Charley Chase

ActorDirectorWriterProduction Oct 19 (died age 46) Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1914–2007 (93 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Sons of the Desert

Charley

Film

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

Film

The Rounders

Diner

Film

The Masquerader

Actor

Film

Dough and Dynamite

Customer

Film

His New Profession

Nephew

Film

His Musical Career

Piano Store Manager

Film

The Knockout

Spectator (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (287)

Movies (287)

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

2007

as (archive footage)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as (archive footage)

4 Clowns

as (archive footage)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

When Comedy Was King

1960

as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

6.7

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

as archive footage

6.9

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

as Self (archive footage)

South of the Boudoir

1940

as Charley Chase

His Bridal Fright

1940

as Charley

The Heckler

1940

as Noisy

5.0

Rattling Romeo

1939

as Charley

The Awful Goof

1939

as Charley

The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

as Charley

Skinny the Moocher

1939

as Charley Chase

The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

as Charley Chase

Teacher's Pest

1939

as Charley Chase

Pie a la Maid

1938

as Charley

Time Out for Trouble

1938

as Charley

2.7

A Nag in the Bag

1938

as Racetrack Announcer (voice)

The Nightshirt Bandit

1938

as Professor Chase

Many Sappy Returns

as Charley Chase

The Mind Needer

as Charley Chase

The Grand Hooter

as Charley Chase

Hollywood Party

1937

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

The Big Squirt

as Charley Chase

Man Bites Lovebug

as Charles Clayfoot Chase

5.0

Calling All Doctors

1937

as Charley Chase

The Wrong Miss Wright

1937

as Charley Chase

From Bad to Worse

1937

as Charley Chase

Kelly the Second

1936

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

6.0

Vamp Till Ready

1936

as Charley

Neighborhood House

1936

as Charley Chase

On the Wrong Trek

1936

as Charley Chase

5.8

The Count Takes the Count

1936

as Charley Chase

5.0

Nurse to You!

1935

as Charley

The Four Star Boarder

1935

as Charley

Poker at Eight

1935

as Charley

Public Ghost # 1

1935

as Charley Chase

4.0

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

as Charley Chase

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

as Charley

Southern Exposure

1935

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

1.0

Okay Toots!

1935

as Charley

The Cracked Ice Man

1934

as Charley Chase

You Said a Hatful!

1934

as Charley

The Chases of Pimple Street

as Charley Chase

Something Simple

as Charley

Four Parts

as Charley

Fate's Fathead

1934

as Charley Chase

I'll Take Vanilla

1934

as Charley

It Happened One Day

1934

as Charley

Another Wild Idea

1934

as Charley

3.3

Nature in the Wrong

1933

as Charley Chase

Sherman Said It

1933

as Charley

Luncheon at Twelve

1933

as Charley Chase

Sons of the Desert

as Charley

Midsummer Mush

as Charley

His Silent Racket

as Charley

Arabian Tights

as Charley

Fallen Arches

1933

as Charley Chase

Mr. Bride

as Charley

Girl Grief

as Charley

First in War

as Sgt. Chase

Young Ironsides

1932

as Fearless

In Walked Charley

1932

as Mr. Chase

The Nickel Nurser

1932

as Charley Chase

1.0

The Tabasco Kid

1932

as Charley / Francisco Murietta

Now We'll Tell One

1932

as Charley

The soul of the party

1931

as Carlitos

The lady from Chicago

1931

as Charley Chase

What a Bozo!

1931

as Charley Chase

3.5

One of the Smiths

1931

as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

6.0

Little Daddy

1931

as Chubby (singing voice)

6.7

Rough Seas

1931

as Pvt. Charley Chase

6.0

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931

as Charley

6.3

Messing Around

1931

as Carlos

Skip the Maloo!

as Duke Chase

Thundering Tenors

as Charles A. Chase

The Panic Is On

as Charley Chase

Hasty Marriage

as Charley Chase

The Real McCoy

as Charley

Fifty Million Husbands

as Charley Chase

Looser Than Loose

as Charley

The prince of the dollar

Dollar Dizzy

as Charley Chase

Girl Shock

as Charley

Fast Work

as Charley

A gray in the air

as Carlos Chase

High C's

1930

as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

2.8

Hey, skirts!

