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Charley Chase

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.

Born

Oct 19, 1893

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died

Jun 20, 1940

Known For

Acting

Movies

289 acting

148 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Dog Shy
Dog Shy
1926 • as Charley
★ 7.1
movie
Hey, skirts!
1930 • as Charley
★ 8.0
movie
Okay Toots!
1935 • as Charley
★ 7.0
South of the Boudoir
South of the Boudoir
1940 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
Midsummer Mush
Midsummer Mush
1933 • as Charley
★ 7.5
Rattling Romeo
Rattling Romeo
1939 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Limousine Love
Limousine Love
1928 • as The Groom
★ 6.0
Fighting Fluid
Fighting Fluid
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
Aching Youth
Aching Youth
1928 • as Charley
★ 9.0
Southern Exposure
Southern Exposure
1935 • as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
★ 4.0
Fast Work
Fast Work
1930 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Us
Us
1927 • as Charley
★ 5.2
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
1933 • as Charley
★ 7.1
Cursed by His Beauty
Cursed by His Beauty
1914 • as The Art Teacher
Movie Night
Movie Night
1929 • as Charley Chase
★ 6.7
April Fool
April Fool
1920 • as Supporting Character
★ 7.0
Bungalow Boobs
Bungalow Boobs
1924 • as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
★ 9.0
Luncheon at Twelve
Luncheon at Twelve
1933 • as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
Moonshine
Moonshine
1920 • as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
★ 6.5
movie
Messing Around
1931 • as Carlos
★ 10.0
The Masquerader
The Masquerader
1914 • as Actor
★ 5.7
movie
Follies of love
1930 • as Carlos
★ 9.0
Hello, Mabel
Hello, Mabel
1914 • as Mabel's Boss
★ 5.3
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 • as Asylum Inmate
★ 5.8
Four Parts
Four Parts
1934 • as Charley
★ 6.5
Chasing Husbands
Chasing Husbands
1928 • as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
Position Wanted
1924 • as Jimmie Jump
Pie a la Maid
Pie a la Maid
1938 • as Charley
★ 8.0
Love, Speed and Thrills
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915 • as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
★ 5.0
movie
★ 8.0
Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite
1914 • as Customer
★ 6.1
When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King
1960 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox
1926 • as Wilson
★ 6.2
Time Out for Trouble
Time Out for Trouble
1938 • as Charley
★ 4.2
Hello Baby!
Hello Baby!
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.2
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915 • as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
★ 5.7
movie
★ 9.0
Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party
1937 • as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
★ 6.8
The Awful Goof
The Awful Goof
1939 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Great Gobs!
Great Gobs!
1929 • as Charley - 1st Sailor
★ 10.0
Girl Grief
Girl Grief
1932 • as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
Poker at Eight
1935 • as Charley
★ 7.5
I'll Take Vanilla
I'll Take Vanilla
1934 • as Charley
★ 10.0
Those Love Pangs
Those Love Pangs
1914 • as Movie Patron (uncredited)
★ 5.6
movie
Playmates
1918 • as Dope fiend
★ 6.0
Those Country Kids
Those Country Kids
1914 • as Cop
★ 4.1
movie
★ 8.0
A gray in the air
A gray in the air
1930 • as Carlos Chase
★ 9.0
Skinny the Moocher
Skinny the Moocher
1939 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Sittin' Pretty
Sittin' Pretty
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
1919 • as Bearded anarchist
★ 5.0
His Bridal Fright
His Bridal Fright
1940 • as Charley
★ 9.0
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 • as archive footage
★ 7.1
Fate's Fathead
Fate's Fathead
1934 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
The King of the Wild Horses
The King of the Wild Horses
1924 • as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
★ 6.1
Mabel at the Wheel
Mabel at the Wheel
1914 • as Race Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Publicity Pays
Publicity Pays
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 5.7
movie
★ 8.0
movie
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914 • as Faro Bill
Bromo and Juliet
Bromo and Juliet
1926 • as Charley
★ 5.8
Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Busy Day
1914 • as Spectator
★ 5.7
movie
★ 5.0
Sweet Daddy
Sweet Daddy
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 9.0
30 Years of Fun
30 Years of Fun
1963 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.3
