Deceased

When Did Chester Conklin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

Also known asChester Cooper Conklin, Chet ConklinGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/01/1886Born inOskaloosa, Iowa, USADied11/10/1971 (aged 85)Died inVan NuysWikidataQ1070698 ↗TMDb#30195 ↗

Chester Cooper Conklin 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.

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Filmography125 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1966	A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovie	Old Man in Saloon	80
1962	Paradise AlleyMovie	Mr. Gregory	76
1955	The Beast with a Million EyesMovie	Ben Webber	69
1953	So You Want to Be a MusicianMovie	Waiter	67
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	66
1952	Son of PalefaceMovie	Bartender #2 (uncredited)	66
1952	Happy Go WackyMovie	—	66
1952	Doc CorkleSeries	Grandfather Corkle	66
1951	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManMovie	Counter Man (uncredited)	65
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	64
1950	ShakedownMovie	Chet (uncredited)	64
1950	Never a Dull MomentMovie	Albert (uncredited)	64
1950	Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceMovie	Prentice	64
1949	Knock on Any DoorMovie	Barber (uncredited)	63
1949	My Friend IrmaMovie	Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)	63
1949	BrimstoneMovie	Drunk (uncredited)	63
1949	The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendMovie	Messenger Boy (uncredited)	63
1949	The Golden StallionMovie	Old Man	63
1947	Merton of the MoviesMovie	Keystone Kop (uncredited)	61
1947	Song of ScheherazadeMovie	Sailor	61
1947	Song of the WastelandMovie	The Jailer	61
1946	Two Sisters from BostonMovie	Street Cleaner (uncredited)	60
1946	Little GiantMovie	Hotel Valet (uncredited)	60
1946	The Hoodlum SaintMovie	Cop (uncredited)	60
1945	Betrayal from the EastMovie	(uncredited)	59
1945	Brewster's MillionsMovie	Stage Doorman (uncredited)	59
1944	Hail the Conquering HeroMovie	Western Union Man (uncredited)	58
1944	Can't Help SingingMovie	Townsman (uncredited)	58
1944	The Miracle of Morgan's CreekMovie	Pete (uncredited)	58
1944	Something for the BoysMovie	Minor Role (uncredited)	58
1943	Around the WorldMovie	Waiter	57
1943	His Wedding ScareMovie	Fireman	57
1943	Sagebrush LawMovie	Horse Owner (uncredited)	57
1943	The Avenging RiderMovie	Town Drunk	57
1943	So This Is WashingtonMovie	Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)	57
1943	Riders of the Rio GrandeMovie	Barfly	57
1942	I Married a WitchMovie	Party Bartender (uncredited)	56
1942	The Remarkable AndrewMovie	Shopkeeper	56
1942	In Old CaliforniaMovie	Undetermined Minor Role	56
1942	Valley of the SunMovie	Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)	56
1942	The Palm Beach StoryMovie	Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club	56
1942	X Marks the SpotMovie	Vagrant (uncredited)	56
1941	One Foot in HeavenMovie	Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)	55
1941	Sullivan's TravelsMovie	Old Bum (uncredited)	55
1941	Here Comes Mr. JordanMovie	Newsboy (uncredited)	55
1941	Harmon of MichiganMovie	Gasoline Chuck	55
1940	The Great DictatorMovie	Barber's Customer	54
1939	Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie	Reporter (uncredited)	53
1939	Hollywood CavalcadeMovie	Sheriff in Western	53
1939	Henry Goes ArizonaMovie	Bus Driver (uncredited)	53
