Person

Charley Chase

Acting · 1893–1940 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. Born Charles Joseph Parrott in Baltimore, Maryland, Charley Chase began performing in vaudeville as a teenager and started his career in films by working in film in 1912.

Known for

Filmography

2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2009The Parrott Chase(archive footage) (uncredited)
2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen(archive footage)
1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys(archive footage)
1974The Three Stooges FolliesDirector
19704 Clowns(archive footage)
1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
196330 Years of Fun(archive footage)
1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)
1960When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)
1957The Golden Age of Comedyarchive footage
1945Off Again, On AgainStory
1944Open Season for SapsStory
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage)
1940His Bridal FrightCharley
1940South of the BoudoirCharley Chase
1940The HecklerNoisy
1939The Awful GoofCharley
1939Teacher's PestCharley Chase
1939Static in the AtticDirector
1939Skinny the MoocherCharley Chase
1939Rattling RomeoCharley
1939Saved by the BelleAssociate Producer
1939The Chump Takes a BumpCharley Chase
1939Boom Goes the GroomDirector
1939The Sap Takes a WrapCharley
1939Mutiny on the BodyDirector
1938Pie a la MaidCharley
1938Flat Foot StoogesWriter
1938A Nag in the BagRacetrack Announcer (voice)
1938The Nightshirt BanditProfessor Chase
1938Mutts to YouDirector
1938Many Sappy ReturnsCharley Chase
1938Violent Is the Word for CurlyAssociate Producer
1938Halfway to HollywoodDirector
1938Ankles AwayDirector
1938The Mind NeederCharley Chase
1938Tassels in the AirDirector
1938Time Out for TroubleCharley
1938The Old Raid MuleDirector
1938Termites of 1938Associate Producer
1937Man Bites LovebugCharles Clayfoot Chase
1937Oh, What a Knight!Director
1937Gracie at the BatAssociate Producer
1937The Big SquirtCharley Chase
1937Calling All DoctorsCharley Chase
1937The Wrong Miss WrightCharley Chase
1937From Bad to WorseCharley Chase
1937The Grand HooterCharley Chase
1937Hollywood PartyCharley Chan Chase, Co-Host
1936Kelly the SecondDr. J. Willoughby Klum
1936On the Wrong TrekCharley Chase
1936Vamp Till ReadyCharley
1936Neighborhood HouseCharley Chase
1936The Count Takes the CountCharley Chase
1935Public Ghost # 1Charley Chase
1935Life Hesitates at 40Charley Chase
1935Manhattan Monkey BusinessCharley
1935Nurse to You!Charley
1935The Four Star BoarderCharley
1935Southern ExposureColonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
1935Poker at EightCharley
1935Okay Toots!Charley
1934The Chases of Pimple StreetCharley Chase
1934Fate's FatheadCharley Chase
1934You Said a Hatful!Charley
1934Something SimpleCharley
1934It Happened One DayCharley
1934Another Wild IdeaCharley
1934Music in Your HairDirector
1934I'll Take VanillaCharley
1934Four PartsCharley
1934The Cracked Ice ManCharley Chase
1933Sons of the DesertCharley
1933Luncheon at TwelveCharley Chase
1933Sherman Said ItCharley
1933Midsummer MushCharley
1933Arabian TightsCharley
1933His Silent RacketCharley
1933The Bargain of the CenturyDirector
1933Nature in the WrongCharley Chase
1933Fallen ArchesCharley Chase
1932Mr. BrideCharley
1932Now We'll Tell OneCharley
1932Girl GriefCharley
1932Young IronsidesFearless
1932First in WarSgt. Chase
1932In Walked CharleyMr. Chase
1932The Nickel NurserCharley Chase
1932The Tabasco KidCharley / Francisco Murietta
1931Hasty MarriageCharley Chase
1931What a Bozo!Charley Chase
1931Skip the Maloo!Duke Chase
1931The Panic Is OnCharley Chase
1931One of the SmithsCharley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
1931Rough SeasPvt. Charley Chase
1931Messing AroundCarlos
1931Little DaddyChubby (singing voice)
1931The lady from ChicagoCharley Chase
1931The Pip from PittsburgCharley
1931The soul of the partyCarlitos
1931Thundering TenorsCharles A. Chase
1930High C'sSgt. Charles Augustus Chase
1930A gray in the airCarlos Chase