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Nightshirt Bandit
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938 • as Professor Chase
★ 10.0
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914 • as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Big Red Riding Hood
Big Red Riding Hood
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.5
Italian Love
★ 4.0
movie
Life Hesitates at 40
1935 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.5
The Rent Jumpers
The Rent Jumpers
1915 • as A Young Boarder
★ 4.7
movie
★ 9.0
movie
Don't Rock the Boat
1920 • as Ship's Officer
★ 9.0
Vamp Till Ready
Vamp Till Ready
1936 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks
1924 • as Jimmie Jump
★ 6.8
The Sap Takes a Wrap
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939 • as Charley
★ 8.0
The Plumber
The Plumber
1914 • as Bystander
The Family Entrance
The Family Entrance
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 9.0
Outdoor Pajamas
Outdoor Pajamas
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.0
The Noise of Bombs
The Noise of Bombs
1914 • as 3rd Desperado
★ 5.0
The Big Squirt
The Big Squirt
1937 • as Charley Chase
★ 6.0
The Family Group
★ 7.0
Fluttering Hearts
Fluttering Hearts
1927 • as Charley
★ 5.6
On the Wrong Trek
On the Wrong Trek
1936 • as Charley Chase
★ 5.9
Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914 • as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King
1926 • as Charles Chase
★ 6.3
A Versatile Villain
A Versatile Villain
1915 • as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
★ 4.2
The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish
1924 • as Jimmie Jump
★ 7.5
Young Ironsides
Young Ironsides
1932 • as Fearless
★ 9.0
Looking for Sally
Looking for Sally
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.5
His Wooden Wedding
His Wooden Wedding
1925 • as The Groom
★ 7.1
Jack Frost
★ 10.0
Mama Behave
Mama Behave
1926 • as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
★ 7.0
movie
He Loved the Ladies
1914 • as The Husband's Pal
★ 9.0
movie
The Fight Pest
1928 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
First in War
First in War
1932 • as Sgt. Chase
★ 10.0
The Count Takes the Count
The Count Takes the Count
1936 • as Charley Chase
★ 6.0
movie
A Lucky Leap
1915 • as Lizzie's Boy Friend
The Pip from Pittsburg
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931 • as Charley
★ 6.6
A One Night Stand
A One Night Stand
1915 • as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Just a Minute
Just a Minute
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.3
Calling All Doctors
Calling All Doctors
1937 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
movie
★ 8.0
The Knockout
The Knockout
1914 • as Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925 • as The Husband
★ 6.1
movie
The Parrott Chase
2009 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Colored Villainy
1915 • as The Traveler
Zip, the Dodger
Zip, the Dodger
1914 • as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
He's In Again
He's In Again
1918 • as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
★ 5.7
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 • as Self (archive footage)
The Cracked Ice Man
The Cracked Ice Man
1934 • as Charley Chase
★ 10.0
Hello Trouble
★ 6.0
The Way of All Pants
The Way of All Pants
1927 • as Charley
★ 6.4
movie
★ 9.0
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong
1933 • as Charley Chase
★ 6.5
movie
The Panic Is On
The Panic Is On
1931 • as Charley Chase
★ 3.7
The Sting of Stings
The Sting of Stings
1927 • as Charley
★ 10.0
Sold at Auction!
Sold at Auction!
1923 • as Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Mighty Like a Moose
Mighty Like a Moose
1926 • as Mr. Moose - The Husband
★ 6.8
No Father to Guide Him
No Father to Guide Him
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
The Rat's Knuckles
The Rat's Knuckles
1925 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
He Wouldn't Stay Down
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915 • as The False Friend
Mabel's Blunder
Mabel's Blunder
1914 • as Billy Bronx
★ 5.2
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy
1919 • as Henchman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Gentlemen of Nerve
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914 • as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914 • as Ambrose's Buddy
★ 4.2
Mum's the Word
Mum's the Word
1926 • as Charlie - the Son
★ 6.1
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925 • as Jamison Jump
★ 8.0
One of the Smiths
One of the Smiths
1931 • as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
★ 8.0
Now I'll Tell One
Now I'll Tell One