1930

as Charley

Shy in spite of himself

The golf player

The golfer

Gold Diggers

Follies of love

as Carlos

Whispering Whoopee

as Charley

All Teed Up

as Mr Chase

Keep the Bomb

The Big Squawk

as Charley

Leaping Love

1929

as Charley Chase

Movie Night

1929

as Charley Chase

6.0

Thin Twins

1929

as Charley

Crazy Feet

1929

as Charley

5.5

Great Gobs!

1929

as Charley - 1st Sailor

Stepping Out

1929

as Charley

5.0

Modern Love

1929

as John Jones

Off to Buffalo

1929

as Charley Chase

Ruby Lips

1929

as Charley

Loud Soup

1929

as Charley Chase

Snappy Sneezer

1929

as Charley

6.5

Is Everybody Happy?

1928

as Charley

All for Nothing

Limousine Love

as The Groom

Aching Youth

All Parts

The Family Group

Chasing Husbands

as Charley

Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

as Charley

The Fight Pest

1928

as Charley

The Booster

1928

as Charley

The Sting of Stings

1927

as Charley

Never the Dames Shall Meet

1927

as Charley

What Women Did for Me

1927

as Charley

Are Brunettes Safe?

1927

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

Many Scrappy Returns

1927

as Charley

The Glorious Fourth

1927

as Top Hat Inebriate

5.7

The Lighter That Failed

1927

as Charley

Assistant Wives

1927

as Charley - the Husband

A One Mama Man

1927

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

Bigger and Better Blondes

1927

as Charley

Fluttering Hearts

as Charley

as Charley

Forgotten Sweeties

as Thurston

Now I'll Tell One

as Charley

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

The Way of All Pants

as Charley

Thundering Fleas

as Mustachioed wedding guest

Dog Shy

as Charley

Mum's the Word

as Charlie - the Son

Be Your Age

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk

Crazy Like a Fox

as Wilson

Mama Behave

as Charles Chase / Jim Chase

Bromo and Juliet

as Charley

Charley My Boy!

as Charley

Merry Widower

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

Long Fliv the King

as Charles Chase

Mighty Like a Moose

as Mr. Moose - The Husband

6.7

Tell 'Em Nothing

1926

as Gladstone, The Great Lover

4.2

There Ain't No Santa Claus

as Charley

Looking for Sally

as Jimmy Jump

Innocent Husbands

as Melvin

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

as The Young Married Man

The Uneasy Three

What Price Goofy?

as Jamison

Fighting Fluid

as Jimmy Jump

Hard Boiled

as Charley

The Family Entrance

1925

as Jimmy Jump

Hello Baby!

as Jimmy Jump

Big Red Riding Hood

as Jimmy Jump

The Rat's Knuckles

as Jimmy Jump

His Wooden Wedding

as The Groom

Isn't Life Terrible?

as The Husband

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

as Jimmie Jump

5.0

Plain and Fancy Girls

1925

as Charley

Should Husbands Be Watched?

1925

as Jamison Jump

6.0

No Father to Guide Him

as Jimmy Jump

Bad Boy

as Jimmie

One of the Family

as Jimmy Jump

The Poor Fish

as Jimmie Jump

April Fool

as Jimmy Jump

A Ten-Minute Egg

as Jimmy Jump

Jubilo, Jr.

as Director

Just a Real Good Car

as Jimmy Jump

Publicity Pays

as Jimmy Jump

Bungalow Boobs

as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

Seeing Nellie Home

1924

as Charley

5.0

Sweet Daddy

1924

as Jimmy Jump

The Royal Razz

1924

as Jimmy Jump

Just a Minute

1924

as Jimmy Jump

5.0

Position Wanted

1924

as Jimmie Jump

All Wet

as Jimmie Jump

The 'Fraidy Cat

as Jimmy Jump

Outdoor Pajamas

as Jimmy Jump

Too Many Mammas

as Jimmy Jump

Don't Forget

Sittin' Pretty

as Jimmy Jump

The Perfect Lady

as Jimmy Jump

Powder and Smoke

Hard Knocks

as Jimmie Jump

Accidental Accidents

as Jimmy Jump

Young Oldfield

as Jimmy

At First Sight

as Jimmy Jump

Jeffries, Jr.

