Charley Chase

Charley Chase

  • Birthday: 1893-10-19
  • Deathday: 1940-06-20
  • Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Also know as: Charles Joseph Parrott

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

Dough and Dynamite

1914

As Customer

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

As Spectator

The Masquerader

1914

As Actor

Sons of the Desert

1933

As Charley a Son of the Desert

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

As (archive footage)

Fluttering Hearts

1927

As Charley

On the Wrong Trek

1936

As Charley Chase

Thundering Fleas

1926

As Mustachioed wedding guest

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

As Asylum Inmate

The Rounders

1914

As Diner

His New Profession

1914

As Nephew

His Musical Career

1914

As Piano Store Manager

Mabel's Blunder

1914

As Billy Bronx

Accidental Accidents

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Bromo and Juliet

1926

As Charley

When Comedy Was King

1960

As edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

Mighty Like a Moose

1926

As Mr. Moose - The Husband

Kelly the Second

1936

As Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

4 Clowns

1970

As (archive footage)

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

As Ambrose's Buddy

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

As Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

What Price Goofy?

1925

As Jamison

A Ten-Minute Egg

1924

As Jimmy Jump

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Hasty Marriage

1931

As Charley Chase

Arabian Tights

1933

As Charley

The Panic Is On

1931

As Charley Chase

Whispering Whoopee

1930

As Charley

The Rat's Knuckles

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Innocent Husbands

1925

As Melvin

His Wooden Wedding

1925

As The Groom

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

As Wilson

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

As

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

As Thurston

Young Oldfield

1924

As Jimmy

Long Fliv the King

1926

As Charles Chase

April Fool

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

As The Husband

Dog Shy

1926

As Charley

Love, Loot and Crash

1915

As Harold, Dora's Suitor

A Versatile Villain

1915

As Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

Tell 'Em Nothing

1926

As Gladstone, The Great Lover

The Way of All Pants

1927

As Charley

Now I'll Tell One

1927

As Charley

The Glorious Fourth

1927

As Top Hat Inebriate

Hollywood Party

1937

As Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

Girl Grief

1932

As Charley

Rough Seas

1931

As Pvt. Charley Chase

Too Many Mammas

1924

As Jimmy Jump

All Wet

1924

As Jimmie Jump

Limousine Love

1928

As The Groom

He's In Again

1918

As Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

Powder and Smoke

1924

As

High C's

1930

As Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

The Dumb-Bell

1922

As Actor wearing top hat

Rolling Stone

1919

As Bearded anarchist

Luncheon at Twelve

1933

As Charley Chase

Should Husbands Be Watched?

1925

As Jamison Jump

Dollar Dizzy

1930

As Charley Chase

The Nickel Nurser

1932

As Charley Chase

Poker at Eight

1935

As Charley

Jubilo, Jr.

1924

As Director

Fallen Arches

1933

As Charley Chase

The Real McCoy

1930

As Charley

The Noise of Bombs

1914

As 3rd Desperado

The Great Toe Mystery

1914

As Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

Charley My Boy!

1926

As Charley

The Cracked Ice Man

1934

As Charley Chase

Rattling Romeo

1939

As Charley

In Walked Charley

1932

As Mr. Chase

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

As Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

Mabel at the Wheel

1914

As Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Knockout

1914

As Spectator (uncredited)

Those Love Pangs

1914

As Movie Patron (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

As Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915

As Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

As Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)

A One Night Stand

1915

As Audience Spectator (uncredited)

No Father to Guide Him

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Fate's Fathead

1934

As Charley Chase

His Bridal Fright

1940

As Charley

The Poor Fish

1924

As Jimmie Jump

Movie Night

1929

As Charley Chase

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931

As Charley

Looser Than Loose

1930

As Charley

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

As Jimmie Jump

Skinny the Moocher

1939

As Charley Chase

South of the Boudoir

1940

As Charley Chase

The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

As Charley Chase

The Heckler

1940

As Noisy

Pie a la Maid

1938

As Charley

Teacher's Pest

1939

As Charley Chase

The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

As Charley

The Awful Goof

1939

As Charley

The Nightshirt Bandit

1938

As Professor Chase

The Big Squirt

1937

As Charley Chase

Man Bites Lovebug

1937

As Charles Clayfoot Chase

Time Out for Trouble

1938

As Charley

The Grand Hooter

1937

As Charley Chase

A Nag in the Bag

1938

As Racetrack Announcer (voice)