1927 • as Charley
★ 6.5
In Walked Charley
In Walked Charley
1932 • as Mr. Chase
★ 8.0
Bigger and Better Blondes
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927 • as Charley
★ 8.0
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1925 • as Charley
★ 8.0
A Nag in the Bag
A Nag in the Bag
1938 • as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
★ 8.0
The Chump Takes a Bump
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
movie
Thin Twins
1929 • as Charley
★ 9.0
High C's
High C's
1930 • as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
★ 4.4
What Women Did for Me
What Women Did for Me
1927 • as Charley
★ 10.0
Peanuts and Bullets
Peanuts and Bullets
1915 • as The Accordian Player Boarder
★ 5.0
Her Dangerous Path
Her Dangerous Path
1923 • as Glen Harper
★ 10.0
A Ten-Minute Egg
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.0
Public Ghost # 1
Public Ghost # 1
1935 • as Charley Chase
★ 5.5
Chased Into Love
Chased Into Love
1917 • as Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Never the Dames Shall Meet
1927 • as Charley
★ 6.5
movie
★ 8.0
Love, Loot and Crash
Love, Loot and Crash
1915 • as Harold, Dora's Suitor
★ 4.7
That Little Band Of Gold
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 • as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
★ 5.1
His New Profession
His New Profession
1914 • as Nephew
★ 5.9
Powder and Smoke
★ 6.2
One of the Family
One of the Family
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 5.0
movie
★ 10.0
From Bad to Worse
From Bad to Worse
1937 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
His Musical Career
His Musical Career
1914 • as Piano Store Manager
★ 6.0
What Price Goofy?
What Price Goofy?
1925 • as Jamison
★ 6.6
Plain and Fancy Girls
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925 • as Charley
★ 10.0
movie
★ 8.0
movie
Only a Farmer's Daughter
1915 • as The Artist
Leading Lizzie Astray
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914 • as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
★ 4.4
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925 • as Jimmie Jump
★ 6.0
The Lighter That Failed
The Lighter That Failed
1927 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Merry Widower
Merry Widower
1926 • as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Kelly the Second
Kelly the Second
1936 • as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
★ 7.0
The Wrong Miss Wright
The Wrong Miss Wright
1937 • as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
The Chases of Pimple Street
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.3
Innocent Husbands
Innocent Husbands
1925 • as Melvin
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
The Four Star Boarder
The Four Star Boarder
1935 • as Charley
★ 10.0
The Big Squawk
The Big Squawk
1929 • as Charley
★ 8.0
movie
A Coat's Tale
1914 • as The Tramp
The Royal Razz
The Royal Razz
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
April Fool
April Fool
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 5.9
The Great Toe Mystery
The Great Toe Mystery
1914 • as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Looser Than Loose
Looser Than Loose
1930 • as Charley
★ 6.0
movie
★ 10.0
There Ain't No Santa Claus
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926 • as Charley
★ 6.8
Jubilo, Jr.
Jubilo, Jr.
1924 • as Director
★ 6.9
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 • as The Young Married Man
★ 4.0
Don't Forget
★ 5.3
Now We'll Tell One
Now We'll Tell One
1932 • as Charley
★ 7.0
movie
Mabel's New Job
1914 • as Boarder
Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage
1931 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.7
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy
1930 • as Charley Chase
★ 6.8
The Heckler
The Heckler
1940 • as Noisy
★ 7.0
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy
1930 • as Charley
★ 6.4
All Wet
All Wet
1924 • as Jimmie Jump
★ 6.1
Whispering Whoopee
Whispering Whoopee
1930 • as Charley
★ 6.2
Too Many Mammas
Too Many Mammas
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 4.7
You Said a Hatful!
You Said a Hatful!
1934 • as Charley
★ 7.0
The Rounders
The Rounders
1914 • as Diner
★ 6.1
Fallen Arches
Fallen Arches
1933 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.5
The Mind Needer
The Mind Needer
1938 • as Charley Chase
★ 7.0
movie
The soul of the party
1931 • as Carlitos
★ 10.0
Rough Seas
Rough Seas
1931 • as Pvt. Charley Chase
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
Mr. Bride
Mr. Bride
1932 • as Charley
★ 5.8
In the Movies
★ 10.0
Modern Love
Modern Love
1929 • as John Jones
★ 10.0
Something Simple
Something Simple
1934 • as Charley
★ 6.0
Crazy Feet
