Charley Chase
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 October 1893 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- 20 June 1940
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 290
- 2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
- 2023Laurel & Hardy: Year One
- 2009The Parrott Chase as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen as (archive footage)
- 1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as (archive footage)
- 19704 Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
- 196330 Years of Fun as (archive footage)
- 1961Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
- 1960When Comedy Was King as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
- 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)
- 1940His Bridal Fright as Charley
- 1940South of the Boudoir as Charley Chase
- 1940The Heckler as Noisy
- 1939The Awful Goof as Charley
- 1939Teacher's Pest as Charley Chase
- 1939Skinny the Moocher as Charley Chase
- 1939Rattling Romeo as Charley
- 1939The Chump Takes a Bump as Charley Chase
- 1939The Sap Takes a Wrap as Charley
- 1938Pie a la Maid as Charley
- 1938A Nag in the Bag as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
- 1938The Nightshirt Bandit as Professor Chase
- 1938Many Sappy Returns as Charley Chase
- 1938The Mind Needer as Charley Chase
- 1938Time Out for Trouble as Charley
- 1937Man Bites Lovebug as Charles Clayfoot Chase
- 1937The Big Squirt as Charley Chase
- 1937Calling All Doctors as Charley Chase
- 1937The Wrong Miss Wright as Charley Chase
- 1937From Bad to Worse as Charley Chase
- 1937The Grand Hooter as Charley Chase
- 1937Hollywood Party as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
- 1936Kelly the Second as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
- 1936On the Wrong Trek as Charley Chase
- 1936Vamp Till Ready as Charley
- 1936Neighborhood House as Charley Chase
- 1936The Count Takes the Count as Charley Chase
- 1935Public Ghost # 1 as Charley Chase
- 1935Life Hesitates at 40 as Charley Chase
- 1935Manhattan Monkey Business as Charley
- 1935Nurse to You! as Charley
- 1935The Four Star Boarder as Charley
- 1935Southern Exposure as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
- 1935Poker at Eight as Charley
- 1935Okay Toots! as Charley
- 1934The Chases of Pimple Street as Charley Chase
- 1934Fate's Fathead as Charley Chase
- 1934You Said a Hatful! as Charley
- 1934Something Simple as Charley
- 1934It Happened One Day as Charley
- 1934Another Wild Idea as Charley
- 1934I'll Take Vanilla as Charley
- 1934Four Parts as Charley
- 1934The Cracked Ice Man as Charley Chase
- 1933Sons of the Desert as Charley
- 1933Luncheon at Twelve as Charley Chase
- 1933Sherman Said It as Charley
- 1933Midsummer Mush as Charley
- 1933Arabian Tights as Charley
- 1933His Silent Racket as Charley
- 1933Nature in the Wrong as Charley Chase
- 1933Fallen Arches as Charley Chase
- 1932Mr. Bride as Charley
- 1932Now We'll Tell One as Charley
- 1932Girl Grief as Charley
- 1932Young Ironsides as Fearless
- 1932First in War as Sgt. Chase
- 1932In Walked Charley as Mr. Chase
- 1932The Nickel Nurser as Charley Chase
- 1932The Tabasco Kid as Charley / Francisco Murietta
- 1931Hasty Marriage as Charley Chase
- 1931What a Bozo! as Charley Chase
- 1931Skip the Maloo! as Duke Chase
- 1931The Panic Is On as Charley Chase
- 1931One of the Smiths as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
- 1931Rough Seas as Pvt. Charley Chase
- 1931Messing Around as Carlos
- 1931Little Daddy as Chubby (singing voice)
- 1931The lady from Chicago as Charley Chase
- 1931The Pip from Pittsburg as Charley
- 1931The soul of the party as Carlitos
- 1931Thundering Tenors as Charles A. Chase
- 1930High C's as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
- 1930A gray in the air as Carlos Chase
- 1930Looser Than Loose as Charley
- 1930Keep the Bomb
- 1930Hey, skirts! as Charley
- 1930The prince of the dollar
- 1930Gold Diggers
- 1930Dollar Dizzy as Charley Chase
- 1930Follies of love as Carlos
- 1930Shy in spite of himself
- 1930Girl Shock as Charley
- 1930Fast Work as Charley
- 1930Fifty Million Husbands as Charley Chase
- 1930The golfer
- 1930The golf player
- 1930All Teed Up as Mr Chase
- 1930Whispering Whoopee as Charley
- 1930The Real McCoy as Charley
- 1929Great Gobs! as Charley - 1st Sailor
- 1929Stepping Out as Charley
- 1929Crazy Feet as Charley
- 1929Snappy Sneezer as Charley
- 1929Modern Love as John Jones
- 1929Leaping Love as Charley Chase
- 1929The Big Squawk as Charley
- 1929Movie Night as Charley Chase
- 1929Thin Twins as Charley
