Charley Chase
October 19, 1893 (131 years old) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Credits
- 2007 · Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen as (archive footage)
- 1992 · Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as (archive footage)
- 1970 · 4 Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 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 · His Bridal Fright as Charley
- 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 · The Sap Takes a Wrap as Charley
- 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 · Time Out for Trouble as Charley
- 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 · The Count Takes the Count as Charley Chase
- 1935 · Public Ghost # 1 as Charley Chase
- 1935 · Life Hesitates at 40 as Charley Chase
- 1935 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Charley
- 1935 · Nurse to You! as Charley
- 1935 · The Four Star Boarder as Charley
- 1935 · Southern Exposure as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
- 1935 · Poker at Eight as Charley
- 1935 · Okay Toots! as Charley
- 1934 · The Chases of Pimple Street as Charley Chase
- 1934 · Fate's Fathead as Charley Chase
- 1934 · You Said a Hatful! as Charley
- 1934 · Something Simple as Charley
- 1934 · It Happened One Day as Charley
- 1934 · Another Wild Idea as Charley
- 1934 · I'll Take Vanilla as Charley
- 1934 · Four Parts as Charley
- 1934 · The Cracked Ice Man as Charley Chase
- 1933 · Sons of the Desert as Charley
- 1933 · Luncheon at Twelve as Charley Chase
- 1933 · Sherman Said It as Charley
- 1933 · Midsummer Mush as Charley
- 1933 · Arabian Tights as Charley
- 1933 · His Silent Racket as Charley
- 1933 · Nature in the Wrong as Charley Chase
- 1933 · Fallen Arches as Charley Chase
- 1932 · Mr. Bride as Charley
- 1932 · Now We'll Tell One as Charley
- 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 · Messing Around as Carlos
- 1931 · Little Daddy as Chubby (singing voice)
- 1931 · The lady from Chicago as Charley Chase
- 1931 · The Pip from Pittsburg as Charley
- 1931 · The soul of the party as Carlitos
- 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 · Looser Than Loose as Charley
- 1930 · Keep the Bomb as
- 1930 · Hey, skirts! as Charley
- 1930 · The prince of the dollar as
- 1930 · Gold Diggers as
- 1930 · Dollar Dizzy as Charley Chase
- 1930 · Follies of love as Carlos
- 1930 · Girl Shock as Charley
- 1930 · Shy in spite of himself as
- 1930 · Fast Work as Charley
- 1930 · Fifty Million Husbands as Charley Chase
- 1930 · The golf player as
- 1930 · The golfer as
- 1930 · All Teed Up as Mr Chase
- 1930 · Whispering Whoopee as Charley
- 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 · Thin Twins as Charley
- 1929 · Loud Soup as Charley Chase
- 1929 · Off to Buffalo as Charley Chase
- 1929 · Ruby Lips as Charley
- 1928 · Chasing Husbands as Charley
- 1928 · The Booster as Charley
- 1928 · All Parts as
- 1928 · Is Everybody Happy? as Charley
- 1928 · Imagine My Embarrassment as Charley
- 1928 · The Fight Pest as Charley
- 1928 · Limousine Love as The Groom
- 1928 · Aching Youth as
- 1928 · The Family Group as
- 1928 · All for Nothing as
- 1927 · Never the Dames Shall Meet as Charley
- 1927 · The Way of All Pants as Charley
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · Now I'll Tell One as Charley
- 1927 · The Lighter That Failed as Charley
- 1927 · The Sting of Stings as Charley
- 1927 · What Women Did for Me as Charley
- 1927 · Us as
- 1927 · Assistant Wives as Charley - the Husband
- 1927 · The Glorious Fourth as Top Hat Inebriate
- 1927 · Fluttering Hearts as Charley
- 1927 · Bigger and Better Blondes as Charley
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as Thurston
- 1927 · A One Mama Man as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
- 1927 · Are Brunettes Safe? as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
- 1927 · Many Scrappy Returns as Charley
- 1926 · There Ain't No Santa Claus as Charley
- 1926 · Be Your Age as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
- 1926 · Tell 'Em Nothing as Gladstone, The Great Lover
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as Charley
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Wilson
- 1926 · Merry Widower as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Mustachioed wedding guest
- 1926 · Mighty Like a Moose as Mr. Moose - The Husband
- 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 Uneasy Three as
- 1925 · The Caretaker's Daughter as The Young Married Man
- 1925 · No Father to Guide Him as Jimmy Jump
- 1925 · Innocent Husbands as Melvin
- 1925 · Isn't Life Terrible? as The Husband
