Chester Conklin
About
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Birth Place
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Born
January 11, 1886
Died
October 11, 1971
Biography
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This walrus-mustachioed vaudevillian and clown is perhaps best recalled for his early silent work with Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand....
Filmography
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Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
(1972)
Himself
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Old man in saloon
Paradise Alley
(1962)
When Comedy Was King
(1960)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
(1956)
Ben Webber
Apache Woman
(1955)
Dick Mooney
Family & Companions
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Margherita Rouse
Wife
Married from 1934 until her death in 1937.
Valda Genesee
Wife
Married in 1949; divorced.
Jane Ayres Gunther
Wife
Actor. Fourth wife; married in June 1965; survived him; met at the Motion Picture Country Home.
Biography
This walrus-mustachioed vaudevillian and clown is perhaps best recalled for his early silent work with Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
(1972)
Himself
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Old man in saloon
Paradise Alley
(1962)
When Comedy Was King
(1960)
The Beast with a Million Eyes
(1956)
Ben Webber
Apache Woman
(1955)
Dick Mooney
Son of Paleface
(1952)
Chester
My Favorite Spy
(1951)
Comic
Fancy Pants
(1950)
Guest
Never a Dull Moment
(1950)
Albert
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
(1950)
Prentice
Shakedown
(1950)
The Good Humor Man
(1950)
Gardner
The Milkman
(1950)
Let's Dance
(1950)
Watchman
Knock on Any Door
(1949)
Barber
Brimstone
(1949)
Drunk
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
(1949)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(1949)
Messenger boy
The Golden Stallion
(1949)
Old man
The Wreck of the Hesperus
(1948)
Hostler
Isn't It Romantic
(1948)
The Son of Rusty
(1947)
Bakery clerk
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Chef comic
Song of the Wasteland
(1947)
Jailer
Springtime in the Sierras
(1947)
Old timer
Song of Scheherazade
(1947)
Sailor
The Trouble with Women
(1947)
Comedian
Merton of the Movies
(1947)
Kop
Little Giant
(1946)
Tailor
The Hoodlum Saint
(1946)
Policeman
Fear
(1946)
Switchman
Singin' in the Corn
(1946)
Austin driver
Fig Leaf for Eve
(1946)
She Wrote the Book
(1946)
Man at bar
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Street cleaner
A Guy, a Gal, and a Pal
(1945)
Station owner
Having Wonderful Crime
(1945)
Motel proprietor
Betrayal from the East
(1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
(1945)
Yokel
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
(1944)
Pete
Hail the Conquering Hero
(1944)
Western Union man
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
(1944)
Photographer
Knickerbocker Holiday
(1944)
Town caller
Goodnight, Sweetheart
(1944)
Bottle man
The Yellow Rose of Texas
(1944)
Man from Frisco
(1944)
Baggage man
The Great Moment
(1944)
Frightened patient
Around the World
(1944)
Waiter
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944)
Judge
The Avenging Rider
(1943)
Drunk
Riders of the Rio Grande
(1943)
Drunk
Sagebrush Law
(1943)
Romance on the Range
(1942)
Valley of the Sun
(1942)
Man on street
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
(1942)
Drunk
The Palm Beach Story
(1942)
Sixth member Ale and Quail Club
Sons of the Pioneers
(1942)
Old timer
X Marks the Spot
(1942)
Bum
I Married a Witch
(1942)
Bartender
The Remarkable Andrew
(1942)
Shopkeeper
Sullivan's Travels
(1942)
Old bum
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Newsboy
Prairie Stranger
(1941)
Cook
Jesse James at Bay
(1941)
Drunk
Sweetheart of the Campus
(1941)
Vagrant
Harmon of Michigan
(1941)
Gasoline Chuck
The Great Dictator
(1941)
Honolulu Lu
(1941)
Comedian
Li'l Abner
(1940)
Mayor Gurgle
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Sheriff
Zenobia
(1939)
Farmer
Henry Goes Arizona
(1939)
Barney Eastland
Every Day's a Holiday
(1938)
Cabby
Hotel Haywire
(1937)
O'Shea
Forlorn River
(1937)
Sheriff Grundy
The Preview Murder Mystery
(1936)
Comedian
Modern Times
(1936)
A mechanic
Call of the Prairie
(1936)
Sandy McQueen
Hallelujah I'm a Bum
(1933)
Sunday
Her Majesty Love
(1931)
Emil
Swing High
(1930)
Sheriff
The Love Trader
(1930)
Nelson
Marquis Preferred
(1929)
Mr. Gruger
The House of Horror
(1929)
Chester