- 1929Loud Soup as Charley Chase
- 1929Off to Buffalo as Charley Chase
- 1929Ruby Lips as Charley
- 1928Chasing Husbands as Charley
- 1928The Booster as Charley
- 1928All Parts
- 1928Is Everybody Happy? as Charley
- 1928Imagine My Embarrassment as Charley
- 1928The Fight Pest as Charley
- 1928Limousine Love as The Groom
- 1928Aching Youth as Charley
- 1928The Family Group
- 1928All for Nothing
- 1927Never the Dames Shall Meet as Charley
- 1927Assistant Wives as Charley - the Husband
- 1927The Way of All Pants as Charley
- 1927Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927Now I'll Tell One as Charley
- 1927The Lighter That Failed as Charley
- 1927The Sting of Stings as Charley
- 1927What Women Did for Me as Charley
- 1927Us as Charley
- 1927The Glorious Fourth as Top Hat Inebriate
- 1927Fluttering Hearts as Charley
- 1927Bigger and Better Blondes as Charley
- 1927Forgotten Sweeties as Thurston
- 1927A One Mama Man as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
- 1927Are Brunettes Safe? as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
- 1927Many Scrappy Returns as Charley
- 1926There Ain't No Santa Claus as Charley
- 1926Be Your Age as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
- 1926Tell 'Em Nothing as Gladstone, The Great Lover
- 1926Bromo and Juliet as Charley
- 1926Crazy Like a Fox as Wilson
- 1926Merry Widower as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
- 1926Mighty Like a Moose as Mr. Moose - The Husband
- 1926Thundering Fleas as Mustachioed wedding guest
- 1926Long Fliv the King as Charles Chase
- 1926Mum's the Word as Charlie - the Son
- 1926Dog Shy as Charley
- 1926Mama Behave as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
- 1926Charley My Boy! as Charley
- 1925His Wooden Wedding as The Groom
- 1925The Uneasy Three
- 1925The Caretaker's Daughter as The Young Married Man
- 1925No Father to Guide Him as Jimmy Jump
- 1925Innocent Husbands as Melvin
- 1925Isn't Life Terrible? as The Husband
- 1925What Price Goofy? as Jamison
- 1925Looking for Sally as Jimmy Jump
- 1925Big Red Riding Hood as Jimmy Jump
- 1925Bad Boy as Jimmie
- 1925Is Marriage the Bunk? as Jimmie Jump
- 1925Hard Boiled as Charley
- 1925Should Husbands Be Watched? as Jamison Jump
- 1925Plain and Fancy Girls as Charley
- 1925The Family Entrance as Jimmy Jump
- 1925Fighting Fluid as Jimmy Jump
- 1925Hello Baby! as Jimmy Jump
- 1925The Rat's Knuckles as Jimmy Jump
- 1924The Royal Razz as Jimmy Jump
- 1924The Poor Fish as Jimmie Jump
- 1924Just a Real Good Car as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Accidental Accidents as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Bungalow Boobs as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
- 1924Too Many Mammas as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Sittin' Pretty as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Outdoor Pajamas as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Why Men Work as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Sweet Daddy as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Seeing Nellie Home as Charley
- 1924A Ten-Minute Egg as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Why Husbands Go Mad as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Stolen Goods as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Jubilo, Jr. as Director
- 1924Young Oldfield as Jimmy
- 1924Position Wanted as Jimmie Jump
- 1924April Fool as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Publicity Pays as Jimmy Jump
- 1924The King of the Wild Horses as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
- 1924The 'Fraidy Cat as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Love's Detour as Jimmie Jump
- 1924The Perfect Lady as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Hard Knocks as Jimmie Jump
- 1924One of the Family as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Just a Minute as Jimmy Jump
- 1924Powder and Smoke
- 1924Don't Forget
- 1924Jeffries, Jr.
- 1924At First Sight as Jimmy Jump
- 1924All Wet as Jimmie Jump
- 1923Long Live the King
- 1923Her Dangerous Path as Glen Harper
- 1923Jack Frost
- 1923Sold at Auction! as Customer (uncredited)
- 1922The Stone Age
- 1922The Dumb-Bell as Actor wearing top hat
- 1922In the Movies
- 1921The Hustler
- 1921Blue Sunday
- 1921Big Game
- 1921His Best Girl
- 1920Moonshine as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
- 1920April Fool as Supporting Character
- 1920Married to Order as The Suitor
- 1920Kids Is Kids
- 1920Live and Learn
- 1920Don't Rock the Boat as Ship's Officer
- 1920Italian Love
- 1920Why Go Home?
