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Charley Chase

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 19, 1893 (Died at 47)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Career Span1920 – 1940
Known Credits266 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Charley Chase

Also known as:Charles Joseph ParrottCharles ParrottCharles ParrotCharley Parrott+3 more
Total Works

266

266 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Sons of the Desert
7.1
Sons of the Desert
1933•movie
as Charley
Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Rounders
6.1
The Rounders
1914•movie
as Diner
Dough and Dynamite
6.1
Dough and Dynamite
1914•movie
as Customer

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 266 titles featuring Charley Chase

Sons of the Desert
7.1
Sons of the Desert
1933•movie

as Charley

Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.2

as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

The Masquerader
5.7
The Masquerader
1914•movie

as Actor

The Rounders
6.1
The Rounders
1914•movie

as Diner

His New Profession
5.9
His New Profession
1914•movie

as Nephew

Those Love Pangs
5.6
Those Love Pangs
1914•movie

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

The Knockout
5.8
The Knockout
1914•movie

as Spectator (uncredited)

Dough and Dynamite
6.1
Dough and Dynamite
1914•movie

as Customer

His Musical Career
6.0
His Musical Career
1914•movie

as Piano Store Manager

Gentlemen of Nerve
5.7
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914•movie

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

Mabel at the Wheel
5.8
Mabel at the Wheel
1914•movie

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

Mabel's Busy Day
5.7
Mabel's Busy Day
1914•movie

as Spectator

Mabel's Blunder
5.2
Mabel's Blunder
1914•movie

as Billy Bronx

Mighty Like a Moose
6.8

as Mr. Moose - The Husband

Call of the Cuckoo
5.8
Call of the Cuckoo
1927•movie

as Asylum Inmate

Violent Is the Word for Curly
7.1

Role: Associate Producer

Saved by the Belle
5.7
Saved by the Belle
1939•movie

Role: Associate Producer

Termites of 1938
6.9
Termites of 1938
1938•movie

Role: Associate Producer

Flat Foot Stooges
6.3
Flat Foot Stooges
1938•movie

Role: Writer

The Golden Age of Comedy
7.1

as archive footage

Tassels in the Air
6.8
Tassels in the Air
1938•movie

Role: Director

On the Wrong Trek
5.9
On the Wrong Trek
1936•movie

as Charley Chase

Crazy Like a Fox
6.2
Crazy Like a Fox
1926•movie

as Wilson

Mutts to You
6.7
Mutts to You
1938•movie

Role: Director

Fluttering Hearts
5.6
Fluttering Hearts
1927•movie

as Charley

Thundering Fleas
6.0
Thundering Fleas
1926•movie

as Mustachioed wedding guest

When Comedy Was King
6.5

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Little Daddy
6.9
Little Daddy
1931•movie

as Chubby (singing voice)

Isn't Life Terrible?
6.1

as The Husband

That Little Band Of Gold
5.1

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

Fatty's Magic Pants
5.5

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Those Country Kids
4.1
Those Country Kids
1914•movie

as Cop

Bromo and Juliet
5.8
Bromo and Juliet
1926•movie

as Charley

Whispering Whoopee
6.2
Whispering Whoopee
1930•movie

as Charley

Be Your Age
5.8
Be Your Age
1926•movie

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk

Mum's the Word
6.1
Mum's the Word
1926•movie

as Charlie - the Son

Dog Shy
7.1
Dog Shy
1926•movie

as Charley

Too Many Mammas
4.7
Too Many Mammas
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

April Fool
6.0
April Fool
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Long Fliv the King
6.3
Long Fliv the King
1926•movie

as Charles Chase

Now I'll Tell One
6.5
Now I'll Tell One
1927•movie

as Charley

All Wet
5.8
All Wet
1924•movie

as Jimmie Jump

Fatty’s Faithful Fido
5.7

as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)

