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Charley Chase1893 - 1940

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.7

Famous

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.

Credits

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

2007

Comedy • Documentary

as (archive footage)

0(0)

0.1

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

Documentary

as (archive footage)

6.7(3)

0.4

4 Clowns

1970

as (archive footage)

7.5(2)

0.2

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Comedy

6(1)

0.1

30 Years of Fun

1963

Comedy

as (archive footage)

3(2)

0.1

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

5.5(2)

0.3

When Comedy Was King

1960

Comedy • Documentary • Drama

as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

6.7(6)

0.2

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

Comedy • Documentary

as archive footage

6.9(11)

0.3

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0(0)

0.3

His Bridal Fright

1940

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

South of the Boudoir

1940

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Heckler

1940

Comedy

as Noisy

5(1)

0.2

The Awful Goof

1939

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Teacher's Pest

1939

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

Skinny the Moocher

1939

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Rattling Romeo

1939

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Pie a la Maid

1938

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

A Nag in the Bag

1938

Comedy

as Racetrack Announcer (voice)

0(0)

The Nightshirt Bandit

1938

Comedy

as Professor Chase

0(0)

0.1

Many Sappy Returns

1938

Comedy

as Charley Chase

4.8(2)

0.1

The Mind Needer

1938

Comedy

as Charley Chase

4(1)

0.1

Time Out for Trouble

1938

Comedy

as Charley

3(2)

0.1

Man Bites Lovebug

1937

Comedy

as Charles Clayfoot Chase

5(1)

0.1

The Big Squirt

1937

Comedy

as Charley Chase

3(1)

0.1

Calling All Doctors

1937

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Wrong Miss Wright

1937

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.2

From Bad to Worse

1937

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.3

The Grand Hooter

1937

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

Hollywood Party

1937

Comedy • Music

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

6.3(3)

0.4

Kelly the Second

1936

Comedy • Romance

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

6(2)

0.1

On the Wrong Trek

1936

Comedy

as Charley Chase

5.8(11)

0.2

Vamp Till Ready

1936

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

Neighborhood House

1936

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Count Takes the Count

1936

Comedy

as Charley Chase

5(1)

0.1

Public Ghost # 1

1935

Comedy

as Charley Chase

4(1)

0.1

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Nurse to You!

1935

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

The Four Star Boarder

1935

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Southern Exposure

1935

Comedy

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

1(1)

0.1

Poker at Eight

1935

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

Okay Toots!

1935

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

Comedy • Music

as Charley Chase

6(1)

0.1

Fate's Fathead

1934

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.2

You Said a Hatful!

1934

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

Something Simple

1934

Comedy

as Charley

4(1)

0.4

It Happened One Day

1934

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

Another Wild Idea

1934

Comedy

as Charley

4(2)

0.1

I'll Take Vanilla

1934

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

Four Parts

1934

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

The Cracked Ice Man

1934

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Sons of the Desert

1933

Comedy

as Charley

7(244)

0.8

Luncheon at Twelve

1933

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Sherman Said It

1933

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Midsummer Mush

1933

Comedy

as Charley

5(1)

Arabian Tights

1933

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

His Silent Racket

1933

Comedy

as Charley

10(0)

0.1

Nature in the Wrong

1933

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Fallen Arches

1933

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Mr. Bride

1932

Comedy

as Charley

5.5(1)

0.2

Now We'll Tell One

1932

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Girl Grief

1932

Comedy

as Charley

5(1)

0.3

Young Ironsides

1932

Comedy

as Fearless

0(0)

0.1

First in War

1932

Comedy

as Sgt. Chase

0(0)

0.3

In Walked Charley

1932

Comedy

as Mr. Chase

0(0)

0.3

The Nickel Nurser

1932

Comedy

as Charley Chase

1(1)

0.1

The Tabasco Kid

1932

Comedy • Western

as Charley / Francisco Murietta

0(0)

0.1

Hasty Marriage

1931

Comedy

as Charley Chase

6.5(2)

0.1

What a Bozo!

1931

Comedy

as Charley Chase

1(1)

Skip the Maloo!