The Virginian
(1929)
Uncle Hughey
Stairs of Sand
(1929)
Tim
Sunset Pass
(1929)
Windy
Fast Company
(1929)
C. of C. President
The Studio Murder Mystery
(1929)
George
The Show of Shows
(1929)
Traffic cop
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1928)
Judge
Varsity
(1928)
Pop Conlan
The Big Noise
(1928)
John Sloval
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(1928)
Horatio Q. Frisbee
Fools for Luck
(1928)
Samuel Hunter
Taxi 13
(1928)
Angus Mactavish
The Haunted House
(1928)
Mr. Rackham
Cabaret
(1927)
Jerry Trask
McFadden's Flats
(1927)
Jock McTavish
Tell It to Sweeney
(1927)
Luke Beamish
Rubber Heels
(1927)
Tennyson Hawks
Two Flaming Youths
(1927)
Sheriff Ben Holden
A Kiss in a Taxi
(1927)
Maraval
Fascinating Youth
(1926)
Midnight Lovers
(1926)
Moriarity
The Wilderness Woman
(1926)
Kadiak MacLean
The Nervous Wreck
(1926)
Mort
Say It Again
(1926)
Prince Otto V
We're in the Navy Now
(1926)
Captain Smithers
The Duchess of Buffalo
(1926)
Hotel manager
A Social Celebrity
(1926)
Johann Haber
Behind the Front
(1926)
Scottie
The Lady of the Harem
(1926)
Ali
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925)
Orderly
Greed
(1925)
Mr. Sieppe
A Woman of the World
(1925)
Sam Poore
The Great Love
(1925)
Perkins
The Pleasure Buyers
(1925)
Burke
The Great Jewel Robbery
(1925)
Cootie Joe
The Masked Bride
(1925)
Wine waiter
The Winding Stair
(1925)
Onery
Under the Rouge
(1925)
Mr. Fleck
Where Was I?
(1925)
Elmer
My Neighbor's Wife
(1925)
Cameraman
One Year To Live
(1925)
Froquin
Battling Bunyon
(1925)
A stranger
Galloping Fish
(1924)
Jonah
North of Nevada
(1924)
Lem Williams
Another Man's Wife
(1924)
Rumrunner
The Fire Patrol
(1924)
Tea--With a Kick
(1923)
Jiggs, taxi driver
Anna Christie
(1923)
Tommy
Desire
(1923)
Oland Young
Souls for Sale
(1923)
Skirts
(1921)
Chicken a la Cabaret
(1920)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
(1919)
Officer of Death's Head Hussars
Chase Me Charlie
(1918)
Ladies First
(1918)
It Pays to Exercise
(1918)
The Pullman Bride
(1917)
An International Sneak
(1917)
A Tugboat Romeo
(1916)
Ambrose's Sour Grapes
(1915)
Love Speed and Thrills
(1915)
The Cannon Ball
(1915)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(1914)
Mr. Whoozis, guest at party
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(1914)
Mr. Whoozis
Cruel, Cruel Love
(1914)
The Anglers
(1914)
Dough and Dynamite
(1914)
Mabel's Strange Predicament
(1914)
Caught In A Cabaret
(1914)
Between Showers
(1914)
Chaplin at Keystone Part 1
(1914)
Chaplin at Keystone Part 3
(1914)
Tango Tangles
(1914)
Twenty Minutes of Love
(1914)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
(1972)
Other
Cast (Short)
Cinema Circus
(1937)
Himself
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
(1935)
Himself
A Clever Dummy
(1917)
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
(1915)
A Bird's a Bird
(1915)
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
(1915)
"Curses!" They Remarked
(1914)
Life Events
1913
Film acting debut (as a Keystone Cop) in "Hubby's Job"
1914
Appeared in "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
1914
Co-starred with Mabel Normand in "Mabel's Strange Predicament", "Mabel's New Job", "Mabel's Busy Day" and "Mabel at the Wheel"
1919
Acted in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1920
Starred in the comedy "Lame Brains"
1923
Had featured role in "Anna Christie"
1925
Cast in supporting role as ZaSu Pitts' father in "Greed"; footage was cut and remains lost
1925
Was featured in "The Phantom of the Opera"
1927
Teamed with W C Fields in a handful of Paramount films
1928
Portrayed a judge in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
1928
Acted in "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
1929
Appeared in "The Virginia"
1933
Had featured role in "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum"
1935
Appeared in "Keystone Hotel"
1936
Played a mechanic in "Modern Times"
1940
Was the mayor in "Li'l Abner"
1940
Reteamed with Chaplin for "The Great Dictator"
1942
Made uncredited appearance as a bum in "Sullivan's Travels"
1942
Acted in "The Palm Beach Story"
1952
Had regular role in the TV series "Doc Corkle"
1966
Final film, "A Big Hand for the Little Lady"
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Companions
Margherita Rouse
Wife
Married from 1934 until her death in 1937.
Valda Genesee
Wife
Married in 1949; divorced.
Jane Ayres Gunther
Wife
Actor. Fourth wife; married in June 1965; survived him; met at the Motion Picture Country Home.
