7Acting
Charley Chase
- Born
- 1893-10-19
- Died
- 1940-06-20
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Filmography
354 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025 · Movie
Cast
The Parrott Chase
2009 · Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007 · Movie
(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 · Movie
(archive footage)
The Three Stooges Follies
1974 · Movie
Director
4 Clowns
1970 · Movie
(archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967 · Movie
Cast
30 Years of Fun
1963 · Movie
(archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960 · Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · Movie
archive footage
Off Again, On Again
1945 · Movie
Story
Open Season for Saps
1944 · Movie
Story
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
His Bridal Fright
1940 · Movie
Charley
South of the Boudoir
1940 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Heckler
1940 · Movie
Noisy
Boom Goes the Groom
1939 · Movie
Director
Mutiny on the Body
1939 · Movie
Director
Rattling Romeo
1939 · Movie
Charley
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Movie
Associate Producer · Director
Skinny the Moocher
1939 · Movie
Charley Chase
Static in the Attic
1939 · Movie
Director
Teacher's Pest
1939 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Awful Goof
1939 · Movie
Charley
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939 · Movie
Charley · Screenplay
A Nag in the Bag
1938 · Movie
Racetrack Announcer (voice) · Director
Ankles Away
1938 · Movie
Director
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Movie
Writer · Director · Associate Producer
Halfway to Hollywood
1938 · Movie
Director
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Movie
Charley Chase · Story · Screenplay
Mutts to You
1938 · Movie
Director · Associate Producer
Pie a la Maid
1938 · Movie
Charley · Screenplay
Tassels in the Air
1938 · Movie
Director · Associate Producer
Termites of 1938
1938 · Movie
Associate Producer
The Mind Needer
1938 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938 · Movie
Professor Chase
The Old Raid Mule
1938 · Movie
Director
Time Out for Trouble
1938 · Movie
Charley
Violent Is the Word for Curly
1938 · Movie
Associate Producer · Director
Calling All Doctors
1937 · Movie
Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse
1937 · Movie
Charley Chase
Gracie at the Bat
1937 · Movie
Associate Producer
Hollywood Party
1937 · Movie
Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Man Bites Lovebug
1937 · Movie
Charles Clayfoot Chase · Associate Producer
Oh, What a Knight!
1937 · Movie
Director
The Big Squirt
1937 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
1937 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
1937 · Movie
Charley Chase
Kelly the Second
1936 · Movie
Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Neighborhood House
1936 · Movie
Charley Chase · Writer · Director
On the Wrong Trek
1936 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
The Count Takes the Count
1936 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
Vamp Till Ready
1936 · Movie
Charley · Director · Writer
Life Hesitates at 40
1935 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935 · Movie
Charley · Director
Nurse to You!
1935 · Movie
Charley · Director
Okay Toots!
1935 · Movie
Charley · Director
Poker at Eight
1935 · Movie
Charley · Director
Public Ghost # 1
1935 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
Southern Exposure
1935 · Movie
Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase · Director
The Four Star Boarder
1935 · Movie
Charley · Director
Another Wild Idea
1934 · Movie
Charley · Director
Fate's Fathead
1934 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
Four Parts
1934 · Movie
Charley · Director
I'll Take Vanilla
1934 · Movie
Charley · Director
It Happened One Day
1934 · Movie
Charley · Director
Music in Your Hair
1934 · Movie
Director
Something Simple
1934 · Movie
Charley · Writer · Director
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
The Cracked Ice Man
1934 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
You Said a Hatful!
1934 · Movie
Charley · Director
Arabian Tights
1933 · Movie
Charley · Director
Fallen Arches
1933 · Movie
Charley Chase
His Silent Racket
1933 · Movie
Charley · Director
Luncheon at Twelve
1933 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
Midsummer Mush
1933 · Movie
Charley · Director
Nature in the Wrong
1933 · Movie
Charley Chase · Director
Sherman Said It
1933 · Movie
Charley · Director
Sons of the Desert
1933 · Movie
Charley · Writer
The Bargain of the Century
1933 · Movie
Director
First in War
1932 · Movie
Sgt. Chase
Girl Grief
1932 · Movie
Charley
In Walked Charley
1932 · Movie
Mr. Chase
Mr. Bride
1932 · Movie
Charley
Now We'll Tell One
1932 · Movie
Charley
The Nickel Nurser
1932 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Tabasco Kid
1932 · Movie
Charley / Francisco Murietta
Young Ironsides
1932 · Movie
Fearless
Hasty Marriage
1931 · Movie
Charley Chase
Little Daddy
1931 · Movie
Chubby (singing voice)
Messing Around
1931 · Movie
Carlos
One of the Smiths
1931 · Movie
Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Rough Seas
1931 · Movie
Pvt. Charley Chase
Skip the Maloo!
