
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.
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Filmography
Acting (287)
Movies (287)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007as (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992as (archive footage)
4 Clowns
1970as (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
30 Years of Fun
1963as (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957as archive footage
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942as Self (archive footage)
South of the Boudoir
1940as Charley Chase
His Bridal Fright
1940as Charley
The Heckler
1940as Noisy
Rattling Romeo
1939as Charley
The Awful Goof
1939as Charley
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939as Charley
Skinny the Moocher
1939as Charley Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939as Charley Chase
Teacher's Pest
1939as Charley Chase
Pie a la Maid
1938as Charley
Time Out for Trouble
1938as Charley
A Nag in the Bag
1938as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938as Professor Chase
Many Sappy Returns
1938as Charley Chase
The Mind Needer
1938as Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
1937as Charley Chase
Hollywood Party
1937as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
The Big Squirt
1937as Charley Chase
Man Bites Lovebug
1937as Charles Clayfoot Chase
Calling All Doctors
1937as Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
1937as Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse
1937as Charley Chase
Kelly the Second
1936as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Vamp Till Ready
1936as Charley
Neighborhood House
1936as Charley Chase
On the Wrong Trek
1936as Charley Chase
The Count Takes the Count
1936as Charley Chase
Nurse to You!
1935as Charley
The Four Star Boarder
1935as Charley
Poker at Eight
1935as Charley
Public Ghost # 1
1935as Charley Chase
Life Hesitates at 40
1935as Charley Chase
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935as Charley
Southern Exposure
1935as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Okay Toots!
1935as Charley
The Cracked Ice Man
1934as Charley Chase
You Said a Hatful!
1934as Charley
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934as Charley Chase
Something Simple
1934as Charley
Four Parts
1934as Charley
Fate's Fathead
1934as Charley Chase
I'll Take Vanilla
1934as Charley
It Happened One Day
1934as Charley
Another Wild Idea
1934as Charley
Nature in the Wrong
1933as Charley Chase
Sherman Said It
1933as Charley
Luncheon at Twelve
1933as Charley Chase
Sons of the Desert
1933as Charley
Midsummer Mush
1933as Charley
His Silent Racket
1933as Charley
Arabian Tights
1933as Charley
Fallen Arches
1933as Charley Chase
Mr. Bride
1932as Charley
Girl Grief
1932as Charley
First in War
1932as Sgt. Chase
Young Ironsides
1932as Fearless
In Walked Charley
1932as Mr. Chase
The Nickel Nurser
1932as Charley Chase
The Tabasco Kid
1932as Charley / Francisco Murietta
Now We'll Tell One
1932as Charley
The soul of the party
1931as Carlitos
The lady from Chicago
1931as Charley Chase
What a Bozo!
1931as Charley Chase
One of the Smiths
1931as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Little Daddy
1931as Chubby (singing voice)
Rough Seas
1931as Pvt. Charley Chase
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931as Charley
Messing Around
1931as Carlos
Skip the Maloo!
1931as Duke Chase
Thundering Tenors
1931as Charles A. Chase
The Panic Is On
1931as Charley Chase
Hasty Marriage
1931as Charley Chase
The Real McCoy
1930as Charley
Fifty Million Husbands
1930as Charley Chase
Looser Than Loose
1930as Charley
The prince of the dollar
1930
Dollar Dizzy
1930as Charley Chase
Girl Shock
1930as Charley
Fast Work
1930as Charley
A gray in the air
1930as Carlos Chase
High C's
1930as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
Hey, skirts!
1930as Charley
Shy in spite of himself
1930The golf player
1930The golfer
1930Gold Diggers
1930Follies of love
1930as Carlos
Whispering Whoopee
1930as Charley
All Teed Up
1930as Mr Chase
Keep the Bomb
1930
The Big Squawk
1929as Charley
Leaping Love
1929as Charley Chase
Movie Night
1929as Charley Chase
Thin Twins
1929as Charley
Crazy Feet
1929as Charley
Great Gobs!
