Charley Chase
Known for acting · Born 19 October 1893 · Died 20 June 1940 · aged 46 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
417 credits
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
1933
His New Profession
1914
His Musical Career
1914
Mabel's Blunder
1914
Mighty Like a Moose
1926
Those Love Pangs
1914
Saved by the Belle
1939
Violent Is the Word for Curly
1938
Flat Foot Stooges
1938
Tassels in the Air
1938
Mutts to You
1938
On the Wrong Trek
1936
Acting (289)
2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)Film
2009The Parrott Chase(archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen(archive footage)Film
1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys(archive footage)Film
19704 Clowns(archive footage)Film
1967The Further Perils of Laurel and HardyFilm
196330 Years of Fun(archive footage)Film
1961Days of Thrills and LaughterSelf (archive footage)Film
1960When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1957The Golden Age of Comedyarchive footageFilm
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage)Film
1940The HecklerNoisyFilm
1940South of the BoudoirCharley ChaseFilm
1940His Bridal FrightCharleyFilm
1939Rattling RomeoCharleyFilm
1939The Awful GoofCharleyFilm
1939Teacher's PestCharley ChaseFilm
1939Skinny the MoocherCharley ChaseFilm
1939The Chump Takes a BumpCharley ChaseFilm
1939The Sap Takes a WrapCharleyFilm
1938Time Out for TroubleCharleyFilm
1938Many Sappy ReturnsCharley ChaseFilm
1938The Mind NeederCharley ChaseFilm
1938Pie a la MaidCharleyFilm
1938A Nag in the BagRacetrack Announcer (voice)Film
1938The Nightshirt BanditProfessor ChaseFilm
1937Hollywood PartyCharley Chan Chase, Co-HostFilm
1937Man Bites LovebugCharles Clayfoot ChaseFilm
1937The Big SquirtCharley ChaseFilm
1937Calling All DoctorsCharley ChaseFilm
1937The Wrong Miss WrightCharley ChaseFilm
1937From Bad to WorseCharley ChaseFilm
1937The Grand HooterCharley ChaseFilm
1936On the Wrong TrekCharley ChaseFilm
1936Kelly the SecondDr. J. Willoughby KlumFilm
1936The Count Takes the CountCharley ChaseFilm
1936Neighborhood HouseCharley ChaseFilm
1936Vamp Till ReadyCharleyFilm
1935Poker at EightCharleyFilm
1935Southern ExposureColonel Charley Chase / Pappy ChaseFilm
1935Public Ghost # 1Charley ChaseFilm
1935Life Hesitates at 40Charley ChaseFilm
1935Nurse to You!CharleyFilm
1935The Four Star BoarderCharleyFilm
1935Okay Toots!CharleyFilm
1935Manhattan Monkey BusinessCharleyFilm
1934Another Wild IdeaCharleyFilm
1934The Chases of Pimple StreetCharley ChaseFilm
1934Four PartsCharleyFilm
1934Something SimpleCharleyFilm
1934The Cracked Ice ManCharley ChaseFilm
1934Fate's FatheadCharley ChaseFilm
1934I'll Take VanillaCharleyFilm
1934It Happened One DayCharleyFilm
1934You Said a Hatful!CharleyFilm
1933Sons of the DesertCharleyFilm
1933His Silent RacketCharleyFilm
1933Arabian TightsCharleyFilm
1933Fallen ArchesCharley ChaseFilm
1933Nature in the WrongCharley ChaseFilm
1933Midsummer MushCharleyFilm
1933Luncheon at TwelveCharley ChaseFilm
1933Sherman Said ItCharleyFilm
1932The Nickel NurserCharley ChaseFilm
1932Mr. BrideCharleyFilm
1932Girl GriefCharleyFilm
1932In Walked CharleyMr. ChaseFilm
