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.

Known For

Sons of the Desert

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Neighborhood House

The Masquerader

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Mabel at the Wheel

Hollywood Party

All Movies (289)

• Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)2025
• The Parrott Chase2009 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen2007 · as (archive footage)
• Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992 · as (archive footage)
• 4 Clowns1970 · as (archive footage)
• The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy1967
• 30 Years of Fun1963 · as (archive footage)
• Days of Thrills and Laughter1961 · as Self (archive footage)
• When Comedy Was King1960 · as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
• The Golden Age of Comedy1957 · as archive footage
• Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942 · as Self (archive footage)
• His Bridal Fright1940 · as Charley
• South of the Boudoir1940 · as Charley Chase
• The Heckler1940 · as Noisy
• The Awful Goof1939 · as Charley
• Teacher's Pest1939 · as Charley Chase
• Skinny the Moocher1939 · as Charley Chase
• Rattling Romeo1939 · as Charley
• The Chump Takes a Bump1939 · as Charley Chase
• The Sap Takes a Wrap1939 · as Charley
• Pie a la Maid1938 · as Charley
• A Nag in the Bag1938 · as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
• The Nightshirt Bandit1938 · as Professor Chase
• Many Sappy Returns1938 · as Charley Chase
• The Mind Needer1938 · as Charley Chase
• Time Out for Trouble1938 · as Charley
• Man Bites Lovebug1937 · as Charles Clayfoot Chase
• The Big Squirt1937 · as Charley Chase
• Calling All Doctors1937 · as Charley Chase
• The Wrong Miss Wright1937 · as Charley Chase
• From Bad to Worse1937 · as Charley Chase
• The Grand Hooter1937 · as Charley Chase
• Hollywood Party1937 · as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
• Kelly the Second1936 · as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
• On the Wrong Trek1936 · as Charley Chase
• Vamp Till Ready1936 · as Charley
• Neighborhood House1936 · as Charley Chase
• The Count Takes the Count1936 · as Charley Chase
• Public Ghost # 11935 · as Charley Chase
• Life Hesitates at 401935 · as Charley Chase
• Manhattan Monkey Business1935 · as Charley
• Nurse to You!1935 · as Charley
• The Four Star Boarder1935 · as Charley
• Southern Exposure1935 · as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
• Poker at Eight1935 · as Charley
• Okay Toots!1935 · as Charley
• The Chases of Pimple Street1934 · as Charley Chase
• Fate's Fathead1934 · as Charley Chase
• You Said a Hatful!1934 · as Charley
• Something Simple1934 · as Charley
• It Happened One Day1934 · as Charley
• Another Wild Idea1934 · as Charley
• I'll Take Vanilla1934 · as Charley
• Four Parts1934 · as Charley
• The Cracked Ice Man1934 · as Charley Chase
• Sons of the Desert1933 · as Charley
• Luncheon at Twelve1933 · as Charley Chase
• Sherman Said It1933 · as Charley
• Midsummer Mush1933 · as Charley
• Arabian Tights1933 · as Charley
• His Silent Racket1933 · as Charley
• Nature in the Wrong1933 · as Charley Chase
• Fallen Arches1933 · as Charley Chase
• Mr. Bride1932 · as Charley
• Now We'll Tell One1932 · as Charley
• Girl Grief1932 · as Charley
• Young Ironsides1932 · as Fearless
• First in War1932 · as Sgt. Chase
• In Walked Charley1932 · as Mr. Chase
• The Nickel Nurser1932 · as Charley Chase
• The Tabasco Kid1932 · as Charley / Francisco Murietta
• Hasty Marriage1931 · as Charley Chase
• What a Bozo!1931 · as Charley Chase
• Skip the Maloo!1931 · as Duke Chase
• The Panic Is On1931 · as Charley Chase
• One of the Smiths1931 · as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
• Rough Seas1931 · as Pvt. Charley Chase
• Messing Around1931 · as Carlos
• Little Daddy1931 · as Chubby (singing voice)
• The lady from Chicago1931 · as Charley Chase
• The Pip from Pittsburg1931 · as Charley
• The soul of the party1931 · as Carlitos
• Thundering Tenors1931 · as Charles A. Chase
• High C's1930 · as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
• A gray in the air1930 · as Carlos Chase
• Keep the Bomb1930
• Looser Than Loose1930 · as Charley
• Hey, skirts!1930 · as Charley
• The prince of the dollar1930
• Gold Diggers1930
• Dollar Dizzy1930 · as Charley Chase
• Follies of love1930 · as Carlos
• Shy in spite of himself1930
