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Chester Conklin (Chester Cooper Conklin) was born on 11 January, 1886 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA, is an actor. Discover Chester Conklin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
| Popular As |
Chester Cooper Conklin |
| Occupation |
actor |
| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
11 January, 1886 |
| Birthday |
11 January |
| Birthplace |
Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA |
| Date of death |
11 October, 1971 |
| Died Place |
Van Nuys, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 85 years old group.
Chester Conklin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Chester Conklin height is 5' 5" (1.65 m) .
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5' 5" (1.65 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
Who Is Chester Conklin's Wife?
His wife is Catherine June Ayres Gunther (23 June 1965 - 11 October 1971) ( his death), Valda C. Genessee (1949 - ?), Margherita Rouse (5 May 1934 - 14 May 1937) ( her death), Minnie V. Goodwin (1913 - 1933) ( divorced)
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| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Catherine June Ayres Gunther (23 June 1965 - 11 October 1971) ( his death), Valda C. Genessee (1949 - ?), Margherita Rouse (5 May 1934 - 14 May 1937) ( her death), Minnie V. Goodwin (1913 - 1933) ( divorced) |
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Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Chester Conklin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chester Conklin worth at the age of 85 years old? Chester Conklin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Chester Conklin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Chester Conklin Social Network
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Timeline
Entered films in 1913 with Majestic and later appeared in several Keystone Kops comedies.
The "Morning Oregonian" reported him as saying in 1920 that he considered himself one of the four great pioneers of film comedy, alongside Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
Iowa-born Chester Conklin was raised in a coal-mining area by a devoutly religious father who hoped that his son would go into the ministry. However, Chester got the performing bug one day when he gave a recitation at a community singing festival and won first prize. Knowing his father would never approve of his desire to become a comedian, he left home. One night in St. Louis he caught a vaudeville act by the famous team of Joe Weber and Lew Fields, who were doing what was called at the time a "Dutch" act. Conklin thought that he could do that act himself, and better, so he decided to develop a character patterned after his boss at the time, a German baker named Schultz. Schultz had a thick accent and a very bushy "walrus"-type mustache, which Conklin appropriated for his new character. He managed to break into vaudeville with this act and spent several years on tour with various stock companies. Eventually he secured a job as a clown with a traveling circus. After seeing several of Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops shorts in theaters, Conklin went to the Sennett studio and applied for a job there. Sennett hired him as a Keystone Kop (at $3 a day). He stayed with Sennett for six years, and became famous for his pairing with burly comic Mack Swain in a series of "Ambrose and Walrus" shorts and appeared in several of Charles Chaplin's shorts for the studio (Chaplin adapted Conklin's "walrus" mustache as part of the costume for his "Little Tramp" character). Conklin was approached by Fox Films to do a series of comedy shorts, and when Sennett refused to match the offer Fox made, Conklin left Sennett and signed with Fox. He stayed with Fox for several years, then freelanced for several independent producers in a series of comedy shorts. Conklin worked steadily into the sound era, and retired from the screen in 1966.
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 114-115. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
