Heinie Conklin

Biography

Heinie Conklin was an American actor and comedian born Charles John Conklin on July 16, 1880, in San Francisco, California. He began his career in vaudeville, headlining shows on the Keith and Orpheum circuits, before transitioning to films in 1915. A notable highlight of his career was playing a hospital patient in All Quiet on the Western Front, one of his early talking picture roles. Conklin appeared in several two-reelers with notable comedians.