Many Sappy Returns

1938

As Charley Chase

From Bad to Worse

1937

As Charley Chase

The Mind Needer

1938

As Charley Chase

The Wrong Miss Wright

1937

As Charley Chase

Calling All Doctors

1937

As Charley Chase

The Uneasy Three

1925

As

Sittin' Pretty

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Love in Armor

1915

As The Suitor

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

As Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Be Your Age

1926

As Charley - the Bashful Clerk

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

As The Young Married Man

Seeing Nellie Home

1924

As Charley

Outdoor Pajamas

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Mama Behave

1926

As Charles Chase / Jim Chase

Settled at the Seaside

1915

As Boyfriend

The Rent Jumpers

1915

As A Young Boarder

Married to Order

1920

As The Suitor

All Teed Up

1930

As Mr Chase

A Lucky Leap

1915

As Lizzie's Boy Friend

Colored Villainy

1915

As The Traveler

Peanuts and Bullets

1915

As The Accordian Player Boarder

The Big Squawk

1929

As Charley

Snappy Sneezer

1929

As Charley

The Count Takes the Count

1936

As Charley Chase

At First Sight

1924

As Jimmy Jump

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

As The False Friend

Hard Knocks

1924

As Jimmie Jump

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

As Self (archive footage)

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

As Charley Chase

Bad Boy

1925

As Jimmie

Nature in the Wrong

1933

As Charley Chase

First in War

1932

As Sgt. Chase

Young Ironsides

1932

As Fearless

The Four Star Boarder

1935

As Charley

Midsummer Mush

1933

As Charley

Nurse to You!

1935

As Charley

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

As Charley Chase

Big Game

1921

As

Just a Real Good Car

1924

As Jimmy Jump

One of the Family

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Don't Forget

1924

As

Publicity Pays

1924

As Jimmy Jump

He Loved the Ladies

1914

As The Husband's Pal

When Spirits Move

1920

As

Jeffries Jr.

1924

As

Another Wild Idea

1934

As Charley

The Tabasco Kid

1932

As Charley / Francisco Murietta

Mr. Bride

1932

As Charley

Thundering Tenors

1931

As Charles A. Chase

Hash House Mashers

1915

As The Star Boarder

Little Daddy

1931

As Chubby (singing voice)

Big Red Riding Hood

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Fighting Fluid

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Hello Baby!

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Stolen Goods

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Mum's the Word

1926

As Charley

Just a Minute

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Looking for Sally

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Southern Exposure

1935

As Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Girl Shock

1930

As Charley

Fast Work

1930

As Charley

April Fool

1920

As Supporting Character

There Ain't No Santa Claus

1926

As Charley

Four Parts

1934

As Charley

Us

1927

As

Assistant Wives

1927

As Charley - the Husband

Crazy Feet

1929

As Charley

Something Simple

1934

As Charley

The Sting of Stings

1927

As Charley

Cursed by His Beauty

1914

As The Art Teacher

All at Sea

1919

As

Public Ghost # 1

1935

As Charley Chase

Neighborhood House

1936

As Charley Chase

Skip the Maloo!

1931

As Duke Chase

One of the Smiths

1931

As Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

What a Bozo!

1931

As Charley Chase

The lady from Chicago

1931

As Charley Chase

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

As archive footage

Italian Love

1920

As

Now We'll Tell One

1932

As Charley

His Silent Racket

1933

As Charley

A gray in the air

1930

As Carlos Chase

Sherman Said It

1933

As Charley

Chasing Husbands

1928

As Charley

Stepping Out

1929

As Charley

The Nickel Snatcher

1920

As

30 Years of Fun

1963

As (archive footage)

Why Go Home?

1920

As

Mabel's New Job

1914

As Boarder

Plain and Fancy Girls

1925

As Charley

Hello Trouble

1918

As

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

2007

As (archive footage)

Modern Love

1929

As John Jones

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

As Charley Chase

A One Mama Man

1927

As Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

I'll Take Vanilla

1934

As Charley

It Happened One Day

1934

As Charley

You Said a Hatful!

1934

As Charley

Okay Toots!

1935

As Charley

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

As Charley

Vamp Till Ready

1936

As Charley

Hey, skirts!

