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)
Messing Around
1931
as Carlos
Stolen Goods
1924
as Jimmy Jump
Sons of the Desert
1933
as Charley
Merry Widower
1926
as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
The Knockout
1914
as Spectator (uncredited)
Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Charley
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
1914
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
The Rounders
1914
as Diner
Crazy Feet
1929
as Charley
Married to Order
1920
as The Suitor
Hasty Marriage
1931
as Charley Chase
Movie Night
1929
as Charley Chase
The Masquerader
1914
as Actor
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as (archive footage)
Thundering Fleas
1926
as Mustachioed wedding guest
Long Live the King
1923
30 Years of Fun
1963
as (archive footage)
His Musical Career
1914
as Piano Store Manager
Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Customer
Position Wanted
1924
as Jimmie Jump
Thundering Tenors
1931
as Charles A. Chase
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Spectator
Innocent Husbands
1925
as Melvin
Hello Baby!
1925
as Jimmy Jump
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Girl Grief
1932
as Charley
Rattling Romeo
1939
as Charley
Dollar Dizzy
1930
as Charley Chase
Hollywood Party
1937
as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Wilson
South of the Boudoir
1940
as Charley Chase
No Father to Guide Him
1925
as Jimmy Jump
Whispering Whoopee
1930
as Charley
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Nature in the Wrong
1933
as Charley Chase
One of the Smiths
1931
as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Okay Toots!
1935
as Charley
Looking for Sally
1925
as Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
1925
as Jimmy Jump
Modern Love
1929
as John Jones
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Charley Chase
Mr. Bride
1932
as Charley
Thin Twins
1929
as Charley
His New Profession
1914
as Nephew
Skinny the Moocher
1939
as Charley Chase
What Women Did for Me
1927
as Charley
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915
as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Awful Goof
1939
as Charley
Now We'll Tell One
1932
as Charley
All Wet
1924
as Jimmie Jump
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Ambrose's Buddy
Settled at the Seaside
1915
as Boyfriend
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
Big Game
1921
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
as The Young Married Man
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927
as Charley
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915
as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell One
1927
as Charley
Something Simple
1934
as Charley
Those Country Kids
1914
as Cop
First in War
1932
as Sgt. Chase
Outdoor Pajamas
1924
as Jimmy Jump
All for Nothing
1928
Her Last Chance
1914
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939
as Charley
Bad Boy
1925
as Jimmie
Leaping Love
1929
as Charley Chase
Zip, the Dodger
1914
as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Southern Exposure
1935
as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
The King of the Wild Horses
1924
as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Mabel's Blunder
1914
as Billy Bronx
Peanuts and Bullets
1915
as The Accordian Player Boarder
Time Out for Trouble
1938
as Charley
He's In Again
1918
as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Hash House Mashers
1915
as The Star Boarder
Bromo and Juliet
1926
as Charley
Dog Shy
1926
as Charley
Jubilo, Jr.
1924
as Director
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934
as Charley Chase
The Nickel Snatcher
1920
as cameo
Seeing Nellie Home
1924
as Charley
Her Dangerous Path
1923
as Glen Harper
Man Bites Lovebug
1937
as Charles Clayfoot Chase
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925
as Jimmie Jump
A Favorite Fool
1915
as The Circus Spieler
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Limousine Love
1928
as The Groom
Snappy Sneezer
1929
as Charley
The Family Group
1928
Another Wild Idea
1934
as Charley
Fast Work
1930
as Charley
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
as The Husband
The Lighter That Failed
1927
as Charley
On the Wrong Trek
1936
as Charley Chase
The Panic Is On
1931
as Charley Chase
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
as Thurston
Ruby Lips
1929
as Charley
The Way of All Pants
1927
as Charley
Girl Shock
1930
as Charley
The Nickel Nurser
1932
as Charley Chase
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925
as Charley
Long Fliv the King
1926
as Charles Chase
Arabian Tights
1933
as Charley
Skip the Maloo!
1931
as Duke Chase
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924
as Jimmy Jump
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bungalow Boobs
1924
as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
4 Clowns
1970
as (archive footage)
Mama Behave
1926
as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
The Rent Jumpers
1915
as A Young Boarder
Mighty Like a Moose
1926
as Mr. Moose - The Husband
Colored Villainy
1915
as The Traveler
Nurse to You!
1935
as Charley
April Fool
1924
as Jimmy Jump
Big Red Riding Hood
1925
as Jimmy Jump
Kelly the Second
1936
as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
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
- Messing Around (1931) — as Carlos
- Stolen Goods (1924) — as Jimmy Jump
- Sons of the Desert (1933) — as Charley
- Merry Widower (1926) — as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
- The Knockout (1914) — as Spectator (uncredited)
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