Chester Conklin
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer 1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited) 1939
Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited) 1941
The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited) 1925
I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited) 1942
The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club 1942
Greed
as Popper Sieppe 1924
Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited) 1943
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Pete (uncredited) 1944
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited) 1941
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Counter Man (uncredited) 1951
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited) 1914
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited) 1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited) 1914
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Old Man in Saloon 1966
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Western Union Man (uncredited) 1944