1932First in WarSgt. ChaseFilm
1932Young IronsidesFearlessFilm
1932The Tabasco KidCharley / Francisco MuriettaFilm
1932Now We'll Tell OneCharleyFilm
1931Little DaddyChubby (singing voice)Film
1931The Pip from PittsburgCharleyFilm
1931Hasty MarriageCharley ChaseFilm
1931The Panic Is OnCharley ChaseFilm
1931Thundering TenorsCharles A. ChaseFilm
1931What a Bozo!Charley ChaseFilm
1931Rough SeasPvt. Charley ChaseFilm
1931One of the SmithsCharley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.Film
1931Skip the Maloo!Duke ChaseFilm
1931The soul of the partyCarlitosFilm
1931Messing AroundCarlosFilm
1931The lady from ChicagoCharley ChaseFilm
1930Whispering WhoopeeCharleyFilm
1930All Teed UpMr ChaseFilm
1930High C'sSgt. Charles Augustus ChaseFilm
1930The Real McCoyCharleyFilm
1930Dollar DizzyCharley ChaseFilm
1930Fifty Million HusbandsCharley ChaseFilm
1930Girl ShockCharleyFilm
1930Looser Than LooseCharleyFilm
1930Fast WorkCharleyFilm
1930The golf playerFilm
1930The golferFilm
1930Shy in spite of himselfFilm
1930Follies of loveCarlosFilm
1930The prince of the dollarFilm
1930Gold DiggersFilm
1930Keep the BombFilm
1930A gray in the airCarlos ChaseFilm
1930Hey, skirts!CharleyFilm
1929Movie NightCharley ChaseFilm
1929Snappy SneezerCharleyFilm
1929Crazy FeetCharleyFilm
1929Stepping OutCharleyFilm
1929Leaping LoveCharley ChaseFilm
1929Ruby LipsCharleyFilm
1929Off to BuffaloCharley ChaseFilm
1929Loud SoupCharley ChaseFilm
1929Thin TwinsCharleyFilm
1929Great Gobs!Charley - 1st SailorFilm
1929The Big SquawkCharleyFilm
1929Modern LoveJohn JonesFilm
1928Limousine LoveThe GroomFilm
1928All for NothingFilm
1928The Family GroupFilm
1928Aching YouthCharleyFilm
1928The Fight PestCharleyFilm
1928Imagine My EmbarrassmentCharleyFilm
1928Is Everybody Happy?CharleyFilm
1928All PartsFilm
1928The BoosterCharleyFilm
1928Chasing HusbandsCharleyFilm
1927Call of the CuckooAsylum InmateFilm
1927Fluttering HeartsCharleyFilm
1927Now I'll Tell OneCharleyFilm
1927The Way of All PantsCharleyFilm
1927The Glorious FourthTop Hat InebriateFilm
1927Forgotten SweetiesThurstonFilm
1927UsCharleyFilm
1927Are Brunettes Safe?The Newspaper Columnist / Bud GordonFilm
1927Bigger and Better BlondesCharleyFilm
1927Never the Dames Shall MeetCharleyFilm
1927What Women Did for MeCharleyFilm
1927Many Scrappy ReturnsCharleyFilm
1927The Lighter That FailedCharleyFilm
1927Assistant WivesCharley - the HusbandFilm
1927The Sting of StingsCharleyFilm
1927A One Mama ManWillie Shoemaker / Count ToskyFilm
1926Mighty Like a MooseMr. Moose - The HusbandFilm
1926Crazy Like a FoxWilsonFilm
1926Thundering FleasMustachioed wedding guestFilm
1926Bromo and JulietCharleyFilm
1926Be Your AgeCharley - the Bashful ClerkFilm
1926Mum's the WordCharlie - the SonFilm
1926Dog ShyCharleyFilm
1926Long Fliv the KingCharles ChaseFilm
1926Charley My Boy!CharleyFilm
1926There Ain't No Santa ClausCharleyFilm
1926Tell 'Em NothingGladstone, The Great LoverFilm
1926Merry WidowerHobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)Film
1926Mama BehaveCharles Chase / Jim ChaseFilm
1925Isn't Life Terrible?The HusbandFilm
1925Innocent HusbandsMelvinFilm
1925His Wooden WeddingThe GroomFilm
1925What Price Goofy?JamisonFilm