The King of the Wild Horses

1924

as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

5.8

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

as Jimmy Jump

Love's Detour

1924

as Jimmie Jump

Why Men Work

1924

as Jimmy Jump

Stolen Goods

1924

as Jimmy Jump

5.0

Her Dangerous Path

1923

as Glen Harper

Jack Frost

1923

Long Live the King

1923

Sold at Auction!

1923

as Customer (uncredited)

In the Movies

The Stone Age

The Dumb-Bell

as Actor wearing top hat

Big Game

Blue Sunday

His Best Girl

The Hustler

Way Out West

as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

When Spirits Move

Kids Is Kids

Italian Love

The Nickel Snatcher

as cameo

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

as Ship's Officer

Live and Learn

Married to Order

as The Suitor

April Fool

as Supporting Character

5.5

Moonshine

1920

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

Mystic Mush

Why Go Home?

Ship Ahoy

as Henchman (uncredited)

Rolling Stone

as Bearded anarchist

All at Sea

Her Tender Feet

Playmates

as Dope fiend

Hello Trouble

He's In Again

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

5.0

Chased Into Love

1917

as Charley

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

as The False Friend

Love, Loot and Crash

1915

as Harold, Dora's Suitor

4.7

Peanuts and Bullets

1915

as The Accordian Player Boarder

5.0

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Only a Farmer's Daughter

1915

as The Artist

A Versatile Villain

1915

as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

4.2

A One Night Stand

1915

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

5.0

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

5.0

Settled at the Seaside

1915

as Boyfriend

5.0

Colored Villainy

1915

as The Traveler

The Rent Jumpers

1915

as A Young Boarder

4.7

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915

as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)

5.7

A Lucky Leap

1915

as Lizzie's Boy Friend

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)

Love in Armor

as The Suitor

A Favorite Fool

as The Circus Spieler

Hash House Mashers

as The Star Boarder

The Love Thief

Across the Hall

as (unconfirmed)

A Coat's Tale

1914

as The Tramp

His Musical Career

1914

as Piano Store Manager

6.0

Love and Salt Water

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

as Ambrose's Buddy

4.2

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

1914

as Faro Bill

The Anglers

1914

The Plumber

1914

as Bystander

Those Country Kids

1914

as Cop

4.1

Sophie of the Films #4

Hello, Mabel

as Mabel's Boss

Zip, the Dodger

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

The Rounders

1914

as Diner

6.1

The Knockout

1914

as Spectator (uncredited)

Such a Cook

The Masquerader

as Actor

Dough and Dynamite

as Customer

Those Love Pangs

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

5.5

A Gambling Rube

1914

as (unconfirmed)

His New Profession

as Nephew

The Noise of Bombs

as 3rd Desperado

Cursed by His Beauty

as The Art Teacher

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

5.7

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

as Party Guest (uncredited)

5.4

Mabel's Blunder

1914

as Billy Bronx

5.2

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

6.1

Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

as Spectator

5.6

Other People's Business

1914

Mabel at the Wheel

1914

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

5.6

Soldiers of Misfortune

1914

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

5.0

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

4.2

He Loved the Ladies

1914

as The Husband's Pal

The Great Toe Mystery

1914

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

6.0

Mabel's New Job

1914

as Boarder

Her Last Chance

1914

Dash, Love and Splash

1914

How Heroes Are Made

1914

as The Boy Friend's Chum

Crew (148)

Movies (148)

The Three Stooges Follies

1974

Director

Off Again, On Again

Story

Open Season for Saps

Story

Static in the Attic

Director

The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

Screenplay

Boom Goes the Groom

1939

Director

Saved by the Belle

Associate Producer

Saved by the Belle

Director

Mutiny on the Body

Director

Termites of 1938

1938

Associate Producer

6.5

Pie a la Maid

1938

Screenplay

Tassels in the Air

Associate Producer

Tassels in the Air

Director

The Old Raid Mule

Director

A Nag in the Bag

1938

Director

Mutts to You

Associate Producer

Mutts to You

Director

Halfway to Hollywood

Director

Flat Foot Stooges

Associate Producer

Flat Foot Stooges

Director

Flat Foot Stooges

Writer

Violent Is the Word for Curly

1938

Associate Producer

7.0

Violent Is the Word for Curly

1938

Director

7.0

Ankles Away

1938

Director

Many Sappy Returns

Screenplay

Many Sappy Returns

Story

Oh, What a Knight!

