Charley Chase
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-10-19
Day of Death
1940-06-20 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Acting
(2023)
(2007)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
as (archive footage)
(1992)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as (archive footage)
(1970)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1967)
(1963)
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
(1961)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
(1960)
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
(1957)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
(1942)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
(1940)
The Heckler
as Noisy
(1940)
His Bridal Fright
as Charley
(1940)
South of the Boudoir
as Charley Chase
(1939)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
as Charley
(1939)
Rattling Romeo
as Charley
(1939)
The Awful Goof
as Charley
(1939)
Skinny the Moocher
as Charley Chase
(1939)
The Chump Takes a Bump
as Charley Chase
(1939)
Teacher's Pest
as Charley Chase
(1938)
Many Sappy Returns
as Charley Chase
(1938)
The Nightshirt Bandit
as Professor Chase
(1938)
Time Out for Trouble
as Charley
(1938)
The Mind Needer
as Charley Chase
(1938)
Pie a la Maid
as Charley
(1938)
A Nag in the Bag
as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
(1937)
The Grand Hooter
as Charley Chase
(1937)
Man Bites Lovebug
as Charles Clayfoot Chase
(1937)
From Bad to Worse
as Charley Chase
(1937)
Calling All Doctors
as Charley Chase
(1937)
Hollywood Party
as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
(1937)
The Wrong Miss Wright
as Charley Chase
(1937)
The Big Squirt
as Charley Chase
(1936)
Neighborhood House
as Charley Chase
(1936)
Kelly the Second
as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
as Charley Chase
(1936)
The Count Takes the Count
as Charley Chase
(1936)
Vamp Till Ready
as Charley
(1935)
Public Ghost # 1
as Charley Chase
(1935)
Manhattan Monkey Business
as Charley
(1935)
The Four Star Boarder
as Charley
(1935)
Poker at Eight
as Charley
(1935)
Nurse to You!
as Charley
(1935)
Okay Toots!
as Charley
(1935)
Southern Exposure
as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
(1935)
Life Hesitates at 40
as Charley Chase
(1934)
The Cracked Ice Man
as Charley Chase
(1934)
Another Wild Idea
as Charley
(1934)
It Happened One Day
as Charley
(1934)
You Said a Hatful!
as Charley
(1934)
Something Simple
as Charley
(1934)
The Chases of Pimple Street
as Charley Chase
(1934)
Four Parts
as Charley
(1934)
Fate's Fathead
as Charley Chase
(1934)
I'll Take Vanilla
as Charley
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
as Charley
(1933)
His Silent Racket
as Charley
(1933)
Fallen Arches
as Charley Chase
(1933)
Arabian Tights
as Charley
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Charley Chase
(1933)
Sherman Said It
as Charley
(1933)
Midsummer Mush
as Charley
(1933)
Luncheon at Twelve
as Charley Chase
(1932)
Girl Grief
as Charley
(1932)
The Tabasco Kid
as Charley / Francisco Murietta
(1932)
Young Ironsides
as Fearless
(1932)
Mr. Bride
as Charley
(1932)
The Nickel Nurser
as Charley Chase
(1932)
First in War
as Sgt. Chase
(1932)
In Walked Charley
as Mr. Chase
(1932)
Now We'll Tell One
as Charley
(1931)
The Panic Is On
as Charley Chase
(1931)
Rough Seas
as Pvt. Charley Chase
(1931)
What a Bozo!
as Charley Chase
(1931)
Little Daddy
as Chubby (singing voice)
(1931)
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Charley
(1931)
Thundering Tenors
as Charles A. Chase
(1931)
The soul of the party
as Carlitos
(1931)
Messing Around
as Carlos
(1931)
One of the Smiths
as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
(1931)
Skip the Maloo!
as Duke Chase
(1931)
The lady from Chicago
as Charley Chase
(1931)
Hasty Marriage
as Charley Chase
(1930)
High C's
as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
(1930)
Whispering Whoopee
as Charley
(1930)
Dollar Dizzy
as Charley Chase
(1930)
Fifty Million Husbands
as Charley Chase
(1930)
Looser Than Loose
as Charley
(1930)
The Real McCoy
as Charley
(1930)
Girl Shock
as Charley
(1930)
A gray in the air
as Carlos Chase
(1930)
Follies of love
as Carlos
(1930)
(1930)
Fast Work
as Charley
(1930)
(1930)
All Teed Up
as Mr Chase
(1930)
Hey, skirts!
