Charley 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

Sons of the Desert

29 December 1933

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2007	Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen	(archive footage)
1992	Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys	(archive footage)
1970	4 Clowns	(archive footage)
1967	The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1963	30 Years of Fun	(archive footage)
1961	Days of Thrills and Laughter	Self (archive footage)
1960	When Comedy Was King	edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
1957	The Golden Age of Comedy	archive footage
1942	Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)	Self (archive footage)
1940	The Heckler	Noisy
1940	His Bridal Fright	Charley
1940	South of the Boudoir	Charley Chase
1939	Rattling Romeo	Charley
1939	Teacher's Pest	Charley Chase
1939	The Chump Takes a Bump	Charley Chase
1939	The Awful Goof	Charley
1939	Skinny the Moocher	Charley Chase
1939	The Sap Takes a Wrap	Charley
1938	Time Out for Trouble	Charley
1938	Many Sappy Returns	Charley Chase
1938	The Mind Needer	Charley Chase
1938	Pie a la Maid	Charley
1938	A Nag in the Bag	Racetrack Announcer (voice)
1938	The Nightshirt Bandit	Professor Chase
1937	Hollywood Party	Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
1937	Man Bites Lovebug	Charles Clayfoot Chase
1937	From Bad to Worse	Charley Chase
1937	The Big Squirt	Charley Chase
1937	Calling All Doctors	Charley Chase
1937	The Wrong Miss Wright	Charley Chase
1937	The Grand Hooter	Charley Chase
1936	On the Wrong Trek	Charley Chase
1936	Kelly the Second	Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
1936	The Count Takes the Count	Charley Chase
1936	Neighborhood House	Charley Chase
1936	Vamp Till Ready	Charley
1935	Southern Exposure	Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
1935	Public Ghost # 1	Charley Chase
1935	Poker at Eight	Charley
1935	The Four Star Boarder	Charley
1935	Nurse to You!	Charley
1935	Life Hesitates at 40	Charley Chase
1935	Okay Toots!	Charley
1935	Manhattan Monkey Business	Charley
1934	Another Wild Idea	Charley
1934	The Chases of Pimple Street	Charley Chase
1934	Something Simple	Charley
1934	The Cracked Ice Man	Charley Chase
1934	Fate's Fathead	Charley Chase
1934	Four Parts	Charley
1934	I'll Take Vanilla	Charley
1934	It Happened One Day	Charley
1934	You Said a Hatful!	Charley
1933	Sons of the Desert	Charley
1933	Midsummer Mush	Charley
1933	Arabian Tights	Charley
1933	Luncheon at Twelve	Charley Chase
1933	Fallen Arches	Charley Chase
1933	Nature in the Wrong	Charley Chase
1933	His Silent Racket	Charley
1933	Sherman Said It	Charley
1932	Girl Grief	Charley
1932	The Nickel Nurser	Charley Chase
1932	Mr. Bride	Charley
1932	In Walked Charley	Mr. Chase
1932	First in War	Sgt. Chase
1932	Young Ironsides	Fearless
1932	The Tabasco Kid	Charley / Francisco Murietta
1932	Now We'll Tell One	Charley
1931	Little Daddy	Chubby (singing voice)
1931	Hasty Marriage	Charley Chase
1931	The Pip from Pittsburg	Charley
1931	The Panic Is On	Charley Chase
1931	What a Bozo!	Charley Chase
1931	The soul of the party	Carlitos
1931	Messing Around	Carlos
1931	Rough Seas	Pvt. Charley Chase
1931	Thundering Tenors	Charles A. Chase
1931	One of the Smiths	Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
1931	Skip the Maloo!	Duke Chase
1931	The lady from Chicago	Charley Chase
1930	Whispering Whoopee	Charley
1930	Dollar Dizzy	Charley Chase
1930	All Teed Up	Mr Chase
1930	High C's	Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
1930	Looser Than Loose	Charley
1930	Fifty Million Husbands	Charley Chase
1930	Fast Work	Charley
1930	The golf player
1930	The golfer
1930	Follies of love	Carlos
1930	Shy in spite of himself
1930	The prince of the dollar
1930	Gold Diggers
1930	Keep the Bomb
1930	The Real McCoy	Charley
