Charley Chase
Actor
Born October 19, 1893 in 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.
Filmography
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(archive footage)
The Three Stooges Follies
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
Off Again, On Again
Open Season for Saps
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
His Bridal Fright
Charley
South of the Boudoir
Charley Chase
The Heckler
Noisy
The Awful Goof
Charley
Teacher's Pest
Charley Chase
Skinny the Moocher
Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo
Charley
Saved by the Belle
The Chump Takes a Bump
Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Charley
Pie a la Maid
Charley
Flat Foot Stooges
A Nag in the Bag
Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Nightshirt Bandit
Professor Chase
Mutts to You
Many Sappy Returns
Charley Chase
Violent Is the Word for Curly
The Mind Needer
Charley Chase
Tassels in the Air
Time Out for Trouble
Charley
Termites of 1938
Man Bites Lovebug
Charles Clayfoot Chase
Oh, What a Knight!
Gracie at the Bat
The Big Squirt
Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors
Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse
Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
Charley Chase
Hollywood Party
Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Kelly the Second
Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
On the Wrong Trek
Charley Chase
Vamp Till Ready
Charley
Neighborhood House
Charley Chase
The Count Takes the Count
Charley Chase
Public Ghost # 1
Charley Chase
Manhattan Monkey Business
Charley
Nurse to You!
Charley
The Four Star Boarder
Charley
Southern Exposure
Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
The Chases of Pimple Street
Charley Chase
Fate's Fathead
Charley Chase
You Said a Hatful!
Charley
Something Simple
Charley
It Happened One Day
Charley
Another Wild Idea
Charley
I'll Take Vanilla
Charley
Four Parts
Charley
The Cracked Ice Man
Charley Chase
Sons of the Desert
Charley
Luncheon at Twelve
Charley Chase
Sherman Said It
Charley
Midsummer Mush
Charley
Arabian Tights
Charley
His Silent Racket
Charley
The Bargain of the Century
Nature in the Wrong
Charley Chase
Fallen Arches
Charley Chase
Mr. Bride
Charley
Now We'll Tell One
Charley
Girl Grief
Charley
Young Ironsides
Fearless
First in War
Sgt. Chase
In Walked Charley
Mr. Chase
The Nickel Nurser
Charley Chase
The Tabasco Kid
Charley / Francisco Murietta
Hasty Marriage
Charley Chase
What a Bozo!
Charley Chase
Skip the Maloo!
Duke Chase
The Panic Is On
Charley Chase
One of the Smiths
Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Rough Seas
Pvt. Charley Chase
Little Daddy
Chubby (singing voice)
The lady from Chicago
Charley Chase
The Pip from Pittsburg
Charley
Thundering Tenors
Charles A. Chase
High C's
Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
A gray in the air
Carlos Chase
Looser Than Loose
Charley
Dollar Dizzy
Charley Chase
Girl Shock
Charley
Fast Work
Charley
Fifty Million Husbands
Charley Chase
All Teed Up
Mr Chase
Whispering Whoopee
Charley
The Real McCoy
Charley
Great Gobs!
Charley - 1st Sailor
Stepping Out
Charley
Crazy Feet
Charley
Snappy Sneezer
Charley
Modern Love
John Jones
Leaping Love
Charley Chase
The Big Squawk
Charley
Movie Night
Charley Chase
Loud Soup
Charley Chase
Ruby Lips
Charley
Chasing Husbands
Charley
The Booster
Charley
Is Everybody Happy?
Charley
Imagine My Embarrassment
Charley
Limousine Love
The Groom
Aching Youth
The Family Group
All for Nothing
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Charley
Assistant Wives
Charley - the Husband
The Way of All Pants
Charley
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
Now I'll Tell One
Charley
The Lighter That Failed
Charley
The Sting of Stings
Charley
What Women Did for Me
Charley
Us
Charley
The Glorious Fourth
Top Hat Inebriate
Fluttering Hearts
Charley
Bigger and Better Blondes
Charley
Forgotten Sweeties
Thurston
A One Mama Man
Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Are Brunettes Safe?
