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Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Acting·1893–1940·262 films

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.

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As Actor

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)Charley
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Masquerader
The Masquerader (1914)Actor
The Rounders
The Rounders (1914)Diner
His New Profession
His New Profession (1914)Nephew
Those Love Pangs
Those Love Pangs (1914)Movie Patron (uncredited)
His Musical Career
His Musical Career (1914)Piano Store Manager
Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite (1914)Customer
The Knockout
The Knockout (1914)Spectator (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Mabel at the Wheel (1914)Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Busy Day (1914)Spectator
Mabel's Blunder
Mabel's Blunder (1914)Billy Bronx
Mighty Like a Moose
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)Mr. Moose - The Husband
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)Asylum Inmate
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)archive footage
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)Wilson
On the Wrong Trek
On the Wrong Trek (1936)Charley Chase
Fluttering Hearts
Fluttering Hearts (1927)Charley
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King (1960)edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas (1926)Mustachioed wedding guest
Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)The Husband
Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty's Magic Pants (1914)Party Guest (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet
Bromo and Juliet (1926)Charley
Those Country Kids
Those Country Kids (1914)Cop
Little Daddy
Little Daddy (1931)Chubby (singing voice)
That Little Band Of Gold
That Little Band Of Gold (1915)Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
Whispering Whoopee
Whispering Whoopee (1930)Charley
Be Your Age
Be Your Age (1926)Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Mum's the Word
Mum's the Word (1926)Charlie - the Son
Too Many Mammas
Too Many Mammas (1924)Jimmy Jump
Dog Shy
Dog Shy (1926)Charley
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fatty’s Faithful Fido (1915)Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
All Wet
All Wet (1924)Jimmie Jump
Love, Speed and Thrills
Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King (1926)Charles Chase
April Fool
April Fool (1924)Jimmy Jump
Innocent Husbands
Innocent Husbands (1925)Melvin
4 Clowns
4 Clowns (1970)(archive footage)
The Way of All Pants
The Way of All Pants (1927)Charley
His Wooden Wedding
His Wooden Wedding (1925)The Groom
Now I'll Tell One
Now I'll Tell One (1927)Charley
All Teed Up
All Teed Up (1930)Mr Chase
Love, Loot and Crash
Love, Loot and Crash (1915)Harold, Dora's Suitor
The 'Fraidy Cat
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)Jimmy Jump
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)(archive footage)
Limousine Love
Limousine Love (1928)The Groom
The King of the Wild Horses
The King of the Wild Horses (1924)Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)The Young Married Man
Bad Boy
Bad Boy (1925)Jimmie
Time Out for Trouble
Time Out for Trouble (1938)Charley
Married to Order
Married to Order (1920)The Suitor
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)Ambrose's Buddy
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy (1930)Charley Chase
Leading Lizzie Astray
Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party (1937)Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
The Pip from Pittsburg
The Pip from Pittsburg (1931)Charley
Charley My Boy!
Charley My Boy! (1926)Charley
Settled at the Seaside
Settled at the Seaside (1915)Boyfriend
High C's
High C's (1930)Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
What Price Goofy?
What Price Goofy? (1925)Jamison
The Glorious Fourth
The Glorious Fourth (1927)Top Hat Inebriate
Jubilo, Jr.
Jubilo, Jr. (1924)Director
Fifty Million Husbands
Fifty Million Husbands (1930)Charley Chase
Another Wild Idea
Another Wild Idea (1934)Charley
Publicity Pays
Publicity Pays (1924)Jimmy Jump
Looking for Sally
Looking for Sally (1925)Jimmy Jump
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun (1963)(archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)Self (archive footage)
Sold at Auction!
Sold at Auction! (1923)Customer (uncredited)
The Rent Jumpers
