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Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

1886 – 1971·Oskaloosa, 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.

Filmography

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel

Mabel at the Wheel

1914Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Mabel's Strange Predicament

Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914The Husband (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love

Twenty Minutes of Love

1914Pickpocket
Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret

1914Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Tango Tangles

Tango Tangles

1914Guest in Police Costume
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919Officer of Death's Head Hussars
Greed

Greed

1924Popper Sieppe