1931 · Movie
Duke Chase
The lady from Chicago
1931 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Panic Is On
1931 · Movie
Charley Chase
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931 · Movie
Charley
The soul of the party
1931 · Movie
Carlitos
Thundering Tenors
1931 · Movie
Charles A. Chase
What a Bozo!
1931 · Movie
Charley Chase
A gray in the air
1930 · Movie
Carlos Chase
All Teed Up
1930 · Movie
Mr Chase
Dollar Dizzy
1930 · Movie
Charley Chase
Fast Work
1930 · Movie
Charley
Fifty Million Husbands
1930 · Movie
Charley Chase
Follies of love
1930 · Movie
Carlos
Girl Shock
1930 · Movie
Charley
Gold Diggers
1930 · Movie
Cast
Hey, skirts!
1930 · Movie
Charley
High C's
1930 · Movie
Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
Keep the Bomb
1930 · Movie
Cast
Looser Than Loose
1930 · Movie
Charley
Shy in spite of himself
1930 · Movie
Cast
The golf player
1930 · Movie
Cast
The golfer
1930 · Movie
Cast
The prince of the dollar
1930 · Movie
Cast
The Real McCoy
1930 · Movie
Charley
Whispering Whoopee
1930 · Movie
Charley
Crazy Feet
1929 · Movie
Charley
Great Gobs!
1929 · Movie
Charley - 1st Sailor
Leaping Love
1929 · Movie
Charley Chase
Loud Soup
1929 · Movie
Charley Chase
Modern Love
1929 · Movie
John Jones
Movie Night
1929 · Movie
Charley Chase
Off to Buffalo
1929 · Movie
Charley Chase
Ruby Lips
1929 · Movie
Charley
Snappy Sneezer
1929 · Movie
Charley
Stepping Out
1929 · Movie
Charley
The Big Squawk
1929 · Movie
Charley
Thin Twins
1929 · Movie
Charley
Aching Youth
1928 · Movie
Charley
All for Nothing
1928 · Movie
Cast
All Parts
1928 · Movie
Cast
Chasing Husbands
1928 · Movie
Charley
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928 · Movie
Charley
Is Everybody Happy?
1928 · Movie
Charley
Limousine Love
1928 · Movie
The Groom
The Booster
1928 · Movie
Charley
The Family Group
1928 · Movie
Cast
The Fight Pest
1928 · Movie
Charley
A One Mama Man
1927 · Movie
Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Are Brunettes Safe?
1927 · Movie
The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Assistant Wives
1927 · Movie
Charley - the Husband
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927 · Movie
Charley
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 · Movie
Asylum Inmate
Fluttering Hearts
1927 · Movie
Charley
Forgotten Sweeties
1927 · Movie
Thurston
Many Scrappy Returns
1927 · Movie
Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
1927 · Movie
Charley
Now I'll Tell One
1927 · Movie
Charley
The Glorious Fourth
1927 · Movie
Top Hat Inebriate
The Lighter That Failed
1927 · Movie
Charley
The Sting of Stings
1927 · Movie
Charley
The Way of All Pants
1927 · Movie
Charley
Us
1927 · Movie
Charley
What Women Did for Me
1927 · Movie
Charley
Be Your Age
1926 · Movie
Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Bromo and Juliet
1926 · Movie
Charley
Charley My Boy!
1926 · Movie
Charley
Crazy Like a Fox
1926 · Movie
Wilson · Writer
Dog Shy
1926 · Movie
Charley
Long Fliv the King
1926 · Movie
Charles Chase
Mama Behave
1926 · Movie
Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Merry Widower
1926 · Movie
Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Mighty Like a Moose
1926 · Movie
Mr. Moose - The Husband
Mum's the Word
1926 · Movie
Charlie - the Son
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926 · Movie
Gladstone, The Great Lover · Writer
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926 · Movie
Charley
Thundering Fleas
1926 · Movie
Mustachioed wedding guest
Bad Boy
1925 · Movie
Jimmie
Big Red Riding Hood
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Hard Boiled
1925 · Movie
Charley
Hello Baby!