1931

Comedy

as Duke Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Panic Is On

1931

Comedy

as Charley Chase

2(1)

0.1

One of the Smiths

1931

Comedy

as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

0(0)

0.2

Rough Seas

1931

Comedy

as Pvt. Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Messing Around

1931

Comedy

as Carlos

0(0)

0.1

Little Daddy

1931

Comedy

as Chubby (singing voice)

7(6)

0.1

The lady from Chicago

1931

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931

Comedy

as Charley

6.5(2)

0.1

The soul of the party

1931

Comedy

as Carlitos

0(0)

Thundering Tenors

1931

Comedy

as Charles A. Chase

0(0)

0.3

High C's

1930

Comedy • War

as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

3.8(2)

A gray in the air

1930

Comedy

as Carlos Chase

0(0)

0.1

Keep the Bomb

1930

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Looser Than Loose

1930

Comedy

as Charley

4(2)

0.2

Hey, skirts!

1930

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

The prince of the dollar

1930

Comedy

0(0)

Gold Diggers

1930

Comedy

0(0)

Dollar Dizzy

1930

Comedy

as Charley Chase

6(3)

0.2

Follies of love

1930

Comedy

as Carlos

0(0)

0.1

Shy in spite of himself

1930

Comedy

0(0)

Girl Shock

1930

Comedy

as Charley

4(1)

0.1

Fast Work

1930

Comedy

as Charley

6.5(2)

0.2

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

Comedy • Romance

as Charley Chase

3.3(2)

The golf player

1930

Comedy

0(0)

The golfer

1930

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

All Teed Up

1930

Comedy

as Mr Chase

3.3(3)

0.1

Whispering Whoopee

1930

Comedy

as Charley

5.8(6)

0.1

The Real McCoy

1930

Comedy • Music

as Charley

6.5(1)

0.1

Great Gobs!

1929

Comedy

as Charley - 1st Sailor

0(0)

Stepping Out

1929

Comedy

as Charley

5(1)

0.2

Crazy Feet

1929

Comedy

as Charley

5.5(1)

0.2

Snappy Sneezer

1929

Comedy

as Charley

6.5(1)

0.1

Modern Love

1929

Comedy • Romance

as John Jones

0(0)

0.2

Leaping Love

1929

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

The Big Squawk

1929

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Movie Night

1929

Comedy

as Charley Chase

6(2)

0.2

Thin Twins

1929

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Loud Soup

1929

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Off to Buffalo

1929

Comedy

as Charley Chase

0(0)

0.1

Ruby Lips

1929

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Chasing Husbands

1928

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

The Booster

1928

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

All Parts

1928

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

Is Everybody Happy?

1928

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

The Fight Pest

1928

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Limousine Love

1928

Comedy

as The Groom

5.7(3)

0.1

Aching Youth

1928

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

The Family Group

1928

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

All for Nothing

1928

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Never the Dames Shall Meet

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Assistant Wives

1927

Comedy

as Charley - the Husband

0(0)

0.1

The Way of All Pants

1927

Comedy

as Charley

6.2(4)

0.1

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

Comedy

as Asylum Inmate

5.7(22)

0.4

Now I'll Tell One

1927

Comedy

as Charley

5.8(3)

0.1

The Lighter That Failed

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

The Sting of Stings

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

What Women Did for Me

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0.5(1)

0.1

The Glorious Fourth

1927

Comedy

as Top Hat Inebriate

5.7(3)

0.1

Fluttering Hearts

1927

Comedy

as Charley

5.1(9)

0.2

Bigger and Better Blondes

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

Comedy

as Thurston

3(1)

0.1

A One Mama Man

1927

Comedy

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

0(0)

0.1

Are Brunettes Safe?

1927

Comedy

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

0(0)

Many Scrappy Returns

1927

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.2

There Ain't No Santa Claus

1926

Comedy

as Charley

6(1)

0.1

Be Your Age

1926

Comedy • Romance

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk

5.1(6)

0.1

Tell 'Em Nothing

1926

Comedy

as Gladstone, The Great Lover

4.2(2)

0.2

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Comedy

as Charley

5.6(8)

0.2

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Comedy

as Wilson

6.2(12)

0.2

Merry Widower

1926

Comedy

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

6(1)

0.2

Thundering Fleas

1926

Comedy

as Mustachioed wedding guest

5.5(9)

0.2

Mighty Like a Moose

1926

Comedy • Romance

as Mr. Moose - The Husband

6.7(22)

0.1

Long Fliv the King

1926

Comedy

as Charles Chase

5.6(5)

0.2

Mum's the Word

1926

Comedy

as Charlie - the Son

5.7(7)

0.1

Dog Shy

1926

Comedy

as Charley

6.6(6)

0.2

Mama Behave

1926

Comedy

as Charles Chase / Jim Chase

6(1)

0.1

Charley My Boy!

