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Chester Conklin
Born 1886-01-10Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
A Big Hand for the Little LadyOld Man in SaloonParadise AlleyMr. GregoryApache WomanDick MooneyThe Beast with a Million EyesBen WebberPrivate Hell 36Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)So You Want to Be a MusicianWaiterSon of PalefaceBartender #2 (uncredited)Happy Go WackyRoleBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManCounter Man (uncredited)Let's DanceWatchman (uncredited)ShakedownChet (uncredited)Never a Dull MomentAlbert (uncredited)Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChancePrenticeThe Good Humor ManBush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)The Golden StallionOld ManMy Friend IrmaGypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)BrimstoneDrunk (uncredited)The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendMessenger Boy (uncredited)Knock on Any DoorBarber (uncredited)Merton of the MoviesKeystone Kop (uncredited)Springtime in the SierrasOld-TimerThe Perils of PaulineComic ChefSong of the WastelandThe JailerSong of ScheherazadeSailor