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Charley Chase

Charley Chase

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.

Born

Oct 19, 1893

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died

Jun 20, 1940

Known For

Acting

Movies

289 acting

148 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
1933 as Charley
★ 7.1
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas
1926 as Mustachioed wedding guest
★ 6.0
The Knockout
The Knockout
1914 as Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Rounders
The Rounders
1914 as Diner
★ 6.1
The Masquerader
The Masquerader
1914 as Actor
★ 5.7
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 as archive footage
★ 7.1
The Nickel Nurser
The Nickel Nurser
1932 as Charley Chase
★ 4.0
That Little Band Of Gold
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King
1960 as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Busy Day
1914 as Spectator
★ 5.6
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914 as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
★ 6.2
In Walked Charley
In Walked Charley
1932 as Mr. Chase
★ 8.0
Rough Seas
Rough Seas
1931 as Pvt. Charley Chase
★ 7.0
The Tabasco Kid
The Tabasco Kid
1932 as Charley / Francisco Murietta
★ 7.0
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 as Asylum Inmate
★ 5.8
The Panic Is On
The Panic Is On
1931 as Charley Chase
★ 3.7
Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925 as The Husband
★ 6.1
Mabel at the Wheel
Mabel at the Wheel
1914 as Race Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Crazy Feet
Crazy Feet
1929 as Charley
★ 6.8
The Glorious Fourth
The Glorious Fourth
1927 as Top Hat Inebriate
★ 7.0
Another Wild Idea
Another Wild Idea
1934 as Charley
★ 4.3
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party
1937 as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
★ 7.3
Four Parts
Four Parts
1934 as Charley
★ 7.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 as Self (archive footage)
Fluttering Hearts
Fluttering Hearts
1927 as Charley
★ 5.6
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox
1926 as Wilson
★ 6.2
What a Bozo!
What a Bozo!
1931 as Charley Chase
★ 5.7
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy
1930 as Charley Chase
★ 6.8
Those Country Kids
Those Country Kids
1914 as Cop
★ 4.1
There Ain't No Santa Claus
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926 as Charley
★ 6.7
His Wooden Wedding
His Wooden Wedding
1925 as The Groom
★ 7.1
Mr. Bride
Mr. Bride
1932 as Charley
★ 6.3
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Man Bites Lovebug
Man Bites Lovebug
1937 as Charles Clayfoot Chase
★ 6.5
The Dumb-Bell
The Dumb-Bell
1922 as Actor wearing top hat
★ 6.3
Something Simple
Something Simple
1934 as Charley
★ 6.0
Movie Night
Movie Night
1929 as Charley Chase
★ 6.7
The Plumber
The Plumber
1914 as Bystander
Rattling Romeo
Rattling Romeo
1939 as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
Okay Toots!
1935 as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
Follies of love
1930 as Carlos
★ 9.0
One of the Smiths
One of the Smiths
1931 as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
★ 8.0
Jubilo, Jr.
Jubilo, Jr.
1924 as Director
★ 6.9
All Teed Up
All Teed Up
1930 as Mr Chase
★ 4.8
Little Daddy
Little Daddy
1931 as Chubby (singing voice)
★ 6.9
Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage
1931 as Charley Chase
★ 7.7
The Sting of Stings
The Sting of Stings
1927 as Charley
★ 10.0
Looser Than Loose
Looser Than Loose
1930 as Charley
★ 6.0
Bromo and Juliet
Bromo and Juliet
1926 as Charley
★ 5.8
Leading Lizzie Astray
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
★ 4.4
Girl Grief
Girl Grief
1932 as Charley
★ 7.0
The Awful Goof
The Awful Goof
1939 as Charley
★ 7.0
Whispering Whoopee
Whispering Whoopee
1930 as Charley
★ 6.3
Leaping Love
Leaping Love
1929 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
Dog Shy
Dog Shy
1926 as Charley
★ 7.1
Innocent Husbands
Innocent Husbands
1925 as Melvin
★ 7.0
First in War
First in War
1932 as Sgt. Chase
★ 10.0
The Mind Needer
The Mind Needer
1938 as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
Love in Armor
Love in Armor
1915 as The Suitor
★ 4.2
On the Wrong Trek
On the Wrong Trek
1936 as Charley Chase
★ 5.9
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925 as Jamison Jump
★ 8.0
South of the Boudoir
South of the Boudoir
1940 as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
Stepping Out
Stepping Out
1929 as Charley
★ 6.0
Skip the Maloo!
Skip the Maloo!
1931 as Duke Chase