1939	The SpellbinderMovie	Courtroom Extra (uncredited)	53
1939	Sagebrush SerenadeMovie	Pop Mason	53
1939	Teacher's PestMovie	Zeb	53
1938	Flat Foot StoogesMovie	Fire Chief Kelly	52
1937	Cinema CircusMovie	Himself	51
1937	Forlorn RiverMovie	Sheriff Alec Grundy	51
1936	Modern TimesMovie	Mechanic	50
1936	Call of the PrairieMovie	Sandy McQueen	50
1936	The Preview Murder MysteryMovie	Comedian	50
1935	La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraMovie	Self	49
1935	Keystone HotelMovie	Mayor Carson	49
1931	Gents of LeisureMovie	—	45
1931	Her Majesty, LoveMovie	Emil	45
1930	The Love TraderMovie	Nelson	44
1930	Swing HighMovie	Sheriff	44
1929	The Show of ShowsMovie	Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)	43
1929	House of HorrorMovie	Chester	43
1929	Stairs of SandMovie	Tim	43
1929	The Studio Murder MysteryMovie	George (Studio Gateman)	43
1929	The VirginianMovie	Uncle 'Pa' Hughey	43
1929	Marquis PreferredMovie	Mr. Gruger	43
1928	Beau BroadwayMovie	—	42
1928	Taxi 13Movie	Angus Mactavish	42
1928	The Haunted HouseMovie	Mr. Rackham	42
1928	Fools for LuckMovie	Samuel Hunter	42
1928	Tillie's Punctured RomanceMovie	Circus Owner	42
1927	CabaretMovie	Jerry Trask	41
1927	Rubber HeelsMovie	Tennyson Hawks	41
1926	Midnight LoversMovie	Moriarity	40
1926	A Social CelebrityMovie	Johann Haber	40
1926	The Lady of the HaremMovie	Ali	40
1926	The Duchess of BuffaloMovie	Hotel Manager	40
1926	The Nervous WreckMovie	Mort	40
1926	We're in the Navy NowMovie	Navy Capt. Smithers	40
1925	One Year to LiveMovie	Froquine	39
1925	The Masked BrideMovie	Wine Waiter	39
1925	The Phantom of the OperaMovie	Orderly (uncredited)	39
1925	The Pleasure BuyersMovie	Burke	39
1925	Where Was I?Movie	Elmer	39
1924	GreedMovie	Popper Sieppe	38
1924	The Fire PatrolMovie	Fireman	38
1924	Battling BunyanMovie	A Stranger	38
1924	Another Man's WifeMovie	Rumrunner	38
1923	Souls for SaleMovie	Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary	37
1923	Anna ChristieMovie	Tommy	37
1921	His Model DayMovie	—	35
1918	It Pays to ExerciseMovie	Little Giant	32
1917	The Pullman BrideMovie	The Rejected Suitor	31
1917	The Pawnbroker's HeartMovie	The Pawnshop Clerk	31
1916	Cinders of LoveMovie	The Fire Chief	30
1915	Ambrose's FuryMovie	—	29
1915	Love, Speed and ThrillsMovie	Mr. Walrus	29
1915	Saved by WirelessMovie	The Spy's Ally	29
1915	Dizzy Heights and Daring HeartsMovie	Mr. A.C. Walrus	29
1914	The Face on the Barroom FloorMovie	Drinker	28
1914	Making a LivingMovie	Policeman / Bum (uncredited)	28
1914	Mabel's Strange PredicamentMovie	The Husband (uncredited)	28
1914	Tillie's Punctured RomanceMovie	Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)	28
1914	The MasqueraderMovie	Film actor	28
1914	Between ShowersMovie	Policeman	28
1914	Twenty Minutes of LoveMovie	Pickpocket	28
1914	Tango TanglesMovie	Guest in Police Costume	28
1914	Those Love PangsMovie	Rival	28
1914	Caught in a CabaretMovie	Waiter / Footman (uncredited)	28
1914	Dough and DynamiteMovie	Jacques	28
1914	Gentlemen of NerveMovie	Ambrose, Mabel's friend	28
1914	Mabel's Busy DayMovie	Police Sergeant	28
1914	Mabel at the WheelMovie	Mabel's Father (uncredited)	28
1914	The Property ManMovie	Man in Audience (uncredited)	28
1914	Double CrossedMovie	Desk Sergeant	28
1914	Mabel's New JobMovie	Boarder	28
1914	Such a CookMovie	—	28
1914	The Love ThiefMovie	The Love Thief	28
1914	How Heroes Are MadeMovie	The Boy Friend's Rival	28
0	The Wilderness WomanMovie	'Kodiak' MacLean	—