1929as Charley - 1st Sailor
Stepping Out
1929as Charley
Modern Love
1929as John Jones
Off to Buffalo
1929as Charley Chase
Ruby Lips
1929as Charley
Loud Soup
1929as Charley Chase
Snappy Sneezer
1929as Charley
Is Everybody Happy?
1928as Charley
All for Nothing
1928
Limousine Love
1928as The Groom
Aching Youth
1928All Parts
1928
The Family Group
1928
Chasing Husbands
1928as Charley
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928as Charley
The Fight Pest
1928as Charley
The Booster
1928as Charley
The Sting of Stings
1927as Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
1927as Charley
What Women Did for Me
1927as Charley
Are Brunettes Safe?
1927as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Many Scrappy Returns
1927as Charley
The Glorious Fourth
1927as Top Hat Inebriate
The Lighter That Failed
1927as Charley
Assistant Wives
1927as Charley - the Husband
A One Mama Man
1927as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927as Charley
Fluttering Hearts
1927as Charley
Us
1927as Charley
Forgotten Sweeties
1927as Thurston
Now I'll Tell One
1927as Charley
Call of the Cuckoo
1927as Asylum Inmate
The Way of All Pants
1927as Charley
Thundering Fleas
1926as Mustachioed wedding guest
Dog Shy
1926as Charley
Mum's the Word
1926as Charlie - the Son
Be Your Age
1926as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Crazy Like a Fox
1926as Wilson
Mama Behave
1926as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Bromo and Juliet
1926as Charley
Charley My Boy!
1926as Charley
Merry Widower
1926as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Long Fliv the King
1926as Charles Chase
Mighty Like a Moose
1926as Mr. Moose - The Husband
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926as Gladstone, The Great Lover
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926as Charley
Looking for Sally
1925as Jimmy Jump
Innocent Husbands
1925as Melvin
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925as The Young Married Man
The Uneasy Three
1925
What Price Goofy?
1925as Jamison
Fighting Fluid
1925as Jimmy Jump
Hard Boiled
1925as Charley
The Family Entrance
1925as Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
1925as Jimmy Jump
Big Red Riding Hood
1925as Jimmy Jump
The Rat's Knuckles
1925as Jimmy Jump
His Wooden Wedding
1925as The Groom
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925as The Husband
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925as Jimmie Jump
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925as Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925as Jamison Jump
No Father to Guide Him
1925as Jimmy Jump
Bad Boy
1925as Jimmie
One of the Family
1924as Jimmy Jump
The Poor Fish
1924as Jimmie Jump
April Fool
1924as Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924as Jimmy Jump
Jubilo, Jr.
1924as Director
Just a Real Good Car
1924as Jimmy Jump
Publicity Pays
1924as Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
1924as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Seeing Nellie Home
1924as Charley
Sweet Daddy
1924as Jimmy Jump
The Royal Razz
1924as Jimmy Jump
Just a Minute
1924as Jimmy Jump
Position Wanted
1924as Jimmie Jump
All Wet
1924as Jimmie Jump
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924as Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas
1924as Jimmy Jump
Too Many Mammas
1924as Jimmy Jump
Don't Forget
1924
Sittin' Pretty
1924as Jimmy Jump
The Perfect Lady
1924as Jimmy Jump
Powder and Smoke
1924
Hard Knocks
1924as Jimmie Jump
Accidental Accidents
1924as Jimmy Jump
Young Oldfield
1924as Jimmy
At First Sight
1924as Jimmy Jump
Jeffries, Jr.
1924
The King of the Wild Horses
1924as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924as Jimmy Jump
Love's Detour
1924as Jimmie Jump
Why Men Work
1924as Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
1924as Jimmy Jump
Her Dangerous Path
1923as Glen Harper
Jack Frost
1923
Long Live the King
1923
Sold at Auction!