★ 7.0
The Heckler
The Heckler
1940 as Noisy
★ 7.0
Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Thundering Tenors
Thundering Tenors
1931 as Charles A. Chase
★ 8.0
Sold at Auction!
Sold at Auction!
1923 as Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Modern Love
Modern Love
1929 as John Jones
★ 10.0
All Wet
All Wet
1924 as Jimmie Jump
★ 5.8
Fighting Fluid
Fighting Fluid
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
Nurse to You!
Nurse to You!
1935 as Charley
★ 7.0
The Noise of Bombs
The Noise of Bombs
1914 as 3rd Desperado
★ 5.0
What Price Goofy?
What Price Goofy?
1925 as Jamison
★ 6.6
Love, Loot and Crash
Love, Loot and Crash
1915 as Harold, Dora's Suitor
★ 4.7
The Sap Takes a Wrap
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939 as Charley
★ 8.0
Kelly the Second
Kelly the Second
1936 as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
★ 7.0
Mabel's Blunder
Mabel's Blunder
1914 as Billy Bronx
★ 5.2
Merry Widower
Merry Widower
1926 as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Gentlemen of Nerve
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914 as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Fifty Million Husbands
Fifty Million Husbands
1930 as Charley Chase
★ 5.6
The Wrong Miss Wright
The Wrong Miss Wright
1937 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
4 Clowns
4 Clowns
1970 as (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Girl Shock
Girl Shock
1930 as Charley
★ 5.7
Time Out for Trouble
Time Out for Trouble
1938 as Charley
★ 3.8
Outdoor Pajamas
Outdoor Pajamas
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.0
Arabian Tights
Arabian Tights
1933 as Charley
★ 7.0
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914 as Ambrose's Buddy
★ 4.2
Bigger and Better Blondes
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927 as Charley
★ 10.0
It Happened One Day
It Happened One Day
1934 as Charley
★ 8.0
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun
1963 as (archive footage)
★ 5.3
Chasing Husbands
Chasing Husbands
1928 as Charley
★ 7.0
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House
1936 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
movie
He Loved the Ladies
1914 as The Husband's Pal
★ 9.0
His Bridal Fright
His Bridal Fright
1940 as Charley
★ 9.0
His New Profession
His New Profession
1914 as Nephew
★ 5.8
movie
★ 5.0
Plain and Fancy Girls
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925 as Charley
★ 10.0
Mama Behave
Mama Behave
1926 as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
★ 7.0
movie
★ 9.0
Pie a la Maid
Pie a la Maid
1938 as Charley
★ 8.0
Mighty Like a Moose
Mighty Like a Moose
1926 as Mr. Moose - The Husband
★ 6.8
Fallen Arches
Fallen Arches
1933 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915 as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
★ 5.7
High C's
High C's
1930 as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
★ 4.4
The King of the Wild Horses
The King of the Wild Horses
1924 as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
★ 6.1
The Booster
The Booster
1928 as Charley
★ 7.0
At First Sight
At First Sight
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.5
Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King
1926 as Charles Chase
★ 6.3
movie
The soul of the party
1931 as Carlitos
★ 10.0
Looking for Sally
Looking for Sally
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.5
movie
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
Skinny the Moocher
Skinny the Moocher
1939 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Teacher's Pest
Teacher's Pest
1939 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Tell 'Em Nothing
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926 as Gladstone, The Great Lover
★ 5.5
Sweet Daddy
Sweet Daddy
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 9.0
movie
Thin Twins
1929 as Charley
★ 9.0
Public Ghost # 1
Public Ghost # 1
1935 as Charley Chase
★ 5.5
Fast Work
Fast Work
1930 as Charley
★ 7.0
Young Ironsides
Young Ironsides
1932 as Fearless
★ 9.0
movie
Hey, skirts!
1930 as Charley
★ 8.0
Now I'll Tell One
Now I'll Tell One
1927 as Charley
★ 6.6
The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish
1924 as Jimmie Jump
★ 7.5
Married to Order
Married to Order
1920 as The Suitor
★ 5.9
movie
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914 as Faro Bill
Many Scrappy Returns
Many Scrappy Returns
1927 as Charley
★ 9.0
Zip, the Dodger
Zip, the Dodger
1914 as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
The Family Group
★ 7.0