1930Keep the Bomb
1930Looser Than LooseCharley
1930Hey, skirts!Charley
1930The prince of the dollar
1930Gold Diggers
1930Dollar DizzyCharley Chase
1930Follies of loveCarlos
1930Shy in spite of himself
1930Girl ShockCharley
1930Fast WorkCharley
1930Fifty Million HusbandsCharley Chase
1930The golf player
1930The golfer
1930All Teed UpMr Chase
1930Whispering WhoopeeCharley
1930The Real McCoyCharley
1929Great Gobs!Charley - 1st Sailor
1929Stepping OutCharley
1929Crazy FeetCharley
1929Snappy SneezerCharley
1929Modern LoveJohn Jones
1929Leaping LoveCharley Chase
1929The Big SquawkCharley
1929Movie NightCharley Chase
1929Thin TwinsCharley
1929Loud SoupCharley Chase
1929Off to BuffaloCharley Chase
1929Ruby LipsCharley
1928Chasing HusbandsCharley
1928The BoosterCharley
1928All Parts
1928Is Everybody Happy?Charley
1928Imagine My EmbarrassmentCharley
1928The Fight PestCharley
1928Limousine LoveThe Groom
1928Aching Youth
1928The Family Group
1928All for Nothing
1927Never the Dames Shall MeetCharley
1927Assistant WivesCharley - the Husband
1927The Way of All PantsCharley
1927Call of the CuckooAsylum Inmate
1927Now I'll Tell OneCharley
1927The Lighter That FailedCharley
1927The Sting of StingsCharley
1927What Women Did for MeCharley
1927UsCharley
1927The Glorious FourthTop Hat Inebriate
1927Fluttering HeartsCharley
1927Bigger and Better BlondesCharley
1927Forgotten SweetiesThurston
1927A One Mama ManWillie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
1927Are Brunettes Safe?The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
1927Many Scrappy ReturnsCharley
1926There Ain't No Santa ClausCharley
1926Be Your AgeCharley - the Bashful Clerk
1926Tell 'Em NothingGladstone, The Great Lover
1926Bromo and JulietCharley
1926Crazy Like a FoxWilson
1926Merry WidowerHobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
1926Thundering FleasMustachioed wedding guest
1926Mighty Like a MooseMr. Moose - The Husband
1926Long Fliv the KingCharles Chase
1926Mum's the WordCharlie - the Son
1926Dog ShyCharley
1926Mama BehaveCharles Chase / Jim Chase
1926Charley My Boy!Charley
1925His Wooden WeddingThe Groom
1925The Uneasy Three
1925The Caretaker's DaughterThe Young Married Man
1925No Father to Guide HimJimmy Jump
1925Innocent HusbandsMelvin
1925Isn't Life Terrible?The Husband
1925What Price Goofy?Jamison
1925Looking for SallyJimmy Jump
1925Big Red Riding HoodJimmy Jump
1925Bad BoyJimmie
1925Is Marriage the Bunk?Jimmie Jump
1925Hard BoiledCharley
1925Should Husbands Be Watched?Jamison Jump
1925Plain and Fancy GirlsCharley
1925The Family EntranceJimmy Jump
1925Fighting FluidJimmy Jump
1925Hello Baby!Jimmy Jump
1925The Rat's KnucklesJimmy Jump
1924The Royal RazzJimmy Jump
1924The Poor FishJimmie Jump
1924Just a Real Good CarJimmy Jump
1924Accidental AccidentsJimmy Jump
1924Bungalow BoobsJimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
1924Too Many MammasJimmy Jump
1924Sittin' PrettyJimmy Jump
1924Outdoor PajamasJimmy Jump
1924Why Men WorkJimmy Jump
1924Sweet DaddyJimmy Jump
1924Seeing Nellie HomeCharley
1924A Ten-Minute EggJimmy Jump
1924Why Husbands Go MadJimmy Jump
1924Stolen GoodsJimmy Jump
1924Jubilo, Jr.Director
1924Young OldfieldJimmy
1924Position WantedJimmie Jump
1924April FoolJimmy Jump
1924Publicity PaysJimmy Jump
1924The King of the Wild HorsesBoyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
1924The 'Fraidy CatJimmy Jump
1924Love's DetourJimmie Jump
1924The Perfect LadyJimmy Jump
1924One of the FamilyJimmy Jump
1924Powder and Smoke
1924Hard KnocksJimmie Jump
1924Don't Forget
1924Jeffries, Jr.
1924Just a MinuteJimmy Jump
1924At First SightJimmy Jump
1924All WetJimmie Jump
1923Long Live the King
1923Dear Ol' PalDirector
1923Jus' Passin' ThroughStory
1923Her Dangerous PathGlen Harper
1923Jack Frost
1923Courtship of Miles SandwichDirector
1923Sold at Auction!Customer (uncredited)
1923Before the PublicDirector
1923A Tough WinterDirector
1922Newly RichDirector
1922The Old Sea DogDirector
1922Bone DryDirector
1922365 DaysDirector
1922Touch all the BasesWriter
1922The Stone Age
