Charley Chase
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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
Credits
Fluttering Hearts (1927)
as Charley
Dog Shy (1926)
as Charley
Hard Knocks (1924)
as Jimmie Jump
Hollywood Party (1937)
as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Outdoor Pajamas (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Limousine Love (1928)
as The Groom
Sweet Daddy (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Hello, Mabel (1914)
as Mabel's Boss
The Plumber (1914)
as Bystander
Fighting Fluid (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
Hey, skirts! (1930)
as Charley
Girl Grief (1932)
as Charley
Chasing Husbands (1928)
as Charley
Mama Behave (1926)
as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
South of the Boudoir (1940)
as Charley Chase
Southern Exposure (1935)
as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
All Parts (1928)
Actor
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
as Asylum Inmate
Moonshine (1920)
as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Movie Night (1929)
as Charley Chase
Publicity Pays (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Those Love Pangs (1914)
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Fast Work (1930)
as Charley
Thin Twins (1929)
as Charley
Hello Trouble (1918)
Actor
When Comedy Was King (1960)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Gobs! (1929)
as Charley - 1st Sailor
'Curses!' They Remarked (1914)
Actor
Okay Toots! (1935)
as Charley
Rolling Stone (1919)
as Bearded anarchist
The Masquerader (1914)
as Actor
The Parrott Chase (2009)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Playmates (1918)
as Dope fiend
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees (1914)
as Faro Bill
The prince of the dollar (1930)
Actor
Peanuts and Bullets (1915)
as The Accordian Player Boarder
Midsummer Mush (1933)
as Charley
Sons of the Desert (1933)
as Charley
April Fool (1920)
as Supporting Character
The golfer (1930)
Actor
Aching Youth (1928)
as Charley
Soldiers of Misfortune (1914)
Actor
I'll Take Vanilla (1934)
as Charley
Messing Around (1931)
as Carlos
Dough and Dynamite (1914)
as Customer
Love, Speed and Thrills (1915)
as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025)
Actor
Four Parts (1934)
as Charley
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
as Charley
Follies of love (1930)
as Carlos
A Versatile Villain (1915)
as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Young Ironsides (1932)
as Fearless
Be Your Age (1926)
as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Sophie of the Films #4 (1914)
Actor
Bigger and Better Blondes (1927)
as Charley
Long Fliv the King (1926)
as Charles Chase
Just a Minute (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Now I'll Tell One (1927)
as Charley
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
as Wilson
Zip, the Dodger (1914)
as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Those Country Kids (1914)
as Cop
Sittin' Pretty (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Her Dangerous Path (1923)
as Glen Harper
His Wooden Wedding (1925)
as The Groom
The Fight Pest (1928)
as Charley
The golf player (1930)
Actor
In Walked Charley (1932)
as Mr. Chase
Italian Love (1920)
Actor
Fatty’s Faithful Fido (1915)
as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
The Royal Razz (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Us (1927)
as Charley
Hard Boiled (1925)
as Charley
Looking for Sally (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
One of the Smiths (1931)
as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
The Great Toe Mystery (1914)
as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
as The Husband
Manhattan Monkey Business (1935)
as Charley
Too Many Mammas (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
His New Profession (1914)
as Nephew
Skip the Maloo! (1931)
as Duke Chase
Chased Into Love (1917)
as Charley
Vamp Till Ready (1936)
as Charley
Don't Rock the Boat (1920)
as Ship's Officer
The Knockout (1914)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Blue Sunday (1921)
Actor
The Rounders (1914)
as Diner
Time Out for Trouble (1938)
as Charley
The Family Group (1928)
Actor
30 Years of Fun (1963)
as (archive footage)
Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Mabel at the Wheel (1914)
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Life Hesitates at 40 (1935)