1930	Girl Shock	Charley
1930	A gray in the air	Carlos Chase
1930	Hey, skirts!	Charley
1929	Movie Night	Charley Chase
1929	Leaping Love	Charley Chase
1929	Ruby Lips	Charley
1929	Loud Soup	Charley Chase
1929	Off to Buffalo	Charley Chase
1929	Thin Twins	Charley
1929	Great Gobs!	Charley - 1st Sailor
1929	The Big Squawk	Charley
1929	Snappy Sneezer	Charley
1929	Crazy Feet	Charley
1929	Stepping Out	Charley
1929	Modern Love	John Jones
1928	Limousine Love	The Groom
1928	All for Nothing
1928	Imagine My Embarrassment	Charley
1928	The Family Group
1928	Aching Youth
1928	The Booster	Charley
1928	Is Everybody Happy?	Charley
1928	All Parts
1928	The Fight Pest	Charley
1928	Chasing Husbands	Charley
1927	Call of the Cuckoo	Asylum Inmate
1927	Fluttering Hearts	Charley
1927	The Way of All Pants	Charley
1927	Now I'll Tell One	Charley
1927	The Glorious Fourth	Top Hat Inebriate
1927	Forgotten Sweeties	Thurston
1927	What Women Did for Me	Charley
1927	Are Brunettes Safe?	The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
1927	Many Scrappy Returns	Charley
1927	The Lighter That Failed	Charley
1927	Bigger and Better Blondes	Charley
1927	Never the Dames Shall Meet	Charley
1927	Us
1927	Assistant Wives	Charley - the Husband
1927	The Sting of Stings	Charley
1927	A One Mama Man	Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
1926	Mighty Like a Moose	Mr. Moose - The Husband
1926	Crazy Like a Fox	Wilson
1926	Thundering Fleas	Mustachioed wedding guest
1926	Bromo and Juliet	Charley
1926	Dog Shy	Charley
1926	Be Your Age	Charley - the Bashful Clerk
1926	Mum's the Word	Charley
1926	Long Fliv the King	Charles Chase
1926	Charley My Boy!	Charley
1926	Tell 'Em Nothing	Gladstone, The Great Lover
1926	Merry Widower	Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
1926	Mama Behave	Charles Chase / Jim Chase
1926	There Ain't No Santa Claus	Charley
1925	Isn't Life Terrible?	The Husband
1925	Innocent Husbands	Melvin
1925	His Wooden Wedding	The Groom
1925	What Price Goofy?	Jamison
1925	Bad Boy	Jimmie
1925	The Caretaker's Daughter	The Young Married Man
1925	The Rat's Knuckles	Jimmy Jump
1925	Looking for Sally	Jimmy Jump
1925	Should Husbands Be Watched?	Jamison Jump
1925	No Father to Guide Him	Jimmy Jump
1925	Is Marriage the Bunk?	Jimmie Jump
1925	Big Red Riding Hood	Jimmy Jump
1925	Fighting Fluid	Jimmy Jump
1925	Hello Baby!	Jimmy Jump
1925	Hard Boiled	Charley
1925	The Family Entrance	Jimmy Jump
1925	The Uneasy Three
1925	Plain and Fancy Girls	Charley
1924	April Fool	Jimmy Jump
1924	Too Many Mammas	Jimmy Jump
1924	The 'Fraidy Cat	Jimmy Jump
1924	All Wet	Jimmie Jump
1924	The King of the Wild Horses	Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
1924	Jubilo, Jr.	Director
1924	Young Oldfield	Jimmy
1924	Powder and Smoke
1924	Hard Knocks	Jimmie Jump
1924	Don't Forget
1924	Publicity Pays	Jimmy Jump
1924	Jeffries Jr.
1924	Just a Minute	Jimmy Jump
1924	Seeing Nellie Home	Charley
1924	Outdoor Pajamas	Jimmy Jump
1924	A Ten-Minute Egg	Jimmy Jump
1924	Accidental Accidents	Jimmy Jump
1924	Sittin' Pretty	Jimmy Jump
1924	The Poor Fish	Jimmie Jump
1924	At First Sight	Jimmy Jump
1924	Just a Real Good Car	Jimmy Jump
1924	One of the Family	Jimmy Jump
1924	Stolen Goods	Jimmy Jump
1924	Sweet Daddy	Jimmy Jump
1924	The Perfect Lady	Jimmy Jump
1924	Love's Detour	Jimmie Jump
1924	Position Wanted	Jimmie Jump
1924	The Royal Razz	Jimmy Jump
1924	Why Men Work	Jimmy Jump
1924	Bungalow Boobs	Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
1924	Why Husbands Go Mad	Jimmy Jump
1923	Sold at Auction	Customer (uncredited)
1923	Her Dangerous Path	Glen Harper
1923	Long Live the King
1923	Jack Frost
1922	The Dumb-Bell	Actor wearing top hat
1922	In the Movies
1922	The Stone Age
1921	The Hustler
1921	Blue Sunday
1921	His Best Girl
1921	Big Game
1920	Married to Order	The Suitor
