Acting
Charley Chase
EN, FR, ES, XX cinema · 354 credits
Born
19 October 1893
Died
20 June 1940 (aged 46)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as Charles Joseph Parrott · Charles Parrott · Charles Parrot · Charley Parrott · Charlie Chase · Charles Chase
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
Filmography
The Parrott Chase
2009
The Parrott Chase
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
as (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as (archive footage)
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Heckler
as Noisy
His Bridal Fright
as Charley
South of the Boudoir
as Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo
as Charley
Teacher's Pest
as Charley Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump
as Charley Chase
The Awful Goof
as Charley
Skinny the Moocher
as Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap
as Charley, Screenplay
Saved by the Belle
Associate Producer, Director
Time Out for Trouble
as Charley
Pie a la Maid
as Charley, Screenplay
The Mind Needer
as Charley Chase
A Nag in the Bag
as Racetrack Announcer (voice), Director
The Nightshirt Bandit
as Professor Chase
Many Sappy Returns
as Charley Chase, Screenplay, Story
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Associate Producer, Director
Flat Foot Stooges
Writer, Director, Associate Producer
Mutts to You
Director, Associate Producer
Tassels in the Air
Director, Associate Producer
Termites of 1938
Associate Producer
Hollywood Party
as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Man Bites Lovebug
as Charles Clayfoot Chase, Associate Producer
From Bad to Worse
as Charley Chase
The Big Squirt
as Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors
as Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
as Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
as Charley Chase
Gracie at the Bat
Associate Producer
Oh, What a Knight!
Director
On the Wrong Trek
as Charley Chase, Director
Kelly the Second
as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
The Count Takes the Count
as Charley Chase, Director
Neighborhood House
as Charley Chase, Writer, Director
Vamp Till Ready
as Charley, Director, Writer
Poker at Eight
1935
Poker at Eight
as Charley, Director
The Four Star Boarder
as Charley, Director
Nurse to You!
as Charley, Director
Southern Exposure
as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase, Director
Public Ghost # 1
as Charley Chase, Director
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
Life Hesitates at 40
as Charley Chase, Director
Okay Toots!
1935
Okay Toots!
as Charley, Director
Manhattan Monkey Business
as Charley, Director
The Cracked Ice Man
as Charley Chase, Director
Fate's Fathead
as Charley Chase, Director
The Chases of Pimple Street
as Charley Chase, Director
Another Wild Idea
as Charley, Director
Four Parts
as Charley, Director
Something Simple
as Charley, Writer, Director
I'll Take Vanilla
as Charley, Director
It Happened One Day
as Charley, Director
You Said a Hatful!
as Charley, Director
Sons of the Desert
as Charley, Writer
Arabian Tights
as Charley, Director
Luncheon at Twelve
as Charley Chase, Director
Fallen Arches
as Charley Chase
Nature in the Wrong
as Charley Chase, Director
Midsummer Mush
as Charley, Director
His Silent Racket
as Charley, Director
Sherman Said It
as Charley, Director
Girl Grief
as Charley
The Nickel Nurser
as Charley Chase
In Walked Charley
as Mr. Chase
First in War
as Sgt. Chase
Young Ironsides
as Fearless
The Tabasco Kid
as Charley / Francisco Murietta
Mr. Bride
as Charley
Now We'll Tell One
as Charley
Hasty Marriage
as Charley Chase
The Panic Is On
as Charley Chase
Rough Seas
as Pvt. Charley Chase
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Charley
Thundering Tenors
as Charles A. Chase
Little Daddy
as Chubby (singing voice)
One of the Smiths
as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
What a Bozo!
as Charley Chase
Skip the Maloo!
as Duke Chase
The lady from Chicago
as Charley Chase
Whispering Whoopee
as Charley
High C's
as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
The Real McCoy
as Charley
Dollar Dizzy
as Charley Chase
Looser Than Loose
as Charley
All Teed Up
as Mr Chase
Fifty Million Husbands
as Charley Chase
Girl Shock
as Charley
Fast Work
as Charley
A gray in the air
as Carlos Chase
Leaping Love
as Charley Chase
Ruby Lips
as Charley
Loud Soup
as Charley Chase
Off to Buffalo
1929
Off to Buffalo
as Charley Chase
Thin Twins
1929
Thin Twins
as Charley
Great Gobs!
as Charley - 1st Sailor
Movie Night
as Charley Chase
The Big Squawk
as Charley
Snappy Sneezer
as Charley
Crazy Feet
as Charley
Stepping Out
as Charley
Modern Love
as John Jones
Imagine My Embarrassment
as Charley
Aching Youth
as Charley
The Booster
as Charley
Is Everybody Happy?
as Charley
Limousine Love
as The Groom
Chasing Husbands
as Charley
What Women Did for Me
as Charley
Are Brunettes Safe?
as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Many Scrappy Returns
as Charley
The Lighter That Failed
as Charley
Bigger and Better Blondes
as Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
as Charley
Fluttering Hearts
as Charley
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
Forgotten Sweeties
as Thurston
Now I'll Tell One
as Charley
The Way of All Pants
as Charley
The Glorious Fourth
as Top Hat Inebriate
Us
as Charley
Assistant Wives
as Charley - the Husband
The Sting of Stings
as Charley
A One Mama Man
as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Merry Widower
as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Thundering Fleas
as Mustachioed wedding guest
Bromo and Juliet
as Charley
Mighty Like a Moose
as Mr. Moose - The Husband
Long Fliv the King
as Charles Chase
Crazy Like a Fox
as Wilson, Writer
Dog Shy
as Charley
Tell 'Em Nothing
as Gladstone, The Great Lover, Writer
Mama Behave
as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Be Your Age
as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Charley My Boy!
