Actor
Charley Chase
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
Poster Path

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

Movie

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Movie

4 Clowns

Movie

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

Movie

30 Years of Fun

Acting
2007 -- Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen | (archive footage)
1992 -- Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys | (archive footage)
1970 -- 4 Clowns | (archive footage)
1967 -- The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy |
1963 -- 30 Years of Fun | (archive footage)
1961 -- Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage)
1960 -- When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
1957 -- The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage
1942 -- Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage)
1940 -- His Bridal Fright | Charley
1940 -- South of the Boudoir | Charley Chase
1940 -- The Heckler | Noisy
1939 -- The Awful Goof | Charley
1939 -- Teacher's Pest | Charley Chase
1939 -- Skinny the Moocher | Charley Chase
1939 -- Rattling Romeo | Charley
1939 -- The Chump Takes a Bump | Charley Chase
1939 -- The Sap Takes a Wrap | Charley
1938 -- Pie a la Maid | Charley
1938 -- A Nag in the Bag | Racetrack Announcer (voice)
1938 -- The Nightshirt Bandit | Professor Chase
1938 -- Many Sappy Returns | Charley Chase
1938 -- The Mind Needer | Charley Chase
1938 -- Time Out for Trouble | Charley
1937 -- Man Bites Lovebug | Charles Clayfoot Chase
1937 -- The Big Squirt | Charley Chase
1937 -- Calling All Doctors | Charley Chase
1937 -- The Wrong Miss Wright | Charley Chase
1937 -- From Bad to Worse | Charley Chase
1937 -- The Grand Hooter | Charley Chase
1937 -- Hollywood Party | Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
1936 -- Kelly the Second | Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
1936 -- On the Wrong Trek | Charley Chase
1936 -- Vamp Till Ready | Charley
1936 -- Neighborhood House | Charley Chase
1936 -- The Count Takes the Count | Charley Chase
1935 -- Public Ghost # 1 | Charley Chase
1935 -- Life Hesitates at 40 | Charley Chase
1935 -- Manhattan Monkey Business | Charley
1935 -- Nurse to You! | Charley
1935 -- The Four Star Boarder | Charley
1935 -- Southern Exposure | Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
1935 -- Poker at Eight | Charley
1935 -- Okay Toots! | Charley
1934 -- The Chases of Pimple Street | Charley Chase
1934 -- Fate's Fathead | Charley Chase
1934 -- You Said a Hatful! | Charley
1934 -- Something Simple | Charley
1934 -- It Happened One Day | Charley
1934 -- Another Wild Idea | Charley
1934 -- I'll Take Vanilla | Charley
1934 -- Four Parts | Charley
1934 -- The Cracked Ice Man | Charley Chase
1933 -- Sons of the Desert | Charley
1933 -- Luncheon at Twelve | Charley Chase
1933 -- Sherman Said It | Charley
1933 -- Midsummer Mush | Charley
1933 -- Arabian Tights | Charley
1933 -- His Silent Racket | Charley
1933 -- Nature in the Wrong | Charley Chase
1933 -- Fallen Arches | Charley Chase
1932 -- Mr. Bride | Charley
1932 -- Now We'll Tell One | Charley
1932 -- Girl Grief | Charley
1932 -- Young Ironsides | Fearless
1932 -- First in War | Sgt. Chase
1932 -- In Walked Charley | Mr. Chase
1932 -- The Nickel Nurser | Charley Chase
1932 -- The Tabasco Kid | Charley / Francisco Murietta
1931 -- Hasty Marriage | Charley Chase
1931 -- What a Bozo! | Charley Chase
1931 -- Skip the Maloo! | Duke Chase
1931 -- The Panic Is On | Charley Chase
1931 -- One of the Smiths | Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
1931 -- Rough Seas | Pvt. Charley Chase
1931 -- Messing Around | Carlos
1931 -- Little Daddy | Chubby (singing voice)
1931 -- The lady from Chicago | Charley Chase
1931 -- The Pip from Pittsburg | Charley
1931 -- The soul of the party | Carlitos
1931 -- Thundering Tenors | Charles A. Chase
1930 -- High C's | Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
1930 -- A gray in the air | Carlos Chase
1930 -- Looser Than Loose | Charley
1930 -- Keep the Bomb |
1930 -- Hey, skirts! | Charley
1930 -- Gold Diggers |
1930 -- The prince of the dollar |
1930 -- Dollar Dizzy | Charley Chase
1930 -- Follies of love | Carlos
1930 -- Girl Shock | Charley
1930 -- Shy in spite of himself |
1930 -- Fast Work | Charley
