Chester Conklin

Acting

Chester Conklin

Born January 10, 1886 · Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

Died October 11, 1971 · aged 85

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

The Great DictatorThe Great Dictator · 1940
The Great Dictator
★ 8.31940
MovieComedyWar
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Modern TimesModern Times · 1936
Modern Times
★ 8.31936
MovieComedyDrama
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera · 1925
The Phantom of the Opera
★ 7.11925
MovieHorror
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · 1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
★ 6.31951
MovieHorrorComedy
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
The Palm Beach StoryThe Palm Beach Story · 1942
The Palm Beach Story
★ 7.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.
I Married a WitchI Married a Witch · 1942
I Married a Witch
★ 6.91942
MovieRomanceFantasy
A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.
Knock on Any DoorKnock on Any Door · 1949
Knock on Any Door
★ 6.21949
MovieDramaCrime
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

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