as Charley
Mum's the Word
as Charlie - the Son
There Ain't No Santa Claus
as Charley
Hard Boiled
as Charley
The Family Entrance
as Jimmy Jump
What Price Goofy?
as Jamison
The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Young Married Man
Innocent Husbands
as Melvin
The Rat's Knuckles
as Jimmy Jump
His Wooden Wedding
as The Groom
Isn't Life Terrible?
as The Husband
Should Husbands Be Watched?
as Jamison Jump
No Father to Guide Him
as Jimmy Jump
Is Marriage the Bunk?
as Jimmie Jump
Bad Boy
as Jimmie
Big Red Riding Hood
as Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
as Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
as Jimmy Jump
Looking for Sally
as Jimmy Jump
Plain and Fancy Girls
as Charley
The King of the Wild Horses
as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Sweet Daddy
as Jimmy Jump
The Perfect Lady
1924
The Perfect Lady
as Jimmy Jump
Love's Detour
1924
Love's Detour
as Jimmie Jump
Position Wanted
1924
Position Wanted
as Jimmie Jump
The Royal Razz
as Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work
as Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Seeing Nellie Home
as Charley
Outdoor Pajamas
as Jimmy Jump
The 'Fraidy Cat
as Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg
as Jimmy Jump
April Fool
as Jimmy Jump
Young Oldfield
as Jimmy
Too Many Mammas
as Jimmy Jump
All Wet
as Jimmie Jump
Accidental Accidents
as Jimmy Jump
Jubilo, Jr.
as Director
Sittin' Pretty
as Jimmy Jump
The Poor Fish
as Jimmie Jump
At First Sight
as Jimmy Jump
Just a Real Good Car
as Jimmy Jump
One of the Family
as Jimmy Jump
Hard Knocks
as Jimmie Jump
Publicity Pays
as Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
as Jimmy Jump
Just a Minute
as Jimmy Jump
Sold at Auction!
as Customer (uncredited), Director
Her Dangerous Path
as Glen Harper
Jack Frost
Actor, Director
A Tough Winter
Director
Dear Ol' Pal
Director
Jus' Passin' Through
Story, Director
In the Movies
Actor, Director
The Stone Age
Actor, Director
The Dumb-Bell
as Actor wearing top hat, Director
Years to Come
1922
Years to Come
Director, Writer
Newly Rich
Director
365 Days
Director
Bone Dry
1922
Bone Dry
Director
Hot Off the Press
Director
Do Me a Favor
Director
Blue Sunday
1921
Blue Sunday
Actor, Director
His Best Girl
1921
His Best Girl
Actor, Director
Fifteen Minutes
Director
Mystic Mush
1920
Mystic Mush
Actor, Director
Way Out West
1920
Way Out West
as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Moonshine
as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer, Director
Don't Rock the Boat
1920
Don't Rock the Boat
as Ship's Officer, Director
Kids Is Kids
1920
Kids Is Kids
Actor, Director
Married to Order
as The Suitor, Director
When Spirits Move
Actor, Director
April Fool
as Supporting Character, Director
Italian Love
Actor, Director
The Nickel Snatcher
as cameo, Director
Waltz Me Around
Director
Fresh Paint
Director
Call a Taxi!
Director
Ship Ahoy
as Henchman (uncredited), Director, Writer
Her Tender Feet
1919
Her Tender Feet
Actor, Writer, Director
Rolling Stone
as Bearded anarchist, Director
All at Sea
1919
All at Sea
Actor, Director
Don't Park Here
Director, Writer
The Flirts
Director
One Night Only
Director
Her First False Hare
Director
Playmates
1918
Playmates
as Dope fiend, Director
He's In Again
as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott), Director
Hello Trouble
Actor, Director
Bright and Early
Director
Chased Into Love
as Charley, Director, Writer
His Merry Mix-Up
Director, Writer
The Cloud Puncher
Writer, Director
There's Many a Fool
Director, Writer
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915
Droppington's Devilish Deed
as Audience Member (uncredited)
A Favorite Fool
1915
A Favorite Fool
as The Circus Spieler
Love, Loot and Crash
as Harold, Dora's Suitor
A Versatile Villain
as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
A One Night Stand
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Love in Armor
as The Suitor
Love, Speed and Thrills
as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Rent Jumpers
as A Young Boarder
Settled at the Seaside
as Boyfriend
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Accordian Player Boarder
A Lucky Leap
1915
A Lucky Leap
as Lizzie's Boy Friend
Colored Villainy
1915
Colored Villainy
as The Traveler
He Wouldn't Stay Down
as The False Friend, Director, Writer
Hash House Mashers
as The Star Boarder
A Hash House Fraud
Director
Dough and Dynamite
as Customer
Mabel's Busy Day
as Spectator
The Masquerader
as Actor
A Coat's Tale
1914
A Coat's Tale
as The Tramp
Across the Hall
1914
Across the Hall
as (unconfirmed)
A Gambling Rube
1914
A Gambling Rube
as (unconfirmed)
The Love Thief
1914
The Love Thief
Actor, Director
The Anglers
1914
The Anglers
Actor, Director
Hello, Mabel
as Mabel's Boss
Zip, the Dodger
as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
How Heroes Are Made
1914
How Heroes Are Made
as The Boy Friend's Chum, Director
The Plumber
as Bystander
His New Profession
as Nephew
His Musical Career
as Piano Store Manager
The Rounders
as Diner
Mabel's Blunder
as Billy Bronx
Leading Lizzie Astray
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Ambrose's First Falsehood
as Ambrose's Buddy
The Noise of Bombs
as 3rd Desperado
The Great Toe Mystery
as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Knockout
as Spectator (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
He Loved the Ladies
1914
He Loved the Ladies
as The Husband's Pal
Fatty's Magic Pants
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cursed by His Beauty
as The Art Teacher