Director

Man Bites Lovebug

1937

Associate Producer

5.0

Gracie at the Bat

1937

Associate Producer

Vamp Till Ready

1936

Director

Vamp Till Ready

1936

Writer

Neighborhood House

1936

Director

Neighborhood House

1936

Writer

On the Wrong Trek

1936

Director

5.8

The Count Takes the Count

1936

Director

5.0

Nurse to You!

1935

Director

The Four Star Boarder

1935

Director

Poker at Eight

1935

Director

Public Ghost # 1

1935

Director

4.0

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

Director

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

Director

Southern Exposure

1935

Director

1.0

Okay Toots!

1935

Director

The Cracked Ice Man

1934

Director

You Said a Hatful!

1934

Director

The Chases of Pimple Street

Director

Something Simple

Director

Something Simple

Writer

Four Parts

Director

Fate's Fathead

1934

Director

I'll Take Vanilla

1934

Director

It Happened One Day

1934

Director

Music in Your Hair

1934

Director

Another Wild Idea

1934

Director

3.3

Nature in the Wrong

1933

Director

Sherman Said It

1933

Director

Luncheon at Twelve

1933

Director

Sons of the Desert

Writer

Midsummer Mush

Director

His Silent Racket

Director

Arabian Tights

Director

The Bargain of the Century

Director

Crazy Like a Fox

Writer

Tell 'Em Nothing

Writer

A Tough Winter

Director

Dear Ol' Pal

1923

Director

Jus' Passin' Through

Director

Jus' Passin' Through

Story

Before the Public

Director

Jack Frost

Director

Sold at Auction!

1923

Director

5.8

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

Director

Blow 'Em Up

1922

Director

Full o' Pep

1922

Director

Years to Come

Director

Years to Come

Writer

Newly Rich

Director

The Old Sea Dog

1922

Director

365 Days

1922

Director

Do Me a Favor

1922

Director

5.0

Bone Dry

1922

Director

In the Movies

1922

Director

Hot Off the Press

1922

Director

The Stone Age

1922

Director

Touch all the Bases

1922

Writer

The Dumb-Bell

Director

What a Whopper!

Director

Rush Orders

Director

Fifteen Minutes

1921

Director

5.0

At the Ringside

1921

Director

Blue Sunday

1921

Director

His Best Girl

1921

Director

On Location

1921

Director

A London Bobby

1920

Director

Getting His Goat

1920

Director

When Spirits Move

1920

Director

Kids Is Kids

1920

Director

Call a Taxi

1920

Director

Red Hot Hottentotts

1920

Director

Italian Love

1920

Director

4.0

The Nickel Snatcher

1920

Director

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

Director

Married to Order

Director

Fresh Paint

Director

April Fool

Director

Waltz Me Around

Director

Moonshine

Director

All Dressed Up

Director

Mystic Mush

1920

Director

Giving the Bride Away

1919

Director

Her First False Hare

1919

Director

Coppers and Scents

1919

Director

Ship Ahoy

1919

Director

Ship Ahoy

1919

Writer

Rolling Stone

Director

The Flirts

Director

The Floor Below

Director

One Night Only

Director

Don't Park Here

Director

Don't Park Here

Writer

Hop to It, Bellhop

Director

Order in the Court

Director

All at Sea

1919

Director

Tough Luck

1919

Director

Her Tender Feet

1919

Director

Her Tender Feet

1919

Writer

Playmates

Director

Hello Trouble

Director

He's In Again

Director

Bright and Early

Director

Painless Love

Director

Chased Into Love

1917

Director

Chased Into Love

1917

Writer

There's Many a Fool

1917

Director

There's Many a Fool

1917

Writer

The Cloud Puncher

1917

Director

The Cloud Puncher

1917

Writer

His Merry Mix-Up

1917

Director

His Merry Mix-Up

1917

Writer

A Dash of Courage

1916

Director

Hearts and Sparks

1916

Director

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

Director

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

Writer

A Hash House Fraud

1915

Director

4.5

The Love Thief

1914

Director

Their Fatal Bumping

1914

Director

The Anglers

1914

Director

How Heroes Are Made

1914

Director