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 Screenas (archive footage)
- 1992 ·Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boysas (archive footage)
- 1970 ·4 Clownsas (archive footage)
- 1967 ·The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardyas
- 1963 ·30 Years of Funas (archive footage)
- 1961 ·Days of Thrills and Laughteras Self (archive footage)
- 1960 ·When Comedy Was Kingas edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
- 1957 ·The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footage
- 1942 ·Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)as Self (archive footage)
- 1940 ·His Bridal Frightas Charley
- 1940 ·South of the Boudoiras Charley Chase
- 1940 ·The Heckleras Noisy
- 1939 ·The Awful Goofas Charley
- 1939 ·Teacher's Pestas Charley Chase
- 1939 ·Skinny the Moocheras Charley Chase
- 1939 ·Rattling Romeoas Charley
- 1939 ·The Chump Takes a Bumpas Charley Chase
- 1939 ·The Sap Takes a Wrapas Charley
- 1938 ·Pie a la Maidas Charley
- 1938 ·A Nag in the Bagas Racetrack Announcer (voice)
- 1938 ·The Nightshirt Banditas Professor Chase
- 1938 ·Many Sappy Returnsas Charley Chase
- 1938 ·The Mind Neederas Charley Chase
- 1938 ·Time Out for Troubleas Charley
- 1937 ·Man Bites Lovebugas Charles Clayfoot Chase
- 1937 ·The Big Squirtas Charley Chase
- 1937 ·Calling All Doctorsas Charley Chase
- 1937 ·The Wrong Miss Wrightas Charley Chase
- 1937 ·From Bad to Worseas Charley Chase
- 1937 ·The Grand Hooteras Charley Chase
- 1937 ·Hollywood Partyas Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
- 1936 ·Kelly the Secondas Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
- 1936 ·On the Wrong Trekas Charley Chase
- 1936 ·Vamp Till Readyas Charley
- 1936 ·Neighborhood Houseas Charley Chase
- 1936 ·The Count Takes the Countas Charley Chase
- 1935 ·Public Ghost # 1as Charley Chase
- 1935 ·Life Hesitates at 40as Charley Chase
- 1935 ·Manhattan Monkey Businessas Charley
- 1935 ·Nurse to You!as Charley
- 1935 ·The Four Star Boarderas Charley
- 1935 ·Southern Exposureas Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
- 1935 ·Poker at Eightas Charley
- 1935 ·Okay Toots!as Charley
- 1934 ·The Chases of Pimple Streetas Charley Chase
- 1934 ·Fate's Fatheadas Charley Chase
- 1934 ·You Said a Hatful!as Charley
- 1934 ·Something Simpleas Charley
- 1934 ·It Happened One Dayas Charley
- 1934 ·Another Wild Ideaas Charley
- 1934 ·I'll Take Vanillaas Charley
- 1934 ·Four Partsas Charley
- 1934 ·The Cracked Ice Manas Charley Chase
- 1933 ·Sons of the Desertas Charley
- 1933 ·Luncheon at Twelveas Charley Chase
- 1933 ·Sherman Said Itas Charley
- 1933 ·Midsummer Mushas Charley
- 1933 ·Arabian Tightsas Charley
- 1933 ·His Silent Racketas Charley
- 1933 ·Nature in the Wrongas Charley Chase
- 1933 ·Fallen Archesas Charley Chase
- 1932 ·Mr. Brideas Charley
- 1932 ·Now We'll Tell Oneas Charley
- 1932 ·Girl Griefas Charley
- 1932 ·Young Ironsidesas Fearless
- 1932 ·First in Waras Sgt. Chase
- 1932 ·In Walked Charleyas Mr. Chase
- 1932 ·The Nickel Nurseras Charley Chase
- 1932 ·The Tabasco Kidas Charley / Francisco Murietta
- 1931 ·Hasty Marriageas Charley Chase
- 1931 ·What a Bozo!as Charley Chase
- 1931 ·Skip the Maloo!as Duke Chase
- 1931 ·The Panic Is Onas Charley Chase
- 1931 ·One of the Smithsas Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
- 1931 ·Rough Seasas Pvt. Charley Chase
- 1931 ·Messing Aroundas Carlos
- 1931 ·Little Daddyas Chubby (singing voice)
- 1931 ·The lady from Chicagoas Charley Chase
- 1931 ·The Pip from Pittsburgas Charley
- 1931 ·The soul of the partyas Carlitos
- 1931 ·Thundering Tenorsas Charles A. Chase
- 1930 ·High C'sas Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
- 1930 ·A gray in the airas Carlos Chase
- 1930 ·Looser Than Looseas Charley
- 1930 ·Keep the Bombas
- 1930 ·Hey, skirts!as Charley
- 1930 ·Gold Diggersas
- 1930 ·The prince of the dollaras
- 1930 ·Dollar Dizzyas Charley Chase
- 1930 ·Follies of loveas Carlos
- 1930 ·Shy in spite of himselfas
- 1930 ·Girl Shockas Charley
- 1930 ·Fast Workas Charley
- 1930 ·Fifty Million Husbandsas Charley Chase
- 1930 ·The golf playeras
- 1930 ·The golferas
- 1930 ·All Teed Upas Mr Chase
- 1930 ·Whispering Whoopeeas Charley
