Heinie Conklin (born Charles John Conklin; July 16, 1880July 30, 1959) was an American actor and comedian whose career began in the

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era.

Early years

Conklin was born Charles John Conklin on July 16, 1880, in San Francisco, California. He attended San Francisco's public schools.

Career

In vaudeville, Conklin headlined shows on the Keith and Orpheum circuits. He was billed as Charles Conklin until 1927. He began working in films in 1915 after 17 years on stage and in vaudeville. Cupid's Day Off (1919) - 1

One of the original Keystone Kops, Conklin wore makeup of heavy eyebrow lining and a thin, upside-down, painted-on variation of

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's mustache. No Mother to Guide Him (1919) - 2

In areas where anti-German sentiments still ran high during the post-

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era, Conklin was billed as Charlie Lynn. One of Conklin's first talking pictures was ''

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'' as a hospital patient. For the rest of his career in talking pictures, he had small roles in 2-reelers which starred

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and

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. Conklin's last billed movie was '' Abbott and Costello meet the Keystone Kops''. Conklin's period at Keystone was contemporary with that of

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, a more popular Keystone comedian who occasionally played lead roles in Keystone short films. The two Conklins were not related.

Personal life and death

Conklin married Irene Blake. They had one daughter and two sons. He died in

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, on July 30, 1959.

Partial filmography

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A Submarine Pirate ''A Submarine Pirate'' is a 1915 American short comedy film starring Syd Chaplin and featuring an early uncredited appearance by Harold Lloyd. Cast * Syd Chaplin as Ambitious waiter * Wesley Ruggles as The inventor's accomplice * Glen Caven ...

'' (1915) (film debut) *'' Yankee Doodle in Berlin'' (1919) - Prussian Guard Drill Leader *'' Salome vs. Shenandoah'' (1919) - Actor Playing Captain of Artillery/Roman Slave *'' A Small Town Idol'' (1921) - Jester in Movie (uncredited) *''

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'' (1924) - Bit Role (uncredited) *'' The Fire Patrol'' (1924) - Fireman (uncredited) *'' Find Your Man'' (1924) - Lumberjack *'' The Cyclone Rider'' (1924) - Remus *'' Troubles of a Bride'' (1924) - Jeff *'' A Fool and His Money'' (1925) - Citizen *''

The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, and Malcolm Waite. Ch ...

'' (1925) - Prospector (uncredited) *'' Below the Line'' (1925) - Deputy Sheriff *'' Red Hot Tires'' (1925) - Coachman *'' Seven Sinners'' (1925) - 'Scarlet Fever' Sanders *''

The Clash of the Wolves ''The Clash of the Wolves'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Directed by Noel M. Smith, the film stars canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Charles Farrell and June Marlowe. It w ...

'' (1925) - Alkali Bill *'' Hogan's Alley'' (1925) - The Stranger's Friend *''

The Fighting Edge ''The Fighting Edge'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Henry Lehrman and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Jack Wagner. It is based on the 1922 novel ''The Fighting Edge'' by William MacLeod Raine. The film stars Kenneth Har ...

'' (1926) - Chuck *'' The Night Cry'' (1926) - Tony *'' The Sap'' (1926) - Wienie Duke *'' Hard Boiled'' (1926) - Bill Grimes *'' Fig Leaves'' (1926) - Eddie McSwiggen *''

Whispering Wires ''Whispering Wires'' is a 1926 American mystery film directed by Albert Ray and written by William Conselman and Gordon Rigby. It is based on the 1918 novel ''Whispering Wires'' by Henry Leverage, which was also made into a stage play. The film ...

'' (1926) - Jasper, the Butler *'' Beware of Widows'' (1927) - Captain *''

Silk Stockings ''Silk Stockings'' is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath Leueen MacGrath (3 July 1914 – 27 March 1992) was an English actress and playwright and the second wife of George S. Kaufman, from 1949 until their divor ...

'' (1927) - Watchman *''

The Girl in the Pullman ''The Girl in the Pullman'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Marie Prevost, Harrison Ford, and Franklin Pangborn. Cast Preservation status Prints of ''The Girl in the Pullman'' are held in the Fre ...

'' (1927) - Old Black Joe *'' Ham and Eggs at the Front'' (1927) - Eggs *'' The Circus'' (1928) *''

'' (1930) *'' Soup to Nuts'' (1930) Fireman playing checkers (with Ted Healy and his stooges) *''

Just Imagine ''Just Imagine'' is a 1930 American pre-Code science fiction musical-comedy film, directed by David Butler. The film is known for its art direction and special effects in its portrayal of New York City in an imagined 1980. ''Just Imagine'' sta ...

'' (1930) *'' A Connecticut Yankee'' (1931) *''

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'' (1931) *''

The Passionate Plumber ''The Passionate Plumber'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Irene Purcell. The screenplay by Laurence E. Johnson and Ralph Spence is based on the 1926 play ''D ...

'' (1932) *''

The Wet Parade ''The Wet Parade'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Robert Young, Myrna Loy, Walter Huston, Lewis Stone and Jimmy Durante. It is based on the 1931 novel by Upton Sinclair. The film shows how two fa ...