- 1925 · What Price Goofy? as Jamison
- 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 · Should Husbands Be Watched? as Jamison Jump
- 1925 · Plain and Fancy Girls as Charley
- 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 · Just a Real Good Car as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · Accidental Accidents as Jimmy Jump
- 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 · Seeing Nellie Home as Charley
- 1924 · A Ten-Minute Egg as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · Why Husbands Go Mad as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · Stolen Goods as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · Jubilo, Jr. as Director
- 1924 · Young Oldfield as Jimmy
- 1924 · Position Wanted as Jimmie Jump
- 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 · Love's Detour as Jimmie Jump
- 1924 · The Perfect Lady as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · Just a Minute as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · Hard Knocks as Jimmie Jump
- 1924 · Don't Forget as
- 1924 · Jeffries Jr. as
- 1924 · Powder and Smoke as
- 1924 · One of the Family as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · At First Sight as Jimmy Jump
- 1924 · All Wet as Jimmie Jump
- 1923 · Long Live the King as
- 1923 · Her Dangerous Path as Glen Harper
- 1923 · Jack Frost as
- 1923 · Sold at Auction as Customer (uncredited)
- 1922 · The Stone Age as
- 1922 · The Dumb-Bell as Actor wearing top hat
- 1922 · In the Movies as
- 1921 · The Hustler as
- 1921 · Blue Sunday as
- 1921 · Big Game as
- 1921 · His Best Girl as
- 1920 · Moonshine as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
- 1920 · April Fool as Supporting Character
- 1920 · Married to Order as The Suitor
- 1920 · Kids Is Kids as
- 1920 · Live and Learn as
- 1920 · Don't Rock the Boat as Ship's Officer
- 1920 · Italian Love as
- 1920 · Why Go Home? as
- 1920 · Mystic Mush as
- 1920 · The Nickel Snatcher as cameo
- 1920 · Way Out West as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
- 1920 · When Spirits Move as
- 1919 · All at Sea as
- 1919 · Her Tender Feet as
- 1919 · Ship Ahoy as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1919 · Rolling Stone as Bearded anarchist
- 1918 · He's In Again as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
- 1918 · Hello Trouble as
- 1918 · Playmates as Dope fiend
- 1917 · Chased Into Love as Charley
- 1915 · A Favorite Fool as The Circus Spieler
- 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 · Droppington's Devilish Deed as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1915 · Settled at the Seaside as Boyfriend
- 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 · A Lucky Leap as Lizzie's Boy Friend
- 1915 · He Wouldn't Stay Down as The False Friend
- 1915 · Colored Villainy as The Traveler
- 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
- 1915 · Only a Farmer's Daughter as The Artist
- 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 · Other People's Business as
- 1914 · Leading Lizzie Astray as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
- 1914 · The Noise of Bombs as 3rd Desperado
- 1914 · How Heroes Are Made as The Boy Friend's Chum
- 1914 · His Musical Career as Piano Store Manager
- 1914 · 'Curses!' They Remarked as
- 1914 · Cursed by His Beauty as The Art Teacher
- 1914 · Gentlemen of Nerve as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
- 1914 · Dough and Dynamite as Customer
- 1914 · Stout Hearts But Weak Knees as Faro Bill
- 1914 · The Love Thief as
- 1914 · Dash, Love and Splash as
- 1914 · Zip, the Dodger as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
- 1914 · The Anglers as
- 1914 · Those Love Pangs as Movie Patron (uncredited)
- 1914 · Hello, Mabel as Mabel's Boss
- 1914 · He Loved the Ladies as The Husband's Pal
- 1914 · Mabel's Blunder as Billy Bronx
- 1914 · The Rounders as Diner
- 1914 · His New Profession as Nephew
- 1914 · Her Last Chance as
- 1914 · The Masquerader as Actor
- 1914 · Those Country Kids as
- 1914 · Such a Cook as
- 1914 · A Coat's Tale as The Tramp
- 1914 · Soldiers of Misfortune as
- 1914 · The Great Toe Mystery as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
- 1914 · Mabel's New Job as Boarder
- 1914 · Sophie of the Films #4 as
- 1914 · A Gambling Rube as (unconfirmed)
- 1914 · Mabel's Busy Day as Spectator
- 1914 · The Knockout as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1914 · Love and Salt Water as
- 1914 · Where Hazel Met the Villain as
- 1914 · Mabel at the Wheel as Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1914 · Across the Hall as (unconfirmed)