- 1920Way Out West as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
- 1920Mystic Mush
- 1920The Nickel Snatcher as cameo
- 1920When Spirits Move
- 1919All at Sea
- 1919Her Tender Feet
- 1919Ship Ahoy as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1919Rolling Stone as Bearded anarchist
- 1918He's In Again as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
- 1918Hello Trouble
- 1918Playmates as Dope fiend
- 1917Chased Into Love as Charley
- 1915A Favorite Fool as The Circus Spieler
- 1915A Versatile Villain as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
- 1915Love, Loot and Crash as Harold, Dora's Suitor
- 1915The Rent Jumpers as A Young Boarder
- 1915Droppington's Devilish Deed as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1915Settled at the Seaside as Boyfriend
- 1915A One Night Stand as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
- 1915Fatty’s Faithful Fido as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
- 1915That Little Band Of Gold as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
- 1915Love in Armor as The Suitor
- 1915A Lucky Leap as Lizzie's Boy Friend
- 1915He Wouldn't Stay Down as The False Friend
- 1915Colored Villainy as The Traveler
- 1915Love, Speed and Thrills as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1915Hash House Mashers as The Star Boarder
- 1915Peanuts and Bullets as The Accordian Player Boarder
- 1915Only a Farmer's Daughter as The Artist
- 1914Tillie's Punctured Romance as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
- 1914Fatty's Magic Pants as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1914Ambrose's First Falsehood as Ambrose's Buddy
- 1914The Plumber as Bystander
- 1914Other People's Business
- 1914Leading Lizzie Astray as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
- 1914The Noise of Bombs as 3rd Desperado
- 1914How Heroes Are Made as The Boy Friend's Chum
- 1914His Musical Career as Piano Store Manager
- 1914'Curses!' They Remarked
- 1914Cursed by His Beauty as The Art Teacher
- 1914Gentlemen of Nerve as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
- 1914Dough and Dynamite as Customer
- 1914Stout Hearts But Weak Knees as Faro Bill
- 1914The Love Thief
- 1914Dash, Love and Splash
- 1914Zip, the Dodger as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
- 1914The Anglers
- 1914Those Love Pangs as Movie Patron (uncredited)
- 1914Hello, Mabel as Mabel's Boss
- 1914He Loved the Ladies as The Husband's Pal
- 1914Mabel's Blunder as Billy Bronx
- 1914The Rounders as Diner
- 1914His New Profession as Nephew
- 1914Her Last Chance
- 1914The Masquerader as Actor
- 1914Those Country Kids as Cop
- 1914Such a Cook
- 1914A Coat's Tale as The Tramp
- 1914Soldiers of Misfortune
- 1914The Great Toe Mystery as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
- 1914Mabel's New Job as Boarder
- 1914Sophie of the Films #4
- 1914A Gambling Rube as (unconfirmed)
- 1914Mabel's Busy Day as Spectator
- 1914Love and Salt Water
- 1914The Knockout as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1914Where Hazel Met the Villain
- 1914Mabel at the Wheel as Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1914Across the Hall as (unconfirmed)
Directing 116
- 1974The Three Stooges Follies · director
- 1939Static in the Attic · director
- 1939Saved by the Belle · director
- 1939Boom Goes the Groom · director
- 1939Mutiny on the Body · director
- 1938Flat Foot Stooges · director
- 1938A Nag in the Bag · director
- 1938Mutts to You · director
- 1938Violent Is the Word for Curly · director
- 1938Halfway to Hollywood · director
- 1938Ankles Away · director
- 1938Tassels in the Air · director
- 1938The Old Raid Mule · director
- 1937Oh, What a Knight! · director
- 1936On the Wrong Trek · director
- 1936Vamp Till Ready · director
- 1936Neighborhood House · director
- 1936The Count Takes the Count · director
- 1935Public Ghost # 1 · director
- 1935Life Hesitates at 40 · director
- 1935Manhattan Monkey Business · director
- 1935Nurse to You! · director
- 1935The Four Star Boarder · director
- 1935Southern Exposure · director
- 1935Poker at Eight · director