1923as Customer (uncredited)
In the Movies
1922
The Stone Age
1922
The Dumb-Bell
1922as Actor wearing top hat
Big Game
1921Blue Sunday
1921His Best Girl
1921The Hustler
1921Way Out West
1920as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
When Spirits Move
1920Kids Is Kids
1920
Italian Love
1920
The Nickel Snatcher
1920as cameo
Don't Rock the Boat
1920as Ship's Officer
Live and Learn
1920
Married to Order
1920as The Suitor
April Fool
1920as Supporting Character
Moonshine
1920as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Mystic Mush
1920Why Go Home?
1920
Ship Ahoy
1919as Henchman (uncredited)
Rolling Stone
1919as Bearded anarchist
All at Sea
1919Her Tender Feet
1919Playmates
1918as Dope fiend
Hello Trouble
1918
He's In Again
1918as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Chased Into Love
1917as Charley
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915as The False Friend
Love, Loot and Crash
1915as Harold, Dora's Suitor
Peanuts and Bullets
1915as The Accordian Player Boarder
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915as Audience Member (uncredited)
Only a Farmer's Daughter
1915as The Artist
A Versatile Villain
1915as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
A One Night Stand
1915as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Settled at the Seaside
1915as Boyfriend
Colored Villainy
1915as The Traveler
The Rent Jumpers
1915as A Young Boarder
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
A Lucky Leap
1915as Lizzie's Boy Friend
That Little Band Of Gold
1915as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
Love in Armor
1915as The Suitor
A Favorite Fool
1915as The Circus Spieler
Hash House Mashers
1915as The Star Boarder
The Love Thief
1914Across the Hall
1914as (unconfirmed)
A Coat's Tale
1914as The Tramp
His Musical Career
1914as Piano Store Manager
Love and Salt Water
1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914as Ambrose's Buddy
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914as Faro Bill
The Anglers
1914
The Plumber
1914as Bystander
Those Country Kids
1914as Cop
Sophie of the Films #4
1914
Hello, Mabel
1914as Mabel's Boss
Zip, the Dodger
1914as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
The Rounders
1914as Diner
The Knockout
1914as Spectator (uncredited)
Such a Cook
1914
The Masquerader
1914as Actor
Dough and Dynamite
1914as Customer
Those Love Pangs
1914as Movie Patron (uncredited)
A Gambling Rube
1914as (unconfirmed)
His New Profession
1914as Nephew
The Noise of Bombs
1914as 3rd Desperado
Cursed by His Beauty
1914as The Art Teacher
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mabel's Blunder
1914as Billy Bronx
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914
Mabel's Busy Day
1914as Spectator
Other People's Business
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
1914as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Soldiers of Misfortune
1914'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
He Loved the Ladies
1914as The Husband's Pal
The Great Toe Mystery
1914as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Mabel's New Job
1914as Boarder
Her Last Chance
1914Dash, Love and Splash
1914How Heroes Are Made
1914as The Boy Friend's Chum
Crew (148)
Movies (148)
The Three Stooges Follies
1974Director
Off Again, On Again
1945Story
Open Season for Saps
1944Story
Static in the Attic
1939Director
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939Screenplay
Boom Goes the Groom
1939Director
Saved by the Belle
1939Associate Producer
Saved by the Belle
1939Director
Mutiny on the Body
1939Director
Termites of 1938
1938Associate Producer
Pie a la Maid
1938Screenplay
Tassels in the Air
1938Associate Producer
Tassels in the Air
1938Director
The Old Raid Mule
1938Director
A Nag in the Bag
1938Director
Mutts to You
1938Associate Producer
Mutts to You
1938Director
Halfway to Hollywood
1938Director
Flat Foot Stooges
1938Associate Producer
Flat Foot Stooges
1938Director
Flat Foot Stooges
1938Writer
Violent Is the Word for Curly
1938Associate Producer
Violent Is the Word for Curly
1938Director
Ankles Away
1938Director
Many Sappy Returns
1938Screenplay
Many Sappy Returns
1938Story
Oh, What a Knight!
