Heinie Conklin

Known for Acting

7/16/1880

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

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

Known For (223 credits)

4.7

Movie

Gunmen from Laredo

1959

A framed Texas rancher escapes from prison for a showdown with a saloonkeeper.

6.7

Movie

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

6.3

Movie

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

6.7

Movie

A Hatful of Rain

1957

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

Movie

The Big Slide

1956

A down-and-out vaudeville comedian, Buddy McCoy, becomes a successful silent movie star, but experiences tragedy in his personal life. May Marley is an alcoholic friend who Buddy tries to help.

Movie

Army Daze

1956

Joe is drafted into the army of Starvania, and falls in love with Olga, a beautiful Starvanian WAC, but Joe's sergeant also has his eyes on Olga. But Joe wins her hand when he captures two spies in the Colonel's office.

5.9

Movie

The Square Jungle

1955

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.

6.0

Movie

Stone Age Romeos

1955

The stooges hope to collect a reward by proving to a museum that cavemen still exist. They return from their expedition with a film purporting to show some stone age stooges defending their women from other cavemen. The museum curators are about to pay they reward, until they overhear the stooges talking about how they faked the film, with themselves playing the cavemen.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

6.1

Movie

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They decide to follow Gorman's trail to Hollywood where, unbeknownst to them, he has taken the identity of a foreign film director. The lads wind up as stunt doubles in film the which Gorman is now shooting, while the conman tries to have the bungling pair done away with before they realize who he really is.

5.2

Movie

Fling in the Ring

1955

The stooges are the trainers of "Chopper", a beefy boxer, and they bet their bankroll on Chopper to win his next fight. When "Big Mike", their boss, tells them to have Chopper lose or they'll lose their lives, the boys try to soften up Chopper so he'll lose. The fight gets canceled and the stooges have to contend with an angry Big Mike and his goons.

7.1

Movie

A Star Is Born

1954

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

6.4

Movie

Broken Lance

1954

Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.