1930

As Charley

Sold at Auction

1923

As Customer (uncredited)

A Coat's Tale

1914

As The Tramp

Leaping Love

1929

As Charley Chase

The King of the Wild Horses

1924

As Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

Sweet Daddy

1924

As Jimmy Jump

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

As

What Women Did for Me

1927

As Charley

Across the Hall

1914

As (unconfirmed)

Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

As

A Gambling Rube

1914

As (unconfirmed)

Sophie of the Films #4

1914

As

Love and Salt Water

1914

As

Soldiers of Misfortune

1914

As

Such a Cook

1914

As

Those Country Kids

1914

As

Her Last Chance

1914

As

Hello, Mabel

1914

As Mabel's Boss

The Anglers

1914

As

Zip, the Dodger

1914

As Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

Dash, Love and Splash

1914

As

The Love Thief

1914

As

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

1914

As Faro Bill

How Heroes Are Made

1914

As The Boy Friend's Chum

Other People's Business

1914

As

The Plumber

1914

As Bystander

Only a Farmer's Daughter

1915

As The Artist

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

As Audience Member (uncredited)

A Favorite Fool

1915

As The Circus Spieler

Chased Into Love

1917

As

Playmates

1918

As Dope fiend

Ship Ahoy

1919

As Henchman (uncredited)

Her Tender Feet

1919

As

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

As Ship's Officer

Live and Learn

1920

As

Kids Is Kids

1920

As

Moonshine

1920

As Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

Way Out West

1920

As Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

Mystic Mush

1920

As

His Best Girl

1921

As

Blue Sunday

1921

As

The Hustler

1921

As

In the Movies

1922

As

The Stone Age

1922

As

Jack Frost

1923

As

Her Dangerous Path

1923

As Glen Harper

Long Live the King

1923

As

The Perfect Lady

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Love's Detour

1924

As Jimmie Jump

Position Wanted

1924

As Jimmie Jump

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Why Men Work

1924

As Jimmy Jump

Bungalow Boobs

1924

As Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

The Royal Razz

1924

As Jimmy Jump

The Family Entrance

1925

As Jimmy Jump

Hard Boiled

1925

As Charley

Merry Widower

1926

As Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

Many Scrappy Returns

1927

As Charley

Are Brunettes Safe?

1927

As The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

Bigger and Better Blondes

1927

As Charley

The Lighter That Failed

1927

As Charley

Never the Dames Shall Meet

1927

As Charley

All for Nothing

1928

As

The Family Group

1928

As

Aching Youth

1928

As

The Fight Pest

1928

As Charley

Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

As Charley

Is Everybody Happy?

1928

As Charley

All Parts

1928

As

The Booster

1928

As Charley

Ruby Lips

1929

As Charley

Off to Buffalo

1929

As Charley Chase

Loud Soup

1929

As Charley Chase

Thin Twins

1929

As Charley

Great Gobs!

1929

As Charley - 1st Sailor

The golf player

1930

As

The golfer

1930

As

Shy in spite of himself

1930

As

Follies of love

1930

As Carlos

The prince of the dollar

1930

As

Gold Diggers

1930

As

Keep the Bomb

1930

As

The soul of the party

1931

As Carlitos

Messing Around

1931

As Carlos

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

As Self (archive footage)

Production

Tassels in the Air

1938

As Director

Mutts to You

1938

As Director

Flat Foot Stooges

1938

As Director

Violent Is the Word for Curly

1938

As Director

Saved by the Belle

1939

As Director

Bright and Early

1918

As Director

The Floor Below

1919

As Director

All Dressed Up

1920

As Director

Moonshine

1920

As Director

At the Ringside

1921

As Director

What a Whopper!

1921

As Director

Sold at Auction

1923

As Director

Years to Come

1922

As Director

He's In Again

1918

As Director

The Bargain of the Century

1933

As Director

Don't Park Here

1920

As Director

Waltz Me Around

1920

As Director

The Dumb-Bell

1922

As Director

Fresh Paint

1920

As Director

Rolling Stone

1919

As Director

The Flirts

1919

As Director

Jus' Passin' Through

1923

As Director

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

As Director

Dear Ol' Pal

1923

As Director

Jus' Passin' Through

1923

As Story

Luncheon at Twelve

1933

As Director

A Hash House Fraud

1915

As Director

Poker at Eight

1935

As Director

The Cracked Ice Man

1934

As Director

Fate's Fathead

1934

As Director

A Nag in the Bag

1938

As Director

The Old Sea Dog

1922

As Director

Open Season for Saps

1944

As Story

Off Again, On Again

1945

As Story

Another Wild Idea

1934

As Director

Years to Come

1922

As Writer

Tell 'Em Nothing

1926

As Writer

Married to Order

1920

As Director

The Count Takes the Count

1936

As Director

Rush Orders

1921

As Director

Fifteen Minutes

1921

As Director

Midsummer Mush

1933

As Director

Nurse to You!