1937Director
Man Bites Lovebug
1937Associate Producer
Gracie at the Bat
1937Associate Producer
Vamp Till Ready
1936Director
Vamp Till Ready
1936Writer
Neighborhood House
1936Director
Neighborhood House
1936Writer
On the Wrong Trek
1936Director
The Count Takes the Count
1936Director
Nurse to You!
1935Director
The Four Star Boarder
1935Director
Poker at Eight
1935Director
Public Ghost # 1
1935Director
Life Hesitates at 40
1935Director
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935Director
Southern Exposure
1935Director
Okay Toots!
1935Director
The Cracked Ice Man
1934Director
You Said a Hatful!
1934Director
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934Director
Something Simple
1934Director
Something Simple
1934Writer
Four Parts
1934Director
Fate's Fathead
1934Director
I'll Take Vanilla
1934Director
It Happened One Day
1934Director
Music in Your Hair
1934Director
Another Wild Idea
1934Director
Nature in the Wrong
1933Director
Sherman Said It
1933Director
Luncheon at Twelve
1933Director
Sons of the Desert
1933Writer
Midsummer Mush
1933Director
His Silent Racket
1933Director
Arabian Tights
1933Director
The Bargain of the Century
1933Director
Crazy Like a Fox
1926Writer
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926Writer
A Tough Winter
1923Director
Dear Ol' Pal
1923Director
Jus' Passin' Through
1923Director
Jus' Passin' Through
1923Story
Before the Public
1923Director
Jack Frost
1923Director
Sold at Auction!
1923Director
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923Director
Blow 'Em Up
1922Director
Full o' Pep
1922Director
Years to Come
1922Director
Years to Come
1922Writer
Newly Rich
1922Director
The Old Sea Dog
1922Director
365 Days
1922Director
Do Me a Favor
1922Director
Bone Dry
1922Director
In the Movies
1922Director
Hot Off the Press
1922Director
The Stone Age
1922Director
Touch all the Bases
1922Writer
The Dumb-Bell
1922Director
What a Whopper!
1921Director
Rush Orders
1921Director
Fifteen Minutes
1921Director
At the Ringside
1921Director
Blue Sunday
1921Director
His Best Girl
1921Director
On Location
1921Director
A London Bobby
1920Director
Getting His Goat
1920Director
When Spirits Move
1920Director
Kids Is Kids
1920Director
Call a Taxi
1920Director
Red Hot Hottentotts
1920Director
Italian Love
1920Director
The Nickel Snatcher
1920Director
Don't Rock the Boat
1920Director
Married to Order
1920Director
Fresh Paint
1920Director
April Fool
1920Director
Waltz Me Around
1920Director
Moonshine
1920Director
All Dressed Up
1920Director
Mystic Mush
1920Director
Giving the Bride Away
1919Director
Her First False Hare
1919Director
Coppers and Scents
1919Director
Ship Ahoy
1919Director
Ship Ahoy
1919Writer
Rolling Stone
1919Director
The Flirts
1919Director
The Floor Below
1919Director
One Night Only
1919Director
Don't Park Here
1919Director
Don't Park Here
1919Writer
Hop to It, Bellhop
1919Director
Order in the Court
1919Director
All at Sea
1919Director
Tough Luck
1919Director
Her Tender Feet
1919Director
Her Tender Feet
1919Writer
Playmates
1918Director
Hello Trouble
1918Director
He's In Again
1918Director
Bright and Early
1918Director
Painless Love
1918Director
Chased Into Love
1917Director
Chased Into Love
1917Writer
There's Many a Fool
1917Director
There's Many a Fool
1917Writer
The Cloud Puncher
1917Director
The Cloud Puncher
1917Writer
His Merry Mix-Up
1917Director
His Merry Mix-Up
1917Writer
A Dash of Courage
1916Director
Hearts and Sparks
1916Director
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915Director
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915Writer
A Hash House Fraud
1915Director
The Love Thief
1914Director
Their Fatal Bumping
1914Director
The Anglers
1914Director
How Heroes Are Made
1914Director
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