Chester Conklin
Acting

Chester Conklin

Born 10 January 1886 · Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA · Died 11 October 1971

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

Modern Times
The Great Dictator
The Palm Beach Story
Greed
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
The Masquerader
Between Showers
Twenty Minutes of Love
Tango Tangles
Those Love Pangs
Dough and Dynamite
The Wizard of Oz
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Paradise Alley
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Apache Woman
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
The Golden Stallion
Springtime in the Sierras
The Perils of Pauline
Song of the Wasteland
Song of Scheherazade
Goodnight, Sweetheart
A Fig Leaf for Eve
His Wedding Scare
Three Little Twirps
The Avenging Rider
Riders of the Rio Grande
Around the World
The Palm Beach Story
Piano Mooner
The Sons of the Pioneers
Romance on the Range
In Old California
The Remarkable Andrew
Honolulu Lu
Harmon of Michigan
You're Next!
The Great Dictator
Li'l Abner
Hollywood Cavalcade
Sagebrush Serenade
Zenobia
Chip of the Flying U
Teacher's Pest
Flat Foot Stooges
Forlorn River
Every Day's a Holiday
Modern Times
Call of the Prairie
The Preview Murder Mystery
Keystone Hotel
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Her Majesty, Love
Swing High
The Love Trader
The Virginian
The Studio Murder Mystery
House of Horror
Sunset Pass
Marquis Preferred
Stairs of Sand
Fools for Luck
Varsity
Tillie's Punctured Romance
The Big Noise
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Haunted House
Two Flaming Youths
Cabaret
McFadden's Flats
A Kiss in a Taxi
Rubber Heels
Tell It to Sweeney
A Social Celebrity
Say It Again
Fascinating Youth
The Lady of the Harem
We're in the Navy Now
Behind the Front
The Nervous Wreck
Midnight Lovers
The Duchess of Buffalo
The Winding Stair
The Masked Bride
A Woman of the World
The Wizard of Oz
The Pleasure Buyers
Where Was I?
One Year to Live
Under the Rouge
Greed
North of Nevada
Another Man's Wife
The Fire Patrol
Battling Bunyan
The Galloping Fish
Anna Christie
Desire
Skirts
The Soft Boiled Yegg
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
His Hidden Purpose
The Village Chestnut
A Clever Dummy
The Pullman Bride
The Pawnbroker's Heart
The Love Thief
Cinders of Love
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
A One Night Stand
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
A Hash House Fraud
A Bird's a Bird
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
Love, Speed and Thrills
The Home Breakers
Between Showers
Dough and Dynamite
Mabel's Busy Day
The Masquerader
Tango Tangles
Twenty Minutes of Love
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Gentlemen of Nerve
Those Love Pangs
Double Crossed
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