as Charley
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
Ruby Lips
as Charley
(1929)
The Big Squawk
as Charley
(1929)
Stepping Out
as Charley
(1929)
Loud Soup
as Charley Chase
(1929)
Crazy Feet
as Charley
(1929)
Leaping Love
as Charley Chase
(1929)
Movie Night
as Charley Chase
(1929)
Off to Buffalo
as Charley Chase
(1929)
Thin Twins
as Charley
(1929)
Modern Love
as John Jones
(1929)
Snappy Sneezer
as Charley
(1929)
Great Gobs!
as Charley - 1st Sailor
(1928)
Imagine My Embarrassment
as Charley
(1928)
Is Everybody Happy?
as Charley
(1928)
The Booster
as Charley
(1928)
(1928)
(1928)
Limousine Love
as The Groom
(1928)
(1928)
The Fight Pest
as Charley
(1928)
Chasing Husbands
as Charley
(1928)
(1927)
The Sting of Stings
as Charley
(1927)
A One Mama Man
as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
(1927)
The Lighter That Failed
as Charley
(1927)
Are Brunettes Safe?
as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
(1927)
The Glorious Fourth
as Top Hat Inebriate
(1927)
Many Scrappy Returns
as Charley
(1927)
What Women Did for Me
as Charley
(1927)
Forgotten Sweeties
as Thurston
(1927)
Never the Dames Shall Meet
as Charley
(1927)
Us
as Charley
(1927)
Fluttering Hearts
as Charley
(1927)
Assistant Wives
as Charley - the Husband
(1927)
The Way of All Pants
as Charley
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
Bigger and Better Blondes
as Charley
(1927)
Now I'll Tell One
as Charley
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Mustachioed wedding guest
(1926)
Mighty Like a Moose
as Mr. Moose - The Husband
(1926)
Mum's the Word
as Charlie - the Son
(1926)
Tell 'Em Nothing
as Gladstone, The Great Lover
(1926)
Bromo and Juliet
as Charley
(1926)
Crazy Like a Fox
as Wilson
(1926)
Be Your Age
as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
(1926)
Merry Widower
as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
(1926)
Long Fliv the King
as Charles Chase
(1926)
There Ain't No Santa Claus
as Charley
(1926)
Charley My Boy!
as Charley
(1926)
Dog Shy
as Charley
(1926)
Mama Behave
as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
(1925)
His Wooden Wedding
as The Groom
(1925)
No Father to Guide Him
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
(1925)
Bad Boy
as Jimmie
(1925)
Should Husbands Be Watched?
as Jamison Jump
(1925)
Innocent Husbands
as Melvin
(1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Young Married Man
(1925)
Isn't Life Terrible?
as The Husband
(1925)
The Rat's Knuckles
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
What Price Goofy?
as Jamison
(1925)
Is Marriage the Bunk?
as Jimmie Jump
(1925)
Hard Boiled
as Charley
(1925)
The Family Entrance
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
Looking for Sally
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
Big Red Riding Hood
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
Fighting Fluid
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
Hello Baby!
as Jimmy Jump
(1925)
Plain and Fancy Girls
as Charley
(1924)
At First Sight
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Young Oldfield
as Jimmy
(1924)
Jubilo, Jr.