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
His Wooden Wedding
1925 · Movie
The Groom
Innocent Husbands
1925 · Movie
Melvin
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925 · Movie
Jimmie Jump
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925 · Movie
The Husband
Looking for Sally
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
No Father to Guide Him
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925 · Movie
Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925 · Movie
Jamison Jump
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 · Movie
The Young Married Man
The Family Entrance
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
The Rat's Knuckles
1925 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
The Uneasy Three
1925 · Movie
Cast
What Price Goofy?
1925 · Movie
Jamison
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Accidental Accidents
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
All Wet
1924 · Movie
Jimmie Jump
April Fool
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
At First Sight
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Don't Forget
1924 · Movie
Cast
Hard Knocks
1924 · Movie
Jimmie Jump
Jeffries, Jr.
1924 · Movie
Cast
Jubilo, Jr.
1924 · Movie
Director
Just a Minute
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Just a Real Good Car
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Love's Detour
1924 · Movie
Jimmie Jump
One of the Family
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Position Wanted
1924 · Movie
Jimmie Jump
Powder and Smoke
1924 · Movie
Cast
Publicity Pays
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Seeing Nellie Home
1924 · Movie
Charley
Sittin' Pretty
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Sweet Daddy
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
The King of the Wild Horses
1924 · Movie
Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
The Perfect Lady
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
The Poor Fish
1924 · Movie
Jimmie Jump
The Royal Razz
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Too Many Mammas
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work
1924 · Movie
Jimmy Jump
Young Oldfield
1924 · Movie
Jimmy
A Tough Winter
1923 · Movie
Director
Before the Public
1923 · Movie
Director
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923 · Movie
Director
Dear Ol' Pal
1923 · Movie
Director
Her Dangerous Path
1923 · Movie
Glen Harper
Jack Frost
1923 · Movie
Cast · Director
Jus' Passin' Through
1923 · Movie
Director · Story
Long Live the King
1923 · Movie
Cast
Sold at Auction!
1923 · Movie
Customer (uncredited) · Director
365 Days
1922 · Movie
Director
Blow 'Em Up
1922 · Movie
Director
Bone Dry
1922 · Movie
Director
Do Me a Favor
1922 · Movie
Director
Full o' Pep
1922 · Movie
Director
Hot Off the Press
1922 · Movie
Director
In the Movies
1922 · Movie
Cast · Director
Newly Rich
1922 · Movie
Director
The Dumb-Bell
1922 · Movie
Actor wearing top hat · Director
The Old Sea Dog
1922 · Movie
Director
The Stone Age
1922 · Movie
Cast · Director
Touch all the Bases
1922 · Movie
Writer
Years to Come
1922 · Movie
Director · Writer
At the Ringside
1921 · Movie
Director
Big Game
1921 · Movie
Cast
Blue Sunday
1921 · Movie
Cast · Director
Fifteen Minutes
1921 · Movie
Director
His Best Girl
1921 · Movie
Cast · Director
On Location
1921 · Movie
Director
Rush Orders
1921 · Movie
Director
The Hustler
1921 · Movie
Cast
What a Whopper!
1921 · Movie
Director
A London Bobby
1920 · Movie
Director
All Dressed Up
1920 · Movie
Director
April Fool
1920 · Movie
Supporting Character · Director
Call a Taxi!
1920 · Movie
Director
Don't Rock the Boat
1920 · Movie
Ship's Officer · Director
Fresh Paint
1920 · Movie
Director
Getting His Goat
1920 · Movie
Director
Italian Love
1920 · Movie
Cast · Director
Kids Is Kids
1920 · Movie
Cast · Director
Live and Learn
1920 · Movie
Cast
Married to Order
1920 · Movie
The Suitor · Director
Moonshine
1920 · Movie
Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer · Director
Mystic Mush
1920 · Movie
Cast · Director
Red Hot Hottentotts
1920 · Movie
Director
The Nickel Snatcher
1920 · Movie
cameo · Director
Waltz Me Around
1920 · Movie
Director
Way Out West
1920 · Movie
Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
When Spirits Move
1920 · Movie
Cast · Director
Why Go Home?
