Chester A. Bachman

born: 12 July 1882 Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America

died: 14 May 1966 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 83)

American actor who specialized in playing police officers. He was named after Chester Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, during the time Bachman was born.

Real name: Chester Arthur Bachman Height: 6'1"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography; 1 film with Charley Chase.

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1923 A Pleasant Journey Police officer 1923 Safety Last! Friendly cop 1923 No Noise Officer 1923 Derby Day Trumpeter 1924 High Society Police detective 1924 Outdoor Pajamas Policeman 1924 Fast Company Police officer 1924 Accidental Accidents Policeman 1924 The Mysterious Mystery! Detective Jinks 1925 Plain And Fancy Girls Policeman 1925 Boys Will Be Joys Surveyor 1925 Mary, Queen Of Tots Officer 1926 Charley My Boy! Policeman 1926 Monkey Business Police officer 1926 Mighty Like A Moose Policeman 1926 The Fourth Alarm Police officer 1927 Tired Business Men Officer O'Farrell (Joe's dad) 1927 Fluttering Hearts Policeman 1927 The Glorious Fourth Officer   1927 The Sting Of Stings Policeman 1927 Sugar Daddies Hotel desk clerk 1927 Sailors, Beware! Policeman on dock 1927 The Second 100 Years Policeman at mansion 1927 The Old Wallop Policeman 1927 The Way Of All Pants Policeman 1927 Heebie Jeebies Policeman 1927 Do Detectives Think? Officer 1927 Putting Pants On Philip Officer   1927 Dog Heaven Officer 1927 The Battle Of The Century Policeman at end of film 1928 Spook-Spoofing Officer 1928 Dumb Daddies Policeman 1928 Rainy Days Police officer [?] 1928 The Fight Pest [possibly police officer?] 1928 Crazy_House Cop 1928 The Ol' Gray Hoss Officer Mulligan 1928 Habeas Corpus Policeman 1929 Movie Night Policeman outside theatre 1929 Railroadin' Engineer 1931 Pardon Us Insurgent convict   1931 The Panic Is On Policeman 1932 Pack Up Your Troubles Policeman 1934 Another Wild Idea Courtroom cop 1936 Our Relations Police officer   1937 Pick A Star Studio guard   1940 Saps At Sea Officer

▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1929

Modern Love Wet policeman outside Patricia's apartment

Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16373-11908-96?cc=1861144 Jesse Brisson (help and information, plus identification in Crazy House, Safety Last!, Railroadin', Another Wild Idea, Movie Night, The Second 100 Years) Jack Tillmany (help and information) Steve Rydzewski (help and information) Robin Cook (identification in Sugar Daddies) Phil Arnold (signed photo) This page was last updated on: 23 September 2024