The Grand Hooter
The Grand Hooter
1937 as Charley Chase
★ 10.0
Peanuts and Bullets
Peanuts and Bullets
1915 as The Accordian Player Boarder
★ 5.0
movie
★ 10.0
movie
★ 8.0
movie
Playmates
1918 as Dope fiend
★ 6.0
The Pip from Pittsburg
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931 as Charley
★ 6.5
Those Love Pangs
Those Love Pangs
1914 as Movie Patron (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Snappy Sneezer
Snappy Sneezer
1929 as Charley
★ 6.8
Many Sappy Returns
Many Sappy Returns
1938 as Charley Chase
★ 6.5
April Fool
April Fool
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.0
The Nightshirt Bandit
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938 as Professor Chase
★ 10.0
movie
★ 8.0
The Uneasy Three
★ 7.0
Jack Frost
★ 10.0
movie
Poker at Eight
1935 as Charley
★ 7.5
Forgotten Sweeties
Forgotten Sweeties
1927 as Thurston
★ 5.0
Be Your Age
Be Your Age
1926 as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
★ 5.8
Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite
1914 as Customer
★ 6.1
Is Everybody Happy?
Is Everybody Happy?
1928 as Charley
★ 8.0
Bad Boy
Bad Boy
1925 as Jimmie
★ 7.3
The lady from Chicago
The lady from Chicago
1931 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
movie
The Fight Pest
1928 as Charley
★ 7.0
Hello Trouble
★ 6.0
Assistant Wives
Assistant Wives
1927 as Charley - the Husband
★ 10.0
Accidental Accidents
Accidental Accidents
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.5
movie
Life Hesitates at 40
1935 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 as The Young Married Man
★ 4.0
movie
movie
A Favorite Fool
1915 as The Circus Spieler
Love, Speed and Thrills
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915 as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
★ 5.0
The Way of All Pants
The Way of All Pants
1927 as Charley
★ 6.4
His Musical Career
His Musical Career
1914 as Piano Store Manager
★ 6.0
Imagine My Embarrassment
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928 as Charley
★ 9.0
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
Sittin' Pretty
Sittin' Pretty
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
What Women Did for Me
What Women Did for Me
1927 as Charley
★ 10.0
movie
movie
★ 10.0
Limousine Love
Limousine Love
1928 as The Groom
★ 6.0
Loud Soup
Loud Soup
1929 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Calling All Doctors
Calling All Doctors
1937 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Charley My Boy!
Charley My Boy!
1926 as Charley
★ 5.8
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy
1930 as Charley
★ 6.5
movie
★ 8.0
A Versatile Villain
A Versatile Villain
1915 as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
★ 4.2
movie
★ 7.0
movie
★ 8.0
The Stone Age
★ 9.0
A One Night Stand
A One Night Stand
1915 as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.0
movie
★ 9.0
A One Mama Man
A One Mama Man
1927 as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
★ 9.0
The Chump Takes a Bump
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Too Many Mammas
Too Many Mammas
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 4.7
Ruby Lips
Ruby Lips
1929 as Charley
★ 10.0
He Wouldn't Stay Down
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915 as The False Friend
All for Nothing
★ 7.0
Us
Us
1927 as Charley
★ 4.8
Are Brunettes Safe?
Are Brunettes Safe?
1927 as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
★ 9.0
movie
Off to Buffalo
1929 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Jeffries, Jr.
★ 6.7
Mum's the Word
Mum's the Word
1926 as Charlie - the Son
★ 6.1
The Cracked Ice Man
The Cracked Ice Man
1934 as Charley Chase
★ 10.0
Moonshine
Moonshine
1920 as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
★ 6.5
Why Men Work
Why Men Work
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 8.0
The 'Fraidy Cat
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
Powder and Smoke
★ 6.2
movie
★ 10.0
movie
★ 8.0
No Father to Guide Him
No Father to Guide Him
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
Just a Minute
Just a Minute
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.3
The Rent Jumpers
The Rent Jumpers
1915 as A Young Boarder
★ 4.7
Publicity Pays
Publicity Pays
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 5.7
The Four Star Boarder
The Four Star Boarder
1935 as Charley
★ 10.0
movie
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915 as Audience Member (uncredited)
April Fool
April Fool
1920 as Supporting Character
★ 7.0
Young Oldfield
Young Oldfield
1924 as Jimmy
