eyes (1920)
- Fresh from the City (1920) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- The Great Nickel Robbery (1920)
- His Private Wife (1920)
- Her Private Husband (1920)
- Chicken à la Cabaret (1920)
- Back to Nature Girls (1919)
- Sleuths (1919)
- Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919)
... aka Uncle Tom's Cabin - Love's False Faces (1919)
- When Love Is Blind (1919)
- The Little Widow (1919)
- The Foolish Age (1919) .... Who Was...but quit
- The Village Smithy (1919)
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) .... Officer of Death's Head Hussars
... aka The Kaiser's Last Squeal (USA: alternative title) - The Village Chestnut (1918) .... School Teacher
- Her First Mistake (1918)
- Beware of Boarders (1918)
- Ladies First (1918)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
- His Smothered Love (1918)
- It Pays to Exercise (1918) .... Mostly Looking for Work
- His Hidden Purpose (1918) .... Who Lived by His Wits
- An International Sneak (1917) .... A Foreign Spy
- The Pullman Bride (1917) .... A Rejected Suitor
- The Pawnbroker's Heart (1917)
- A Clever Dummy (1917) .... A playful property man
- Cactus Nell (1917)
- His Bomb Policy (1917)
- The Betrayal of Maggie (1917)
- Dodging His Doom (1917)
- A Tale of a Turk (1916)
- The Love Thief (1916) .... Undetermined Role
... aka The She Tiger (USA: reissue title) - Beans and Bullets (1916)
- A Tugboat Romeo (1916)
- She Was Some Vampire (1916)
- His First False Step (1916)
- Bucking Society (1916)
- Cinders of Love (1916)
- Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts (1915) .... Mr. Walrus
- Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
- The Best of Enemies (1915)
- The Battle of Ambrose and Walrus (1915) .... Orderly Walrus
- When Ambrose Dared Walrus (1915) .... Walrus
- The Cannon Ball (1915)
... aka The Dynamiter - A Hash House Fraud (1915) .... Cop
- Crossed Love and Swords (1915)
- Droppington's Family Tree (1915) .... Droppington
- Do-Re-Mi-Boom! (1915)
... aka Do-Re-Mi-Fa (USA: alternative title) - Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915) .... Droppington
... aka Droppington's Devilish Dream (USA: alternative title) - Gussle Rivals Jonah (1915)
- Ambrose's Fury (1915)
- A One Night Stand (1915)
- Ambrose's Sour Grapes (1915) .... Walrus
- Hearts and Planets (1915) .... Visible Star
- The Home Breakers (1915)
... aka Other People's Wives - A Bird's a Bird (1915) .... Mr. Walrus
- Caught in a Park (1915)
- Love, Speed and Thrills (1915) .... Mr. Walrus
- Hash House Mashers (1915)
- Rum and Wall Paper (1915)
- Hushing the Scandal (1915)
... aka Friendly Enemies - Dream (1915)
- Saved by the Wireless (1915)
- His Second Childhood (1914)
- Wild West Love (1914)
- A Colored Girl's Love (1914)
- Hogan's Annual Spree (1914)
- The Plumber (1914)
- Among the Mourners (1914)
- His Halted Career (1914)
- His Taking Ways (1914)
- The Noise of Bombs (1914)
- How Heroes Are Made (1914) .... The Boy Friend's Rival
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) .... Mr. Whoozis
... aka For the Love of Tillie
... aka Marie's Millions
... aka Tillie's Big Romance
... aka Tillie's Nightmare - His Talented Wife (1914)
- 'Curses!' They Remarked (1914) .... Blackheart Jr.
- Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) .... Ambrose, Mabel's friend
... aka Charlie at the Races
... aka Some Nerve - Dough and Dynamite (1914) .... Jacques, Waiter
... aka The Cook
... aka The Doughnut Designer
... aka The New Cook - Shot in the Excitement (1914)
- The Love Thief (1914/I)
- The Angels (1914)
- Those Love Pangs (1914) .... Rival
... aka Busted Hearts
... aka Oh, You Girls (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Rival Mashers - Hello, Mabel (1914) .... Businessman
... aka On a Busy Wire (USA: reissue title) - The Masquerader (1914/I) .... Film Actor
... aka Putting One Over
... aka The Female
... aka The Female Impersonator (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Perfumed Lady (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Picnic (USA: alternative title) - Such a Cook (1914)
- The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1914) .... Drinker
... aka The Ham Actor
... aka The Ham Artist - The Property Man (1914) (uncredited) .... Man in Audience
... aka Charlie on the Boards (USA: alternative title)
... aka Getting His Goat
... aka Hits of the Past (USA: alternative title)
... aka Props (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Rustabout
... aka Vamping Venus - Those Happy Days (1914)
- Mabel's New Job (1914)
- Mabel's Busy Day (1914) .... Police Sergeant
... aka Charlie and the Sausages
... aka Hot Dog Charlie
... aka Hot Dogs
... aka Love and Lunch - A Fatal Flirtation (1914)
- Finnigan's Bomb (1914)
- Caught in a Cabaret (1914) .... Waiter
... aka Charlie the Waiter (USA: alternative title)
... aka Faking with Society
... aka Jazz Waiter
... aka Prime Minister Charlie (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Waiter - Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) .... Pickpocket
... aka Cops and Watches
... aka He Loves Her So
... aka Love-Friend - Mabel at the Wheel (1914) .... Mabel's Father
... aka A Hot Finish (USA: alternative title)
... aka His Daredevil Queen - Tango Tangles (1914) .... Guest in Police Costume
... aka Charlie's Recreation
... aka Music Hall - Between Showers (1914) .... Policeman
... aka Charlie and the Umbrella
... aka In Wrong Thunder and Lightning (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Flirts - Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914) .... Husband
... aka Hotel Mixup - Making a Living (1914) .... Policeman/Bum
... aka A Busted Johnny
... aka Doing His Best
... aka Take My Picture (USA: alternative title)
... aka Troubles - The Under-Sheriff (1914)
- Love and Dynamite (1914)
- The Anglers (1914)
- The Rival Pitchers (1913)
- Baffles (1913)
- Get Rich Quick (1913)
- Hubby's Job (1913)
- Cupid in a Dental Parlor (1913)
Thanks:
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) (thanks)
Self:
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Mack Sennett (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #3.6 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
- Episode #3.3 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.39 (1950) TV episode (as The Keystone Kops) .... Himself - Comic Actor - Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (1941) .... Himself
... aka Stars Past and Present (USA: short title) - Cinema Circus (1937) .... Himself
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) (uncredited) .... Himself
- La fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) .... Himself
- A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (1927) .... Himself
- Souls for Sale (1923) .... Himself - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
- It's a Cinch (1918) .... Himself
- Charlie's Life (1916) .... Various
Archive Footage:
- "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
- Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960) (uncredited) .... Pianist at Party
- When Comedy Was King (1960)
- Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) (uncredited)
- Mixed Up (1915)
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Other Works:
Stage, vaudeville, and circus actor.
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