- 1930 ·The Real McCoyas Charley
- 1929 ·Great Gobs!as Charley - 1st Sailor
- 1929 ·Stepping Outas Charley
- 1929 ·Crazy Feetas Charley
- 1929 ·Snappy Sneezeras Charley
- 1929 ·Modern Loveas John Jones
- 1929 ·Leaping Loveas Charley Chase
- 1929 ·The Big Squawkas Charley
- 1929 ·Movie Nightas Charley Chase
- 1929 ·Thin Twinsas Charley
- 1929 ·Loud Soupas Charley Chase
- 1929 ·Off to Buffaloas Charley Chase
- 1929 ·Ruby Lipsas Charley
- 1928 ·Chasing Husbandsas Charley
- 1928 ·The Boosteras Charley
- 1928 ·All Partsas
- 1928 ·Is Everybody Happy?as Charley
- 1928 ·Imagine My Embarrassmentas Charley
- 1928 ·The Fight Pestas Charley
- 1928 ·Limousine Loveas The Groom
- 1928 ·Aching Youthas
- 1928 ·The Family Groupas
- 1928 ·All for Nothingas
- 1927 ·Never the Dames Shall Meetas Charley
- 1927 ·The Way of All Pantsas Charley
- 1927 ·Call of the Cuckooas Asylum Inmate
- 1927 ·Now I'll Tell Oneas Charley
- 1927 ·The Lighter That Failedas Charley
- 1927 ·The Sting of Stingsas Charley
- 1927 ·What Women Did for Meas Charley
- 1927 ·Assistant Wivesas Charley - the Husband
- 1927 ·Usas Charley
- 1927 ·The Glorious Fourthas Top Hat Inebriate
- 1927 ·Fluttering Heartsas Charley
- 1927 ·Bigger and Better Blondesas Charley
- 1927 ·Forgotten Sweetiesas Thurston
- 1927 ·A One Mama Manas Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
- 1927 ·Are Brunettes Safe?as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
- 1927 ·Many Scrappy Returnsas Charley
- 1926 ·There Ain't No Santa Clausas Charley
- 1926 ·Be Your Ageas Charley - the Bashful Clerk
- 1926 ·Tell 'Em Nothingas Gladstone, The Great Lover
- 1926 ·Bromo and Julietas Charley
- 1926 ·Crazy Like a Foxas Wilson
- 1926 ·Merry Widoweras Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
- 1926 ·Mighty Like a Mooseas Mr. Moose - The Husband
- 1926 ·Thundering Fleasas Mustachioed wedding guest
- 1926 ·Long Fliv the Kingas Charles Chase
- 1926 ·Mum's the Wordas Charlie - the Son
- 1926 ·Dog Shyas Charley
- 1926 ·Mama Behaveas Charles Chase / Jim Chase
- 1926 ·Charley My Boy!as Charley
- 1925 ·His Wooden Weddingas The Groom
- 1925 ·The Uneasy Threeas
- 1925 ·The Caretaker's Daughteras The Young Married Man
- 1925 ·No Father to Guide Himas Jimmy Jump
- 1925 ·Innocent Husbandsas Melvin
- 1925 ·Isn't Life Terrible?as The Husband
- 1925 ·What Price Goofy?as Jamison
- 1925 ·Looking for Sallyas Jimmy Jump
- 1925 ·Big Red Riding Hoodas Jimmy Jump
- 1925 ·Bad Boyas Jimmie
- 1925 ·Is Marriage the Bunk?as Jimmie Jump
- 1925 ·Hard Boiledas Charley
- 1925 ·Should Husbands Be Watched?as Jamison Jump
- 1925 ·Plain and Fancy Girlsas Charley
- 1925 ·The Family Entranceas Jimmy Jump
- 1925 ·Fighting Fluidas Jimmy Jump
- 1925 ·Hello Baby!as Jimmy Jump
- 1925 ·The Rat's Knucklesas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·The Royal Razzas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·The Poor Fishas Jimmie Jump
- 1924 ·Just a Real Good Caras Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Accidental Accidentsas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Bungalow Boobsas Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
- 1924 ·Too Many Mammasas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Sittin' Prettyas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Outdoor Pajamasas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Why Men Workas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Sweet Daddyas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Seeing Nellie Homeas Charley
- 1924 ·A Ten-Minute Eggas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Why Husbands Go Madas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Stolen Goodsas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Jubilo, Jr.as Director
- 1924 ·Young Oldfieldas Jimmy
- 1924 ·Position Wantedas Jimmie Jump
- 1924 ·April Foolas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Publicity Paysas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·The King of the Wild Horsesas Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
- 1924 ·The 'Fraidy Catas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Love's Detouras Jimmie Jump
