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.
Cast
Dough and Dynamite
Customer
Mabel's Busy Day
Spectator
The Masquerader
Actor
Sold at Auction!
Customer (uncredited)
A Coat's Tale
The Tramp
Leaping Love
Charley Chase
The King of the Wild Horses
Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Sons of the Desert
Charley
'Curses!' They Remarked
Unknown
Sweet Daddy
Jimmy Jump
Her Dangerous Path
Glen Harper
The Perfect Lady
Jimmy Jump
Position Wanted
Jimmie Jump
Long Live the King
Unknown
Love's Detour
Jimmie Jump
Why Husbands Go Mad
Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work
Jimmy Jump
The Royal Razz
Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
The Family Entrance
Jimmy Jump
Hard Boiled
Charley
What Women Did for Me
Charley
Are Brunettes Safe?
The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Merry Widower
Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Bigger and Better Blondes
Charley
The Lighter That Failed
Charley
Many Scrappy Returns
Charley
All for Nothing
Unknown
Aching Youth
Unknown
Imagine My Embarrassment
Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
Charley
Is Everybody Happy?
Charley
The Fight Pest
Charley
The Family Group
Unknown
The Booster
Charley
Off to Buffalo
Charley Chase
All Parts
Unknown
Ruby Lips
Charley
Loud Soup
Charley Chase
Thin Twins
Charley
Great Gobs!
Charley - 1st Sailor
On the Wrong Trek
Charley Chase
The golf player
Unknown
The golfer
Unknown
The soul of the party
Carlitos
Follies of love
Carlos
The prince of the dollar
Unknown
Shy in spite of himself
Unknown
Gold Diggers
Unknown
Keep the Bomb
Unknown
Messing Around
Carlos
Across the Hall
(unconfirmed)
Love and Salt Water
Unknown
Those Country Kids
Cop
A Gambling Rube
(unconfirmed)
Hello, Mabel
Mabel's Boss
Soldiers of Misfortune
Unknown
Such a Cook
Unknown
Sophie of the Films #4
Unknown
Dash, Love and Splash
Unknown
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Unknown
Zip, the Dodger
Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
The Anglers
Unknown
Her Last Chance
Unknown
The Love Thief
Unknown
Only a Farmer's Daughter
The Artist
The Plumber
Bystander
How Heroes Are Made
The Boy Friend's Chum
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
Faro Bill
Other People's Business
Unknown
A Favorite Fool
The Circus Spieler
Droppington's Devilish Deed
Audience Member (uncredited)
Playmates
Dope fiend
Ship Ahoy
Henchman (uncredited)
Chased Into Love
Charley
Her Tender Feet
Unknown
Don't Rock the Boat
Ship's Officer
Kids Is Kids
Unknown
Way Out West
Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Live and Learn
Unknown
Mystic Mush
Unknown
In the Movies
Unknown
His Best Girl
Unknown
Moonshine
Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
The Stone Age
Unknown
Jack Frost
Unknown
Blue Sunday
Unknown
The Hustler
Unknown
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(archive footage)
Fluttering Hearts
Charley
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
Thundering Fleas
Mustachioed wedding guest
The Rounders
Diner
His New Profession
Nephew
His Musical Career
Piano Store Manager
Mabel's Blunder
Billy Bronx
Bromo and Juliet
Charley
When Comedy Was King
edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Mighty Like a Moose
Mr. Moose - The Husband
Kelly the Second
Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's Buddy
Leading Lizzie Astray
Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
What Price Goofy?
Jamison
A Ten-Minute Egg
Jimmy Jump
Seeing Nellie Home
Charley
The 'Fraidy Cat
Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas
Jimmy Jump
Arabian Tights
Charley
The Panic Is On
Charley Chase
Hasty Marriage
Charley Chase
Whispering Whoopee
Charley
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Young Married Man
The Rat's Knuckles
Jimmy Jump
Innocent Husbands
Melvin
Long Fliv the King
Charles Chase
April Fool
Jimmy Jump
His Wooden Wedding
The Groom
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Unknown
Crazy Like a Fox
Wilson
Forgotten Sweeties
Thurston
Young Oldfield
Jimmy
Isn't Life Terrible?