The Rent Jumpers (1915)A Young Boarder
The Nickel Nurser
The Nickel Nurser (1932)Charley Chase
Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage (1931)Charley Chase
Kelly the Second
Kelly the Second (1936)Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Girl Shock
Girl Shock (1930)Charley
The Rat's Knuckles
The Rat's Knuckles (1925)Jimmy Jump
The Heckler
The Heckler (1940)Noisy
Fast Work
Fast Work (1930)Charley
Tell 'Em Nothing
Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)Gladstone, The Great Lover
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy (1930)Charley
The Dumb-Bell
The Dumb-Bell (1922)Actor wearing top hat
Jeffries, Jr.
Jeffries, Jr. (1924)
Young Oldfield
Young Oldfield (1924)Jimmy
Looser Than Loose
Looser Than Loose (1930)Charley
Powder and Smoke
Powder and Smoke (1924)
Movie Night
Movie Night (1929)Charley Chase
Just a Minute
Just a Minute (1924)Jimmy Jump
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks (1924)Jimmie Jump
Hello, Mabel
Hello, Mabel (1914)Mabel's Boss
Many Sappy Returns
Many Sappy Returns (1938)Charley Chase
There Ain't No Santa Claus
There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)Charley
April Fool
April Fool (1920)Supporting Character
The Panic Is On
The Panic Is On (1931)Charley Chase
What a Bozo!
What a Bozo! (1931)Charley Chase
Don't Forget
Don't Forget (1924)
He's In Again
He's In Again (1918)Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Merry Widower
Merry Widower (1926)Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Fighting Fluid
Fighting Fluid (1925)Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
Hello Baby! (1925)Jimmy Jump
Thundering Tenors
Thundering Tenors (1931)Charles A. Chase
Crazy Feet
Crazy Feet (1929)Charley
One of the Smiths
One of the Smiths (1931)Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Southern Exposure
Southern Exposure (1935)Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
No Father to Guide Him
No Father to Guide Him (1925)Jimmy Jump
A Versatile Villain
A Versatile Villain (1915)Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Big Red Riding Hood
Big Red Riding Hood (1925)Jimmy Jump
The Noise of Bombs
The Noise of Bombs (1914)3rd Desperado
Something Simple
Something Simple (1934)Charley
Outdoor Pajamas
Outdoor Pajamas (1924)Jimmy Jump
The Chases of Pimple Street
The Chases of Pimple Street (1934)Charley Chase
The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish (1924)Jimmie Jump
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods (1924)Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg
A Ten-Minute Egg (1924)Jimmy Jump
Girl Grief
Girl Grief (1932)Charley
The Mind Needer
The Mind Needer (1938)Charley Chase
Skip the Maloo!
Skip the Maloo! (1931)Duke Chase
His Silent Racket
His Silent Racket (1933)Charley
Seeing Nellie Home
Seeing Nellie Home (1924)Charley
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)Jimmie Jump
Us
Us (1927)Charley
Rough Seas
Rough Seas (1931)Pvt. Charley Chase
Accidental Accidents
Accidental Accidents (1924)Jimmy Jump
Man Bites Lovebug
Man Bites Lovebug (1937)Charles Clayfoot Chase
Sittin' Pretty
Sittin' Pretty (1924)Jimmy Jump
The Big Squirt
The Big Squirt (1937)Charley Chase
Forgotten Sweeties
Forgotten Sweeties (1927)Thurston
Love in Armor
Love in Armor (1915)The Suitor
The Count Takes the Count
The Count Takes the Count (1936)Charley Chase
Mama Behave
Mama Behave (1926)Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Stepping Out
Stepping Out (1929)Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)Jamison Jump
Mr. Bride
Mr. Bride (1932)Charley
Hash House Mashers
Hash House Mashers (1915)The Star Boarder
Snappy Sneezer
Snappy Sneezer (1929)Charley
At First Sight
At First Sight (1924)Jimmy Jump
Public Ghost # 1
Public Ghost # 1 (1935)Charley Chase
Midsummer Mush
Midsummer Mush (1933)Charley
Moonshine
Moonshine (1920)Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House (1936)Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap
The Sap Takes a Wrap (1939)Charley
Skinny the Moocher
Skinny the Moocher (1939)Charley Chase
Bigger and Better Blondes
Bigger and Better Blondes (1927)Charley
All for Nothing
All for Nothing (1928)
The Uneasy Three
The Uneasy Three (1925)
Why Men Work
Why Men Work (1924)Jimmy Jump
Rattling Romeo
Rattling Romeo (1939)Charley
Leaping Love
Leaping Love (1929)Charley Chase
South of the Boudoir
South of the Boudoir (1940)Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
The Wrong Miss Wright (1937)Charley Chase
