Charles Chase
ActingOctober 19, 1893 – June 20, 1940 (aged 46)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Filmography
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)2025
Secret Beach Party2011
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase2009 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen2007 · (archive footage)
Blood of His Own1998
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992 · (archive footage)
4 Clowns1970 · (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy1967
30 Years of Fun1963 · (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter1961 · Self (archive footage)
The Temperature of Language: Our Nineteen1960 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy1957 · archive footage
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942 · Self (archive footage)
His Bridal Fright1940 · Charley
South of the Boudoir1940 · Charley Chase
The Heckler1940 · Noisy
The Awful Goof1939 · Charley
Teacher's Pest1939 · Charley Chase
Skinny the Moocher1939 · Charley Chase
CryptoKnights1939 · Charley
The Chump Takes a Bump1939 · Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap1939 · Charley
Pie a la Maid1938 · Charley
A Nag in the Bag1938 · Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Nightshirt Bandit1938 · Professor Chase
Many Sappy Returns1938 · Charley Chase
The Mind Needer1938 · Charley Chase
Time Out for Trouble1938 · Charley
Man Bites Lovebug1937 · Charles Clayfoot Chase
The Big Squirt1937 · Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors1937 · Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright1937 · Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse1937 · Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter1937 · Charley Chase
Hollywood Party1937 · Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Roadkill1936 · Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
On the Wrong Trek1936 · Charley Chase
Vamp Till Ready1936 · Charley
Neighborhood House1936 · Charley Chase
The Count Takes the Count1936 · Charley Chase
Public Ghost # 11935 · Charley Chase
Life Hesitates at 40
Life Hesitates at 401935 · Charley Chase
Poker at Eight
Poker at Eight1935
The Four Star Boarder1935
Okay Toots!
Okay Toots!1935
Southern Exposure1935
Manhattan Monkey Business1935
Nurse to You!1935
Four Parts1934
Something Simple1934
The Chases of Pimple Street1934
It Happened One Day1934
Another Wild Idea1934
You Said a Hatful!1934
Fate's Fathead1934
Nature in the Wrong1933
Midsummer Mush1933
His Silent Racket1933
Sons of the Desert1933
Mr. Bride1932
First in War1932
The Nickel Nurser1932
The Tabasco Kid1932
The Pip from Pittsburg1931
One of the Smiths1931
The Panic Is On1931
What a Bozo!1931
Hasty Marriage1931
Thundering Tenors1931
Hey, skirts!
Hey, skirts!1930
Looser Than Loose1930
Girl Shock1930
Whispering Whoopee1930
Shy in spite of himself
Shy in spite of himself1930
Leaping Love1929
Snappy Sneezer1929
Off to Buffalo
Off to Buffalo1929
Stepping Out1929
Movie Night1929
Modern Love1929
Loud Soup1929
Thin Twins
Thin Twins1929
Chasing Husbands1928
Limousine Love1928
Imagine My Embarrassment1928
Aching Youth1928
All for Nothing1928
The Fight Pest
The Fight Pest1928
The Family Group1928
Are Brunettes Safe?1927
The Sting of Stings1927
Now I'll Tell One1927
Never the Dames Shall Meet1927
Assistant Wives1927
The Lighter That Failed1927
Fluttering Hearts1927
Many Scrappy Returns1927
A One Mama Man1927
The Way of All Pants1927
Us1927
Bigger and Better Blondes1927
There Ain't No Santa Claus1926
Be Your Age1926
Mama Behave1926
Crazy Like a Fox1926
The Family Entrance1925
His Wooden Wedding1925
The Caretaker's Daughter1925
No Father to Guide Him1925
Is Marriage the Bunk?1925
Innocent Husbands1925
The Uneasy Three1925
Bad Boy1925
Looking for Sally1925
The Poor Fish1924
One of the Family1924
Don't Forget1924
Accidental Accidents1924
Sweet Daddy1924
Why Men Work1924
At First Sight1924
Just a Minute1924
Too Many Mammas1924
Stolen Goods1924
Seeing Nellie Home1924
The 'Fraidy Cat1924
Hard Knocks1924
The King of the Wild Horses1924
Her Dangerous Path1923
Jack Frost1923
Married to Order1920
Kids Is Kids
Kids Is Kids1920
April Fool1920
Mystic Mush
Mystic Mush1920
When Spirits Move1920
The Nickel Snatcher1920
Way Out West
Way Out West1920
He's In Again1918
Chased Into Love1917
Colored Villainy
Colored Villainy1915
Love, Loot and Crash1915
Peanuts and Bullets1915
Only a Farmer's Daughter
Only a Farmer's Daughter1915
Love in Armor1915
Hash House Mashers1915
A Versatile Villain1915
A Lucky Leap
A Lucky Leap1915
A Coat's Tale
A Coat's Tale1914
Her Last Chance
Her Last Chance1914
Such a Cook
Such a Cook1914
His Musical Career1914
His New Profession1914
Ambrose's First Falsehood1914
He Loved the Ladies
He Loved the Ladies1914
Cursed by His Beauty1914