1935

As Director

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

As Director

Nature in the Wrong

1933

As Director

The Four Star Boarder

1935

As Director

365 Days

1922

As Director

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

As Director

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

As Writer

When Spirits Move

1920

As Director

Man Bites Lovebug

1937

As Associate Producer

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

As Writer

Southern Exposure

1935

As Director

Static in the Attic

1939

As Director

The Old Raid Mule

1938

As Director

Ankles Away

1938

As Director

Boom Goes the Groom

1939

As Director

Halfway to Hollywood

1938

As Director

Mutiny on the Body

1939

As Director

Oh, What a Knight!

1937

As Director

April Fool

1920

As Director

Four Parts

1934

As Director

Something Simple

1934

As Director

All at Sea

1919

As Director

Public Ghost # 1

1935

As Director

Neighborhood House

1936

As Director

Call a Taxi

1920

As Director

Before the Public

1923

As Director

Hot Off the Press

1922

As Director

On Location

1921

As Director

On the Wrong Trek

1936

As Director

Italian Love

1920

As Director

His Silent Racket

1933

As Director

Sherman Said It

1933

As Director

Do Me a Favor

1922

As Director

The Nickel Snatcher

1920

As Director

Giving the Bride Away

1919

As Director

Tough Luck

1919

As Director

Order in the Court

1919

As Director

Red Hot Hottentotts

1920

As Director

Getting His Goat

1920

As Director

Hello Trouble

1918

As Director

A Dash of Courage

1916

As Director

Hearts and Sparks

1916

As Director

A Tough Winter

1923

As Director

Violent Is the Word for Curly

1938

As Associate Producer

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

As Director

I'll Take Vanilla

1934

As Director

It Happened One Day

1934

As Director

You Said a Hatful!

1934

As Director

Okay Toots!

1935

As Director

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

As Director

Vamp Till Ready

1936

As Director

Music in Your Hair

1934

As Director

The Anglers

1914

As Director

The Love Thief

1914

As Director

How Heroes Are Made

1914

As Director

Chased Into Love

1917

As Director

Chased Into Love

1917

As Writer

Playmates

1918

As Director

Ship Ahoy

1919

As Director

Ship Ahoy

1919

As Writer

Her Tender Feet

1919

As Director

Her Tender Feet

1919

As Writer

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

As Director

Kids Is Kids

1920

As Director

Mystic Mush

1920

As Director

His Best Girl

1921

As Director

Blue Sunday

1921

As Director

In the Movies

1922

As Director

The Stone Age

1922

As Director

Jack Frost

1923

As Director

The Cloud Puncher

1917

As Director

The Cloud Puncher

1917

As Writer

Vamp Till Ready

1936

As Writer

His Merry Mix-Up

1917

As Director

His Merry Mix-Up

1917

As Writer

Newly Rich

1922

As Director

Something Simple

1934

As Writer

Neighborhood House

1936

As Writer

Many Sappy Returns

1938

As Story

Many Sappy Returns

1938

As Screenplay

Pie a la Maid

1938

As Screenplay

The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

As Screenplay

Flat Foot Stooges

1938

As Writer

Hop To It, Bellhop

1919

As Director

Their Fatal Bumping

1914

As Director

Tassels in the Air

1938

As Associate Producer

Mutts to You

1938

As Associate Producer

Flat Foot Stooges

1938

As Associate Producer

Saved by the Belle

1939

As Associate Producer

Gracie at the Bat

1937

As Associate Producer

Termites of 1938

1938

As Associate Producer

A London Bobby

1920

As Director

Full o' Pep

1922

As Director

Blow 'Em Up

1922

As Director

Sons of the Desert

1933

As Writer

Touch all the Bases

1922

As Writer

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