Love, Speed and Thrills
5.0

as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The 'Fraidy Cat
6.8
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Innocent Husbands
7.0
Innocent Husbands
1925•movie

as Melvin

His Wooden Wedding
7.1
His Wooden Wedding
1925•movie

as The Groom

Love, Loot and Crash
4.7

as Harold, Dora's Suitor

The Way of All Pants
6.4

as Charley

Hollywood Party
6.8
Hollywood Party
1937•movie

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

The Pip from Pittsburg
6.6

as Charley

Charley My Boy!
5.6
Charley My Boy!
1926•movie

as Charley

Time Out for Trouble
4.2

as Charley

All Teed Up
4.8
All Teed Up
1930•movie

as Mr Chase

4 Clowns
7.2
4 Clowns
1970•movie

as (archive footage)

Another Wild Idea
4.4
Another Wild Idea
1934•movie

as Charley

The Bargain of the Century
4.2

Role: Director

The King of the Wild Horses
6.1

as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
7.0

as (archive footage)

Leading Lizzie Astray
4.4

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

Ambrose's First Falsehood
4.2

as Ambrose's Buddy

What Price Goofy?
6.6
What Price Goofy?
1925•movie

as Jamison

The Caretaker's Daughter
4.0

as The Young Married Man

The Glorious Fourth
7.0

as Top Hat Inebriate

Limousine Love
6.0
Limousine Love
1928•movie

as The Groom

High C's
4.4
High C's
1930•movie

as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

Jubilo, Jr.
6.9
Jubilo, Jr.
1924•movie

as Director

The Real McCoy
6.4
The Real McCoy
1930•movie

as Charley

Dollar Dizzy
6.8
Dollar Dizzy
1930•movie

as Charley Chase

Married to Order
5.9
Married to Order
1920•movie

as The Suitor

Settled at the Seaside
5.0

as Boyfriend

Fifty Million Husbands
5.6

as Charley Chase

Bad Boy
7.2
Bad Boy
1925•movie

as Jimmie

Girl Shock
5.8
Girl Shock
1930•movie

as Charley

There Ain't No Santa Claus
6.8

as Charley

Bright and Early
4.6
Bright and Early
1918•movie

Role: Director

Waltz Me Around
6.0
Waltz Me Around
1920•movie

Role: Director

Sold at Auction!
6.8
Sold at Auction!
1923•movie

as Customer (uncredited)

Hello, Mabel
5.3
Hello, Mabel
1914•movie

as Mabel's Boss

Kelly the Second
7.0
Kelly the Second
1936•movie

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

Hasty Marriage
7.7
Hasty Marriage
1931•movie

as Charley Chase

The Panic Is On
3.7
The Panic Is On
1931•movie

as Charley Chase

The Rat's Knuckles
6.8
The Rat's Knuckles
1925•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Forgotten Sweeties
5.3
Forgotten Sweeties
1927•movie

as Thurston

Young Oldfield
6.0
Young Oldfield
1924•movie

as Jimmy

Tell 'Em Nothing
5.5
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926•movie

as Gladstone, The Great Lover

He's In Again
5.7
He's In Again
1918•movie

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

The Dumb-Bell
6.3
The Dumb-Bell
1922•movie

as Actor wearing top hat

The Nickel Nurser
4.0
The Nickel Nurser
1932•movie

as Charley Chase

The Noise of Bombs
5.0
The Noise of Bombs
1914•movie

as 3rd Desperado

Movie Night
6.7
Movie Night
1929•movie

as Charley Chase

Looser Than Loose
6.0
Looser Than Loose
1930•movie

as Charley

The Heckler
7.0
The Heckler
1940•movie

as Noisy

Many Sappy Returns
6.5
Many Sappy Returns
1938•movie

as Charley Chase

The Rent Jumpers
4.7
The Rent Jumpers
1915•movie

as A Young Boarder

The Chases of Pimple Street
7.3

as Charley Chase

Powder and Smoke
6.2
Powder and Smoke
1924•movie
Hard Knocks
6.8
Hard Knocks
1924•movie

