Portrait of Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Acting

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.

Born: October 19, 1893

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Filmography

1970
4 Clowns

as (archive footage)

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 footage)

1957
The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

1940
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
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

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
1935
Public Ghost # 1

as Charley Chase

1935
Nurse to You!

as Charley

1935
1935
Southern Exposure

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

1935
Poker at Eight

as Charley

1934
1934
Fate's Fathead

as Charley Chase

1934
1934
1934
1934
1934
1934
Four Parts

as Charley

1934
The Cracked Ice Man

as Charley Chase

1933
1933
Luncheon at Twelve

as Charley Chase

1933
Sherman Said It

as Charley

1933
Midsummer Mush

as Charley

1933
Arabian Tights

as Charley

1933
1933
Nature in the Wrong

as Charley Chase

1933
Fallen Arches

as Charley Chase

1932
Mr. Bride

as Charley

1932
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
Little Daddy

as Chubby (singing voice)

1931
The lady from Chicago

as Charley Chase

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
1930
Dollar Dizzy

as Charley Chase

1930
Girl Shock

as Charley

1930
Fast Work

as Charley

1930
Fifty Million Husbands

as Charley Chase

1930
All Teed Up

as Mr Chase

1930
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
Loud Soup

as Charley Chase

1929
Ruby Lips

as Charley

1928
1928
The Booster

as Charley

1928
1928
Limousine Love

as The Groom

1927
Assistant Wives

as Charley - the Husband

1927
1927
Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

1927
1927
1927
1927
Us

as Charley

1927
The Glorious Fourth

as Top Hat Inebriate

1927
1927
1927
A One Mama Man

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

1927
Are Brunettes Safe?

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

1927
1926
Be Your Age

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk

1926
Tell 'Em Nothing

as Gladstone, The Great Lover

1926
1926
1926
Merry Widower

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

1926
Mighty Like a Moose

as Mr. Moose - The Husband

1926
Thundering Fleas

as Mustachioed wedding guest

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 Caretaker's Daughter

as The Young Married Man

1925
1925
1925
Isn't Life Terrible?

as The Husband

1925
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
1925
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
1924
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
1924
A Ten-Minute Egg

as Jimmy Jump

1924
Stolen Goods

as Jimmy Jump

1924
Jubilo, Jr.

as Director

1924
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
Hard Knocks

as Jimmie Jump

1924
One of the Family

as Jimmy Jump

1924
Just a Minute

as Jimmy Jump

1924
At First Sight

as Jimmy Jump

1924
All Wet

as Jimmie Jump

1923
Her Dangerous Path

as Glen Harper

1923
Sold at Auction!

as Customer (uncredited)

1920
Moonshine

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

1920
April Fool

as Supporting Character

1920
Married to Order

as The Suitor

1919
Ship Ahoy

as Henchman (uncredited)

1919
Rolling Stone

as Bearded anarchist

1918
He's In Again

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

1917
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
1915
A One Night Stand

as Audience Spectator (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
Love in Armor

as The Suitor

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

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
Leading Lizzie Astray

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

1914
The Noise of Bombs

as 3rd Desperado

1914
His Musical Career

as Piano Store Manager

1914
Cursed by His Beauty

as The Art Teacher

1914
Gentlemen of Nerve

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

1914
1914
Zip, the Dodger

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

1914
Those Love Pangs

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

1914
Hello, Mabel

as Mabel's Boss

1914
Mabel's Blunder

as Billy Bronx

1914
The Rounders

as Diner

1914
1914
1914
The Great Toe Mystery

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

1914
Mabel's Busy Day

as Spectator

1914
The Knockout

as Spectator (uncredited)

1914
Mabel at the Wheel

as Race Spectator (uncredited)