Charley Chase

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-10-19 (47 years old)

Deathday

1940-06-20

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 performing in vaudeville as a teenager and started his career in films by working in film in 1912.

Acting

1914

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

as Spectator

1914

1923

Sold at Auction

as Customer (uncredited)

1914

A Coat's Tale

as The Tramp

1929

Leaping Love

as Charley Chase

1924

The King of the Wild Horses

as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

1933

1924

Sweet Daddy

as Jimmy Jump

1923

Her Dangerous Path

as Glen Harper

1924

The Perfect Lady

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Love's Detour

as Jimmie Jump

1924

Position Wanted

as Jimmie Jump

1924

Why Husbands Go Mad

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Why Men Work

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Bungalow Boobs

as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

1924

The Royal Razz

as Jimmy Jump

1925

The Family Entrance

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Hard Boiled

as Charley

1927

1926

Merry Widower

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

1927

1927

Are Brunettes Safe?

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

1928

The Fight Pest

as Charley

1928

1928

The Booster

as Charley

1929

Ruby Lips

as Charley

1929

Off to Buffalo

as Charley Chase

1929

Loud Soup

as Charley Chase

1929

Thin Twins

as Charley

1929

Great Gobs!

as Charley - 1st Sailor

1936

On the Wrong Trek

as Charley Chase

1930

1931

1931

1914

Across the Hall

as (unconfirmed)

1914

A Gambling Rube

as (unconfirmed)

1914

Hello, Mabel

as Mabel's Boss

1914

Zip, the Dodger

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

1914

How Heroes Are Made

as The Boy Friend's Chum

1914

The Plumber

as Bystander

1915

1915

Droppington's Devilish Deed

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1915

A Favorite Fool

as The Circus Spieler

1917

1918

Playmates

as Dope fiend

1919

Ship Ahoy

as Henchman (uncredited)

1920

Don't Rock the Boat

as Ship's Officer

1920

Moonshine

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

1920

Way Out West

as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

1927

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

1926

Thundering Fleas

as Mustachioed wedding guest

1914

1914

The Rounders

as Diner

1914

His Musical Career

as Piano Store Manager

1914

Mabel's Blunder

as Billy Bronx

1926

1960

When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

1926

Mighty Like a Moose

as Mr. Moose - The Husband

1936

Kelly the Second

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

as Ambrose's Buddy

1925

1924

1924

The 'Fraidy Cat

as Jimmy Jump

1924

A Ten-Minute Egg

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Outdoor Pajamas

as Jimmy Jump

1931

Hasty Marriage

as Charley Chase

1931

The Panic Is On

as Charley Chase

1933

Arabian Tights

as Charley

1930

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter

as The Young Married Man

1925

The Rat's Knuckles

as Jimmy Jump

1925

1924

April Fool

as Jimmy Jump

1926

Long Fliv the King

as Charles Chase

1925

His Wooden Wedding

as The Groom

1926

1927

1924

1926

Dog Shy

as Charley

1925

Isn't Life Terrible?

as The Husband

1915

A Versatile Villain

as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

1915

Love, Loot and Crash

as Harold, Dora's Suitor

1926

Tell 'Em Nothing

as Gladstone, The Great Lover

1926

Be Your Age

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk

1926

Mama Behave

as Charles Chase / Jim Chase

1927

1927

1927

The Glorious Fourth

as Top Hat Inebriate

1924

Too Many Mammas

as Jimmy Jump

1937

Hollywood Party

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

1931

Rough Seas

as Pvt. Charley Chase

1932

Girl Grief

as Charley

1924

All Wet

as Jimmie Jump

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

1928

Limousine Love

as The Groom

1918

He's In Again

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

1930

High C's

as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

1922

The Dumb-Bell

as Actor wearing top hat

1924

1919

Rolling Stone

as Bearded anarchist

1933

Luncheon at Twelve

as Charley Chase

1924

Jubilo, Jr.

