Charley Chase

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 19, 1893

died

June 20, 1940

place of birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

also known as

Charles Joseph Parrott · Charles Parrott · Charles Parrot · Charley Parrott

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Sons of the Desert
7.1

Sons of the Desert

1933as Charley
Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Rounders
6.1

The Rounders

1914as Diner
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
7.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992as (archive footage)
Thundering Tenors
8.0

Thundering Tenors

1931as Charles A. Chase
Days of Thrills and Laughter
6.0

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961as Self (archive footage)
Mabel at the Wheel
5.6

Mabel at the Wheel

1914as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
5.6

Those Love Pangs

1914as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Neighborhood House
9.0

Neighborhood House

1936as Charley Chase
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942as Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
6.5

When Comedy Was King

1960as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
His Musical Career
6.0

His Musical Career

1914as Piano Store Manager
Thundering Fleas
6.0

Thundering Fleas

1926as Mustachioed wedding guest
The Masquerader
5.7

The Masquerader

1914as Actor
Bromo and Juliet
5.8

Bromo and Juliet

1926as Charley
Long Live the King
7.0

Long Live the King

1923
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
5.7

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Merry Widower
8.0

Merry Widower

1926as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
7.1

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957as archive footage
All Wet
5.8

All Wet

1924as Jimmie Jump
Mabel's Blunder
5.2

Mabel's Blunder

1914as Billy Bronx
Leaping Love
9.0

Leaping Love

1929as Charley Chase
Hollywood Party
7.3

Hollywood Party

1937as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Gentlemen of Nerve
5.7

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Crazy Feet
6.8

Crazy Feet

1929as Charley
The Uneasy Three
7.0

The Uneasy Three

1925
Dough and Dynamite
6.1

Dough and Dynamite

1914as Customer
Calling All Doctors
8.0

Calling All Doctors

1937as Charley Chase
The Way of All Pants
6.4

The Way of All Pants

1927as Charley
Fluttering Hearts
5.6

Fluttering Hearts

1927as Charley
South of the Boudoir
7.0

South of the Boudoir

1940as Charley Chase
Big Red Riding Hood
6.5

Big Red Riding Hood

1925as Jimmy Jump
Rough Seas
7.0

Rough Seas

1931as Pvt. Charley Chase
Crazy Like a Fox
6.2

Crazy Like a Fox

1926as Wilson
The Knockout
5.7

The Knockout

1914as Spectator (uncredited)
Bigger and Better Blondes
10.0

Bigger and Better Blondes

1927as Charley
Kelly the Second
7.0

Kelly the Second

1936as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
On the Wrong Trek
5.9

On the Wrong Trek

1936as Charley Chase
Innocent Husbands
7.0

Innocent Husbands

1925as Melvin
The Wrong Miss Wright
9.0

The Wrong Miss Wright

1937as Charley Chase
The Pip from Pittsburg
6.5

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931as Charley
Stolen Goods
7.0

Stolen Goods

1924as Jimmy Jump
The Poor Fish
7.5

The Poor Fish

1924as Jimmie Jump
Many Scrappy Returns
9.0

Many Scrappy Returns

1927as Charley
His New Profession
5.8

His New Profession

1914as Nephew
Why Men Work
8.0

Why Men Work

1924as Jimmy Jump
Isn't Life Terrible?
6.1

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925as The Husband
His Bridal Fright
9.0

His Bridal Fright

1940as Charley
The Chases of Pimple Street
8.0

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934as Charley Chase
Fighting Fluid
6.8

Fighting Fluid

1925as Jimmy Jump