1920 · Movie
Cast
All at Sea
1919 · Movie
Cast · Director
Coppers and Scents
1919 · Movie
Director
Don't Park Here
1919 · Movie
Director · Writer
Giving the Bride Away
1919 · Movie
Director
Her First False Hare
1919 · Movie
Director
Her Tender Feet
1919 · Movie
Cast · Director · Writer
Hop to It, Bellhop
1919 · Movie
Director
One Night Only
1919 · Movie
Director
Order in the Court
1919 · Movie
Director
Rolling Stone
1919 · Movie
Bearded anarchist · Director
Ship Ahoy
1919 · Movie
Henchman (uncredited) · Director · Writer
The Flirts
1919 · Movie
Director
The Floor Below
1919 · Movie
Director
Tough Luck
1919 · Movie
Director
Bright and Early
1918 · Movie
Director
He's In Again
1918 · Movie
Piano Player (as Charles Parrott) · Director
Hello Trouble
1918 · Movie
Cast · Director
Painless Love
1918 · Movie
Director
Playmates
1918 · Movie
Dope fiend · Director
Chased Into Love
1917 · Movie
Charley · Director · Writer
His Merry Mix-Up
1917 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Cloud Puncher
1917 · Movie
Director · Writer
There's Many a Fool
1917 · Movie
Director · Writer
A Dash of Courage
1916 · Movie
Director
Hearts and Sparks
1916 · Movie
Director
A Favorite Fool
1915 · Movie
The Circus Spieler
A Hash House Fraud
1915 · Movie
Director
A Lucky Leap
1915 · Movie
Lizzie's Boy Friend
A One Night Stand
1915 · Movie
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
A Versatile Villain
1915 · Movie
Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Colored Villainy
1915 · Movie
The Traveler
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915 · Movie
Audience Member (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915 · Movie
Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Hash House Mashers
1915 · Movie
The Star Boarder
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915 · Movie
The False Friend · Director · Writer
Love in Armor
1915 · Movie
The Suitor
Love, Loot and Crash
1915 · Movie
Harold, Dora's Suitor
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915 · Movie
Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Only a Farmer's Daughter
1915 · Movie
The Artist
Peanuts and Bullets
1915 · Movie
The Accordian Player Boarder
Settled at the Seaside
1915 · Movie
Boyfriend
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 · Movie
Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
The Rent Jumpers
1915 · Movie
A Young Boarder
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914 · Movie
Cast
A Coat's Tale
1914 · Movie
The Tramp
A Gambling Rube
1914 · Movie
(unconfirmed)
Across the Hall
1914 · Movie
(unconfirmed)
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914 · Movie
Ambrose's Buddy
Cursed by His Beauty
1914 · Movie
The Art Teacher
Dash, Love and Splash
1914 · Movie
Cast
Dough and Dynamite
1914 · Movie
Customer
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914 · Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914 · Movie
Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
He Loved the Ladies
1914 · Movie
The Husband's Pal
Hello, Mabel
1914 · Movie
Mabel's Boss
Her Last Chance
1914 · Movie
Cast
His Musical Career
1914 · Movie
Piano Store Manager
His New Profession
1914 · Movie
Nephew
How Heroes Are Made
1914 · Movie
The Boy Friend's Chum · Director
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 · Movie
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Love and Salt Water
1914 · Movie
Cast
Mabel at the Wheel
1914 · Movie
Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel's Blunder
1914 · Movie
Billy Bronx
Mabel's Busy Day
1914 · Movie
Spectator
Mabel's New Job
1914 · Movie
Boarder
Other People's Business
1914 · Movie
Cast
Soldiers of Misfortune
1914 · Movie
Cast
Sophie of the Films #4
1914 · Movie
Cast
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914 · Movie
Faro Bill
Such a Cook
1914 · Movie
Cast
The Anglers
1914 · Movie
Cast · Director
The Great Toe Mystery
1914 · Movie
Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
The Knockout
1914 · Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
The Love Thief
1914 · Movie
Cast · Director
The Masquerader
1914 · Movie
Actor
The Noise of Bombs
1914 · Movie
3rd Desperado
The Plumber
1914 · Movie
Bystander
The Rounders
1914 · Movie
Diner
Their Fatal Bumping
1914 · Movie
Director
Those Country Kids
1914 · Movie
Cop
Those Love Pangs
1914 · Movie
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914 · Movie
Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914 · Movie
Cast
Zip, the Dodger
1914 · Movie
Customer in Second Group (uncredited)