- 1935Okay Toots! · director
- 1934The Chases of Pimple Street · director
- 1934Fate's Fathead · director
- 1934You Said a Hatful! · director
- 1934Something Simple · director
- 1934It Happened One Day · director
- 1934Another Wild Idea · director
- 1934Music in Your Hair · director
- 1934I'll Take Vanilla · director
- 1934Four Parts · director
- 1934The Cracked Ice Man · director
- 1933Luncheon at Twelve · director
- 1933Sherman Said It · director
- 1933Midsummer Mush · director
- 1933Arabian Tights · director
- 1933His Silent Racket · director
- 1933The Bargain of the Century · director
- 1933Nature in the Wrong · director
- 1923Dear Ol' Pal · director
- 1923Jus' Passin' Through · director
- 1923Jack Frost · director
- 1923Courtship of Miles Sandwich · director
- 1923Sold at Auction! · director
- 1923Before the Public · director
- 1923A Tough Winter · director
- 1922Newly Rich · director
- 1922The Old Sea Dog · director
- 1922Bone Dry · director
- 1922365 Days · director
- 1922The Stone Age · director
- 1922The Dumb-Bell · director
- 1922In the Movies · director
- 1922Do Me a Favor · director
- 1922Full o' Pep · director
- 1922Hot Off the Press · director
- 1922Blow 'Em Up · director
- 1922Years to Come · director
- 1921On Location · director
- 1921Fifteen Minutes · director
- 1921What a Whopper! · director
- 1921At the Ringside · director
- 1921Blue Sunday · director
- 1921Rush Orders · director
- 1921His Best Girl · director
- 1920Moonshine · director
- 1920April Fool · director
- 1920Married to Order · director
- 1920Kids Is Kids · director
- 1920A London Bobby · director
- 1920Call a Taxi! · director
- 1920Don't Rock the Boat · director
- 1920All Dressed Up · director
- 1920Italian Love · director
- 1920Fresh Paint · director
- 1920Waltz Me Around · director
- 1920Getting His Goat · director
- 1920Red Hot Hottentotts · director
- 1920The Nickel Snatcher · director
- 1920When Spirits Move · director
- 1920Mystic Mush · director
- 1919The Floor Below · director
- 1919Tough Luck · director
- 1919Order in the Court · director
- 1919Giving the Bride Away · director
- 1919All at Sea · director
- 1919Don't Park Here · director
- 1919One Night Only · director
- 1919Her Tender Feet · director
- 1919Her First False Hare · director
- 1919The Flirts · director
- 1919Coppers and Scents · director
- 1919Ship Ahoy · director
- 1919Hop to It, Bellhop · director
- 1919Rolling Stone · director
- 1918He's In Again · director
- 1918Painless Love · director
- 1918Hello Trouble · director
- 1918Playmates · director
- 1918Bright and Early · director
- 1917His Merry Mix-Up · director
- 1917There's Many a Fool · director
- 1917The Cloud Puncher · director
- 1917Chased Into Love · director
- 1916Hearts and Sparks · director
- 1916A Dash of Courage · director
- 1915A Hash House Fraud · director
- 1915He Wouldn't Stay Down · director
- 1914Their Fatal Bumping · director
- 1914How Heroes Are Made · director
- 1914The Love Thief · director
- 1914The Anglers · director
Writing 23
- 1945Off Again, On Again · story
- 1944Open Season for Saps · story
- 1939The Sap Takes a Wrap · screenplay
- 1938Pie a la Maid · screenplay
- 1938Flat Foot Stooges · writer
- 1938Many Sappy Returns · story
- 1936Vamp Till Ready · writer
- 1936Neighborhood House · writer
- 1934Something Simple · writer
- 1933Sons of the Desert · writer
- 1926Tell 'Em Nothing · writer
- 1926Crazy Like a Fox · writer
- 1923Jus' Passin' Through · story
- 1922Touch all the Bases · writer
- 1922Years to Come · writer
- 1919Don't Park Here · writer
- 1919Her Tender Feet · writer
- 1919Ship Ahoy · writer
- 1917His Merry Mix-Up · writer
- 1917There's Many a Fool · writer
- 1917The Cloud Puncher · writer
- 1917Chased Into Love · writer
- 1915He Wouldn't Stay Down · writer
Production 8
- 1939Saved by the Belle · associate producer
- 1938Flat Foot Stooges · associate producer
- 1938Mutts to You · associate producer
- 1938Violent Is the Word for Curly · associate producer
- 1938Tassels in the Air · associate producer
- 1938Termites of 1938 · associate producer
- 1937Man Bites Lovebug · associate producer
- 1937Gracie at the Bat · associate producer