as Jimmie Jump

Don't Forget
5.3
Don't Forget
1924•movie
Publicity Pays
5.7
Publicity Pays
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Jeffries, Jr.
6.7
Jeffries, Jr.
1924•movie
Mr. Bride
5.8
Mr. Bride
1932•movie

as Charley

Thundering Tenors
7.0
Thundering Tenors
1931•movie

as Charles A. Chase

Days of Thrills and Laughter
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Hash House Mashers
4.0
Hash House Mashers
1915•movie

as The Star Boarder

Just a Minute
6.3
Just a Minute
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Looking for Sally
6.5
Looking for Sally
1925•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Fast Work
7.0
Fast Work
1930•movie

as Charley

April Fool
7.0
April Fool
1920•movie

as Supporting Character

Us
5.2
Us
1927•movie

as Charley

What a Bozo!
5.7
What a Bozo!
1931•movie

as Charley Chase

His Silent Racket
8.0
His Silent Racket
1933•movie

as Charley

30 Years of Fun
5.3
30 Years of Fun
1963•movie

as (archive footage)

A Hash House Fraud
4.5
A Hash House Fraud
1915•movie

Role: Director

Off Again, On Again
7.3

Role: Story

Open Season for Saps
7.0

Role: Story

Merry Widower
8.0
Merry Widower
1926•movie

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

Are Brunettes Safe?
8.0

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

Bigger and Better Blondes
8.0

as Charley

Never the Dames Shall Meet
6.5

as Charley

Moonshine
6.5
Moonshine
1920•movie

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

Seeing Nellie Home
6.5
Seeing Nellie Home
1924•movie

as Charley

A Ten-Minute Egg
6.0
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Outdoor Pajamas
6.0
Outdoor Pajamas
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Arabian Tights
6.0
Arabian Tights
1933•movie

as Charley

A Versatile Villain
4.2

as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

Mama Behave
7.0
Mama Behave
1926•movie

as Charles Chase / Jim Chase

Rough Seas
7.0
Rough Seas
1931•movie

as Pvt. Charley Chase

Girl Grief
7.0
Girl Grief
1932•movie

as Charley

Accidental Accidents
7.5

as Jimmy Jump

Should Husbands Be Watched?
8.0

as Jamison Jump

7.5
Poker at Eight
1935•movie

as Charley

Fallen Arches
7.5
Fallen Arches
1933•movie

as Charley Chase

The Great Toe Mystery
5.5

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

No Father to Guide Him
6.8

as Jimmy Jump

Is Marriage the Bunk?
6.0

as Jimmie Jump

The Mind Needer
7.0
The Mind Needer
1938•movie

as Charley Chase

Man Bites Lovebug
6.5
Man Bites Lovebug
1937•movie

as Charles Clayfoot Chase

The Big Squirt
6.0
The Big Squirt
1937•movie

as Charley Chase

Sittin' Pretty
7.0
Sittin' Pretty
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Love in Armor
4.2
Love in Armor
1915•movie

as The Suitor

The Poor Fish
7.5
The Poor Fish
1924•movie

as Jimmie Jump

Snappy Sneezer
6.8
Snappy Sneezer
1929•movie

as Charley

The Count Takes the Count
6.0

as Charley Chase

At First Sight
6.5
At First Sight
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Nature in the Wrong
6.5

as Charley Chase

Midsummer Mush
7.5
Midsummer Mush
1933•movie

as Charley

Big Red Riding Hood
6.5

as Jimmy Jump

Stolen Goods
7.0
Stolen Goods
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Fighting Fluid
6.8
Fighting Fluid
1925•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Hello Baby!
6.2
Hello Baby!
1925•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Southern Exposure
4.0
Southern Exposure
1935•movie

