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Charley Chase

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

19/10/1893

Day of Death

20/06/1940
(47) 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 perform... Read More

Known For

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

4 Clowns

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

30 Years of Fun

Days of Thrills and Laughter

When Comedy Was King

The Golden Age of Comedy

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Filmography

Cast

2023

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2007

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent S...

as (archive footage)

1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as (archive footage)

1970

4 Clowns

as (archive footage)

1967

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

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 foota...

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

1940

His Bridal Fright

as Charley

1940

South of the Boudoir

as Charley Chase

1940

The Heckler

as Noisy

1939

The Awful Goof

as Charley

1939

Teacher's Pest

as Charley Chase

1939

Skinny the Moocher

as Charley Chase

1939

Rattling Romeo

as Charley

1939

The Chump Takes a Bump

as Charley Chase

1939

The Sap Takes a Wrap

as Charley

1938

Pie a la Maid

as Charley

1938

A Nag in the Bag

as Racetrack Announcer (voice)

1938

The Nightshirt Bandit

as Professor Chase

1938

Many Sappy Returns

as Charley Chase

1938

The Mind Needer

as Charley Chase

1938

Time Out for Trouble

as Charley

1937

Man Bites Lovebug

as Charles Clayfoot Chase

1937

The Big Squirt

as Charley Chase

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 Grand Hooter

as Charley Chase

1937

Hollywood Party

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

1936

Kelly the Second

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

1936

On the Wrong Trek

as Charley Chase

1936

Vamp Till Ready

as Charley

1936

Neighborhood House

as Charley Chase

1936

The Count Takes the Count

as Charley Chase

1935

Public Ghost # 1

as Charley Chase

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

as Charley Chase

1935

Manhattan Monkey Business

as Charley

1935

Nurse to You!

as Charley

1935

The Four Star Boarder

as Charley

1935

Southern Exposure

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

1935

Poker at Eight

as Charley

1935

Okay Toots!

as Charley

1934

The Chases of Pimple Street

as Charley Chase

1934

Fate's Fathead

as Charley Chase

1934

You Said a Hatful!

as Charley

1934

Something Simple

as Charley

1934

It Happened One Day

as Charley

1934

Another Wild Idea

as Charley

1934

I'll Take Vanilla

as Charley

1934

Four Parts

as Charley

1934

The Cracked Ice Man

as Charley Chase

1933

Sons of the Desert

as Charley

1933

Luncheon at Twelve

as Charley Chase

1933

Sherman Said It

as Charley

1933

Midsummer Mush

as Charley

1933

Arabian Tights

as Charley

1933

His Silent Racket

as Charley

1933

Nature in the Wrong

as Charley Chase

1933

Fallen Arches

as Charley Chase

1932

Mr. Bride

as Charley

1932

Now We'll Tell One

as Charley

1932

Girl Grief

as Charley

1932

Young Ironsides

as Fearless

1932

First in War

as Sgt. Chase

1932

In Walked Charley

as Mr. Chase

1932

The Nickel Nurser

as Charley Chase

1932

The Tabasco Kid

as Charley / Francisco Murietta

1931

Hasty Marriage

as Charley Chase

1931

What a Bozo!

as Charley Chase

1931

Skip the Maloo!

as Duke Chase

1931

The Panic Is On

as Charley Chase

1931

One of the Smiths

as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

1931

Rough Seas

as Pvt. Charley Chase

1931

Messing Around

as Carlos

1931

Little Daddy

as Chubby (singing voice)

1931

The lady from Chicago

as Charley Chase

1931

The Pip from Pittsburg

as Charley

1931

The soul of the party

as Carlitos

1931

Thundering Tenors

as Charles A. Chase

1930

High C's

as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

1930

A gray in the air

as Carlos Chase

1930

Keep the Bomb

1930

Looser Than Loose

as Charley

1930

Hey, skirts!

as Charley

1930

The prince of the dollar

1930

Gold Diggers

1930

Dollar Dizzy

as Charley Chase

1930

Follies of love

as Carlos

1930

Shy in spite of himself

1930

Girl Shock

as Charley

1930

Fast Work

as Charley

1930

Fifty Million Husbands

as Charley Chase

1930

The golf player

1930

The golfer

1930

All Teed Up

as Mr Chase

1930

Whispering Whoopee

as Charley

1930

The Real McCoy

as Charley

1929

Great Gobs!