The Husband
Dog Shy
Charley
A Versatile Villain
Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Love, Loot and Crash
Harold, Dora's Suitor
Tell 'Em Nothing
Gladstone, The Great Lover
Be Your Age
Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Now I'll Tell One
Charley
Mama Behave
Charles Chase / Jim Chase
The Way of All Pants
Charley
The Glorious Fourth
Top Hat Inebriate
Too Many Mammas
Jimmy Jump
Hollywood Party
Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Rough Seas
Pvt. Charley Chase
Girl Grief
Charley
All Wet
Jimmie Jump
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
Limousine Love
The Groom
High C's
Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
He's In Again
Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
The Dumb-Bell
Actor wearing top hat
Accidental Accidents
Jimmy Jump
The Pip from Pittsburg
Charley
Rolling Stone
Bearded anarchist
Luncheon at Twelve
Charley Chase
Jubilo, Jr.
Director
The Real McCoy
Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Jamison Jump
Dollar Dizzy
Charley Chase
The Nickel Nurser
Charley Chase
Fallen Arches
Charley Chase
Poker at Eight
Charley
The Great Toe Mystery
Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
The Noise of Bombs
3rd Desperado
Charley My Boy!
Charley
The Cracked Ice Man
Charley Chase
In Walked Charley
Mr. Chase
Rattling Romeo
Charley
Gentlemen of Nerve
Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Knockout
Spectator (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
A One Night Stand
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
No Father to Guide Him
Jimmy Jump
Fate's Fathead
Charley Chase
Movie Night
Charley Chase
Looser Than Loose
Charley
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Jimmie Jump
The Awful Goof
Charley
The Heckler
Noisy
Teacher's Pest
Charley Chase
South of the Boudoir
Charley Chase
His Bridal Fright
Charley
The Big Squirt
Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
Charley Chase
Time Out for Trouble
Charley
A Nag in the Bag
Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Charley
From Bad to Worse
Charley Chase
The Nightshirt Bandit
Professor Chase
Skinny the Moocher
Charley Chase
Man Bites Lovebug
Charles Clayfoot Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump
Charley Chase
Pie a la Maid
Charley
The Mind Needer
Charley Chase
Many Sappy Returns
Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors
Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
Charley Chase
The Uneasy Three
Unknown
Sittin' Pretty
Jimmy Jump
Love in Armor
The Suitor
Love, Speed and Thrills
Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Poor Fish
Jimmie Jump
Married to Order
The Suitor
The Rent Jumpers
A Young Boarder
Settled at the Seaside
Boyfriend
All Teed Up
Mr Chase
Peanuts and Bullets
The Accordian Player Boarder
A Lucky Leap
Lizzie's Boy Friend
Colored Villainy
The Traveler
The Big Squawk
Charley
Snappy Sneezer
Charley
The Count Takes the Count
Charley Chase
Fifty Million Husbands
Charley Chase
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
At First Sight
Jimmy Jump
Bad Boy
Jimmie
First in War
Sgt. Chase
Young Ironsides
Fearless
Midsummer Mush
Charley
Nature in the Wrong
Charley Chase
The Four Star Boarder
Charley
The Chases of Pimple Street
Charley Chase
Nurse to You!
Charley
Big Game
Unknown
Just a Real Good Car
Jimmy Jump
He Wouldn't Stay Down
The False Friend
One of the Family
Jimmy Jump
Powder and Smoke
Unknown
Hard Knocks
Jimmie Jump
Don't Forget
Unknown
Publicity Pays
Jimmy Jump
He Loved the Ladies
The Husband's Pal
Jeffries, Jr.
Unknown
When Spirits Move
Unknown
Another Wild Idea
Charley
Mr. Bride
Charley
The Tabasco Kid
Charley / Francisco Murietta
Thundering Tenors
Charles A. Chase
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
Hash House Mashers
The Star Boarder
Little Daddy
Chubby (singing voice)
Big Red Riding Hood
Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
Jimmy Jump
Mum's the Word
Charlie - the Son
Looking for Sally
Jimmy Jump
Just a Minute
Jimmy Jump
Southern Exposure
Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Fatty's Magic Pants
Party Guest (uncredited)
Girl Shock
Charley
Fast Work
Charley
April Fool
Supporting Character
Four Parts
Charley
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Charley
Us
Charley
Crazy Feet
Charley
Assistant Wives
Charley - the Husband
Something Simple
Charley
The Sting of Stings
Charley
All at Sea
Unknown
Cursed by His Beauty
The Art Teacher
Public Ghost # 1
Charley Chase
Neighborhood House
Charley Chase
The lady from Chicago
Charley Chase
What a Bozo!
Charley Chase
One of the Smiths
Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Skip the Maloo!
Duke Chase
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
Italian Love
Unknown
Chasing Husbands
Charley
Now We'll Tell One
Charley
His Silent Racket
Charley
A gray in the air
Carlos Chase
Sherman Said It
Charley
Stepping Out
Charley
The Nickel Snatcher
cameo
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
Why Go Home?
