Charley Chase
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 19, 1893
Day of Death: June 20, 1940 (47 years old)
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
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Actor Charley
Rattling Romeo
Actor Charley Chase
Teacher's Pest
Actor Charley Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump
Actor Charley
The Awful Goof
Actor Charley Chase
Skinny the Moocher
Actor Charley
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Associate Producer
Saved by the Belle
Director
Saved by the Belle
Screenplay
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Director
Mutiny on the Body
Director
Static in the Attic
Director
Boom Goes the Groom
1938
Actor Charley
Time Out for Trouble
Actor Charley
Pie a la Maid
Actor Charley Chase
The Mind Needer
Actor Racetrack Announcer (voice)
A Nag in the Bag
Actor Professor Chase
The Nightshirt Bandit
Actor Charley Chase
Many Sappy Returns
Associate Producer
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Writer
Flat Foot Stooges
Director
Mutts to You
Director
Flat Foot Stooges
Director
Tassels in the Air
Director
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Associate Producer
Termites of 1938
Director
A Nag in the Bag
Screenplay
Many Sappy Returns
Story
Many Sappy Returns
Screenplay
Pie a la Maid
Director
Halfway to Hollywood
Director
The Old Raid Mule
Director
Ankles Away
Associate Producer
Tassels in the Air
Associate Producer
Mutts to You
Associate Producer
Flat Foot Stooges
1937
Actor Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Hollywood Party
Actor Charles Clayfoot Chase
Man Bites Lovebug
Actor Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse
Actor Charley Chase
The Big Squirt
Actor Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors
Actor Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
Actor Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
Associate Producer
Gracie at the Bat
Associate Producer
Man Bites Lovebug
Director
Oh, What a Knight!
1936
Actor Charley Chase
On the Wrong Trek
Actor Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Kelly the Second
Actor Charley Chase
The Count Takes the Count
Actor Charley Chase
Neighborhood House
Actor Charley
Vamp Till Ready
Director
Vamp Till Ready
Writer
Vamp Till Ready
Writer
Neighborhood House
Director
The Count Takes the Count
Director
Neighborhood House
Director
On the Wrong Trek
1935
Actor Charley
Poker at Eight
Actor Charley
The Four Star Boarder
Actor Charley
Nurse to You!
Actor Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Southern Exposure
Actor Charley Chase
Public Ghost # 1
Actor Charley Chase
Life Hesitates at 40
Actor Charley
Okay Toots!
Actor Charley
Manhattan Monkey Business
Director
Life Hesitates at 40
Director
Okay Toots!
Director
Manhattan Monkey Business
Director
Poker at Eight
Director
Nurse to You!
Director
The Four Star Boarder
Director
Southern Exposure
Director
Public Ghost # 1
1934
Actor Charley Chase
The Cracked Ice Man
Actor Charley Chase
Fate's Fathead
Actor Charley Chase
The Chases of Pimple Street
Actor Charley
Another Wild Idea
Actor Charley
Four Parts
Actor Charley
Something Simple
Actor Charley
I'll Take Vanilla
Actor Charley
It Happened One Day
Actor Charley
You Said a Hatful!
Director
I'll Take Vanilla
Director
It Happened One Day
Director
You Said a Hatful!
Director
The Cracked Ice Man
Director
Fate's Fathead
Director
Music in Your Hair
Writer
Something Simple
Director
The Chases of Pimple Street
Director
Another Wild Idea
Director
Four Parts
Director
Something Simple
1933
Actor Charley
Sons of the Desert
Actor Charley
Arabian Tights
Actor Charley Chase
Luncheon at Twelve
Actor Charley Chase
Fallen Arches
Actor Charley Chase
Nature in the Wrong
Actor Charley
Midsummer Mush
Actor Charley
His Silent Racket
Actor Charley
Sherman Said It
Director
The Bargain of the Century
Director
Luncheon at Twelve
Writer
Sons of the Desert
Director
Nature in the Wrong
Director
Midsummer Mush
Director
Sherman Said It
Director
His Silent Racket
Director
Arabian Tights
1932
1931
Actor Carlitos
The soul of the party
Actor Carlos
Messing Around
Actor Charley Chase
Hasty Marriage
Actor Charley Chase
The Panic Is On
Actor Pvt. Charley Chase
Rough Seas
Actor Charley
The Pip from Pittsburg
Actor Charles A. Chase
Thundering Tenors
Actor Chubby (singing voice)
Little Daddy
Actor Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
One of the Smiths
Actor Charley Chase
What a Bozo!
Actor Duke Chase
Skip the Maloo!