as Director

1930

The Real McCoy

as Charley

1925

1930

Dollar Dizzy

as Charley Chase

1935

Poker at Eight

as Charley

1933

Fallen Arches

as Charley Chase

1932

The Nickel Nurser

as Charley Chase

1914

The Great Toe Mystery

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

1914

The Noise of Bombs

as 3rd Desperado

1926

Charley My Boy!

as Charley

1934

The Cracked Ice Man

as Charley Chase

1932

In Walked Charley

as Mr. Chase

1939

Rattling Romeo

as Charley

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

1914

Mabel at the Wheel

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

1914

The Knockout

as Spectator (uncredited)

1914

Those Love Pangs

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

1915

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)

1915

That Little Band Of Gold

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

1915

A One Night Stand

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

1925

1934

Fate's Fathead

as Charley Chase

1929

Movie Night

as Charley Chase

1930

1925

Is Marriage the Bunk?

as Jimmie Jump

1940

The Heckler

as Noisy

1940

South of the Boudoir

as Charley Chase

1940

1939

The Awful Goof

as Charley

1939

Teacher's Pest

as Charley Chase

1939

Skinny the Moocher

as Charley Chase

1939

The Chump Takes a Bump

as Charley Chase

1939

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

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

1924

Sittin' Pretty

as Jimmy Jump

1915

Love in Armor

as The Suitor

1915

Love, Speed and Thrills

as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

1924

The Poor Fish

as Jimmie Jump

1920

Married to Order

as The Suitor

1915

1915

The Rent Jumpers

as A Young Boarder

1930

All Teed Up

as Mr Chase

1915

Peanuts and Bullets

as The Accordian Player Boarder

1915

Colored Villainy

as The Traveler

1915

A Lucky Leap

as Lizzie's Boy Friend

1929

The Big Squawk

as Charley

1929

Snappy Sneezer

as Charley

1936

1930

Fifty Million Husbands

as Charley Chase

1970

4 Clowns

as (archive footage)

1924

At First Sight

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Bad Boy

as Jimmie

1932

First in War

as Sgt. Chase

1932

Young Ironsides

as Fearless

1933

Nature in the Wrong

as Charley Chase

1933

Midsummer Mush

as Charley

1934

1935

Nurse to You!

as Charley

1935

1924

1915

He Wouldn't Stay Down

as The False Friend

1924

One of the Family

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Hard Knocks

as Jimmie Jump

1924

Publicity Pays

as Jimmy Jump

1914

He Loved the Ladies

as The Husband's Pal

1934

1932

Mr. Bride

as Charley

1932

The Tabasco Kid

as Charley / Francisco Murietta

1931

Thundering Tenors

as Charles A. Chase

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage)

1915

Hash House Mashers

as The Star Boarder

1931

Little Daddy

as Chubby (singing voice)

1925

Big Red Riding Hood

as Jimmy Jump

1924

Stolen Goods

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Fighting Fluid

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Hello Baby!

as Jimmy Jump

1926

Mum's the Word

as Charlie - the Son

1924

Just a Minute

as Jimmy Jump

1925

Looking for Sally

as Jimmy Jump

1935

Southern Exposure

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

1914

Fatty's Magic Pants

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1930

Fast Work

as Charley

1930

Girl Shock

as Charley

1920

April Fool

as Supporting Character

1934

Four Parts

as Charley

1927

Us

as Charley

1929

Crazy Feet

as Charley

1927

Assistant Wives

as Charley - the Husband

1934

1927

1914

Cursed by His Beauty

as The Art Teacher

1935

Public Ghost # 1

as Charley Chase

1936

Neighborhood House

as Charley Chase

1931

One of the Smiths

as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

1931

Skip the Maloo!

as Duke Chase

1931

What a Bozo!