as Charley Chase
The Nightshirt Bandit (1938)
as Professor Chase
What Price Goofy? (1925)
as Jamison
The Big Squirt (1937)
as Charley Chase
The Rent Jumpers (1915)
as A Young Boarder
A gray in the air (1930)
as Carlos Chase
Rattling Romeo (1939)
as Charley
Skinny the Moocher (1939)
as Charley Chase
Plain and Fancy Girls (1925)
as Charley
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
A Lucky Leap (1915)
as Lizzie's Boy Friend
The Perfect Lady (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby! (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
Calling All Doctors (1937)
as Charley Chase
On the Wrong Trek (1936)
as Charley Chase
Luncheon at Twelve (1933)
as Charley Chase
Colored Villainy (1915)
as The Traveler
Shy in spite of himself (1930)
Actor
His Bridal Fright (1940)
as Charley
Kelly the Second (1936)
as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Long Live the King (1923)
Actor
Keep the Bomb (1930)
Actor
Ship Ahoy (1919)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Other People's Business (1914)
Actor
Kids Is Kids (1920)
Actor
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as (archive footage)
Mabel's Blunder (1914)
as Billy Bronx
The King of the Wild Horses (1924)
as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
The Rat's Knuckles (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)
as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
First in War (1932)
as Sgt. Chase
Such a Cook (1914)
Actor
His Musical Career (1914)
as Piano Store Manager
Powder and Smoke (1924)
Actor
Thundering Fleas (1926)
as Mustachioed wedding guest
He's In Again (1918)
as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Big Game (1921)
Actor
High C's (1930)
as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
Cursed by His Beauty (1914)
as The Art Teacher
In the Movies (1922)
Actor
Live and Learn (1920)
Actor
Looser Than Loose (1930)
as Charley
Bungalow Boobs (1924)
as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
The Hustler (1921)
Actor
The Awful Goof (1939)
as Charley
Mabel's Busy Day (1914)
as Spectator
Love's Detour (1924)
as Jimmie Jump
The Noise of Bombs (1914)
as 3rd Desperado
Married to Order (1920)
as The Suitor
The Way of All Pants (1927)
as Charley
Thundering Tenors (1931)
as Charles A. Chase
Fifty Million Husbands (1930)
as Charley Chase
Position Wanted (1924)
as Jimmie Jump
Mum's the Word (1926)
as Charlie - the Son
That Little Band Of Gold (1915)
as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
What Women Did for Me (1927)
as Charley
Hash House Mashers (1915)
as The Star Boarder
Sold at Auction! (1923)
as Customer (uncredited)
Gold Diggers (1930)
Actor
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Actor
Pie a la Maid (1938)
as Charley
The Panic Is On (1931)
as Charley Chase
Fatty's Magic Pants (1914)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)
as Gladstone, The Great Lover
It Happened One Day (1934)
as Charley
The Poor Fish (1924)
as Jimmie Jump
Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)
as Ambrose's Buddy
The Stone Age (1922)
Actor
No Father to Guide Him (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
Sherman Said It (1933)
as Charley
Where Hazel Met the Villain (1914)
Actor
Poker at Eight (1935)
as Charley
Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
Charley My Boy! (1926)
as Charley
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
as Mr. Moose - The Husband
The Family Entrance (1925)
as Jimmy Jump
Another Wild Idea (1934)
as Charley
A Nag in the Bag (1938)
as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Don't Forget (1924)
Actor
Dollar Dizzy (1930)
as Charley Chase
The Cracked Ice Man (1934)
as Charley Chase
All for Nothing (1928)
Actor
Are Brunettes Safe? (1927)
as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
The Sap Takes a Wrap (1939)
as Charley
Teacher's Pest (1939)
as Charley Chase
Something Simple (1934)
as Charley
The Heckler (1940)
as Noisy
Neighborhood House (1936)
as Charley Chase
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
The Grand Hooter (1937)
as Charley Chase
Little Daddy (1931)
as Chubby (singing voice)
The Nickel Nurser (1932)
as Charley Chase
The Mind Needer (1938)
as Charley Chase
The Chases of Pimple Street (1934)
as Charley Chase
Leaping Love (1929)
as Charley Chase
Fate's Fathead (1934)
as Charley Chase
Love in Armor (1915)