1922The Dumb-BellActor wearing top hat
1922In the Movies
1922Do Me a FavorDirector
1922Full o' PepDirector
1922Hot Off the PressDirector
1922Blow 'Em UpDirector
1922Years to ComeDirector
1921The Hustler
1921On LocationDirector
1921Fifteen MinutesDirector
1921What a Whopper!Director
1921At the RingsideDirector
1921Blue Sunday
1921Big Game
1921Rush OrdersDirector
1921His Best Girl
1920MoonshineScorekeeper / Revenue Officer
1920April FoolSupporting Character
1920Married to OrderThe Suitor
1920Kids Is Kids
1920A London BobbyDirector
1920Live and Learn
1920Call a Taxi!Director
1920Don't Rock the BoatShip's Officer
1920All Dressed UpDirector
1920Italian Love
1920Fresh PaintDirector
1920Waltz Me AroundDirector
1920Getting His GoatDirector
1920Why Go Home?
1920Red Hot HottentottsDirector
1920Mystic Mush
1920Way Out WestGrizzled Gambler (uncredited)
1920When Spirits Move
1920The Nickel Snatchercameo
1919The Floor BelowDirector
1919Tough LuckDirector
1919Order in the CourtDirector
1919Giving the Bride AwayDirector
1919All at Sea
1919Don't Park HereDirector
1919One Night OnlyDirector
1919Her Tender Feet
1919Her First False HareDirector
1919The FlirtsDirector
1919Coppers and ScentsDirector
1919Ship AhoyHenchman (uncredited)
1919Hop to It, BellhopDirector
1919Rolling StoneBearded anarchist
1918He's In AgainPiano Player (as Charles Parrott)
1918Painless LoveDirector
1918Hello Trouble
1918PlaymatesDope fiend
1918Bright and EarlyDirector
1917His Merry Mix-UpDirector
1917There's Many a FoolDirector
1917The Cloud PuncherWriter
1917Chased Into LoveCharley
1916Hearts and SparksDirector
1916A Dash of CourageDirector
1915A Favorite FoolThe Circus Spieler
1915A Hash House FraudDirector
1915A Versatile VillainPete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
1915Love, Loot and CrashHarold, Dora's Suitor
1915The Rent JumpersA Young Boarder
1915Droppington's Devilish DeedAudience Member (uncredited)
1915Settled at the SeasideBoyfriend
1915A One Night StandAudience Spectator (uncredited)
1915Fatty’s Faithful FidoFight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
1915That Little Band Of GoldTicket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
1915Love in ArmorThe Suitor
1915A Lucky LeapLizzie's Boy Friend
1915He Wouldn't Stay DownThe False Friend
1915Colored VillainyThe Traveler
1915Love, Speed and ThrillsCop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1915Hash House MashersThe Star Boarder
1915Peanuts and BulletsThe Accordian Player Boarder
1915Only a Farmer's DaughterThe Artist
1914Their Fatal BumpingDirector
1914Tillie's Punctured RomanceStaring Man in Theater (uncredited)
1914Fatty's Magic PantsParty Guest (uncredited)
1914Ambrose's First FalsehoodAmbrose's Buddy
1914The PlumberBystander
1914Other People's Business
1914Leading Lizzie AstrayCafe Patron - In from the Mines
1914The Noise of Bombs3rd Desperado
1914How Heroes Are MadeThe Boy Friend's Chum
1914His Musical CareerPiano Store Manager
1914'Curses!' They Remarked
1914Cursed by His BeautyThe Art Teacher
1914Gentlemen of NerveSpectator at Entrance (uncredited)
1914Dough and DynamiteCustomer
1914Stout Hearts But Weak KneesFaro Bill
1914The Love Thief
1914Dash, Love and Splash
1914Zip, the DodgerCustomer in Second Group (uncredited)
1914The Anglers
1914Those Love PangsMovie Patron (uncredited)
1914Hello, MabelMabel's Boss
1914He Loved the LadiesThe Husband's Pal
1914Mabel's BlunderBilly Bronx
1914The RoundersDiner
1914His New ProfessionNephew
1914Her Last Chance
1914The MasqueraderActor
1914Those Country KidsCop
1914Such a Cook
1914A Coat's TaleThe Tramp
1914Soldiers of Misfortune
1914The Great Toe MysteryGussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
1914Mabel's New JobBoarder
1914Sophie of the Films #4
1914A Gambling Rube(unconfirmed)
1914Mabel's Busy DaySpectator
1914Love and Salt Water
1914The KnockoutSpectator (uncredited)
1914Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914Mabel at the WheelRace Spectator (uncredited)
1914Across the Hall(unconfirmed)

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