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

Four Parts
6.5
Four Parts
1934•movie

as Charley

Crazy Feet
6.8
Crazy Feet
1929•movie

as Charley

Something Simple
6.0
Something Simple
1934•movie

as Charley

Public Ghost # 1
5.5
Public Ghost # 1
1935•movie

as Charley Chase

One of the Smiths
8.0
One of the Smiths
1931•movie

as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

Skip the Maloo!
7.0
Skip the Maloo!
1931•movie

as Duke Chase

Stepping Out
6.0
Stepping Out
1929•movie

as Charley

Don't Park Here
7.0
Don't Park Here
1919•movie

Role: Director

Fresh Paint
6.0
Fresh Paint
1920•movie

Role: Director

Jus' Passin' Through
6.5

Role: Director

Fifteen Minutes
6.0
Fifteen Minutes
1921•movie

Role: Director

365 Days
8.0
365 Days
1922•movie

Role: Director

Call a Taxi!
5.5
Call a Taxi!
1920•movie

Role: Director

Do Me a Favor
6.0
Do Me a Favor
1922•movie

Role: Director

Leaping Love
9.0
Leaping Love
1929•movie

as Charley Chase

Sweet Daddy
9.0
Sweet Daddy
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Her Dangerous Path
10.0
Her Dangerous Path
1923•movie

as Glen Harper

Long Live the King
7.0
Long Live the King
1923•movie
Why Men Work
8.0
Why Men Work
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

Bungalow Boobs
9.0
Bungalow Boobs
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

The Royal Razz
7.0
The Royal Razz
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

The Family Entrance
9.0

as Jimmy Jump

Hard Boiled
8.0
Hard Boiled
1925•movie

as Charley

What Women Did for Me
10.0

as Charley

Many Scrappy Returns
9.0

as Charley

The Lighter That Failed
7.0

as Charley

All for Nothing
7.0
All for Nothing
1928•movie
The Family Group
7.0
The Family Group
1928•movie
Aching Youth
9.0
Aching Youth
1928•movie

as Charley

Imagine My Embarrassment
9.0

as Charley

Is Everybody Happy?
8.0

as Charley

The Booster
7.0
The Booster
1928•movie

as Charley

Ruby Lips
10.0
Ruby Lips
1929•movie

as Charley

Loud Soup
8.0
Loud Soup
1929•movie

as Charley Chase

Great Gobs!
10.0
Great Gobs!
1929•movie

as Charley - 1st Sailor

The Plumber
The Plumber
1914•movie

as Bystander

Ship Ahoy
7.0
Ship Ahoy
1919•movie

as Henchman (uncredited)

In the Movies
10.0
In the Movies
1922•movie
The Stone Age
9.0
The Stone Age
1922•movie
Jack Frost
10.0
Jack Frost
1923•movie
Rolling Stone
5.0
Rolling Stone
1919•movie

as Bearded anarchist

Luncheon at Twelve
9.0
Luncheon at Twelve
1933•movie

as Charley Chase

The Cracked Ice Man
10.0

as Charley Chase

In Walked Charley
8.0
In Walked Charley
1932•movie

as Mr. Chase

Rattling Romeo
7.0
Rattling Romeo
1939•movie

as Charley

A One Night Stand
5.0
A One Night Stand
1915•movie

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

Fate's Fathead
8.0
Fate's Fathead
1934•movie

as Charley Chase

South of the Boudoir
7.0

as Charley Chase

His Bridal Fright
9.0
His Bridal Fright
1940•movie

as Charley

The Awful Goof
7.0
The Awful Goof
1939•movie

as Charley

Teacher's Pest
8.0
Teacher's Pest
1939•movie

as Charley Chase

Skinny the Moocher
8.0
Skinny the Moocher
1939•movie

as Charley Chase

The Chump Takes a Bump
8.0

as Charley Chase

The Sap Takes a Wrap
8.0

as Charley

Pie a la Maid
8.0
Pie a la Maid
1938•movie

as Charley

A Nag in the Bag
8.0
A Nag in the Bag
1938•movie

as Racetrack Announcer (voice)