1926

Comedy

as Charley

5.3(3)

0.1

His Wooden Wedding

1925

Comedy

as The Groom

6.4(4)

0.1

The Uneasy Three

1925

Comedy • Crime

0(0)

0.1

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

Comedy

as The Young Married Man

3.5(2)

0.1

No Father to Guide Him

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

6.5(1)

0.1

Innocent Husbands

1925

Comedy

as Melvin

6.2(4)

0.2

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

Comedy

as The Husband

5.8(8)

0.1

What Price Goofy?

1925

Comedy

as Jamison

6.5(3)

0.1

Looking for Sally

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

6.2(2)

0.1

Big Red Riding Hood

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Bad Boy

1925

Comedy

as Jimmie

6.7(3)

0.2

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

Comedy

as Jimmie Jump

5(1)

0.2

Hard Boiled

1925

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

Should Husbands Be Watched?

1925

Comedy

as Jamison Jump

6(1)

0.1

Plain and Fancy Girls

1925

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

0.1

The Family Entrance

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

0(0)

0.3

Fighting Fluid

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5.5(1)

0.3

Hello Baby!

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5.5(1)

0.5

The Rat's Knuckles

1925

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

6.8(2)

0.1

The Royal Razz

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

0(0)

0.1

The Poor Fish

1924

Comedy

as Jimmie Jump

5(1)

0.1

Just a Real Good Car

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

3.5(1)

Accidental Accidents

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Bungalow Boobs

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

0(0)

Too Many Mammas

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

4.4(5)

0.2

Sittin' Pretty

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Outdoor Pajamas

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Why Men Work

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

0(0)

0.2

Sweet Daddy

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

0(0)

0.1

Seeing Nellie Home

1924

Comedy

as Charley

5(1)

0.2

A Ten-Minute Egg

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

0(0)

0.1

Stolen Goods

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Jubilo, Jr.

1924

Comedy • Family

as Director

5.8(3)

0.2

Young Oldfield

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy

5(2)

0.1

Position Wanted

1924

Comedy

as Jimmie Jump

0(0)

April Fool

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5.6(5)

0.1

Publicity Pays

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(2)

0.1

The King of the Wild Horses

1924

Western

as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

5.8(3)

0.3

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

6.8(4)

0.1

Love's Detour

1924

Comedy

as Jimmie Jump

0(0)

The Perfect Lady

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

0(0)

One of the Family

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

Powder and Smoke

1924

Comedy • Western

5.2(2)

0.1

Hard Knocks

1924

Comedy

as Jimmie Jump

5.2(2)

0.1

Don't Forget

1924

Comedy

4.5(2)

0.1

Jeffries, Jr.

1924

Comedy

5(2)

0.1

Just a Minute

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(2)

At First Sight

1924

Comedy

as Jimmy Jump

5(1)

0.1

All Wet

1924

Comedy

as Jimmie Jump

5.2(4)

0.2

Long Live the King

1923

Drama

0(0)

0.2

Her Dangerous Path

1923

Action • Adventure

as Glen Harper

0(0)

0.1

Jack Frost

1923

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

Sold at Auction

1923

Comedy

as Customer (uncredited)

4.5(1)

0.1

The Stone Age

1922

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

The Dumb-Bell

1922

Comedy

as Actor wearing top hat

6(2)

0.1

In the Movies

1922

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

The Hustler

1921

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Blue Sunday

1921

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Big Game

1921

Comedy

0(0)

0.3

His Best Girl

1921

Comedy

0(0)

Moonshine

1920

Comedy

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

6(1)

0.1

April Fool

1920

Comedy

as Supporting Character

5.5(2)

0.1

Married to Order

1920

Comedy

as The Suitor

5.2(3)

0.1

Kids Is Kids

1920

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

Live and Learn

1920

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

Comedy

as Ship's Officer

0(0)

Italian Love

1920

Comedy

4(1)

0.1

Why Go Home?

