Chester Conklin
Acting
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.
Born: January 10, 1886
Place of Birth: Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Known For
The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Modern Times
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Keystone Hotel
The Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigious beauty contest. When the cross-eyed judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. The Keystone Kops are summoned, and arrive just in time to get plastered with pastry.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Sullivan's Travels
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
Greed
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
The Phantom of the Opera
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Hail the Conquering Hero
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
Filmography
as Old Man in Saloon
as Mr. Gregory
as Dick Mooney
as Ben Webber
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
as Self
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
as Counter Man (uncredited)
as Watchman (uncredited)
as Self
as Chet (uncredited)
as Albert (uncredited)
as Prentice
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
as Old Man
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
as Drunk (uncredited)
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
as Old-Timer
as Comic Chef
as The Jailer
as Sailor
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Pete (uncredited)
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
as Waiter
as Bottle Man
as Waiter
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
as The Butcher
as Barfly
as Town Drunk
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
as Cook (uncredited)
as Fireman
as (archive footage)
as Harry's Partner
as Vagrant (uncredited)
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
as Old-Timer
as Undetermined Minor Role
as Lynch Mob Member
as Shopkeeper
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
as Comedian
as Old Bum (uncredited)
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
as Gasoline Chuck
as Newsboy (uncredited)
as Counterman (uncredited)
as Mayor Gurgle
as Barber's Customer
as The Janitor
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
as Joe
as Zeb
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Sheriff in Western
as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
as Farmer
as Fire Chief Kelly
as Cabby
as Sheriff Alec Grundy
as Sandy McQueen
as Comedian
as Mechanic
as Self
as Mayor Carson
as Sunday
as Emil
as Nelson
as Sheriff
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
as Tim
as George (Studio Gateman)
as Chester
as Windy
as Mr. Gruger
as Mr. Rackham
as Pop Conlan
as Samuel Hunter
as John Sloval
as Circus Owner
as Judge
as Sheriff Ben Holden
as Luke Beamish
as Tennyson Hawks
as Jerry Trask
as Maraval
as Jock McTavish
as Navy Capt. Smithers
as Ali
as Moriarity
as Mort
as Hotel Manager
as Prince Otto V
as Johann Haber
as Chester Conklin
as Scottie
as Sam Poore
as Burke
as Wine Waiter
as Onery
as Mr. Fleck
as Elmer
as Orderly (uncredited)
as Froquine
as Popper Sieppe
as Rumrunner
as Fireman
as Jonah
as Lem Williams
as A Stranger
as Tommy
as Oland Young
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
as Teacher
as The Pawnshop Clerk
as A Playful Property Man
as The Rejected Suitor
as The Fire Chief
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
as Walrus
as The Chief of Police
as The Suitor
as The Property Man
as Mr. Walrus
as Walrus
as Mr. Walrus
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
as Jacques
as Rival
as Film actor
as Drinker
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
as Pickpocket
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
as Guest in Police Costume
as Policeman
as The Husband (uncredited)
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
as Desk Sergeant
as 'Kodiak' MacLean