His Bridal Fright
His Bridal Fright (1940)Charley
Bungalow Boobs
Bungalow Boobs (1924)Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Peanuts and Bullets
Peanuts and Bullets (1915)The Accordian Player Boarder
Long Live the King
Long Live the King (1923)
The Great Toe Mystery
The Great Toe Mystery (1914)Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Ruby Lips
Ruby Lips (1929)Charley
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled (1925)Charley
You Said a Hatful!
You Said a Hatful! (1934)Charley
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone (1919)Bearded anarchist
From Bad to Worse
From Bad to Worse (1937)Charley Chase
In Walked Charley
In Walked Charley (1932)Mr. Chase
The Tabasco Kid
The Tabasco Kid (1932)Charley / Francisco Murietta
The Plumber
The Plumber (1914)Bystander
Calling All Doctors
Calling All Doctors (1937)Charley Chase
Teacher's Pest
Teacher's Pest (1939)Charley Chase
The Big Squawk
The Big Squawk (1929)Charley
Fallen Arches
Fallen Arches (1933)Charley Chase
Nurse to You!
Nurse to You! (1935)Charley
Are Brunettes Safe?
Are Brunettes Safe? (1927)The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Modern Love
Modern Love (1929)John Jones
The Royal Razz
The Royal Razz (1924)Jimmy Jump
The Grand Hooter
The Grand Hooter (1937)Charley Chase
Imagine My Embarrassment
Imagine My Embarrassment (1928)Charley
Many Scrappy Returns
Many Scrappy Returns (1927)Charley
The Lighter That Failed
The Lighter That Failed (1927)Charley
Her Dangerous Path
Her Dangerous Path (1923)Glen Harper
The Family Entrance
The Family Entrance (1925)Jimmy Jump
The Awful Goof
The Awful Goof (1939)Charley
Vamp Till Ready
Vamp Till Ready (1936)Charley
Assistant Wives
Assistant Wives (1927)Charley - the Husband
Young Ironsides
Young Ironsides (1932)Fearless
Plain and Fancy Girls
Plain and Fancy Girls (1925)Charley
Sweet Daddy
Sweet Daddy (1924)Jimmy Jump
The Nightshirt Bandit
The Nightshirt Bandit (1938)Professor Chase
Pie a la Maid
Pie a la Maid (1938)Charley
What Women Did for Me
What Women Did for Me (1927)Charley
Aching Youth
Aching Youth (1928)
Arabian Tights
Arabian Tights (1933)Charley
The Family Group
The Family Group (1928)
A Nag in the Bag
A Nag in the Bag (1938)Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Fate's Fathead
Fate's Fathead (1934)Charley Chase
The Booster
The Booster (1928)Charley
Great Gobs!
Great Gobs! (1929)Charley - 1st Sailor
Luncheon at Twelve
Luncheon at Twelve (1933)Charley Chase
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy (1919)Henchman (uncredited)
The Chump Takes a Bump
The Chump Takes a Bump (1939)Charley Chase
The Four Star Boarder
The Four Star Boarder (1935)Charley
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong (1933)Charley Chase
The lady from Chicago
The lady from Chicago (1931)Charley Chase
Now We'll Tell One
Now We'll Tell One (1932)Charley
I'll Take Vanilla
I'll Take Vanilla (1934)Charley
Four Parts
Four Parts (1934)Charley
Sherman Said It
Sherman Said It (1933)Charley
Jack Frost
Jack Frost (1923)
It Happened One Day
It Happened One Day (1934)Charley
Italian Love
Italian Love (1920)
Just a Real Good Car
Just a Real Good Car (1924)Jimmy Jump
The Sting of Stings
The Sting of Stings (1927)Charley
The Cracked Ice Man
The Cracked Ice Man (1934)Charley Chase
The Stone Age
The Stone Age (1922)
First in War
First in War (1932)Sgt. Chase
A One Night Stand
A One Night Stand (1915)Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business (1935)Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Never the Dames Shall Meet (1927)Charley
Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1918)
A gray in the air
A gray in the air (1930)Carlos Chase
Chasing Husbands
Chasing Husbands (1928)Charley
A One Mama Man
A One Mama Man (1927)Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
One of the Family
One of the Family (1924)Jimmy Jump
Loud Soup
Loud Soup (1929)Charley Chase
Is Everybody Happy?
Is Everybody Happy? (1928)Charley
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)Self (archive footage)
Zip, the Dodger
Zip, the Dodger (1914)Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Chased Into Love
Chased Into Love (1917)Charley
The Nickel Snatcher
The Nickel Snatcher (1920)cameo
When Spirits Move
When Spirits Move (1920)
Cursed by His Beauty
Cursed by His Beauty (1914)The Art Teacher
He Wouldn't Stay Down
He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915)The False Friend
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025)