as Director
(1924)
The 'Fraidy Cat
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Seeing Nellie Home
as Charley
(1924)
A Ten-Minute Egg
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Why Men Work
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Accidental Accidents
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
April Fool
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
(1924)
One of the Family
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
(1924)
The Poor Fish
as Jimmie Jump
(1924)
Just a Minute
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
The King of the Wild Horses
as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
(1924)
Position Wanted
as Jimmie Jump
(1924)
All Wet
as Jimmie Jump
(1924)
Sweet Daddy
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Hard Knocks
as Jimmie Jump
(1924)
Publicity Pays
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Too Many Mammas
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Love's Detour
as Jimmie Jump
(1924)
(1924)
Outdoor Pajamas
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
The Royal Razz
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Why Husbands Go Mad
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Stolen Goods
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
The Perfect Lady
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Bungalow Boobs
as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
(1924)
Sittin' Pretty
as Jimmy Jump
(1924)
Just a Real Good Car
as Jimmy Jump
(1923)
Sold at Auction
as Customer (uncredited)
(1923)
Her Dangerous Path
as Glen Harper
(1923)
(1923)
(1922)
The Dumb-Bell
as Actor wearing top hat
(1922)
(1922)
(1921)
(1921)
(1921)
(1921)
(1920)
(1920)
The Nickel Snatcher
as cameo
(1920)
Way Out West
as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
(1920)
Married to Order
as The Suitor
(1920)
Moonshine
as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
(1920)
Don't Rock the Boat
as Ship's Officer
(1920)
April Fool
as Supporting Character
(1920)
(1920)
(1919)
(1919)
Rolling Stone
as Bearded anarchist
(1919)
(1919)
Ship Ahoy
as Henchman (uncredited)
(1918)
Playmates
as Dope fiend
(1918)
(1918)
He's In Again
as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
(1917)
Chased Into Love
as Charley
(1915)
A Versatile Villain
as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
(1915)
Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1915)
Hash House Mashers
as The Star Boarder
(1915)
He Wouldn't Stay Down
as The False Friend
(1915)
That Little Band Of Gold
as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
(1915)
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Accordian Player Boarder
(1915)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
(1915)
A One Night Stand
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
(1915)
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1915)
Love, Loot and Crash
as Harold, Dora's Suitor
(1915)
The Rent Jumpers
as A Young Boarder
(1915)
Colored Villainy
as The Traveler
(1915)
Love in Armor
as The Suitor
(1915)
Settled at the Seaside
as Boyfriend
(1915)
A Lucky Leap
as Lizzie's Boy Friend
(1915)
A Favorite Fool
as The Circus Spieler
(1915)
Only a Farmer's Daughter
as The Artist
(1914)
The Great Toe Mystery
as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
(1914)
His Musical Career
as Piano Store Manager
(1914)
A Coat's Tale
as The Tramp
(1914)
Mabel at the Wheel
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
(1914)
Mabel's Busy Day
as Spectator
(1914)
The Rounders
as Diner
(1914)
His New Profession
as Nephew
(1914)
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
as Faro Bill
(1914)
Across the Hall
as (unconfirmed)
(1914)
Ambrose's First Falsehood
as Ambrose's Buddy
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
The Masquerader
as Actor
(1914)
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
(1914)
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
(1914)
Those Country Kids
as Cop
(1914)
The Knockout
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1914)
Dough and Dynamite
as Customer
(1914)
(1914)
Mabel's Blunder
as Billy Bronx
(1914)
Those Love Pangs
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
(1914)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
(1914)
Hello, Mabel
as Mabel's Boss
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
Fatty's Magic Pants
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1914)
He Loved the Ladies
as The Husband's Pal
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
A Gambling Rube
as (unconfirmed)
(1914)
Zip, the Dodger
as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
(1914)
Cursed by His Beauty
as The Art Teacher
(1914)
The Plumber
as Bystander
(1914)
(1914)
The Noise of Bombs
as 3rd Desperado
(1914)
Mabel's New Job
as Boarder
(1914)
(1914)
(1914)
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Chum
Crew
(1974)
The Three Stooges Follies
Director
(1945)
Off Again, On Again
Story
(1944)
Open Season for Saps
Story
(1939)
Saved by the Belle
Associate Producer, Director
(1939)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Screenplay
(1939)
Mutiny on the Body
Director
(1939)
Static in the Attic
Director
(1939)
Boom Goes the Groom
Director
(1938)
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Associate Producer, Director
(1938)
Flat Foot Stooges
Writer, Director, Associate Producer
(1938)
Mutts to You
Director, Associate Producer
(1938)
Tassels in the Air
Director, Associate Producer
(1938)
Termites of 1938
Associate Producer
(1938)
A Nag in the Bag
Director
(1938)
Many Sappy Returns
Story, Screenplay
(1938)
Pie a la Maid
Screenplay
(1938)
Halfway to Hollywood
Director
(1938)
The Old Raid Mule
Director
(1938)
Ankles Away
Director
(1937)
Gracie at the Bat
Associate Producer
(1937)
Man Bites Lovebug
Associate Producer
(1937)
Oh, What a Knight!