'' (1932) *'' What Price Hollywood?'' (1932) *''

Frisco Jenny ''Frisco Jenny'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern, and directed by William A. Wellman. Its storyline bears a resemblance to Chatterton's previous hit film, '' Madame X''. Plot In 1906 San Fr ...

'' (1932) *'' Baby Face'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933) *''

She Done Him Wrong ''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hud ...

'' (1933) *'' The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) *''

Broadway Bill ''Broadway Bill'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. Screenplay by Robert Riskin and based on the short story "Strictly Confidential" by Mark Hellinger, the film is about a man' ...

'' (1934) *'' Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1935) *'' Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (1935) * '' Society Doctor'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *'' Steamboat Round the Bend'' (1935) *'' Barbary Coast'' (1935) *'' Modern Times'' (1936) *'' Come and Get It'' (1936) *''

After the Thin Man ''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy and James Stewart. A sequel to the 1934 feature ''The Thin Man'', the film presents Powell and Loy as Dashi ...

'' (1936) *'' Mountain Justice'' (1937) *'' Stella Dallas'' (1937) *'' Double Wedding'' (1937) *'' One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (1937) *''

Professor Beware ''Professor Beware'' is a 1938 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Elliott Nugent. It was Phyllis Welch MacDonald's first and only film. Plot Three thousand years after ancient Egyptian Neferus's death, Professor Dean Lambert (who ...

'' (1938) *'' Little Miss Broadway'' (1938) *'' Flat Foot Stooges'' {1939] (Traffic Policeman) *'' Sergeant Madden'' (1939) *'' Frontier Marshal'' (1939) *'' Hollywood Cavalcade'' (1939) *'' Flowing Gold'' (1940) *'' The Westerner'' (1940) *''

Lady from Louisiana ''Lady from Louisiana'' is a 1941 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ona Munson. It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The Louisiana State Lottery Company organizes a lottery in 1890s New Orleans, with lottery funds used ...

'' (1941) *''

Here Comes Mr. Jordan ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' is a 1941 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to Heaven before his time, is given a second chance back on Earth. It stars Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains ...

'' (1941) *'' I Wake Up Screaming'' (1941) *''

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'' (1941) *''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who ...

'' (1942) * ''

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Edwards and starring Harry Langdon and Joan Crawford. Premise The film tells of Harry (Langdon) a ne'er-do-well who falls in love with Betty (Crawford), a girl o ...

'' (1942) *'' To the Shores of Tripoli'' (1942) *'' Hers to Hold'' (1943) *'' Crazy House'' (1943) *'' Christmas Holiday'' (1944) *'' The Great Moment'' (1944) *'' Lost in a Harem'' (1944) *''

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'' (1944) *'' Can't Help Singing'' (1944) *'' Without Love'' (1945) *''

Escape in the Fog ''Escape in the Fog'' is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Otto Kruger, Nina Foch and William Wright. Boetticher called it a "nothing" picture, though he enjoyed working with ...

'' (1945) *''

The Hoodlum Saint ''The Hoodlum Saint'' is a 1946 American drama film starring William Powell and Esther Williams. Plot Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I, expecting to get his old newspaper night edi ...

'' (1946) *''

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'' (1946) *'' The Unfaithful'' (1947) *'' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) *'' My Wild Irish Rose'' (1947) *'' A Double Life'' (1947) *'' The Walls of Jericho'' (1948) *'' Big City'' (1948) *'' Road House'' (1948) *''

The Stratton Story ''The Stratton Story'' is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of three ...

'' (1949) *''

Bad Men of Tombstone ''Bad Men of Tombstone'' is a 1949 American Western film from King Brothers Productions. It was co-written by Philip Yordan and stars Barry Sullivan and Broderick Crawford. King Brothers announced plans for a sequel, ''The Marshall of Tombstone' ...

'' (1949) *''

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'' (1949) *''

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'' (1949) *'' The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' (1949) *''

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'' (1950) *''

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'' (1950) *'' The Gunfighter'' (1950) *'' Broken Arrow'' (1950) *'' Santa Fe'' (1951) *'' Journey Into Light'' (1951) *'' With a Song in My Heart'' (1952) *'' Stars and Stripes Forever'' (1952) *'' Lure of the Wilderness'' (1952) *'' Because of You'' (1952) *''

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'' (1953) *'' A Lion Is in the Streets'' (1953) *''

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'' (1954) *'' The Black Dakotas'' (1954) *'' A Star Is Born'' (1954) *''

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'' (1954) *'' Destry'' (1954) *'' Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops'' (1955) *'' The Spoilers'' (1955) *'' How to Be Very, Very Popular'' (1955) *'' Love Me Tender'' (1956) *'' Jeanne Eagels'' (1957) *'' Man of a Thousand Faces'' (1957) *''

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed ''A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed'' is a 1958 American comedy film directed by Henry Levin and written by Sydney Boehm. The film stars Tom Ewell, Mickey Rooney, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dina Merrill, Madge Kennedy and Frances Bavier. The fil ...

'' (1958) *'' Gunmen from Laredo'' (1959) (final film)

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