1930 -- Fifty Million Husbands | Charley Chase
1930 -- The golfer |
1930 -- The golf player |
1930 -- All Teed Up | Mr Chase
1930 -- Whispering Whoopee | Charley
1930 -- The Real McCoy | Charley
1929 -- Great Gobs! | Charley - 1st Sailor
1929 -- Stepping Out | Charley
1929 -- Crazy Feet | Charley
1929 -- Snappy Sneezer | Charley
1929 -- Modern Love | John Jones
1929 -- Leaping Love | Charley Chase
1929 -- The Big Squawk | Charley
1929 -- Movie Night | Charley Chase
1929 -- Thin Twins | Charley
1929 -- Loud Soup | Charley Chase
1929 -- Off to Buffalo | Charley Chase
1929 -- Ruby Lips | Charley
1928 -- Chasing Husbands | Charley
1928 -- The Booster | Charley
1928 -- All Parts |
1928 -- Is Everybody Happy? | Charley
1928 -- Imagine My Embarrassment | Charley
1928 -- The Fight Pest | Charley
1928 -- Limousine Love | The Groom
1928 -- Aching Youth |
1928 -- The Family Group |
1928 -- All for Nothing |
1927 -- Never the Dames Shall Meet | Charley
1927 -- The Way of All Pants | Charley
1927 -- Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate
1927 -- Now I'll Tell One | Charley
1927 -- The Lighter That Failed | Charley
1927 -- The Sting of Stings | Charley
1927 -- What Women Did for Me | Charley
1927 -- Assistant Wives | Charley - the Husband
1927 -- Us | Charley
1927 -- The Glorious Fourth | Top Hat Inebriate
1927 -- Fluttering Hearts | Charley
1927 -- Bigger and Better Blondes | Charley
1927 -- Forgotten Sweeties | Thurston
1927 -- A One Mama Man | Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
1927 -- Are Brunettes Safe? | The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
1927 -- Many Scrappy Returns | Charley
1926 -- There Ain't No Santa Claus | Charley
1926 -- Be Your Age | Charley - the Bashful Clerk
1926 -- Tell 'Em Nothing | Gladstone, The Great Lover
1926 -- Bromo and Juliet | Charley
1926 -- Crazy Like a Fox | Wilson
1926 -- Merry Widower | Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
1926 -- Mighty Like a Moose | Mr. Moose - The Husband
1926 -- Thundering Fleas | Mustachioed wedding guest
1926 -- Long Fliv the King | Charles Chase
1926 -- Mum's the Word | Charlie - the Son
1926 -- Dog Shy | Charley
1926 -- Mama Behave | Charles Chase / Jim Chase
1926 -- Charley My Boy! | Charley
1925 -- His Wooden Wedding | The Groom
1925 -- The Uneasy Three |
1925 -- The Caretaker's Daughter | The Young Married Man
1925 -- No Father to Guide Him | Jimmy Jump
1925 -- Innocent Husbands | Melvin
1925 -- Isn't Life Terrible? | The Husband
1925 -- What Price Goofy? | Jamison
1925 -- Looking for Sally | Jimmy Jump
1925 -- Big Red Riding Hood | Jimmy Jump
1925 -- Bad Boy | Jimmie
1925 -- Is Marriage the Bunk? | Jimmie Jump
1925 -- Hard Boiled | Charley
1925 -- Should Husbands Be Watched? | Jamison Jump
1925 -- Plain and Fancy Girls | Charley
1925 -- The Family Entrance | Jimmy Jump
1925 -- Fighting Fluid | Jimmy Jump
1925 -- Hello Baby! | Jimmy Jump
1925 -- The Rat's Knuckles | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- The Royal Razz | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- The Poor Fish | Jimmie Jump
1924 -- Just a Real Good Car | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Accidental Accidents | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Bungalow Boobs | Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
1924 -- Too Many Mammas | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Sittin' Pretty | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Outdoor Pajamas | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Why Men Work | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Sweet Daddy | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Seeing Nellie Home | Charley
1924 -- A Ten-Minute Egg | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Why Husbands Go Mad | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Stolen Goods | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Jubilo, Jr. | Director
1924 -- Young Oldfield | Jimmy
1924 -- Position Wanted | Jimmie Jump
1924 -- April Fool | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Publicity Pays | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- The King of the Wild Horses | Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
1924 -- The 'Fraidy Cat | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Love's Detour | Jimmie Jump