as Charley Chase

1931

The lady from Chicago

as Charley Chase

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1928

1932

1933

1933

Sherman Said It

as Charley

1930

A gray in the air

as Carlos Chase

1929

Stepping Out

as Charley

1963

30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)

1914

Mabel's New Job

as Boarder

1925

1929

Modern Love

as John Jones

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

as Charley Chase

1927

A One Mama Man

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

1934

1934

1934

1935

Okay Toots!

as Charley

1936

Vamp Till Ready

as Charley

1930

Hey, skirts!

as Charley

Production

1923

A Tough Winter

as Director

1938

Violent Is the Word for Curly

as Associate Producer

1935

1938

1939

Saved by the Belle

as Associate Producer

1938

1938

Mutts to You

as Director

1938

1939

1937

Gracie at the Bat

as Associate Producer

1918

Bright and Early

as Director

1919

The Floor Below

as Director

1920

All Dressed Up

as Director

1920

Moonshine

as Director

1921

What a Whopper!

as Director

1921

At the Ringside

as Director

1922

Years to Come

as Director

1923

Sold at Auction

as Director

1938

Termites of 1938

as Associate Producer

1918

He's In Again

as Director

1919

Don't Park Here

as Director

1920

Waltz Me Around

as Director

1922

The Dumb-Bell

as Director

1935

Okay Toots!

as Director

1936

Vamp Till Ready

as Director

1934

1934

1920

Fresh Paint

as Director

1934

1923

Dear Ol' Pal

as Director

1923

1919

The Flirts

as Director

1919

Rolling Stone

as Director

1915

1920

A London Bobby

as Director

1922

Full o' Pep

as Director

1922

Blow 'Em Up

as Director

1933

1935

Poker at Eight

as Director

1934

1934

Fate's Fathead

as Director

1938

A Nag in the Bag

as Director

1919

1922

The Old Sea Dog

as Director

1934

1914

The Anglers

as Director

1914

The Love Thief

as Director

1914

1917

Chased Into Love

as Director

1917

1918

Playmates

as Director

1919

Ship Ahoy

as Director

1919

Ship Ahoy

as Writer

1919

Her Tender Feet

as Director

1919

1920

1920

Kids Is Kids

as Director

1920

Mystic Mush

as Director

1921

His Best Girl

as Director

1921

Blue Sunday

as Director

1922

In the Movies

as Director

1922

The Stone Age

as Director

1923

Jack Frost

as Director

1917

1917

1936

1917

His Merry Mix-Up

as Director

1917

1922

Newly Rich

as Director

1934

1936

1938

1938

Many Sappy Returns

as Screenplay

1938

Pie a la Maid

as Screenplay

1939

1922

Years to Come

as Writer

1926

1920

Married to Order

as Director

1933

1922

1921

Rush Orders

as Director

1921

Fifteen Minutes

as Director

1933

1933

Midsummer Mush

as Director

1935

Nurse to You!

as Director

1935

1915

1922

365 Days

as Director

1920

1934

1926

1937

Man Bites Lovebug

as Associate Producer

1935

1937

1938

1939

1939

1938

1938

Ankles Away

as Director

1939

1914

1919

One Night Only

as Director

1920

April Fool

as Director

1922

Bone Dry

as Director

1934

Four Parts

as Director

1934

Something Simple

as Director

1919

1919

1919

All at Sea

as Director

1938

Tassels in the Air

as Associate Producer

1935

Public Ghost # 1

as Director

1938

Mutts to You

as Associate Producer

1938

Flat Foot Stooges

as Associate Producer

1920

Call a Taxi

as Director

1921

On Location

as Director

1936

1922

1923

1936

1920

Italian Love

as Director

1933

1933

Sherman Said It

as Director

1922

Do Me a Favor

as Director

1920

1919

1919

1919

Tough Luck

as Director

1920

1920

Getting His Goat

as Director

1918

Hello Trouble

as Director

1916

1916

1933

Arabian Tights

as Director

1917

1917

1919

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