• Girl Shock1930 · as Charley
• Fast Work1930 · as Charley
• Fifty Million Husbands1930 · as Charley Chase
• The golf player1930
• The golfer1930
• All Teed Up1930 · as Mr Chase
• Whispering Whoopee1930 · as Charley
• The Real McCoy1930 · as Charley
• Great Gobs!1929 · as Charley - 1st Sailor
• Stepping Out1929 · as Charley
• Crazy Feet1929 · as Charley
• Snappy Sneezer1929 · as Charley
• Modern Love1929 · as John Jones
• Leaping Love1929 · as Charley Chase
• The Big Squawk1929 · as Charley
• Movie Night1929 · as Charley Chase
• Thin Twins1929 · as Charley
• Loud Soup1929 · as Charley Chase
• Off to Buffalo1929 · as Charley Chase
• Ruby Lips1929 · as Charley
• Chasing Husbands1928 · as Charley
• The Booster1928 · as Charley
• All Parts1928
• Is Everybody Happy?1928 · as Charley
• Imagine My Embarrassment1928 · as Charley
• The Fight Pest1928 · as Charley
• Limousine Love1928 · as The Groom
• Aching Youth1928
• The Family Group1928
• All for Nothing1928
• Never the Dames Shall Meet1927 · as Charley
• Assistant Wives1927 · as Charley - the Husband
• The Way of All Pants1927 · as Charley
• Call of the Cuckoo1927 · as Asylum Inmate
• Now I'll Tell One1927 · as Charley
• The Lighter That Failed1927 · as Charley
• The Sting of Stings1927 · as Charley
• What Women Did for Me1927 · as Charley
• Us1927 · as Charley
• The Glorious Fourth1927 · as Top Hat Inebriate
• Fluttering Hearts1927 · as Charley
• Bigger and Better Blondes1927 · as Charley
• Forgotten Sweeties1927 · as Thurston
• A One Mama Man1927 · as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
• Are Brunettes Safe?1927 · as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
• Many Scrappy Returns1927 · as Charley
• There Ain't No Santa Claus1926 · as Charley
• Be Your Age1926 · as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
• Tell 'Em Nothing1926 · as Gladstone, The Great Lover
• Bromo and Juliet1926 · as Charley
• Crazy Like a Fox1926 · as Wilson
• Merry Widower1926 · as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
• Thundering Fleas1926 · as Mustachioed wedding guest
• Mighty Like a Moose1926 · as Mr. Moose - The Husband
• Long Fliv the King1926 · as Charles Chase
• Mum's the Word1926 · as Charlie - the Son
• Dog Shy1926 · as Charley
• Mama Behave1926 · as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
• Charley My Boy!1926 · as Charley
• His Wooden Wedding1925 · as The Groom
• The Uneasy Three1925
• The Caretaker's Daughter1925 · as The Young Married Man
• No Father to Guide Him1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• Innocent Husbands1925 · as Melvin
• Isn't Life Terrible?1925 · as The Husband
• What Price Goofy?1925 · as Jamison
• Looking for Sally1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• Big Red Riding Hood1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• Bad Boy1925 · as Jimmie
• Is Marriage the Bunk?1925 · as Jimmie Jump
• Hard Boiled1925 · as Charley
• Should Husbands Be Watched?1925 · as Jamison Jump
• Plain and Fancy Girls1925 · as Charley
• The Family Entrance1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• Fighting Fluid1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• Hello Baby!1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• The Rat's Knuckles1925 · as Jimmy Jump
• The Royal Razz1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• The Poor Fish1924 · as Jimmie Jump
• Just a Real Good Car1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Accidental Accidents1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Bungalow Boobs1924 · as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
• Too Many Mammas1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Sittin' Pretty1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Outdoor Pajamas1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Why Men Work1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Sweet Daddy1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Seeing Nellie Home1924 · as Charley
• A Ten-Minute Egg1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Why Husbands Go Mad1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Stolen Goods1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Jubilo, Jr.1924 · as Director
• Young Oldfield1924 · as Jimmy
• Position Wanted1924 · as Jimmie Jump
• April Fool1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Publicity Pays1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• The King of the Wild Horses1924 · as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