Actor Charley Chase
The lady from Chicago
1930
Actor
The golf player
Actor
The golfer
Actor Carlos
Follies of love
Actor
Shy in spite of himself
Actor
The prince of the dollar
Actor
Gold Diggers
Actor
Keep the Bomb
Actor Charley
Whispering Whoopee
Actor Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
High C's
Actor Charley
The Real McCoy
Actor Charley Chase
Dollar Dizzy
Actor Charley
Looser Than Loose
Actor Mr Chase
All Teed Up
Actor Charley Chase
Fifty Million Husbands
Actor Charley
Girl Shock
Actor Charley
Fast Work
Actor Carlos Chase
A gray in the air
Actor Charley
Hey, skirts!
1929
Actor Charley Chase
Leaping Love
Actor Charley
Ruby Lips
Actor Charley Chase
Loud Soup
Actor Charley Chase
Off to Buffalo
Actor Charley
Thin Twins
Actor Charley - 1st Sailor
Great Gobs!
Actor Charley Chase
Movie Night
Actor Charley
The Big Squawk
Actor Charley
Snappy Sneezer
Actor Charley
Crazy Feet
Actor Charley
Stepping Out
Actor John Jones
Modern Love
1928
1927
Actor Charley
What Women Did for Me
Actor The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Are Brunettes Safe?
Actor Charley
Many Scrappy Returns
Actor Charley
The Lighter That Failed
Actor Charley
Bigger and Better Blondes
Actor Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Actor Charley
Fluttering Hearts
Actor Asylum Inmate
Call of the Cuckoo
Actor Thurston
Forgotten Sweeties
Actor Charley
Now I'll Tell One
Actor Charley
The Way of All Pants
Actor Top Hat Inebriate
The Glorious Fourth
Actor Charley
Us
Actor Charley - the Husband
Assistant Wives
Actor Charley
The Sting of Stings
Actor Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
A One Mama Man
1926
Actor Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Merry Widower
Actor Mustachioed wedding guest
Thundering Fleas
Actor Charley
Bromo and Juliet
Actor Mr. Moose - The Husband
Mighty Like a Moose
Actor Charles Chase
Long Fliv the King
Actor Wilson
Crazy Like a Fox
Actor Charley
Dog Shy
Actor Gladstone, The Great Lover
Tell 'Em Nothing
Actor Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Mama Behave
Actor Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Be Your Age
Actor Charley
Charley My Boy!
Actor Charlie - the Son
Mum's the Word
Actor Charley
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Writer
Tell 'Em Nothing
Writer
Crazy Like a Fox
1925
Actor Charley
Hard Boiled
Actor Jimmy Jump
The Family Entrance
Actor Jamison
What Price Goofy?
Actor The Young Married Man
The Caretaker's Daughter
Actor Melvin
Innocent Husbands
Actor Jimmy Jump
The Rat's Knuckles
Actor The Groom
His Wooden Wedding
Actor The Husband
Isn't Life Terrible?
Actor Jamison Jump
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Actor Jimmy Jump
No Father to Guide Him
Actor Jimmie Jump
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Actor
The Uneasy Three
Actor Jimmie
Bad Boy
Actor Jimmy Jump
Big Red Riding Hood
Actor Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
Actor Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
Actor Jimmy Jump
Looking for Sally
Actor Charley
Plain and Fancy Girls
1924
Actor Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
The King of the Wild Horses
Actor Jimmy Jump
Sweet Daddy
Actor Jimmy Jump
The Perfect Lady
Actor Jimmie Jump
Love's Detour
Actor Jimmie Jump
Position Wanted
Actor Jimmy Jump
The Royal Razz
Actor Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work
Actor Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Bungalow Boobs
Actor Jimmy Jump
Why Husbands Go Mad
Actor Charley
Seeing Nellie Home
Actor Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas
Actor Jimmy Jump
The 'Fraidy Cat
Actor Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg
Actor Jimmy Jump
April Fool
Actor Jimmy
Young Oldfield
Actor Jimmy Jump
Too Many Mammas
Actor Jimmie Jump
All Wet
Actor Jimmy Jump
Accidental Accidents
Actor Director
Jubilo, Jr.
Actor Jimmy Jump
Sittin' Pretty
Actor Jimmie Jump
The Poor Fish
Actor Jimmy Jump
At First Sight
Actor Jimmy Jump
Just a Real Good Car
Actor Jimmy Jump
One of the Family
Actor
Powder and Smoke
Actor Jimmie Jump
Hard Knocks
Actor
Don't Forget
Actor Jimmy Jump
Publicity Pays
Actor
Jeffries, Jr.
