Charley Chase
Known for Acting · 289 credits
- Born
- 1893-10-19
- Died
- 1940-06-20
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Joseph Parrott · Charles Parrott · Charles Parrot · Charley Parrott · Charlie Chase · Charles Chase
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.
Known For
Movies (289)
The Knockout
1914
as Spectator (uncredited)
Crazy Feet
1929
as Charley
Rough Seas
1931
as Pvt. Charley Chase
Girl Grief
1932
as Charley
Young Ironsides
1932
as Fearless
Sweet Daddy
1924
as Jimmy Jump
The Masquerader
1914
as Actor
The Hustler
1921
The Rounders
1914
as Diner
Jubilo, Jr.
1924
as Director
The Plumber
1914
as Bystander
Thundering Tenors
1931
as Charles A. Chase
Mr. Bride
1932
as Charley
Innocent Husbands
1925
as Melvin
Mystic Mush
1920
The Booster
1928
as Charley
Fast Work
1930
as Charley
Something Simple
1934
as Charley
Loud Soup
1929
as Charley Chase
Jack Frost
1923
Leaping Love
1929
as Charley Chase
Neighborhood House
1936
as Charley Chase
Sons of the Desert
1933
as Charley
Thundering Fleas
1926
as Mustachioed wedding guest
Hollywood Party
1937
as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Merry Widower
1926
as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Charley
Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Charley
Okay Toots!
1935
as Charley
Long Live the King
1923
South of the Boudoir
1940
as Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo
1939
as Charley
His Wooden Wedding
1925
as The Groom
Messing Around
1931
as Carlos
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Hasty Marriage
1931
as Charley Chase
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as (archive footage)
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Spectator
Hello Trouble
1918
Stolen Goods
1924
as Jimmy Jump
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
Settled at the Seaside
1915
as Boyfriend
Hello Baby!
1925
as Jimmy Jump
Little Daddy
1931
as Chubby (singing voice)
Those Country Kids
1914
as Cop
Peanuts and Bullets
1915
as The Accordian Player Boarder
Thin Twins
1929
as Charley
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
A Versatile Villain
1915
as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
1914
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Four Parts
1934
as Charley
Chasing Husbands
1928
as Charley
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931
as Charley
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
His Musical Career
1914
as Piano Store Manager
His Bridal Fright
1940
as Charley
A Favorite Fool
1915
as The Circus Spieler
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
as The Young Married Man
First in War
1932
as Sgt. Chase
Kids Is Kids
1920
Fighting Fluid
1925
as Jimmy Jump
The Dumb-Bell
1922
as Actor wearing top hat
Movie Night
1929
as Charley Chase
Be Your Age
1926
as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Customer
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Ambrose's Buddy
All Wet
1924
as Jimmie Jump
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
Bromo and Juliet
1926
as Charley
Whispering Whoopee
1930
as Charley
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Party Guest (uncredited)
On the Wrong Trek
1936
as Charley Chase
A Nag in the Bag
1938
as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Sherman Said It
1933
as Charley
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
as The Husband
Her Dangerous Path
1923
as Glen Harper
Young Oldfield
1924
as Jimmy
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924
as Jimmy Jump
The Nickel Nurser
1932
as Charley Chase
Position Wanted
1924
as Jimmie Jump
Skip the Maloo!
1931
as Duke Chase
Modern Love
1929
as John Jones
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Charley Chase
Dollar Dizzy
1930
as Charley Chase
Ruby Lips
1929
as Charley
Married to Order
1920
as The Suitor
Mabel's Blunder
1914
as Billy Bronx
The King of the Wild Horses
1924
as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Pie a la Maid
1938
as Charley
Bad Boy
1925
as Jimmie
The prince of the dollar
1930
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Outdoor Pajamas
1924
as Jimmy Jump
The Family Entrance
1925
as Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924
as Jimmy Jump
Mama Behave
1926
as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
His New Profession
1914
as Nephew
Long Fliv the King
1926
as Charles Chase
Seeing Nellie Home
1924
as Charley
Why Men Work
1924
as Jimmy Jump
The Noise of Bombs
1914
as 3rd Desperado
Nature in the Wrong
1933
as Charley Chase
Big Game
1921
Mighty Like a Moose
1926
as Mr. Moose - The Husband
April Fool
1924
as Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
1924
as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
All for Nothing
1928
Southern Exposure
1935
as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Hello, Mabel
1914
as Mabel's Boss
Kelly the Second
1936
as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
The Rent Jumpers
1915
as A Young Boarder
About 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. With 289 credits spanning from 1914 to 2025, Charley Chase has appeared in 289 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charley Chase Movies
- The Knockout (1914) — as Spectator (uncredited)
- Crazy Feet (1929) — as Charley
- Rough Seas (1931) — as Pvt. Charley Chase
- Girl Grief (1932) — as Charley
- Young Ironsides (1932) — as Fearless
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