as Charley - 1st Sailor

1929

Stepping Out

as Charley

1929

Crazy Feet

as Charley

1929

Snappy Sneezer

as Charley

1929

Modern Love

as John Jones

1929

Leaping Love

as Charley Chase

1929

The Big Squawk

as Charley

1929

Movie Night

as Charley Chase

1929

Thin Twins

as Charley

1929

Loud Soup

as Charley Chase

1929

Off to Buffalo

as Charley Chase

1929

Ruby Lips

as Charley

1928

Chasing Husbands

as Charley

1928

The Booster

as Charley

1928

All Parts

1928

Is Everybody Happy?

as Charley

1928

Imagine My Embarrassment

as Charley

1928

The Fight Pest

as Charley

1928

Limousine Love

as The Groom

1928

Aching Youth

1928

The Family Group

1928

All for Nothing

1927

Never the Dames Shall Meet

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

Now I'll Tell One

as Charley

1927

The Lighter That Failed

as Charley

1927

The Sting of Stings

as Charley

1927

What Women Did for Me

as Charley

1927

Us

as Charley

1927

The Glorious Fourth

as Top Hat Inebriate

1927

Fluttering Hearts

as Charley

1927

Bigger and Better Blondes

as Charley

1927

Forgotten Sweeties

as Thurston

1927

A One Mama Man

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

1927

Are Brunettes Safe?

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

1927

Many Scrappy Returns

as Charley

1926

There Ain't No Santa Claus

as Charley

1926

Be Your Age

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk

1926

Tell 'Em Nothing

as Gladstone, The Great Lover

1926

Bromo and Juliet

as Charley

1926

Crazy Like a Fox

as Wilson

1926

Merry Widower

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

1926

Thundering Fleas

as Mustachioed wedding guest

1926

Mighty Like a Moose

as Mr. Moose - The Husband

1926

Long Fliv the King

as Charles Chase

1926

Mum's the Word

as Charlie - the Son

1926

Dog Shy

as Charley

1926

Mama Behave

as Charles Chase / Jim Chase

1926

Charley My Boy!

as Charley

1925

His Wooden Wedding

as The Groom

1925

The Uneasy Three

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter

as The Young Married Man

1925

No Father to Guide Him

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Innocent Husbands

as Melvin

1925

Isn't Life Terrible?

as The Husband

1925

What Price Goofy?

as Jamison

1925

Looking for Sally

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Big Red Riding Hood

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Bad Boy

as Jimmie

1925

Is Marriage the Bunk?

as Jimmie Jump

1925

Hard Boiled

as Charley

1925

Should Husbands Be Watched?

as Jamison Jump

1925

Plain and Fancy Girls

as Charley

1925

The Family Entrance

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Fighting Fluid

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Hello Baby!

as Jimmy Jump

1925

The Rat's Knuckles

as Jimmy Jump

1924

The Royal Razz

as Jimmy Jump

1924

The Poor Fish

as Jimmie Jump

1924

Just a Real Good Car

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Accidental Accidents

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Bungalow Boobs

as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

1924

Too Many Mammas

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Sittin' Pretty

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Outdoor Pajamas

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Why Men Work

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Sweet Daddy

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Seeing Nellie Home

as Charley

1924

A Ten-Minute Egg

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Why Husbands Go Mad

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Stolen Goods

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Jubilo, Jr.

as Director

1924

Young Oldfield

as Jimmy

1924

Position Wanted

as Jimmie Jump

1924

April Fool

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Publicity Pays

as Jimmy Jump

1924

The King of the Wild Horses

as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

1924

The 'Fraidy Cat

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Love's Detour

as Jimmie Jump

1924

The Perfect Lady

as Jimmy Jump

1924

One of the Family

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Powder and Smoke

1924

Hard Knocks

as Jimmie Jump

1924

Don't Forget

1924

Jeffries, Jr.

1924

Just a Minute

as Jimmy Jump

1924

At First Sight

as Jimmy Jump

1924

All Wet

as Jimmie Jump

1923

Long Live the King

1923

Her Dangerous Path

as Glen Harper

1923

Jack Frost

1923

Sold at Auction

as Customer (uncredited)

1922

The Stone Age

1922

The Dumb-Bell

as Actor wearing top hat

1922

In the Movies

1921

The Hustler

1921

Blue Sunday

1921

Big Game

1921

His Best Girl

1920

Moonshine

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

1920

April Fool

as Supporting Character

1920

Married to Order

as The Suitor

1920

Kids Is Kids

1920

Live and Learn

1920

Don't Rock the Boat

as Ship's Officer

1920

Italian Love

1920

Why Go Home?

