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.

KNOWN FOR

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1952
This Is Your Life
1954
The Great Dictator
1940
Modern Times
1936
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Greed
1924
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
I Married a Witch
1942
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
Knock on Any Door
1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Sullivan's Travels
1941

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
197
1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Old Man in Saloon
1962
Paradise Alley
as Mr. Gregory
1955
The Beast with a Million Eyes
as Ben Webber
1955
Apache Woman
as Dick Mooney
1954
Private Hell 36
as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1954
This Is Your Life
as Self
1953
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Waiter
1952
Son of Paleface
as Bartender #2 (uncredited)
1952
Happy Go Wacky
1952
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1952
Doc Corkle
as Grandfather Corkle
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Counter Man (uncredited)
1950
Let's Dance
as Watchman (uncredited)
1950
Shakedown
as Chet (uncredited)
1950
Never a Dull Moment
as Albert (uncredited)
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)
1950
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Prentice
1949
Knock on Any Door
as Barber (uncredited)
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1949
The Golden Stallion
as Old Man
1949
My Friend Irma
as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
1949
Brimstone
as Drunk (uncredited)
1947
Springtime in the Sierras
as Old-Timer
1947
Merton of the Movies
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
1947
The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
1947
Song of the Wasteland
as The Jailer
1947
Song of Scheherazade
as Sailor
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as Cop (uncredited)
1946
Road to Utopia
as Amateur Contestant Banjo Player (uncredited)
1946
Little Giant
as Hotel Valet (uncredited)
1946
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1945
Brewster's Millions
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1945
Betrayal from the East
as (uncredited)
1944
Can't Help Singing
as Townsman (uncredited)
1944
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)
1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Bottle Man
1944
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Waiter
1943
His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
1943
Three Little Twirps
as The Butcher
1943
So This Is Washington
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited)
1943
Sagebrush Law
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
1943
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Barfly
1943
The Avenging Rider
as Town Drunk
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1943
Around the World
as Waiter
1942
The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
1942
X Marks the Spot
as Vagrant (uncredited)
1942
Piano Mooner
as Harry's Partner
1942
I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
1942
The Sons of the Pioneers
as Old-Timer
1942
Romance on the Range
as Lynch Mob Member
1942
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
1942
Valley of the Sun
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as Shopkeeper
1941
Dutiful But Dumb
as Counterman (uncredited)
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited)
1941
Jesse James at Bay
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
1941
Honolulu Lu
as Comedian
1941
Harmon of Michigan
as Gasoline Chuck
1941
Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
1940
You're Next!
as The Janitor
1940
The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer
1940
Li'l Abner
as Mayor Gurgle
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Van Asther
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
1939
Sagebrush Serenade
as Pop Mason
1939
Zenobia
as Farmer
1939
The Spellbinder
as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
1939
Henry Goes Arizona
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1939
Chip of the Flying U
as Joe
1939
Teacher's Pest
as Zeb
1938
Flat Foot Stooges
as Fire Chief Kelly
1937
Cinema Circus
as Himself
1937
Forlorn River
as Sheriff Alec Grundy
1937
Every Day's a Holiday
as Cabby
1936
Modern Times
as Mechanic
1936
Call of the Prairie
as Sandy McQueen
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Comedian
1935
Keystone Hotel
as Mayor Carson
1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Sunday
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
1931
Her Majesty, Love
as Emil
1931
Gents of Leisure
1931
Studio Sap
1930
Cleaning Up
as Chester
1930
Swing High
as Sheriff
1930
The Love Trader
as Nelson
1929
The Virginian
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
1929
The Studio Murder Mystery
as George (Studio Gateman)
1929
The Show of Shows
as Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
House of Horror
as Chester
1929
Sunset Pass
as Windy
1929
Marquis Preferred
as Mr. Gruger
1929
Stairs of Sand
as Tim
1928
Fools for Luck
as Samuel Hunter
1928
Varsity
as Pop Conlan
1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Circus Owner
1928
Taxi 13
as Angus Mactavish
1928
The Big Noise
as John Sloval
1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Judge
1928
The Haunted House
as Mr. Rackham
1928
Beau Broadway
1927
Two Flaming Youths
as Sheriff Ben Holden
1927
McFadden's Flats
as Jock McTavish
1927
Cabaret
as Jerry Trask
1927
A Kiss in a Taxi
as Maraval
1927
Rubber Heels
as Tennyson Hawks
1927
Tell It to Sweeney
as Luke Beamish
1926
A Social Celebrity
as Johann Haber
1926
Fascinating Youth
as Chester Conklin
1926
Say It Again
as Prince Otto V
1926
The Lady of the Harem
as Ali
1926
We're in the Navy Now
as Navy Capt. Smithers
1926
Behind the Front
as Scottie
1926
The Nervous Wreck
as Mort
1926
Midnight Lovers
as Moriarity
1926
The Duchess of Buffalo
as Hotel Manager
1925
The Winding Stair
as Onery
1925
The Masked Bride
as Wine Waiter
1925
A Woman of the World
as Sam Poore
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited)
1925
The Wizard of Oz
1925
The Pleasure Buyers
as Burke
1925
Where Was I?
as Elmer
1925
One Year to Live
as Froquine
1925
Under the Rouge
as Mr. Fleck
1925
My Neighbor's Wife
as Cameraman
1924
Greed
as Popper Sieppe
1924
North of Nevada
as Lem Williams
1924
Another Man's Wife
as Rumrunner
1924
The Fire Patrol
as Fireman
1924
Battling Bunyan
as A Stranger
1924
The Galloping Fish
as Jonah
1923
Anna Christie
as Tommy
1923
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
1923
Desire
as Oland Young
1923
The Sheik of Hollywood
1922
Step Lively, Please
1921
His Model Day
1921
Skirts
1920
The Soft Boiled Yegg
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Officer of Death's Head Hussars
1918
His Hidden Purpose
as Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
1918
The Village Chestnut
as Teacher
1918
It Pays to Exercise
as Little Giant
1918
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1917
A Clever Dummy
as A Playful Property Man
1917
An International Sneak
as A Foreign Spy
1917
The Pullman Bride
as The Rejected Suitor
1917
The Pawnbroker's Heart
as The Pawnshop Clerk
1916
The Love Thief
1916
Cinders of Love
as The Fire Chief
1915
Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Droppington
1915
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
1915
Hearts and Planets
as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
1915
A One Night Stand
as The Property Man
1915
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Walrus
1915
Droppington's Family Tree
as Droppington
1915
Saved by Wireless
as The Spy's Ally
1915
A Hash House Fraud
as The Chief of Police
1915
A Bird's a Bird
as Mr. Walrus
1915
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
as The Suitor
1915
The Cannon Ball
as The Villain
1915
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Mr. Walrus
1915
Ambrose's Fury
1915
The Home Breakers
as Walrus
1914
Between Showers
as Policeman
1914
Dough and Dynamite
as Jacques
1914
Mabel's Busy Day
as Police Sergeant
1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited)
1914
The Masquerader
as Film actor
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
1914
Caught in a Cabaret
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
1914
Such a Cook
1914
The Anglers
1914
The Love Thief
as The Love Thief
1914
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Rival
1914
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
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
1914
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
1914
'Curses!' They Remarked
as Blackheart Jr.
1914
The Baggage Smasher
as The Baggage Smasher
1914
Double Crossed
as Desk Sergeant
1914
The Property Man
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1914
Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
1913
Hubby’s Job
The Wilderness Woman
as 'Kodiak' MacLean