1925The Caretaker's DaughterThe Young Married ManFilm
1925Bad BoyJimmieFilm
1925The Rat's KnucklesJimmy JumpFilm
1925Looking for SallyJimmy JumpFilm
1925Should Husbands Be Watched?Jamison JumpFilm
1925No Father to Guide HimJimmy JumpFilm
1925Is Marriage the Bunk?Jimmie JumpFilm
1925Big Red Riding HoodJimmy JumpFilm
1925Fighting FluidJimmy JumpFilm
1925Hello Baby!Jimmy JumpFilm
1925The Family EntranceJimmy JumpFilm
1925Hard BoiledCharleyFilm
1925The Uneasy ThreeFilm
1925Plain and Fancy GirlsCharleyFilm
1924Too Many MammasJimmy JumpFilm
1924April FoolJimmy JumpFilm
1924All WetJimmie JumpFilm
1924The 'Fraidy CatJimmy JumpFilm
1924The King of the Wild HorsesBoyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)Film
1924Jubilo, Jr.DirectorFilm
1924Young OldfieldJimmyFilm
1924Powder and SmokeFilm
1924Hard KnocksJimmie JumpFilm
1924Don't ForgetFilm
1924Publicity PaysJimmy JumpFilm
1924Jeffries, Jr.Film
1924Just a MinuteJimmy JumpFilm
1924Seeing Nellie HomeCharleyFilm
1924A Ten-Minute EggJimmy JumpFilm
1924Outdoor PajamasJimmy JumpFilm
1924Accidental AccidentsJimmy JumpFilm
1924Sittin' PrettyJimmy JumpFilm
1924The Poor FishJimmie JumpFilm
1924At First SightJimmy JumpFilm
1924Stolen GoodsJimmy JumpFilm
1924Sweet DaddyJimmy JumpFilm
1924The Perfect LadyJimmy JumpFilm
1924Love's DetourJimmie JumpFilm
1924Why Husbands Go MadJimmy JumpFilm
1924Why Men WorkJimmy JumpFilm
1924Bungalow BoobsJimmy Jump - The Newlywed HusbandFilm
1924The Royal RazzJimmy JumpFilm
1924Just a Real Good CarJimmy JumpFilm
1924One of the FamilyJimmy JumpFilm
1924Position WantedJimmie JumpFilm
1923Sold at Auction!Customer (uncredited)Film
1923Her Dangerous PathGlen HarperFilm
1923Long Live the KingFilm
1923Jack FrostFilm
1922The Dumb-BellActor wearing top hatFilm
1922In the MoviesFilm
1922The Stone AgeFilm
1921His Best GirlFilm
1921Blue SundayFilm
1921The HustlerFilm
1921Big GameFilm
1920Married to OrderThe SuitorFilm
1920April FoolSupporting CharacterFilm
1920MoonshineScorekeeper / Revenue OfficerFilm
1920Don't Rock the BoatShip's OfficerFilm
1920Live and LearnFilm
1920Kids Is KidsFilm
1920Italian LoveFilm
1920Why Go Home?Film
1920Way Out WestGrizzled Gambler (uncredited)Film
1920Mystic MushFilm
1920When Spirits MoveFilm
1920The Nickel SnatchercameoFilm
1919Ship AhoyHenchman (uncredited)Film
1919Her Tender FeetFilm
1919Rolling StoneBearded anarchistFilm
1919All at SeaFilm
1918He's In AgainPiano Player (as Charles Parrott)Film
1918PlaymatesDope fiendFilm
1918Hello TroubleFilm
1917Chased Into LoveCharleyFilm
1915That Little Band Of GoldTicket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)Film
1915Fatty’s Faithful FidoFight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)Film
1915Love, Speed and ThrillsCop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)Film
1915Love, Loot and CrashHarold, Dora's SuitorFilm
1915Settled at the SeasideBoyfriendFilm
1915The Rent JumpersA Young BoarderFilm
1915Hash House MashersThe Star BoarderFilm
1915A Versatile VillainPete - Assistant Baggage ClerkFilm
1915Love in ArmorThe SuitorFilm
1915A One Night StandAudience Spectator (uncredited)Film
1915Peanuts and BulletsThe Accordian Player BoarderFilm