Actor Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
Actor Jimmy Jump
Just a Minute
1923
Actor Customer (uncredited)
Sold at Auction
Actor Glen Harper
Her Dangerous Path
Actor
Long Live the King
Actor
Jack Frost
Director
A Tough Winter
Director
Sold at Auction
Director
Dear Ol' Pal
Story
Jus' Passin' Through
Director
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Director
Jus' Passin' Through
Director
Jack Frost
Director
Before the Public
1922
Actor
In the Movies
Actor
The Stone Age
Actor Actor wearing top hat
The Dumb-Bell
Director
Years to Come
Director
The Dumb-Bell
Director
Full o' Pep
Director
Blow 'Em Up
Director
The Old Sea Dog
Director
The Stone Age
Director
In the Movies
Director
Newly Rich
Writer
Years to Come
Writer
Touch all the Bases
Director
365 Days
Director
Bone Dry
Director
Hot Off the Press
Director
Do Me a Favor
1921
1920
Actor
Mystic Mush
Actor Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Way Out West
Actor
Live and Learn
Actor Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Moonshine
Actor Ship's Officer
Don't Rock the Boat
Actor
Kids Is Kids
Actor The Suitor
Married to Order
Actor
When Spirits Move
Actor Supporting Character
April Fool
Actor
Italian Love
Actor cameo
The Nickel Snatcher
Actor
Why Go Home?
Director
All Dressed Up
Director
Moonshine
Director
Don't Park Here
Director
Waltz Me Around
Director
Fresh Paint
Director
A London Bobby
Director
Kids Is Kids
Director
Don't Rock the Boat
Director
Mystic Mush
Director
Married to Order
Director
When Spirits Move
Director
April Fool
Director
Call a Taxi
Director
Italian Love
Director
The Nickel Snatcher
Director
Red Hot Hottentotts
Director
Getting His Goat
1919
Actor Henchman (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
Actor
Her Tender Feet
Actor Bearded anarchist
Rolling Stone
Actor
All at Sea
Director
The Floor Below
Director
The Flirts
Director
Rolling Stone
Director
Hop to It, Bellhop
Writer
Her Tender Feet
Director
Ship Ahoy
Director
Her Tender Feet
Writer
Ship Ahoy
Director
One Night Only
Director
Her First False Hare
Director
Coppers and Scents
Director
All at Sea
Director
Order in the Court
Director
Giving the Bride Away
Director
Tough Luck
1918
1917
1916
1915
Actor The Artist
Only a Farmer's Daughter
Actor Audience Member (uncredited)
Droppington's Devilish Deed
Actor The Circus Spieler
A Favorite Fool
Actor Harold, Dora's Suitor
Love, Loot and Crash
Actor Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
A Versatile Villain
Actor Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Actor Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
Actor Audience Spectator (uncredited)
A One Night Stand
Actor The Suitor
Love in Armor
Actor Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Love, Speed and Thrills
Actor A Young Boarder
The Rent Jumpers
Actor Boyfriend
Settled at the Seaside
Actor The Accordian Player Boarder
Peanuts and Bullets
Actor Lizzie's Boy Friend
A Lucky Leap
Actor The Traveler
Colored Villainy
Actor The False Friend
He Wouldn't Stay Down
Actor The Star Boarder
Hash House Mashers
Director
A Hash House Fraud
Director
He Wouldn't Stay Down
Writer
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1914
Actor Customer
Dough and Dynamite
Actor Spectator
Mabel's Busy Day
Actor Actor
The Masquerader
Actor The Tramp
A Coat's Tale
Actor
'Curses!' They Remarked
Actor (unconfirmed)
Across the Hall
Actor
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Actor
Such a Cook
Actor
Soldiers of Misfortune
Actor
Those Country Kids
Actor (unconfirmed)
A Gambling Rube
Actor
Sophie of the Films #4
Actor
The Love Thief
Actor
The Anglers
Actor
Her Last Chance
Actor Mabel's Boss
Hello, Mabel
Actor
Dash, Love and Splash
Actor Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Zip, the Dodger
Actor
Love and Salt Water
Actor The Boy Friend's Chum
How Heroes Are Made
Actor Faro Bill
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
Actor
Other People's Business
Actor Bystander
The Plumber
Actor Nephew
His New Profession
Actor Piano Store Manager
His Musical Career
Actor Diner
The Rounders
Actor Billy Bronx
Mabel's Blunder
Actor Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Leading Lizzie Astray
Actor Ambrose's Buddy
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Actor 3rd Desperado
The Noise of Bombs
Actor Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Toe Mystery
Actor Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Actor Spectator (uncredited)
The Knockout
Actor Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
Actor Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Actor Movie Patron (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
Actor The Husband's Pal
He Loved the Ladies
Actor Party Guest (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
Actor The Art Teacher
Cursed by His Beauty
Actor Boarder
Mabel's New Job
Director
The Love Thief
Director
How Heroes Are Made
Director
The Anglers
Director
Their Fatal Bumping