1920	April Fool	Supporting Character
1920	Moonshine	Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
1920	Italian Love
1920	Mystic Mush
1920	Way Out West	Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
1920	Live and Learn
1920	Don't Rock the Boat	Ship's Officer
1920	Kids Is Kids
1920	When Spirits Move
1920	The Nickel Snatcher
1920	Why Go Home?
1919	Rolling Stone	Bearded anarchist
1919	Ship Ahoy	Henchman (uncredited)
1919	Her Tender Feet
1919	All at Sea
1918	He's In Again	Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
1918	Playmates	Dope fiend
1918	Hello Trouble
1917	Chased Into Love
1915	That Little Band Of Gold	Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
1915	Fatty’s Faithful Fido	Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
1915	Love, Speed and Thrills	Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1915	Love, Loot and Crash	Harold, Dora's Suitor
1915	Settled at the Seaside	Boyfriend
1915	The Rent Jumpers	A Young Boarder
1915	A Versatile Villain	Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
1915	Love in Armor	The Suitor
1915	Hash House Mashers	The Star Boarder
1915	A One Night Stand	Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1915	Peanuts and Bullets	The Accordian Player Boarder
1915	Only a Farmer's Daughter	The Artist
1915	Droppington's Devilish Deed	Audience Member (uncredited)
1915	A Favorite Fool	The Circus Spieler
1915	A Lucky Leap	Lizzie's Boy Friend
1915	Colored Villainy	The Traveler
1915	He Wouldn't Stay Down	The False Friend
1914	Tillie's Punctured Romance	Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
1914	The Masquerader	Actor
1914	The Rounders	Diner
1914	His New Profession	Nephew
1914	Those Love Pangs	Movie Patron (uncredited)
1914	Dough and Dynamite	Customer
1914	His Musical Career	Piano Store Manager
1914	The Knockout	Spectator (uncredited)
1914	Gentlemen of Nerve	Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
1914	Mabel's Busy Day	Spectator
1914	Mabel at the Wheel	Race Spectator (uncredited)
1914	Mabel's Blunder	Billy Bronx
1914	Fatty's Magic Pants	Party Guest (uncredited)
1914	Those Country Kids
1914	Ambrose's First Falsehood	Ambrose's Buddy
1914	Hello, Mabel	Mabel's Boss
1914	Leading Lizzie Astray	Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
1914	'Curses!' They Remarked
1914	The Plumber	Bystander
1914	The Noise of Bombs	3rd Desperado
1914	The Great Toe Mystery	Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
1914	A Coat's Tale	The Tramp
1914	Across the Hall	(unconfirmed)
1914	Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914	Such a Cook
1914	Soldiers of Misfortune
1914	A Gambling Rube	(unconfirmed)
1914	Sophie of the Films #4
1914	The Love Thief
1914	The Anglers
1914	Her Last Chance
1914	Dash, Love and Splash
1914	Zip, the Dodger	Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
1914	Love and Salt Water
1914	How Heroes Are Made	The Boy Friend's Chum
1914	Stout Hearts But Weak Knees	Faro Bill
1914	Other People's Business
1914	He Loved the Ladies	The Husband's Pal
1914	Cursed by His Beauty	The Art Teacher
1914	Mabel's New Job	Boarder

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1945	Off Again, On Again	Story
1944	Open Season for Saps	Story
1939	Saved by the Belle	Associate Producer
1939	Saved by the Belle	Director
1939	The Sap Takes a Wrap	Screenplay
1939	Mutiny on the Body	Director
1939	Static in the Attic	Director
1939	Boom Goes the Groom	Director
1938	Violent Is the Word for Curly	Associate Producer
1938	Violent Is the Word for Curly	Director
1938	Termites of 1938	Associate Producer
1938	Flat Foot Stooges	Writer
1938	Flat Foot Stooges	Director
1938	Flat Foot Stooges	Associate Producer
1938	Tassels in the Air	Director
1938	Tassels in the Air	Associate Producer
1938	Mutts to You	Director
1938	Mutts to You	Associate Producer