The Nightshirt Bandit
10.0

as Professor Chase

Calling All Doctors
8.0

as Charley Chase

The Wrong Miss Wright
9.0

as Charley Chase

From Bad to Worse
7.0
From Bad to Worse
1937•movie

as Charley Chase

The Grand Hooter
10.0
The Grand Hooter
1937•movie

as Charley Chase

The Uneasy Three
7.0
The Uneasy Three
1925•movie
Peanuts and Bullets
5.0

as The Accordian Player Boarder

The Big Squawk
8.0
The Big Squawk
1929•movie

as Charley

First in War
10.0
First in War
1932•movie

as Sgt. Chase

Young Ironsides
9.0
Young Ironsides
1932•movie

as Fearless

Nurse to You!
7.0
Nurse to You!
1935•movie

as Charley

The Four Star Boarder
10.0

as Charley

Just a Real Good Car
3.5

as Jimmy Jump

One of the Family
5.0
One of the Family
1924•movie

as Jimmy Jump

The Tabasco Kid
7.0
The Tabasco Kid
1932•movie

as Charley / Francisco Murietta

Assistant Wives
10.0
Assistant Wives
1927•movie

as Charley - the Husband

The Sting of Stings
10.0

as Charley

Neighborhood House
9.0
Neighborhood House
1936•movie

as Charley Chase

The lady from Chicago
9.0

as Charley Chase

Italian Love
4.0
Italian Love
1920•movie
Chasing Husbands
7.0
Chasing Husbands
1928•movie

as Charley

Now We'll Tell One
7.0
Now We'll Tell One
1932•movie

as Charley

Sherman Said It
10.0
Sherman Said It
1933•movie

as Charley

A gray in the air
9.0
A gray in the air
1930•movie

as Carlos Chase

Plain and Fancy Girls
10.0

as Charley

Hello Trouble
6.0
Hello Trouble
1918•movie
Modern Love
10.0
Modern Love
1929•movie

as John Jones

A One Mama Man
9.0
A One Mama Man
1927•movie

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

I'll Take Vanilla
10.0
I'll Take Vanilla
1934•movie

as Charley

It Happened One Day
8.0

as Charley

You Said a Hatful!
7.0
You Said a Hatful!
1934•movie

as Charley

Manhattan Monkey Business
10.0

as Charley

Vamp Till Ready
7.0
Vamp Till Ready
1936•movie

as Charley

A Tough Winter
9.0
A Tough Winter
1923•movie

Role: Director

Gracie at the Bat
7.0
Gracie at the Bat
1937•movie

Role: Associate Producer

Dear Ol' Pal
10.0
Dear Ol' Pal
1923•movie

Role: Director

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
7.0

Role: Director

The Flirts
5.0
The Flirts
1919•movie

Role: Director

The Cloud Puncher
8.0
The Cloud Puncher
1917•movie

Role: Director

Oh, What a Knight!
10.0
Oh, What a Knight!
1937•movie

Role: Director

Her First False Hare
7.0

Role: Director

Hot Off the Press
9.0
Hot Off the Press
1922•movie

Role: Director

The Three Stooges Follies
9.0

Role: Director

Zip, the Dodger
Zip, the Dodger
1914•movie

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

Chased Into Love
Chased Into Love
1917•movie

as Charley

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

He Wouldn't Stay Down

as The False Friend

When Spirits Move
When Spirits Move
1920•movie
Cursed by His Beauty

as The Art Teacher

The Nickel Snatcher

as cameo

The Old Sea Dog
The Old Sea Dog
1922•movie

Role: Director

His Merry Mix-Up
His Merry Mix-Up
1917•movie

Role: Director

Newly Rich
Newly Rich
1922•movie

Role: Director

One Night Only
One Night Only
1919•movie

Role: Director

Coppers and Scents
Coppers and Scents
1919•movie

Role: Director

There's Many a Fool

Role: Director