Chester Conklin (1886 - 1971)

American comedian and actor.

* January 11, 1886 Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
 as Chester Cooper Conklin
 October 11, 1971 Van Nuys, California, USA



Vintage magazines

Boy's Cinema, nr. 3, 27 December 1919
Boy's Cinema, nr. 8, 31 January 1920
Boy's Cinema, nr. 10, 14 February 1920

Boy's Cinema, nr. 20, 24 April 1920
Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, July 1928

Photoplay, January 1929
Photoplay, June 1929

Books with substantial mentioning of Chester Conklin

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Kalton C. Lahue and Sam Gill Clown Princes and Court Jesters Kalton C. Lahue and Sam Gill
Clown Princes and Court Jesters
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1970

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Books with an entry on Chester Conklin

Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy Glenn Mitchell
A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion
London, 1998

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

Books with photograph(s) of Chester Conklin

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Films

1914
Dough and Dynamite
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Making a Living
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Between Showers
Tango Tangles
Cruel, Cruel Love
Mabel at the Wheel
Twenty Minutes of Love
Caught in a Cabaret
Mabel's Busy Day
The Property Man
The Face on the Bar Room Floor
The Masquerader
Those Love Pangs
Gentlemen of Nerve

1915
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Saved by Wireless

1916
The Love Thief

1917
The Pullman Bride

1918
Uncle Tom's Cabin

1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1920
The Kick in High Life

1923
Anna Christie
Souls for Sale

1924
Greed
Another Man's Wife
North of Nevada

1925
The Phantom of the Opera
The Wizard of Oz
The Great Love
One Year to Live
The Winding Stair

1926
Behind the Front
Fascinating Youth
We're in the Navy Now
A Social Celebrity
The Nervous Wreck
The Wilderness Woman

1927
Cabaret
Two Flaming Youths

1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Taxi 13
The Haunted House
Tillie's Punctured Romance
The Big Noise
A Trick of Hearts
A Horseman of the Plains
Fools for Luck
Varsity

1929
The Show of Shows
The Virginian
The Studio Murder Mystery
House of Horror
Sunset Pass
Fast Company
Marquis Preferred
Stairs of Sand

1930
Swing High
The Love Trader
Cleaning Up

1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Her Majesty, Love

1933
Hallelujah I'm a Bum

1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936

1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Modern Times
The Preview Murder Mystery
Call of the Prairie

1937
Every Day's a Holiday
Forlorn River
Sing, Cowboy, Sing
Hotel Haywire

1939
Chip of the Flying U
Hollywood Cavalcade
The Spellbinder
Zenobia
Sagebrush Serenade
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Henry Goes Arizona

1940
The Great Dictator
Li'l Abner

1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
One Foot in Heaven
Sullivan's Travels
Honolulu Lu
Harmon of Michigan
Jesse James at Bay

1942
I Married a Witch
The Palm Beach Story
In Old California
The Remarkable Andrew
X Marks the Spot
Romance on the Range
Sons of the Pioneers
Valley of the Sun

1943
Around the World
Hangmen Also Die!
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
The Avenging Rider
Phony Express
Sagebrush Law
Riders of the Rio Grande

1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Great Moment
Hail the Conquering Hero
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Can't Help Singing
Something for the Boys
Knickerbocker Holiday
The Yellow Rose of Texas

1945
Betrayal From the East
Brewster's Millions
The Great John L.
Road to Utopia
Having Wonderful Crime

1946
Fear
The Hoodlum Saint
Singin' in the Corn
Two Sisters from Boston
Smooth as Silk
Little Giant

1947
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Song of Scheherazade
The Perils of Pauline
Merton of the Movies
My Wild Irish Rose
The Trouble with Women
Springtime in the Sierras
Song of the Wasteland

1948
One Sunday Afternoon
Isn't It Romantic

1949
Knock on Any Door
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
My Friend Irma
Brimstone
Tulsa
The Golden Stallion

1950
Right Cross
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Shakedown
Let's Dance
Fancy Pants
The Good Humor Man
The Milkman

1951
My Favorite Spy

1952
Son of Paleface

1954
Private Hell 36

1955
Apache Woman
The Beast with a Million Eyes

1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby

1959
Li'l Abner

1962
Paradise Alley

1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady

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