Crazy Feet
1929 • as Charley
★ 6.8
The Stone Age
★ 9.0
Be Your Age
Be Your Age
1926 • as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
★ 5.8
Married to Order
Married to Order
1920 • as The Suitor
★ 5.9
The Nickel Nurser
The Nickel Nurser
1932 • as Charley Chase
★ 4.0
Arabian Tights
Arabian Tights
1933 • as Charley
★ 6.0
The Tabasco Kid
The Tabasco Kid
1932 • as Charley / Francisco Murietta
★ 7.0
The Nickel Snatcher
The Nickel Snatcher
1920 • as cameo
Settled at the Seaside
Settled at the Seaside
1915 • as Boyfriend
★ 5.0
movie
★ 10.0
It Happened One Day
It Happened One Day
1934 • as Charley
★ 6.5
movie
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915 • as Audience Member (uncredited)
Just a Real Good Car
Just a Real Good Car
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 3.5
At First Sight
At First Sight
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.5
4 Clowns
4 Clowns
1970 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas
1926 • as Mustachioed wedding guest
★ 6.0
Hash House Mashers
Hash House Mashers
1915 • as The Star Boarder
★ 4.0
movie
★ 7.0
Many Sappy Returns
Many Sappy Returns
1938 • as Charley Chase
★ 6.5
Girl Shock
Girl Shock
1930 • as Charley
★ 5.8
Ruby Lips
Ruby Lips
1929 • as Charley
★ 10.0
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
The Dumb-Bell
The Dumb-Bell
1922 • as Actor wearing top hat
★ 6.3
Accidental Accidents
Accidental Accidents
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.5
movie
★ 8.0
Imagine My Embarrassment
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928 • as Charley
★ 9.0
The Glorious Fourth
The Glorious Fourth
1927 • as Top Hat Inebriate
★ 7.0
Another Wild Idea
Another Wild Idea
1934 • as Charley
★ 4.4
Little Daddy
Little Daddy
1931 • as Chubby (singing voice)
★ 6.9
A One Mama Man
A One Mama Man
1927 • as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
★ 9.0
Forgotten Sweeties
Forgotten Sweeties
1927 • as Thurston
★ 5.3
All Teed Up
All Teed Up
1930 • as Mr Chase
★ 4.8
What a Bozo!
What a Bozo!
1931 • as Charley Chase
★ 5.7
movie
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 7.0
The lady from Chicago
The lady from Chicago
1931 • as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
movie
A Favorite Fool
1915 • as The Circus Spieler
Teacher's Pest
Teacher's Pest
1939 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Young Oldfield
Young Oldfield
1924 • as Jimmy
★ 6.0
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935 • as Charley
★ 10.0
Seeing Nellie Home
Seeing Nellie Home
1924 • as Charley
★ 6.5
Thundering Tenors
Thundering Tenors
1931 • as Charles A. Chase
★ 7.0
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House
1936 • as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
movie
How Heroes Are Made
1914 • as The Boy Friend's Chum
Skip the Maloo!
Skip the Maloo!
1931 • as Duke Chase
★ 7.0
movie
Stepping Out
Stepping Out
1929 • as Charley
★ 6.0
Bad Boy
Bad Boy
1925 • as Jimmie
★ 7.2
Man Bites Lovebug
Man Bites Lovebug
1937 • as Charles Clayfoot Chase
★ 6.5
His Silent Racket
His Silent Racket
1933 • as Charley
★ 8.0
Jeffries, Jr.
★ 6.7
movie
★ 8.0
Are Brunettes Safe?
Are Brunettes Safe?
1927 • as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
★ 8.0
Assistant Wives
Assistant Wives
1927 • as Charley - the Husband
★ 10.0
Fifty Million Husbands
Fifty Million Husbands
1930 • as Charley Chase
★ 5.6
The Uneasy Three
★ 7.0
Tell 'Em Nothing
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926 • as Gladstone, The Great Lover
★ 5.5
Love in Armor
Love in Armor
1915 • as The Suitor
★ 4.2
Snappy Sneezer
Snappy Sneezer
1929 • as Charley
★ 6.8
Leaping Love
Leaping Love
1929 • as Charley Chase
★ 9.0
movie
Love's Detour
1924 • as Jimmie Jump
★ 9.0
The 'Fraidy Cat
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 6.8
Charley My Boy!
Charley My Boy!
1926 • as Charley
★ 5.6
movie
The Grand Hooter
The Grand Hooter
1937 • as Charley Chase
★ 10.0
Loud Soup
Loud Soup
1929 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
All for Nothing
★ 7.0
movie
Way Out West
1920 • as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Many Scrappy Returns
Many Scrappy Returns
1927 • as Charley
★ 9.0
Nurse to You!
Nurse to You!
1935 • as Charley
★ 7.0
The Booster
The Booster
1928 • as Charley
★ 7.0
Is Everybody Happy?
Is Everybody Happy?
1928 • as Charley
★ 8.0
movie
movie
★ 10.0
movie
A Gambling Rube
1914 • as (unconfirmed)
movie
The Perfect Lady
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 10.0
movie
★ 9.0
Why Men Work
Why Men Work
1924 • as Jimmy Jump
★ 8.0
movie
Off to Buffalo
1929 • as Charley Chase
★ 8.0
Sherman Said It
Sherman Said It
1933 • as Charley
★ 10.0
movie
Across the Hall
1914 • as (unconfirmed)
★ 7.0