Unknown
Mabel's New Job
Boarder
Plain and Fancy Girls
Charley
Hello Trouble
Unknown
Modern Love
John Jones
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
(archive footage)
Life Hesitates at 40
Charley Chase
A One Mama Man
Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
I'll Take Vanilla
Charley
It Happened One Day
Charley
You Said a Hatful!
Charley
Okay Toots!
Charley
Manhattan Monkey Business
Charley
Vamp Till Ready
Charley
Hey, skirts!
Charley
Crew
A Tough Winter
Director
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Associate Producer, Director
Life Hesitates at 40
Director
Flat Foot Stooges
Writer, Director, Associate Producer
Saved by the Belle
Associate Producer, Director
Mutts to You
Director, Associate Producer
Tassels in the Air
Director, Associate Producer
Gracie at the Bat
Associate Producer
Bright and Early
Director
The Floor Below
Director
Moonshine
Director
All Dressed Up
Director
What a Whopper!
Director
At the Ringside
Director
Years to Come
Director, Writer
Sold at Auction!
Director
Termites of 1938
Associate Producer
He's In Again
Director
Don't Park Here
Director, Writer
Waltz Me Around
Director
The Dumb-Bell
Director
Okay Toots!
Director
Manhattan Monkey Business
Director
Vamp Till Ready
Director, Writer
The Bargain of the Century
Director
I'll Take Vanilla
Director
You Said a Hatful!
Director
It Happened One Day
Director
Fresh Paint
Director
Jus' Passin' Through
Director, Story
Rolling Stone
Director
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Director
The Flirts
Director
Dear Ol' Pal
Director
A Hash House Fraud
Director
A London Bobby
Director
Blow 'Em Up
Director
Full o' Pep
Director
Luncheon at Twelve
Director
Poker at Eight
Director
The Cracked Ice Man
Director
Fate's Fathead
Director
A Nag in the Bag
Director
Hop to It, Bellhop
Director
The Old Sea Dog
Director
Off Again, On Again
Story
Open Season for Saps
Story
Music in Your Hair
Director
The Anglers
Director
The Love Thief
Director
How Heroes Are Made
Director
Chased Into Love
Director, Writer
Ship Ahoy
Director, Writer
Her Tender Feet
Writer, Director
Playmates
Director
Jack Frost
Director
His Best Girl
Director
Blue Sunday
Director
In the Movies
Director
Mystic Mush
Director
Don't Rock the Boat
Director
Kids Is Kids
Director
The Stone Age
Director
The Cloud Puncher
Director, Writer
His Merry Mix-Up
Director, Writer
Newly Rich
Director
Something Simple
Writer, Director
Neighborhood House
Writer, Director
Many Sappy Returns
Story, Screenplay
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Screenplay
Pie a la Maid
Screenplay
Tell 'Em Nothing
Writer
Married to Order
Director
Sons of the Desert
Writer
The Count Takes the Count
Director
Touch all the Bases
Writer
Rush Orders
Director
Fifteen Minutes
Director
Nature in the Wrong
Director
Midsummer Mush
Director
Nurse to You!
Director
The Chases of Pimple Street
Director
The Four Star Boarder
Director
He Wouldn't Stay Down
Writer, Director
365 Days
Director
When Spirits Move
Director
Another Wild Idea
Director
Crazy Like a Fox
Writer
Man Bites Lovebug
Associate Producer
Southern Exposure
Director
Mutiny on the Body
Director
Halfway to Hollywood
Director
Oh, What a Knight!
Director
Static in the Attic
Director
The Old Raid Mule
Director
Ankles Away
Director
Boom Goes the Groom
Director
Their Fatal Bumping
Director
One Night Only
Director
April Fool
Director
Bone Dry
Director
Four Parts
Director
Coppers and Scents
Director
Her First False Hare
Director
All at Sea
Director
Public Ghost # 1
Director
On Location
Director
Call a Taxi!
Director
Hot Off the Press
Director
Before the Public
Director
On the Wrong Trek
Director
Italian Love
Director
Sherman Said It
Director
His Silent Racket
Director
Do Me a Favor
Director
The Nickel Snatcher
Director
Giving the Bride Away
Director
Order in the Court
Director
Tough Luck
Director
Red Hot Hottentotts
Director
Getting His Goat
Director
Hello Trouble
Director
Hearts and Sparks
Director
A Dash of Courage
Director
Arabian Tights
Director
There's Many a Fool
Director, Writer
The Three Stooges Follies
Director