- 1924 ·The Perfect Ladyas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Just a Minuteas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·Hard Knocksas Jimmie Jump
- 1924 ·Jeffries, Jr.as
- 1924 ·Don't Forgetas
- 1924 ·Powder and Smokeas
- 1924 ·One of the Familyas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·At First Sightas Jimmy Jump
- 1924 ·All Wetas Jimmie Jump
- 1923 ·Long Live the Kingas
- 1923 ·Her Dangerous Pathas Glen Harper
- 1923 ·Jack Frostas
- 1923 ·Sold at Auctionas Customer (uncredited)
- 1922 ·The Stone Ageas
- 1922 ·The Dumb-Bellas Actor wearing top hat
- 1922 ·In the Moviesas
- 1921 ·The Hustleras
- 1921 ·Blue Sundayas
- 1921 ·Big Gameas
- 1921 ·His Best Girlas
- 1920 ·Moonshineas Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
- 1920 ·April Foolas Supporting Character
- 1920 ·Married to Orderas The Suitor
- 1920 ·Kids Is Kidsas
- 1920 ·Live and Learnas
- 1920 ·Don't Rock the Boatas Ship's Officer
- 1920 ·Italian Loveas
- 1920 ·Why Go Home?as
- 1920 ·Way Out Westas Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
- 1920 ·When Spirits Moveas
- 1920 ·Mystic Mushas
- 1920 ·The Nickel Snatcheras cameo
- 1919 ·All at Seaas
- 1919 ·Her Tender Feetas
- 1919 ·Ship Ahoyas Henchman (uncredited)
- 1919 ·Rolling Stoneas Bearded anarchist
- 1918 ·He's In Againas Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
- 1918 ·Hello Troubleas
- 1918 ·Playmatesas Dope fiend
- 1917 ·Chased Into Loveas Charley
- 1915 ·A Favorite Foolas The Circus Spieler
- 1915 ·A Versatile Villainas Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
- 1915 ·Love, Loot and Crashas Harold, Dora's Suitor
- 1915 ·The Rent Jumpersas A Young Boarder
- 1915 ·Droppington's Devilish Deedas Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1915 ·Settled at the Seasideas Boyfriend
- 1915 ·A One Night Standas Audience Spectator (uncredited)
- 1915 ·Fatty’s Faithful Fidoas Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
- 1915 ·That Little Band Of Goldas Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
- 1915 ·Love in Armoras The Suitor
- 1915 ·A Lucky Leapas Lizzie's Boy Friend
- 1915 ·He Wouldn't Stay Downas The False Friend
- 1915 ·Colored Villainyas The Traveler
- 1915 ·Love, Speed and Thrillsas Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- 1915 ·Hash House Mashersas The Star Boarder
- 1915 ·Peanuts and Bulletsas The Accordian Player Boarder
- 1915 ·Only a Farmer's Daughteras The Artist
- 1914 ·Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Fatty's Magic Pantsas Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Ambrose's First Falsehoodas Ambrose's Buddy
- 1914 ·The Plumberas Bystander
- 1914 ·Other People's Businessas
- 1914 ·Leading Lizzie Astrayas Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
- 1914 ·The Noise of Bombsas 3rd Desperado
- 1914 ·How Heroes Are Madeas The Boy Friend's Chum
- 1914 ·His Musical Careeras Piano Store Manager
- 1914 ·'Curses!' They Remarkedas
- 1914 ·Cursed by His Beautyas The Art Teacher
- 1914 ·Gentlemen of Nerveas Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Dough and Dynamiteas Customer
- 1914 ·Stout Hearts But Weak Kneesas Faro Bill
- 1914 ·The Love Thiefas
- 1914 ·Dash, Love and Splashas
- 1914 ·Zip, the Dodgeras Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
- 1914 ·The Anglersas
- 1914 ·Those Love Pangsas Movie Patron (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Hello, Mabelas Mabel's Boss
- 1914 ·He Loved the Ladiesas The Husband's Pal
- 1914 ·Mabel's Blunderas Billy Bronx
- 1914 ·The Roundersas Diner
- 1914 ·His New Professionas Nephew
- 1914 ·Her Last Chanceas
- 1914 ·The Masqueraderas Actor
- 1914 ·Those Country Kidsas
- 1914 ·Such a Cookas
- 1914 ·A Coat's Taleas The Tramp
- 1914 ·Soldiers of Misfortuneas
- 1914 ·The Great Toe Mysteryas Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Mabel's New Jobas Boarder
- 1914 ·Sophie of the Films #4as
- 1914 ·A Gambling Rubeas (unconfirmed)
- 1914 ·Mabel's Busy Dayas Spectator
- 1914 ·The Knockoutas Spectator (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Love and Salt Wateras
- 1914 ·Where Hazel Met the Villainas
- 1914 ·Mabel at the Wheelas Race Spectator (uncredited)
- 1914 ·Across the Hallas (unconfirmed)