★ 6.0
movie
Don't Rock the Boat
1920 as Ship's Officer
★ 9.0
movie
Messing Around
1931 as Carlos
★ 10.0
movie
Way Out West
1920 as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks
1924 as Jimmie Jump
★ 6.8
movie
★ 8.0
Fate's Fathead
Fate's Fathead
1934 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
1919 as Bearded anarchist
★ 5.0
movie
★ 7.0
Aching Youth
★ 9.0
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925 as Jimmie Jump
★ 6.0
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Never the Dames Shall Meet
1927 as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
★ 10.0
The Nickel Snatcher
The Nickel Snatcher
1920 as cameo
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong
1933 as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
Chased Into Love
Chased Into Love
1917 as Charley
movie
★ 9.0
movie
★ 8.0
Hello Baby!
Hello Baby!
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.3
movie
A Gambling Rube
1914 as (unconfirmed)
movie
Bungalow Boobs
Bungalow Boobs
1924 as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
★ 9.0
Now We'll Tell One
Now We'll Tell One
1932 as Charley
★ 7.0
The Lighter That Failed
The Lighter That Failed
1927 as Charley
★ 7.0
Italian Love
★ 4.0
movie
Position Wanted
1924 as Jimmie Jump
A gray in the air
A gray in the air
1930 as Carlos Chase
★ 9.0
Southern Exposure
Southern Exposure
1935 as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
★ 4.0
The Family Entrance
The Family Entrance
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 9.0
The Royal Razz
The Royal Razz
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
Her Dangerous Path
Her Dangerous Path
1923 as Glen Harper
★ 10.0
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy
1919 as Henchman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
He's In Again
He's In Again
1918 as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
★ 5.7
Big Red Riding Hood
Big Red Riding Hood
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.5
Midsummer Mush
Midsummer Mush
1933 as Charley
★ 7.5
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1925 as Charley
★ 8.0
The Big Squawk
The Big Squawk
1929 as Charley
★ 8.0
You Said a Hatful!
You Said a Hatful!
1934 as Charley
★ 7.0
A Nag in the Bag
A Nag in the Bag
1938 as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
★ 8.0
The Big Squirt
The Big Squirt
1937 as Charley Chase
★ 6.0
From Bad to Worse
From Bad to Worse
1937 as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
Settled at the Seaside
Settled at the Seaside
1915 as Boyfriend
★ 5.0
I'll Take Vanilla
I'll Take Vanilla
1934 as Charley
★ 10.0
movie
Colored Villainy
1915 as The Traveler
Sherman Said It
Sherman Said It
1933 as Charley
★ 10.0
Don't Forget
★ 5.3
movie
The Parrott Chase
2009 as Himself - archival footage
The Great Toe Mystery
The Great Toe Mystery
1914 as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
movie
★ 9.0
A Ten-Minute Egg
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.0
movie
How Heroes Are Made
1914 as The Boy Friend's Chum
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935 as Charley
★ 10.0
movie
Mabel's New Job
1914 as Boarder
The Rat's Knuckles
The Rat's Knuckles
1925 as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
movie
Love's Detour
1924 as Jimmie Jump
★ 9.0
Hello, Mabel
Hello, Mabel
1914 as Mabel's Boss
★ 5.3
movie
Only a Farmer's Daughter
1915 as The Artist
Seeing Nellie Home
Seeing Nellie Home
1924 as Charley
★ 6.5
The Chases of Pimple Street
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934 as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Cursed by His Beauty
Cursed by His Beauty
1914 as The Art Teacher
movie
★ 7.0
Luncheon at Twelve
Luncheon at Twelve
1933 as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
movie
Across the Hall
1914 as (unconfirmed)
★ 7.0
Vamp Till Ready
Vamp Till Ready
1936 as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
A Coat's Tale
1914 as The Tramp
Great Gobs!
Great Gobs!
1929 as Charley - 1st Sailor
★ 10.0
movie
★ 7.0
Hash House Mashers
Hash House Mashers
1915 as The Star Boarder
★ 3.5
One of the Family
One of the Family
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 5.0
movie
The Perfect Lady
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 10.0
His Silent Racket
His Silent Racket
1933 as Charley
★ 9.0
movie
★ 10.0
movie
A Lucky Leap
1915 as Lizzie's Boy Friend
movie
★ 8.0
The Count Takes the Count
The Count Takes the Count
1936 as Charley Chase
★ 6.0
Just a Real Good Car
Just a Real Good Car
1924 as Jimmy Jump
★ 3.5