As Director

Violent Is the Word for Curly
Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
Saved by the Belle
Saved by the Belle (1939)
Flat Foot Stooges
Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
Tassels in the Air
Tassels in the Air (1938)
Mutts to You
Mutts to You (1938)
On the Wrong Trek
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
Married to Order
Married to Order (1920)
Waltz Me Around
Waltz Me Around (1920)
The Bargain of the Century
The Bargain of the Century (1933)
Bright and Early
Bright and Early (1918)
Another Wild Idea
Another Wild Idea (1934)
Sold at Auction!
Sold at Auction! (1923)
A Hash House Fraud
A Hash House Fraud (1915)
The Dumb-Bell
The Dumb-Bell (1922)
April Fool
April Fool (1920)
He's In Again
He's In Again (1918)
Southern Exposure
Southern Exposure (1935)
Fresh Paint
Fresh Paint (1920)
Something Simple
Something Simple (1934)
The Chases of Pimple Street
The Chases of Pimple Street (1934)
365 Days
365 Days (1922)
His Silent Racket
His Silent Racket (1933)
Call a Taxi!
Call a Taxi! (1920)
The Count Takes the Count
The Count Takes the Count (1936)
Do Me a Favor
Do Me a Favor (1922)
Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through (1923)
Don't Park Here
Don't Park Here (1919)
Public Ghost # 1
Public Ghost # 1 (1935)
Fifteen Minutes
Fifteen Minutes (1921)
Midsummer Mush
Midsummer Mush (1933)
Moonshine
Moonshine (1920)
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House (1936)
The Three Stooges Follies
The Three Stooges Follies (1974)
You Said a Hatful!
You Said a Hatful! (1934)
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone (1919)
Nurse to You!
Nurse to You! (1935)
Vamp Till Ready
Vamp Till Ready (1936)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Courtship of Miles Sandwich (1923)
Her First False Hare
Her First False Hare (1919)
Arabian Tights
Arabian Tights (1933)
A Tough Winter
A Tough Winter (1923)
A Nag in the Bag
A Nag in the Bag (1938)
Fate's Fathead
Fate's Fathead (1934)
Luncheon at Twelve
Luncheon at Twelve (1933)
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy (1919)
The Four Star Boarder
The Four Star Boarder (1935)
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong (1933)
I'll Take Vanilla
I'll Take Vanilla (1934)
Four Parts
Four Parts (1934)
Sherman Said It
Sherman Said It (1933)
Jack Frost
Jack Frost (1923)
It Happened One Day
It Happened One Day (1934)
Italian Love
Italian Love (1920)
The Cracked Ice Man
The Cracked Ice Man (1934)
The Stone Age
The Stone Age (1922)
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business (1935)
Dear Ol' Pal
Dear Ol' Pal (1923)
Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1918)
The Cloud Puncher
The Cloud Puncher (1917)
The Flirts
The Flirts (1919)
Oh, What a Knight!
Oh, What a Knight! (1937)
Hot Off the Press
Hot Off the Press (1922)
There's Many a Fool
There's Many a Fool (1917)
Chased Into Love
Chased Into Love (1917)
The Nickel Snatcher
The Nickel Snatcher (1920)
His Merry Mix-Up
His Merry Mix-Up (1917)
Newly Rich
Newly Rich (1922)
One Night Only
One Night Only (1919)
When Spirits Move
When Spirits Move (1920)
The Old Sea Dog
The Old Sea Dog (1922)
He Wouldn't Stay Down
He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915)
Coppers and Scents
Coppers and Scents (1919)

As Writer

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Flat Foot Stooges
Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Open Season for Saps
Open Season for Saps (1944)
Tell 'Em Nothing
Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)
Off Again, On Again
Off Again, On Again (1945)
Many Sappy Returns
Many Sappy Returns (1938)
Something Simple
Something Simple (1934)
Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through (1923)
Don't Park Here
Don't Park Here (1919)
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House (1936)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
The Sap Takes a Wrap (1939)
Vamp Till Ready
Vamp Till Ready (1936)
Pie a la Maid
Pie a la Maid (1938)
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy (1919)
The Cloud Puncher
The Cloud Puncher (1917)
There's Many a Fool
There's Many a Fool (1917)
Chased Into Love
Chased Into Love (1917)
His Merry Mix-Up
His Merry Mix-Up (1917)
He Wouldn't Stay Down
He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915)