Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/10/1886
Place of Birth
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Chester Conklin
Biography
Known For
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
as Prentice
Modern Times
as Mechanic
Paradise Alley
as Mr. Gregory
Sunset Pass
as Windy
Greed
as Popper Sieppe
The Great Dictator
as Barber's Customer
Between Showers
as Policeman
Desire
as Oland Young
Anna Christie
as Tommy
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
Skirts
Unknown Role
The Masquerader
as Film actor
Keystone Hotel
as Mayor Carson
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Brimstone
as Drunk (uncredited)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Bottle Man
The Virginian
as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Shakedown
as Chet (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1952
1950
1949
1947
1946
1944
1943
Around the World
as Waiter
So This Is Washington
as Inventor with Pocket Machine Gun (uncredited)
Three Little Twirps
as The Butcher
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Barfly
The Avenging Rider
as Town Drunk
Hangmen Also Die!
as Cook (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
as Horse Owner (uncredited)
His Wedding Scare
as Fireman
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1942
Piano Mooner
as Harry's Partner
X Marks the Spot
as Vagrant (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
Sons of the Pioneers
as Old-Timer
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
Romance on the Range
as Lynch Mob Member
The Remarkable Andrew
as Shopkeeper
Valley of the Sun
as Soldier at Hitching Rail (uncredited)
1941
Honolulu Lu
as Comedian
Sullivan's Travels
as Old Bum (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
as Town Drunk (uncredited)
Harmon of Michigan
as Gasoline Chuck
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Dutiful But Dumb
as Counterman (uncredited)
1940
1939
Henry Goes Arizona
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Chip of the Flying U
as Joe
Teacher's Pest
as Zeb
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Sheriff in Western
The Spellbinder
as Courtroom Extra (Uncredited)
Sagebrush Serenade
as Pop Mason
Zenobia
as Farmer
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Van Asther
1937
1936
1931
1929
1928
1927
1926
We're in the Navy Now
as Navy Capt. Smithers
The Lady of the Harem
as Ali
Midnight Lovers
as Moriarity
The Nervous Wreck
as Mort
The Duchess of Buffalo
as Hotel Manager
Say It Again
as Prince Otto V
A Social Celebrity
as Johann Haber
Fascinating Youth
as Chester Conklin
Behind the Front
as Scottie
1925
A Woman of the World
as Sam Poore
The Pleasure Buyers
as Burke
The Masked Bride
as Wine Waiter
The Winding Stair
as Onery
Under the Rouge
as Mr. Fleck
Where Was I?
as Elmer
The Phantom of the Opera
as Orderly (uncredited)
One Year to Live
as Froquine
The Wizard of Oz
Role unknown
1924
1923
1918
1917
1915
Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts
as Mr. A.C. Walrus
Saved by Wireless
as The Spy's Ally
When Ambrose Dared Walrus
as Walrus
The Cannon Ball
as The Villain
A Hash House Fraud
as The Chief of Police
Droppington's Family Tree
as Droppington
Do-Re-Mi-Boom!
as The Suitor
Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Droppington
Ambrose's Fury
Role unknown
A One Night Stand
as The Property Man
Hearts and Planets
as Mr. Walrus - Visible Star
A Bird's a Bird
as Mr. Walrus
The Home Breakers
as Walrus
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Mr. Walrus
1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Mr. Whoozis (uncredited)
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Rival
'Curses!' They Remarked
as Blackheart Jr.
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Ambrose, Mabel's friend
Dough and Dynamite
as Jacques
The Love Thief
as The Love Thief
The Anglers
Role unknown
Those Love Pangs
as Rival
The Baggage Smasher
as The Baggage Smasher
The Masquerader
as Film actor
Such a Cook
Role unknown
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Drinker
The Property Man
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
Mabel's Busy Day
as Police Sergeant
Caught in a Cabaret
as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love
as Pickpocket
Mabel at the Wheel
as Mabel's Father (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
as Guest in Police Costume
Between Showers
as Policeman
Mabel's Strange Predicament
as The Husband (uncredited)
Making a Living
as Policeman / Bum (uncredited)
Double Crossed
as Desk Sergeant