as The Suitor
He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915)
as The False Friend
Arabian Tights (1933)
as Charley
Her Tender Feet (1919)
Actor
Snappy Sneezer (1929)
as Charley
Young Oldfield (1924)
as Jimmy
Stolen Goods (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
A Gambling Rube (1914)
as (unconfirmed)
Rough Seas (1931)
as Pvt. Charley Chase
His Silent Racket (1933)
as Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet (1927)
as Charley
Man Bites Lovebug (1937)
as Charles Clayfoot Chase
The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)
as The Young Married Man
The Tabasco Kid (1932)
as Charley / Francisco Murietta
The Wrong Miss Wright (1937)
as Charley Chase
Settled at the Seaside (1915)
as Boyfriend
Jack Frost (1923)
Actor
The Big Squawk (1929)
as Charley
Hasty Marriage (1931)
as Charley Chase
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Boy (1925)
as Jimmie
Mr. Bride (1932)
as Charley
Ruby Lips (1929)
as Charley
Innocent Husbands (1925)
as Melvin
All Wet (1924)
as Jimmie Jump
A One Night Stand (1915)
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
The Glorious Fourth (1927)
as Top Hat Inebriate
A Coat's Tale (1914)
as The Tramp
Imagine My Embarrassment (1928)
as Charley
Stepping Out (1929)
as Charley
The Pip from Pittsburg (1931)
as Charley
Off to Buffalo (1929)
as Charley Chase
He Loved the Ladies (1914)
as The Husband's Pal
April Fool (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
as Jimmie Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Fallen Arches (1933)
as Charley Chase
Nurse to You! (1935)
as Charley
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (2007)
as (archive footage)
The Four Star Boarder (1935)
as Charley
Accidental Accidents (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Love and Salt Water (1914)
Actor
Whispering Whoopee (1930)
as Charley
The soul of the party (1931)
as Carlitos
All Teed Up (1930)
as Mr Chase
Modern Love (1929)
as John Jones
Mabel's New Job (1914)
as Boarder
The Dumb-Bell (1922)
as Actor wearing top hat
A One Mama Man (1927)
as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Her Last Chance (1914)
Actor
There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)
as Charley
At First Sight (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
When Spirits Move (1920)
Actor
Many Sappy Returns (1938)
as Charley Chase
What a Bozo! (1931)
as Charley Chase
Love, Loot and Crash (1915)
as Harold, Dora's Suitor
Mystic Mush (1920)
Actor
Now We'll Tell One (1932)
as Charley
Crazy Feet (1929)
as Charley
Assistant Wives (1927)
as Charley - the Husband
The lady from Chicago (1931)
as Charley Chase
The Sting of Stings (1927)
as Charley
Nature in the Wrong (1933)
as Charley Chase
Jubilo, Jr. (1924)
as Director
Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)
as Jamison Jump
Droppington's Devilish Deed (1915)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The Lighter That Failed (1927)
as Charley
Jeffries, Jr. (1924)
Actor
The Booster (1928)
as Charley
The Real McCoy (1930)
as Charley
Public Ghost # 1 (1935)
as Charley Chase
His Best Girl (1921)
Actor
Seeing Nellie Home (1924)
as Charley
A Favorite Fool (1915)
as The Circus Spieler
Forgotten Sweeties (1927)
as Thurston
One of the Family (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
The Chump Takes a Bump (1939)
as Charley Chase
The Nickel Snatcher (1920)
as cameo
The Count Takes the Count (1936)
as Charley Chase
Many Scrappy Returns (1927)
as Charley
Just a Real Good Car (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
You Said a Hatful! (1934)
as Charley
Why Husbands Go Mad (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
Way Out West (1920)
as Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
All at Sea (1919)
Actor
The Uneasy Three (1925)
Actor
The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
The Anglers (1914)
Actor
Is Everybody Happy? (1928)
as Charley
Merry Widower (1926)
as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
How Heroes Are Made (1914)
as The Boy Friend's Chum
4 Clowns (1970)
as (archive footage)
Why Men Work (1924)
as Jimmy Jump
From Bad to Worse (1937)
as Charley Chase
The Love Thief (1914)
Actor
Only a Farmer's Daughter (1915)
as The Artist
Girl Shock (1930)
as Charley
Across the Hall (1914)
as (unconfirmed)
Loud Soup (1929)
as Charley Chase
Dash, Love and Splash (1914)
Actor
Why Go Home? (1920)
Actor