The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Many Scrappy Returns
Charley
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Charley
Be Your Age
Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Tell 'Em Nothing
Gladstone, The Great Lover
Bromo and Juliet
Charley
Crazy Like a Fox
Wilson
Merry Widower
Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Thundering Fleas
Mustachioed wedding guest
Mighty Like a Moose
Mr. Moose - The Husband
Long Fliv the King
Charles Chase
Mum's the Word
Charlie - the Son
Dog Shy
Charley
Mama Behave
Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Charley My Boy!
Charley
His Wooden Wedding
The Groom
The Uneasy Three
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Young Married Man
No Father to Guide Him
Jimmy Jump
Innocent Husbands
Melvin
Isn't Life Terrible?
The Husband
What Price Goofy?
Jamison
Looking for Sally
Jimmy Jump
Big Red Riding Hood
Jimmy Jump
Bad Boy
Jimmie
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Jimmie Jump
Hard Boiled
Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Jamison Jump
Plain and Fancy Girls
Charley
The Family Entrance
Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
Jimmy Jump
The Rat's Knuckles
Jimmy Jump
The Royal Razz
Jimmy Jump
The Poor Fish
Jimmie Jump
Just a Real Good Car
Jimmy Jump
Accidental Accidents
Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Too Many Mammas
Jimmy Jump
Sittin' Pretty
Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas
Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work
Jimmy Jump
Sweet Daddy
Jimmy Jump
Seeing Nellie Home
Charley
A Ten-Minute Egg
Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
Jimmy Jump
Jubilo, Jr.
Director
Young Oldfield
Jimmy
April Fool
Jimmy Jump
Publicity Pays
Jimmy Jump
The King of the Wild Horses
Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
The 'Fraidy Cat
Jimmy Jump
One of the Family
Jimmy Jump
Powder and Smoke
Hard Knocks
Jimmie Jump
Don't Forget
Jeffries, Jr.
Just a Minute
Jimmy Jump
At First Sight
Jimmy Jump
All Wet
Jimmie Jump
Long Live the King
Dear Ol' Pal
Jus' Passin' Through
Her Dangerous Path
Glen Harper
Jack Frost
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Sold at Auction!
Customer (uncredited)
A Tough Winter
Newly Rich
The Old Sea Dog
365 Days
The Stone Age
The Dumb-Bell
Actor wearing top hat
Do Me a Favor
Hot Off the Press
Fifteen Minutes
Moonshine
Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
April Fool
Supporting Character
Married to Order
The Suitor
Call a Taxi!
Italian Love
Fresh Paint
Waltz Me Around
When Spirits Move
The Nickel Snatcher
cameo
Don't Park Here
One Night Only
Her First False Hare
The Flirts
Coppers and Scents
Ship Ahoy
Henchman (uncredited)
Rolling Stone
Bearded anarchist
He's In Again
Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Hello Trouble
Bright and Early
His Merry Mix-Up
There's Many a Fool
The Cloud Puncher
Chased Into Love
Charley
A Hash House Fraud
A Versatile Villain
Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Love, Loot and Crash
Harold, Dora's Suitor
The Rent Jumpers
A Young Boarder
Settled at the Seaside
Boyfriend
A One Night Stand
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
Love in Armor
The Suitor
He Wouldn't Stay Down
The False Friend
Love, Speed and Thrills
Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hash House Mashers
The Star Boarder
Peanuts and Bullets
The Accordian Player Boarder
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's Buddy
The Plumber
Bystander
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
The Noise of Bombs
3rd Desperado
His Musical Career
Piano Store Manager
Cursed by His Beauty
The Art Teacher
Gentlemen of Nerve
Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Dough and Dynamite
Customer
Zip, the Dodger
Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Hello, Mabel
Mabel's Boss
Mabel's Blunder
Billy Bronx
The Rounders
Diner
His New Profession
Nephew
The Masquerader
Actor
Those Country Kids
Cop
The Great Toe Mystery
Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Spectator
The Knockout
Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)