Director
(1936)
Vamp Till Ready
Director, Writer
(1936)
Neighborhood House
Writer, Director
(1936)
The Count Takes the Count
Director
(1936)
On the Wrong Trek
Director
(1935)
Life Hesitates at 40
Director
(1935)
Okay Toots!
Director
(1935)
Manhattan Monkey Business
Director
(1935)
Poker at Eight
Director
(1935)
Nurse to You!
Director
(1935)
The Four Star Boarder
Director
(1935)
Southern Exposure
Director
(1935)
Public Ghost # 1
Director
(1934)
I'll Take Vanilla
Director
(1934)
You Said a Hatful!
Director
(1934)
It Happened One Day
Director
(1934)
The Cracked Ice Man
Director
(1934)
Fate's Fathead
Director
(1934)
Music in Your Hair
Director
(1934)
Something Simple
Writer, Director
(1934)
The Chases of Pimple Street
Director
(1934)
Another Wild Idea
Director
(1934)
Four Parts
Director
(1933)
The Bargain of the Century
Director
(1933)
Luncheon at Twelve
Director
(1933)
Sons of the Desert
Writer
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
Director
(1933)
Midsummer Mush
Director
(1933)
Sherman Said It
Director
(1933)
His Silent Racket
Director
(1933)
Arabian Tights
Director
(1926)
Tell 'Em Nothing
Writer
(1926)
Crazy Like a Fox
Writer
(1923)
A Tough Winter
Director
(1923)
Sold at Auction
Director
(1923)
Jus' Passin' Through
Director, Story
(1923)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Director
(1923)
Dear Ol' Pal
Director
(1923)
Jack Frost
Director
(1923)
Before the Public
Director
(1922)
Years to Come
Director, Writer
(1922)
The Dumb-Bell
Director
(1922)
Blow 'Em Up
Director
(1922)
Full o' Pep
Director
(1922)
The Old Sea Dog
Director
(1922)
In the Movies
Director
(1922)
The Stone Age
Director
(1922)
Newly Rich
Director
(1922)
Touch all the Bases
Writer
(1922)
365 Days
Director
(1922)
Bone Dry
Director
(1922)
Hot Off the Press
Director
(1922)
Do Me a Favor
Director
(1921)
What a Whopper!
Director
(1921)
At the Ringside
Director
(1921)
His Best Girl
Director
(1921)
Blue Sunday
Director
(1921)
Rush Orders
Director
(1921)
Fifteen Minutes
Director
(1921)
On Location
Director
(1920)
Moonshine
Director
(1920)
All Dressed Up
Director
(1920)
Waltz Me Around
Director
(1920)
Fresh Paint
Director
(1920)
A London Bobby
Director
(1920)
Mystic Mush
Director
(1920)
Don't Rock the Boat
Director
(1920)
Kids Is Kids
Director
(1920)
Married to Order
Director
(1920)
When Spirits Move
Director
(1920)
April Fool
Director
(1920)
Call a Taxi
Director
(1920)
Italian Love
Director
(1920)
The Nickel Snatcher
Director
(1920)
Red Hot Hottentotts
Director
(1920)
Getting His Goat
Director
(1919)
The Floor Below
Director
(1919)
Don't Park Here
Director, Writer
(1919)
Rolling Stone
Director
(1919)
The Flirts
Director
(1919)
Hop to It, Bellhop
Director
(1919)
Ship Ahoy
Director, Writer
(1919)
Her Tender Feet
Writer, Director
(1919)
One Night Only
Director
(1919)
Coppers and Scents
Director
(1919)
Her First False Hare
Director
(1919)
All at Sea
Director
(1919)
Giving the Bride Away
Director
(1919)
Order in the Court
Director
(1919)
Tough Luck
Director
(1918)
Bright and Early
Director
(1918)
He's In Again
Director
(1918)
Playmates
Director
(1918)
Hello Trouble
Director
(1917)
Chased Into Love
Director, Writer
(1917)
The Cloud Puncher
Director, Writer
(1917)
His Merry Mix-Up
Director, Writer
(1917)
There's Many a Fool
Director, Writer
(1916)
Hearts and Sparks
Director
(1916)
A Dash of Courage
Director
(1915)
A Hash House Fraud
Director
(1915)
He Wouldn't Stay Down
Writer, Director
(1914)
The Anglers
Director
(1914)
The Love Thief
Director
(1914)
How Heroes Are Made
Director
(1914)
Their Fatal Bumping
Director