1938	Many Sappy Returns	Screenplay
1938	Many Sappy Returns	Story
1938	A Nag in the Bag	Director
1938	Pie a la Maid	Screenplay
1938	Halfway to Hollywood	Director
1938	The Old Raid Mule	Director
1938	Ankles Away	Director
1937	Man Bites Lovebug	Associate Producer
1937	Gracie at the Bat	Associate Producer
1937	Oh, What a Knight!	Director
1936	On the Wrong Trek	Director
1936	The Count Takes the Count	Director
1936	Vamp Till Ready	Director
1936	Vamp Till Ready	Writer
1936	Neighborhood House	Writer
1936	Neighborhood House	Director
1935	Southern Exposure	Director
1935	Public Ghost # 1	Director
1935	Life Hesitates at 40	Director
1935	Okay Toots!	Director
1935	Manhattan Monkey Business	Director
1935	Poker at Eight	Director
1935	Nurse to You!	Director
1935	The Four Star Boarder	Director
1934	Another Wild Idea	Director
1934	Something Simple	Writer
1934	The Chases of Pimple Street	Director
1934	Something Simple	Director
1934	I'll Take Vanilla	Director
1934	It Happened One Day	Director
1934	You Said a Hatful!	Director
1934	The Cracked Ice Man	Director
1934	Fate's Fathead	Director
1934	Music in Your Hair	Director
1934	Four Parts	Director
1933	Sons of the Desert	Writer
1933	The Bargain of the Century	Director
1933	Midsummer Mush	Director
1933	Luncheon at Twelve	Director
1933	Nature in the Wrong	Director
1933	Sherman Said It	Director
1933	His Silent Racket	Director
1933	Arabian Tights	Director
1926	Crazy Like a Fox	Writer
1926	Tell 'Em Nothing	Writer
1923	Sold at Auction	Director
1923	Jus' Passin' Through	Story
1923	Jus' Passin' Through	Director
1923	Before the Public	Director
1923	A Tough Winter	Director
1923	Dear Ol' Pal	Director
1923	Courtship of Miles Sandwich	Director
1923	Jack Frost	Director
1922	The Dumb-Bell	Director
1922	Years to Come	Director
1922	Years to Come	Writer
1922	Full o' Pep	Director
1922	Blow 'Em Up	Director
1922	The Old Sea Dog	Director
1922	The Stone Age	Director
1922	In the Movies	Director
1922	Newly Rich	Director
1922	Touch all the Bases	Writer
1922	365 Days	Director
1922	Bone Dry	Director
1922	Hot Off the Press	Director
1922	Do Me a Favor	Director
1921	What a Whopper!	Director
1921	Fifteen Minutes	Director
1921	At the Ringside	Director
1921	Blue Sunday	Director
1921	His Best Girl	Director
1921	Rush Orders	Director
1921	On Location	Director
1920	Married to Order	Director
1920	Waltz Me Around	Director
1920	April Fool	Director
1920	Moonshine	Director
1920	Don't Park Here	Director
1920	Fresh Paint	Director
1920	Italian Love	Director
1920	All Dressed Up	Director
1920	A London Bobby	Director
1920	Kids Is Kids	Director
1920	Don't Rock the Boat	Director
1920	Mystic Mush	Director
1920	When Spirits Move	Director
1920	Call a Taxi	Director
1920	The Nickel Snatcher	Director
1920	Red Hot Hottentotts	Director
1920	Getting His Goat	Director
1919	The Floor Below	Director
1919	The Flirts	Director
1919	Rolling Stone	Director
1919	Hop to It, Bellhop	Director
1919	Her Tender Feet	Writer
1919	Ship Ahoy	Director
1919	Her Tender Feet	Director
1919	Ship Ahoy	Writer
1919	One Night Only	Director
1919	Her First False Hare	Director
1919	Coppers and Scents	Director
1919	All at Sea	Director
1919	Order in the Court	Director
1919	Giving the Bride Away	Director
1919	Tough Luck	Director
1918	Bright and Early	Director
1918	He's In Again	Director
1918	Playmates	Director
1918	Hello Trouble	Director
1917	Chased Into Love	Director
1917	Chased Into Love	Writer
1917	His Merry Mix-Up	Director
1917	His Merry Mix-Up	Writer
1917	The Cloud Puncher	Writer
1917	The Cloud Puncher	Director
1916	A Dash of Courage	Director
1916	Hearts and Sparks	Director
1915	A Hash House Fraud	Director
1915	He Wouldn't Stay Down	Director
1915	He Wouldn't Stay Down	Writer
1914	The Love Thief	Director
1914	How Heroes Are Made	Director
1914	The Anglers	Director
1914	Their Fatal Bumping	Director