1924 -- The Perfect Lady | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Just a Minute | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- Jeffries, Jr. |
1924 -- Don't Forget |
1924 -- Hard Knocks | Jimmie Jump
1924 -- Powder and Smoke |
1924 -- One of the Family | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- At First Sight | Jimmy Jump
1924 -- All Wet | Jimmie Jump
1923 -- Long Live the King |
1923 -- Her Dangerous Path | Glen Harper
1923 -- Jack Frost |
1923 -- Sold at Auction | Customer (uncredited)
1922 -- The Stone Age |
1922 -- The Dumb-Bell | Actor wearing top hat
1922 -- In the Movies |
1921 -- The Hustler |
1921 -- Blue Sunday |
1921 -- Big Game |
1921 -- His Best Girl |
1920 -- Moonshine | Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
1920 -- April Fool | Supporting Character
1920 -- Married to Order | The Suitor
1920 -- Kids Is Kids |
1920 -- Live and Learn |
1920 -- Don't Rock the Boat | Ship's Officer
1920 -- Italian Love |
1920 -- Why Go Home? |
1920 -- The Nickel Snatcher | cameo
1920 -- When Spirits Move |
1920 -- Mystic Mush |
1920 -- Way Out West | Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
1919 -- All at Sea |
1919 -- Her Tender Feet |
1919 -- Ship Ahoy | Henchman (uncredited)
1919 -- Rolling Stone | Bearded anarchist
1918 -- He's In Again | Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
1918 -- Hello Trouble |
1918 -- Playmates | Dope fiend
1917 -- Chased Into Love | Charley
1915 -- A Favorite Fool | The Circus Spieler
1915 -- A Versatile Villain | Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
1915 -- Love, Loot and Crash | Harold, Dora's Suitor
1915 -- The Rent Jumpers | A Young Boarder
1915 -- Droppington's Devilish Deed | Audience Member (uncredited)
1915 -- Settled at the Seaside | Boyfriend
1915 -- A One Night Stand | Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1915 -- Fatty’s Faithful Fido | Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
1915 -- That Little Band Of Gold | Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
1915 -- Love in Armor | The Suitor
1915 -- A Lucky Leap | Lizzie's Boy Friend
1915 -- He Wouldn't Stay Down | The False Friend
1915 -- Colored Villainy | The Traveler
1915 -- Love, Speed and Thrills | Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1915 -- Hash House Mashers | The Star Boarder
1915 -- Peanuts and Bullets | The Accordian Player Boarder
1915 -- Only a Farmer's Daughter | The Artist
1914 -- Tillie's Punctured Romance | Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
1914 -- Fatty's Magic Pants | Party Guest (uncredited)
1914 -- Ambrose's First Falsehood | Ambrose's Buddy
1914 -- The Plumber | Bystander
1914 -- Other People's Business |
1914 -- Leading Lizzie Astray | Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
1914 -- The Noise of Bombs | 3rd Desperado
1914 -- How Heroes Are Made | The Boy Friend's Chum
1914 -- His Musical Career | Piano Store Manager
1914 -- 'Curses!' They Remarked |
1914 -- Cursed by His Beauty | The Art Teacher
1914 -- Gentlemen of Nerve | Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
1914 -- Dough and Dynamite | Customer
1914 -- Stout Hearts But Weak Knees | Faro Bill
1914 -- The Love Thief |
1914 -- Dash, Love and Splash |
1914 -- Zip, the Dodger | Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
1914 -- The Anglers |
1914 -- Those Love Pangs | Movie Patron (uncredited)
1914 -- Hello, Mabel | Mabel's Boss
1914 -- He Loved the Ladies | The Husband's Pal
1914 -- Mabel's Blunder | Billy Bronx
1914 -- The Rounders | Diner
1914 -- His New Profession | Nephew
1914 -- Her Last Chance |
1914 -- The Masquerader | Actor
1914 -- Those Country Kids |
1914 -- Such a Cook |
1914 -- A Coat's Tale | The Tramp
1914 -- Soldiers of Misfortune |
1914 -- The Great Toe Mystery | Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
1914 -- Mabel's New Job | Boarder
1914 -- Sophie of the Films #4 |
1914 -- A Gambling Rube | (unconfirmed)
1914 -- Mabel's Busy Day | Spectator
1914 -- The Knockout | Spectator (uncredited)
1914 -- Love and Salt Water |
1914 -- Where Hazel Met the Villain |
1914 -- Mabel at the Wheel | Race Spectator (uncredited)
1914 -- Across the Hall | (unconfirmed)
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