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