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