1915Only a Farmer's DaughterThe ArtistFilm
1915Droppington's Devilish DeedAudience Member (uncredited)Film
1915A Favorite FoolThe Circus SpielerFilm
1915Colored VillainyThe TravelerFilm
1915A Lucky LeapLizzie's Boy FriendFilm
1915He Wouldn't Stay DownThe False FriendFilm
1914Tillie's Punctured RomanceStaring Man in Theater (uncredited)Film
1914The MasqueraderActorFilm
1914The RoundersDinerFilm
1914His New ProfessionNephewFilm
1914Those Love PangsMovie Patron (uncredited)Film
1914The KnockoutSpectator (uncredited)Film
1914Dough and DynamiteCustomerFilm
1914His Musical CareerPiano Store ManagerFilm
1914Gentlemen of NerveSpectator at Entrance (uncredited)Film
1914Mabel at the WheelRace Spectator (uncredited)Film
1914Mabel's Busy DaySpectatorFilm
1914Mabel's BlunderBilly BronxFilm
1914Fatty's Magic PantsParty Guest (uncredited)Film
1914Those Country KidsCopFilm
1914Leading Lizzie AstrayCafe Patron - In from the MinesFilm
1914Ambrose's First FalsehoodAmbrose's BuddyFilm
1914Hello, MabelMabel's BossFilm
1914The Noise of Bombs3rd DesperadoFilm
1914'Curses!' They RemarkedFilm
1914The Great Toe MysteryGussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)Film
1914Across the Hall(unconfirmed)Film
1914Where Hazel Met the VillainFilm
1914Sophie of the Films #4Film
1914Love and Salt WaterFilm
1914Such a CookFilm
1914Dash, Love and SplashFilm
1914The PlumberBystanderFilm
1914He Loved the LadiesThe Husband's PalFilm
1914A Coat's TaleThe TrampFilm
1914A Gambling Rube(unconfirmed)Film
1914Soldiers of MisfortuneFilm
1914Her Last ChanceFilm
1914The AnglersFilm
1914Zip, the DodgerCustomer in Second Group (uncredited)Film
1914The Love ThiefFilm
1914Stout Hearts But Weak KneesFaro BillFilm
1914How Heroes Are MadeThe Boy Friend's ChumFilm
1914Other People's BusinessFilm
1914Cursed by His BeautyThe Art TeacherFilm
1914Mabel's New JobBoarderFilm
Directing (111)
1974The Three Stooges FolliesDirectorFilm
1939Mutiny on the BodyDirectorFilm
1939Static in the AtticDirectorFilm
1939Boom Goes the GroomDirectorFilm
1938Tassels in the AirDirector, Associate ProducerFilm
1938Mutts to YouDirector, Associate ProducerFilm
1938A Nag in the BagDirectorFilm
1938Halfway to HollywoodDirectorFilm
1938The Old Raid MuleDirectorFilm
1938Ankles AwayDirectorFilm
1937Oh, What a Knight!DirectorFilm
1936On the Wrong TrekDirectorFilm
1936The Count Takes the CountDirectorFilm
1936Vamp Till ReadyDirector, WriterFilm
1935Life Hesitates at 40DirectorFilm
1935Poker at EightDirectorFilm
1935Southern ExposureDirectorFilm
1935Public Ghost # 1DirectorFilm
1935Okay Toots!DirectorFilm
1935Manhattan Monkey BusinessDirectorFilm
1935Nurse to You!DirectorFilm
1935The Four Star BoarderDirectorFilm
1934Another Wild IdeaDirectorFilm
1934The Chases of Pimple StreetDirectorFilm
1934Four PartsDirectorFilm
1934I'll Take VanillaDirectorFilm
1934It Happened One DayDirectorFilm
1934You Said a Hatful!DirectorFilm
1934The Cracked Ice ManDirectorFilm
1934Fate's FatheadDirectorFilm
1934Music in Your HairDirectorFilm
1933The Bargain of the CenturyDirectorFilm
1933His Silent RacketDirectorFilm
1933Nature in the WrongDirectorFilm
1933Midsummer MushDirectorFilm
1933Arabian TightsDirectorFilm
