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Acting

Chester Conklin

Career: Active from 1914 to 1955, busiest in 1914 with 18 main titles.

Leading roles: 53
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: Modern Times
91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Chester Conklin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.4, average 5.4
Psychological
3.5, average 5.5
Family Dynamics
3.2, average 4.8
Coming of Age
1.5, average 3.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Historical Setting 5
Early Cinema 5
Physical Humor 4
Silent Film 4
Slapstick Comedy 4
Nostalgic 3
Classic Comedy 3
Silent Film Era 3
Physical Gags 3
Social Realism 2
Classic Cinema 2
Cattle Rustling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

175

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

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1 title

The Wilderness Woman

as 'Kodiak' MacLean

1960s

2 titles · average score 75

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

75

as Old Man in Saloon

Paradise Alley

as Mr. Gregory

1950s

12 titles · average score 59

The Beast with a Million Eyes

28

as Ben Webber

Apache Woman

48

as Dick Mooney

Private Hell 36

66

as Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Musician

as Waiter

Son of Paleface

80

as Bartender #2 (uncredited)

TV show · as Grandfather Corkle

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

71

as Counter Man (uncredited)

Let's Dance

61

as Watchman (uncredited)

Never a Dull Moment

47

as Albert (uncredited)

Shakedown

67

as Chet (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man

63

as Bush-Cutting Gardener (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

as Prentice

1940s

50 titles · average score 65

Knock on Any Door

65

as Barber (uncredited)

My Friend Irma

65

as Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

78

as Pete (uncredited)

Hail the Conquering Hero

86

as Western Union Man (uncredited)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

Three Little Twirps

68

as The Butcher

Hangmen Also Die!

79

as Cook (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

82

as Party Bartender (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

84

as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club

Sullivan's Travels

86

as Old Bum (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

70

as Newsboy (uncredited)

The Great Dictator

89

as Barber's Customer

1930s

22 titles · average score 65

Mutiny on the Body

as Mr. Van Asther

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

83

as Reporter (uncredited)

Zenobia

56

as Farmer

Teacher's Pest

as Zeb

Flat Foot Stooges

67

as Fire Chief Kelly

Every Day's a Holiday

59

as Cabby

Modern Times

91

as Mechanic

Call of the Prairie

60

as Sandy McQueen

Keystone Hotel

as Mayor Carson

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

79

as Sunday

Her Majesty, Love

42

as Emil

as Chester

1920s

46 titles · average score 66

The Virginian

62

as Uncle 'Pa' Hughey

House of Horror

as Chester

The Studio Murder Mystery

50

as George (Studio Gateman)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Circus Owner

Fools for Luck

as Samuel Hunter

Tell It to Sweeney

as Luke Beamish

Cabaret

as Jerry Trask

We're in the Navy Now

as Navy Capt. Smithers

The Nervous Wreck

as Mort

Say It Again

as Prince Otto V

A Woman of the World

61

as Sam Poore

Greed

88

as Popper Sieppe

1910s

42 titles · average score 49

Love, Speed and Thrills

as Mr. Walrus

A Bird's a Bird

as Mr. Walrus

The Masquerader

53

as Film actor

Dough and Dynamite

50

as Jacques

Those Love Pangs

40

as Rival

Mabel's Strange Predicament

47

as The Husband (uncredited)

Mabel's Busy Day

50

as Police Sergeant

Between Showers

44

as Policeman

Gentlemen of Nerve

44

as Ambrose, Mabel's friend

Caught in a Cabaret

51

as Waiter / Footman (uncredited)

'Curses!' They Remarked

as Blackheart Jr.

Twenty Minutes of Love

53

as Pickpocket