1920

Way Out West

as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

1920

Mystic Mush

1920

When Spirits Move

1920

The Nickel Snatcher

as cameo

1919

All at Sea

1919

Her Tender Feet

1919

Ship Ahoy

as Henchman (uncredited)

1919

Rolling Stone

as Bearded anarchist

1918

He's In Again

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

1918

Hello Trouble

1918

Playmates

as Dope fiend

1917

Chased Into Love

as Charley

1915

A Favorite Fool

as The Circus Spieler

1915

A Versatile Villain

as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

1915

Love, Loot and Crash

as Harold, Dora's Suitor

1915

The Rent Jumpers

as A Young Boarder

1915

Droppington's Devilish Deed

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1915

Settled at the Seaside

as Boyfriend

1915

A One Night Stand

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

1915

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncr...

1915

That Little Band Of Gold

as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncre...

1915

Love in Armor

as The Suitor

1915

A Lucky Leap

as Lizzie's Boy Friend

1915

He Wouldn't Stay Down

as The False Friend

1915

Colored Villainy

as The Traveler

1915

Love, Speed and Thrills

as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

1915

Hash House Mashers

as The Star Boarder

1915

Peanuts and Bullets

as The Accordian Player Boarder

1915

Only a Farmer's Daughter

as The Artist

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

1914

Fatty's Magic Pants

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

as Ambrose's Buddy

1914

The Plumber

as Bystander

1914

Other People's Business

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

1914

The Noise of Bombs

as 3rd Desperado

1914

How Heroes Are Made

as The Boy Friend's Chum

1914

His Musical Career

as Piano Store Manager

1914

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

Cursed by His Beauty

as The Art Teacher

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

1914

Dough and Dynamite

as Customer

1914

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

as Faro Bill

1914

The Love Thief

1914

Dash, Love and Splash

1914

Zip, the Dodger

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

1914

The Anglers

1914

Those Love Pangs

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

1914

Hello, Mabel

as Mabel's Boss

1914

He Loved the Ladies

as The Husband's Pal

1914

Mabel's Blunder

as Billy Bronx

1914

The Rounders

as Diner

1914

His New Profession

as Nephew

1914

Her Last Chance

1914

The Masquerader

as Actor

1914

Those Country Kids

as Cop

1914

Such a Cook

1914

A Coat's Tale

as The Tramp

1914

Soldiers of Misfortune

1914

The Great Toe Mystery

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited...

1914

Mabel's New Job

as Boarder

1914

Sophie of the Films #4

1914

A Gambling Rube

as (unconfirmed)

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

as Spectator

1914

Love and Salt Water

1914

The Knockout

as Spectator (uncredited)

1914

Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

Mabel at the Wheel

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

1914

Across the Hall

as (unconfirmed)

Crew

1974

The Three Stooges Follies

as Director

1945

Off Again, On Again

as Story

1944

Open Season for Saps

as Story

1939

Static in the Attic

as Director

1939

Saved by the Belle

as Associate Producer

1939

Saved by the Belle

as Director

1939

Boom Goes the Groom

as Director

1939

The Sap Takes a Wrap

as Screenplay

1939

Mutiny on the Body

as Director

1938

Pie a la Maid

as Screenplay

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Writer

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Director

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Associate Producer

1938

A Nag in the Bag

as Director

1938

Mutts to You

as Director

1938

Mutts to You

as Associate Producer

1938

Many Sappy Returns

as Story

1938

Many Sappy Returns

as Screenplay

1938

Violent Is the Word for Curly

as Associate Producer

1938

Violent Is the Word for Curly

as Director

1938

Halfway to Hollywood

as Director

1938

Ankles Away

as Director

1938

Tassels in the Air

as Director

1938

Tassels in the Air

as Associate Producer

1938

The Old Raid Mule

as Director

1938

Termites of 1938

as Associate Producer

1937

Man Bites Lovebug

as Associate Producer

1937

Oh, What a Knight!

as Director

1937

Gracie at the Bat

as Associate Producer

1936

On the Wrong Trek

as Director

1936

Vamp Till Ready

as Director

1936

Vamp Till Ready

as Writer

1936

Neighborhood House

as Writer

1936

Neighborhood House

as Director

1936

The Count Takes the Count

as Director

1935

Public Ghost # 1

as Director

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

as Director

1935

Manhattan Monkey Business

as Director

1935

Nurse to You!

