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