1920

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

Mystic Mush

1920

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Way Out West

1920

Comedy

as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

0(0)

0.2

When Spirits Move

1920

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

The Nickel Snatcher

1920

Comedy

as cameo

0(0)

0.1

All at Sea

1919

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Her Tender Feet

1919

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Ship Ahoy

1919

Comedy

as Henchman (uncredited)

0(0)

0.1

Rolling Stone

1919

Comedy

as Bearded anarchist

5(1)

0.1

He's In Again

1918

Comedy

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

5(2)

0.1

Hello Trouble

1918

Comedy

6(1)

0.2

Playmates

1918

Comedy

as Dope fiend

6(1)

0.1

Chased Into Love

1917

Comedy

as Charley

0(0)

A Favorite Fool

1915

Comedy

as The Circus Spieler

0(0)

0.1

A Versatile Villain

1915

Comedy

as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

4.2(2)

0.1

Love, Loot and Crash

1915

Action • Comedy

as Harold, Dora's Suitor

4.7(5)

0.1

The Rent Jumpers

1915

Comedy

as A Young Boarder

4.7(3)

0.1

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

Comedy

as Audience Member (uncredited)

0(0)

Settled at the Seaside

1915

Comedy

as Boyfriend

5(4)

0.1

A One Night Stand

1915

Comedy

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

5(1)

0.1

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915

Comedy

as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)

5.7(6)

0.1

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

Comedy

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

5.1(9)

0.2

Love in Armor

1915

Comedy

as The Suitor

4.2(2)

0.1

A Lucky Leap

1915

Comedy

as Lizzie's Boy Friend

0(0)

0.1

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

Comedy

as The False Friend

0(0)

Colored Villainy

1915

Comedy

as The Traveler

0(0)

0.1

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

Action • Comedy

as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

5(6)

0.1

Hash House Mashers

1915

Comedy

as The Star Boarder

3.5(2)

0.1

Peanuts and Bullets

1915

Comedy

as The Accordian Player Boarder

5(1)

0.1

Only a Farmer's Daughter

1915

Comedy

as The Artist

0(0)

0.1

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Comedy

as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

6.1(75)

0.4

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

Comedy

as Party Guest (uncredited)

5.4(9)

0.2

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Comedy

as Ambrose's Buddy

4.2(4)

0.2

The Plumber

1914

Comedy

as Bystander

0(1)

0.2

Other People's Business

1914

Comedy

0(0)

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Comedy

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

4.2(3)

0.1

The Noise of Bombs

1914

Comedy

as 3rd Desperado

5(2)

0.1

How Heroes Are Made

1914

Comedy

as The Boy Friend's Chum

0(0)

His Musical Career

1914

Comedy

as Piano Store Manager

5.9(47)

0.1

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

Comedy

5(1)

0.1

Cursed by His Beauty

1914

Comedy

as The Art Teacher

0(0)

0.1

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Comedy

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

5.7(45)

0.3

Dough and Dynamite

1914

Comedy

as Customer

6.1(50)

0.2

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

1914

Comedy

as Faro Bill

0(0)

0.3

The Love Thief

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Dash, Love and Splash

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Zip, the Dodger

1914

Comedy

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

0(0)

0.1

The Anglers

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

Those Love Pangs

1914

Comedy

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

5.5(54)

0.3

Hello, Mabel

1914

Comedy

as Mabel's Boss

5.3(3)

0.2

He Loved the Ladies

1914

Comedy

as The Husband's Pal

0(0)

0.1

Mabel's Blunder

1914

Comedy

as Billy Bronx

5.4(23)

0.3

The Rounders

1914

Comedy

as Diner

6.1(67)

0.4

His New Profession

1914

Comedy

as Nephew

5.8(59)

0.4

Her Last Chance

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

The Masquerader

1914

Comedy

as Actor

5.6(66)

0.2

Those Country Kids

1914

Comedy

as Cop

4.4(8)

0.1

Such a Cook

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

A Coat's Tale

1914

Comedy

as The Tramp

0(0)

Soldiers of Misfortune

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.2

The Great Toe Mystery

1914

Comedy

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

6(1)

0.1

Mabel's New Job

1914

Comedy

as Boarder

0(0)

Sophie of the Films #4

1914

Comedy

0(0)

A Gambling Rube

1914

Comedy

as (unconfirmed)

0(0)

0.1

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

Comedy

as Spectator

5.6(40)

0.2

Love and Salt Water

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

The Knockout

1914

Comedy

as Spectator (uncredited)

5.7(48)

0.3

Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

Comedy

0(0)

0.1

Mabel at the Wheel

1914

Comedy

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

5.6(39)

0.2

Across the Hall

1914

Comedy

as (unconfirmed)

0(0)

0.1