• The 'Fraidy Cat1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Love's Detour1924 · as Jimmie Jump
• The Perfect Lady1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• One of the Family1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• Powder and Smoke1924
• Hard Knocks1924 · as Jimmie Jump
• Don't Forget1924
• Jeffries, Jr.1924
• Just a Minute1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• At First Sight1924 · as Jimmy Jump
• All Wet1924 · as Jimmie Jump
• Long Live the King1923
• Her Dangerous Path1923 · as Glen Harper
• Jack Frost1923
• Sold at Auction!1923 · as Customer (uncredited)
• The Stone Age1922
• The Dumb-Bell1922 · as Actor wearing top hat
• In the Movies1922
• The Hustler1921
• Blue Sunday1921
• Big Game1921
• His Best Girl1921
• Moonshine1920 · as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
• April Fool1920 · as Supporting Character
• Married to Order1920 · as The Suitor
• Kids Is Kids1920
• Live and Learn1920
• Don't Rock the Boat1920 · as Ship's Officer
• Italian Love1920
• Why Go Home?1920
• Way Out West1920 · as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
• Mystic Mush1920
• When Spirits Move1920
• The Nickel Snatcher1920 · as cameo
• All at Sea1919
• Her Tender Feet1919
• Ship Ahoy1919 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• Rolling Stone1919 · as Bearded anarchist
• He's In Again1918 · as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
• Hello Trouble1918
• Playmates1918 · as Dope fiend
• Chased Into Love1917 · as Charley
• A Favorite Fool1915 · as The Circus Spieler
• A Versatile Villain1915 · as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
• Love, Loot and Crash1915 · as Harold, Dora's Suitor
• The Rent Jumpers1915 · as A Young Boarder
• Droppington's Devilish Deed1915 · as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Settled at the Seaside1915 · as Boyfriend
• A One Night Stand1915 · as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
• Fatty’s Faithful Fido1915 · as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
• That Little Band Of Gold1915 · as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
• Love in Armor1915 · as The Suitor
• A Lucky Leap1915 · as Lizzie's Boy Friend
• He Wouldn't Stay Down1915 · as The False Friend
• Colored Villainy1915 · as The Traveler
• Love, Speed and Thrills1915 · as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
• Hash House Mashers1915 · as The Star Boarder
• Peanuts and Bullets1915 · as The Accordian Player Boarder
• Only a Farmer's Daughter1915 · as The Artist
• Tillie's Punctured Romance1914 · as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
• Fatty's Magic Pants1914 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Ambrose's First Falsehood1914 · as Ambrose's Buddy
• The Plumber1914 · as Bystander
• Other People's Business1914
• Leading Lizzie Astray1914 · as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
• The Noise of Bombs1914 · as 3rd Desperado
• How Heroes Are Made1914 · as The Boy Friend's Chum
• His Musical Career1914 · as Piano Store Manager
• 'Curses!' They Remarked1914
• Cursed by His Beauty1914 · as The Art Teacher
• Gentlemen of Nerve1914 · as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
• Dough and Dynamite1914 · as Customer
• Stout Hearts But Weak Knees1914 · as Faro Bill
• The Love Thief1914
• Dash, Love and Splash1914
• Zip, the Dodger1914 · as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
• The Anglers1914
• Those Love Pangs1914 · as Movie Patron (uncredited)
• Hello, Mabel1914 · as Mabel's Boss
• He Loved the Ladies1914 · as The Husband's Pal
• Mabel's Blunder1914 · as Billy Bronx
• The Rounders1914 · as Diner
• His New Profession1914 · as Nephew
• Her Last Chance1914
• The Masquerader1914 · as Actor
• Those Country Kids1914 · as Cop
• Such a Cook1914
• A Coat's Tale1914 · as The Tramp
• Soldiers of Misfortune1914
• The Great Toe Mystery1914 · as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
• Mabel's New Job1914 · as Boarder
• Sophie of the Films #41914
• A Gambling Rube1914 · as (unconfirmed)
• Mabel's Busy Day1914 · as Spectator
• Love and Salt Water1914
• The Knockout1914 · as Spectator (uncredited)
• Where Hazel Met the Villain1914
• Mabel at the Wheel1914 · as Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Across the Hall1914 · as (unconfirmed)