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Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Chet Conklin

Born January 10, 1886· Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

† Died October 11, 1971

41Roles★ 6.3Average rating

Emerging from a turbulent childhood in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Conklin left home as a teenager, worked as a bellhop, and honed his comic persona in vaudeville and minstrel troupes before joining Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios as a Keystone Cop. There he teamed with Mack Swain as the “Walrus” in the popular “Ambrose & Walrus” shorts, co-starred with Mabel Normand in a string of 1914 comedies, and became…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Modern Times★ 8.3
Modern Times1936
Mechanic
The Great Dictator★ 8.3
The Great Dictator1940
Barber's Customer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington★ 7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
Reporter (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels★ 7.4
Sullivan's Travels1941
Old Bum (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera★ 7.1
The Phantom of the Opera1925
Orderly (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven★ 6.9
One Foot in Heaven1941
Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)