as Director

1935

The Four Star Boarder

as Director

1935

Southern Exposure

as Director

1935

Poker at Eight

as Director

1935

Okay Toots!

as Director

1934

The Chases of Pimple Street

as Director

1934

Fate's Fathead

as Director

1934

You Said a Hatful!

as Director

1934

Something Simple

as Writer

1934

Something Simple

as Director

1934

It Happened One Day

as Director

1934

Another Wild Idea

as Director

1934

Music in Your Hair

as Director

1934

I'll Take Vanilla

as Director

1934

Four Parts

as Director

1934

The Cracked Ice Man

as Director

1933

Sons of the Desert

as Writer

1933

Luncheon at Twelve

as Director

1933

Sherman Said It

as Director

1933

Midsummer Mush

as Director

1933

Arabian Tights

as Director

1933

His Silent Racket

as Director

1933

The Bargain of the Century

as Director

1933

Nature in the Wrong

as Director

1926

Tell 'Em Nothing

as Writer

1926

Crazy Like a Fox

as Writer

1923

Dear Ol' Pal

as Director

1923

Jus' Passin' Through

as Director

1923

Jus' Passin' Through

as Story

1923

Jack Frost

as Director

1923

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

as Director

1923

Sold at Auction

as Director

1923

Before the Public

as Director

1923

A Tough Winter

as Director

1922

Newly Rich

as Director

1922

The Old Sea Dog

as Director

1922

Bone Dry

as Director

1922

365 Days

as Director

1922

Touch all the Bases

as Writer

1922

The Stone Age

as Director

1922

The Dumb-Bell

as Director

1922

In the Movies

as Director

1922

Do Me a Favor

as Director

1922

Full o' Pep

as Director

1922

Hot Off the Press

as Director

1922

Blow 'Em Up

as Director

1922

Years to Come

as Director

1922

Years to Come

as Writer

1921

On Location

as Director

1921

Fifteen Minutes

as Director

1921

What a Whopper!

as Director

1921

At the Ringside

as Director

1921

Blue Sunday

as Director

1921

Rush Orders

as Director

1921

His Best Girl

as Director

1920

Moonshine

as Director

1920

April Fool

as Director

1920

Married to Order

as Director

1920

Kids Is Kids

as Director

1920

A London Bobby

as Director

1920

Call a Taxi

as Director

1920

Don't Rock the Boat

as Director

1920

All Dressed Up

as Director

1920

Italian Love

as Director

1920

Fresh Paint

as Director

1920

Waltz Me Around

as Director

1920

Getting His Goat

as Director

1920

Red Hot Hottentotts

as Director

1920

Mystic Mush

as Director

1920

When Spirits Move

as Director

1920

The Nickel Snatcher

as Director

1919

The Floor Below

as Director

1919

Tough Luck

as Director

1919

Order in the Court

as Director

1919

Giving the Bride Away

as Director

1919

All at Sea

as Director

1919

Don't Park Here

as Director

1919

One Night Only

as Director

1919

Don't Park Here

as Writer

1919

Her Tender Feet

as Director

1919

Her Tender Feet

as Writer

1919

Her First False Hare

as Director

1919

The Flirts

as Director

1919

Coppers and Scents

as Director

1919

Ship Ahoy

as Director

1919

Ship Ahoy

as Writer

1919

Hop to It, Bellhop

as Director

1919

Rolling Stone

as Director

1918

He's In Again

as Director

1918

Hello Trouble

as Director

1918

Playmates

as Director

1918

Bright and Early

as Director

1917

His Merry Mix-Up

as Director

1917

His Merry Mix-Up

as Writer

1917

There's Many a Fool

as Director

1917

There's Many a Fool

as Writer

1917

The Cloud Puncher

as Director

1917

The Cloud Puncher

as Writer

1917

Chased Into Love

as Director

1917

Chased Into Love

as Writer

1916

Hearts and Sparks

as Director

1916

A Dash of Courage

as Director

1915

A Hash House Fraud

as Director

1915

He Wouldn't Stay Down

as Director

1915

He Wouldn't Stay Down

as Writer

1914

Their Fatal Bumping

as Director

1914

How Heroes Are Made

as Director

1914

The Love Thief

as Director

1914

The Anglers

as Director