1933Luncheon at TwelveDirectorFilm
1933Sherman Said ItDirectorFilm
1923Sold at Auction!DirectorFilm
1923Jus' Passin' ThroughDirector, StoryFilm
1923Before the PublicDirectorFilm
1923A Tough WinterDirectorFilm
1923Dear Ol' PalDirectorFilm
1923Courtship of Miles SandwichDirectorFilm
1923Jack FrostDirectorFilm
1922The Dumb-BellDirectorFilm
1922Years to ComeDirector, WriterFilm
1922365 DaysDirectorFilm
1922Do Me a FavorDirectorFilm
1922Full o' PepDirectorFilm
1922Blow 'Em UpDirectorFilm
1922In the MoviesDirectorFilm
1922The Stone AgeDirectorFilm
1922Bone DryDirectorFilm
1922Hot Off the PressDirectorFilm
1922The Old Sea DogDirectorFilm
1922Newly RichDirectorFilm
1921What a Whopper!DirectorFilm
1921Fifteen MinutesDirectorFilm
1921At the RingsideDirectorFilm
1921His Best GirlDirectorFilm
1921Blue SundayDirectorFilm
1921Rush OrdersDirectorFilm
1921On LocationDirectorFilm
1920Waltz Me AroundDirectorFilm
1920Married to OrderDirectorFilm
1920April FoolDirectorFilm
1920MoonshineDirectorFilm
1920Fresh PaintDirectorFilm
1920Call a Taxi!DirectorFilm
1920All Dressed UpDirectorFilm
1920A London BobbyDirectorFilm
1920Don't Rock the BoatDirectorFilm
1920Kids Is KidsDirectorFilm
1920Italian LoveDirectorFilm
1920Red Hot HottentottsDirectorFilm
1920Getting His GoatDirectorFilm
1920Mystic MushDirectorFilm
1920When Spirits MoveDirectorFilm
1920The Nickel SnatcherDirectorFilm
1919The Floor BelowDirectorFilm
1919Don't Park HereDirector, WriterFilm
1919Hop to It, BellhopDirectorFilm
1919The FlirtsDirectorFilm
1919Rolling StoneDirectorFilm
1919Ship AhoyDirector, WriterFilm
1919Her Tender FeetDirector, WriterFilm
1919Her First False HareDirectorFilm
1919All at SeaDirectorFilm
1919Giving the Bride AwayDirectorFilm
1919Order in the CourtDirectorFilm
1919Tough LuckDirectorFilm
1919One Night OnlyDirectorFilm
1919Coppers and ScentsDirectorFilm
1918Bright and EarlyDirectorFilm
1918He's In AgainDirectorFilm
1918PlaymatesDirectorFilm
1918Hello TroubleDirectorFilm
1918Painless LoveDirectorFilm
1917The Cloud PuncherDirector, WriterFilm
1917Chased Into LoveDirector, WriterFilm
1917His Merry Mix-UpDirector, WriterFilm
1917There's Many a FoolDirector, WriterFilm
1916A Dash of CourageDirectorFilm
1916Hearts and SparksDirectorFilm
1915A Hash House FraudDirectorFilm
1915He Wouldn't Stay DownDirector, WriterFilm
1914The AnglersDirectorFilm
1914The Love ThiefDirectorFilm
1914How Heroes Are MadeDirectorFilm
1914Their Fatal BumpingDirectorFilm
Production (5)
1939Saved by the BelleAssociate Producer, DirectorFilm
1938Violent Is the Word for CurlyAssociate Producer, DirectorFilm
1938Termites of 1938Associate ProducerFilm
1937Man Bites LovebugAssociate ProducerFilm
1937Gracie at the BatAssociate ProducerFilm
Writing (12)
1945Off Again, On AgainStoryFilm
1944Open Season for SapsStoryFilm
1939The Sap Takes a WrapScreenplayFilm
1938Flat Foot StoogesWriter, Director, Associate ProducerFilm
1938Many Sappy ReturnsStory, ScreenplayFilm
1938Pie a la MaidScreenplayFilm
1936Neighborhood HouseWriter, DirectorFilm
1934Something SimpleWriter, DirectorFilm
1933Sons of the DesertWriterFilm
1926Crazy Like a FoxWriterFilm
1926Tell 'Em NothingWriterFilm
1922Touch all the BasesWriterFilm