
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.
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.
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Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/2007

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/1992

4 Clowns
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/09/1970

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1967

30 Years of Fun
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:10/02/1963

Days of Thrills and Laughter
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/03/1961

When Comedy Was King
Character:edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Release Date:29/03/1960

The Golden Age of Comedy
Character:archive footage
Release Date:26/12/1957

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1942

His Bridal Fright
Character:Charley
Release Date:12/07/1940

South of the Boudoir
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:17/05/1940

The Heckler
Character:Noisy
Release Date:16/02/1940

The Awful Goof
Character:Charley
Release Date:20/12/1939

Teacher's Pest
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:02/11/1939

Skinny the Moocher
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:08/09/1939

Rattling Romeo
Character:Charley
Release Date:14/07/1939

The Chump Takes a Bump
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:05/05/1939

The Sap Takes a Wrap
Character:Charley
Release Date:10/03/1939

Pie a la Maid
Character:Charley
Release Date:25/12/1938

A Nag in the Bag
Character:Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Release Date:11/11/1938

The Nightshirt Bandit
Character:Professor Chase
Release Date:27/10/1938

Many Sappy Returns
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:19/08/1938

The Mind Needer
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:29/04/1938

Time Out for Trouble
Character:Charley
Release Date:17/03/1938

Man Bites Lovebug
Character:Charles Clayfoot Chase
Release Date:24/12/1937

The Big Squirt
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:17/09/1937

Calling All Doctors
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:22/07/1937

The Wrong Miss Wright
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:18/06/1937

From Bad to Worse
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:04/06/1937

The Grand Hooter
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:07/05/1937

Hollywood Party
Character:Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Release Date:03/04/1937

Kelly the Second
Character:Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Release Date:21/08/1936

On the Wrong Trek
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:18/04/1936

Vamp Till Ready
Character:Charley
Release Date:28/03/1936

Neighborhood House
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:09/03/1936

The Count Takes the Count
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:22/02/1936

Public Ghost # 1
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:14/12/1935

Life Hesitates at 40
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:18/11/1935

Manhattan Monkey Business
Character:Charley
Release Date:09/11/1935

Nurse to You!
Character:Charley
Release Date:04/10/1935

The Four Star Boarder
Character:Charley
Release Date:26/04/1935

Southern Exposure
Character:Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Release Date:05/04/1935

Poker at Eight
Character:Charley
Release Date:09/03/1935

Okay Toots!
Character:Charley
Release Date:02/02/1935

The Chases of Pimple Street
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:22/12/1934

Fate's Fathead
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:17/11/1934

You Said a Hatful!
Character:Charley
Release Date:13/10/1934

Something Simple
Character:Charley
Release Date:08/09/1934

It Happened One Day
Character:Charley
Release Date:07/07/1934

Another Wild Idea
Character:Charley
Release Date:16/06/1934

I'll Take Vanilla
Character:Charley
Release Date:05/05/1934

Four Parts
Character:Charley
Release Date:17/03/1934

The Cracked Ice Man
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:27/01/1934

Sons of the Desert
Character:Charley
Release Date:29/12/1933

Luncheon at Twelve
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:09/12/1933

Sherman Said It
Character:Charley
Release Date:02/09/1933

Midsummer Mush
Character:Charley
Release Date:20/08/1933

Arabian Tights
Character:Charley
Release Date:02/06/1933

His Silent Racket
Character:Charley
Release Date:29/04/1933

Nature in the Wrong
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:18/03/1933

Fallen Arches
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:04/02/1933

Mr. Bride
Character:Charley
Release Date:24/12/1932

Now We'll Tell One
Character:Charley
Release Date:19/11/1932

Girl Grief
Character:Charley
Release Date:08/10/1932

Young Ironsides
Character:Fearless
Release Date:02/09/1932

First in War
Character:Sgt. Chase
Release Date:27/05/1932

In Walked Charley
Character:Mr. Chase
Release Date:22/04/1932

The Nickel Nurser
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:12/03/1932

The Tabasco Kid
Character:Charley / Francisco Murietta
Release Date:30/01/1932

Hasty Marriage
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:16/12/1931

What a Bozo!
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:07/11/1931

Skip the Maloo!
Character:Duke Chase
Release Date:03/09/1931

The Panic Is On
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:14/08/1931

One of the Smiths
Character:Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Release Date:23/05/1931

Rough Seas
Character:Pvt. Charley Chase
Release Date:24/04/1931

Messing Around
Character:Carlos
Release Date:08/04/1931

Little Daddy
Character:Chubby (singing voice)
Release Date:28/03/1931

The lady from Chicago
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:22/03/1931

The Pip from Pittsburg
Character:Charley
Release Date:21/03/1931

The soul of the party
Character:Carlitos
Release Date:12/03/1931

Thundering Tenors
Character:Charles A. Chase
Release Date:07/02/1931

High C's
Character:Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
Release Date:27/12/1930

A gray in the air
Character:Carlos Chase
Release Date:21/11/1930

Keep the Bomb
Character:
Release Date:15/11/1930

Looser Than Loose
Character:Charley
Release Date:15/11/1930

Hey, skirts!
Character:Charley
Release Date:06/10/1930

The prince of the dollar
Character:
Release Date:04/10/1930

Gold Diggers
Character:
Release Date:04/10/1930

Dollar Dizzy
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:03/10/1930

Follies of love
Character:Carlos
Release Date:27/08/1930

Shy in spite of himself
Character:
Release Date:23/08/1930

Girl Shock
Character:Charley
Release Date:23/08/1930

Fast Work
Character:Charley
Release Date:28/06/1930

Fifty Million Husbands
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:23/05/1930

The golf player
Character:
Release Date:19/04/1930

The golfer
Character:
Release Date:19/04/1930

All Teed Up
Character:Mr Chase
Release Date:16/04/1930

Whispering Whoopee
Character:Charley
Release Date:08/03/1930

The Real McCoy
Character:Charley
Release Date:01/02/1930

Great Gobs!
Character:Charley - 1st Sailor
Release Date:28/12/1929

Stepping Out
Character:Charley
Release Date:02/11/1929

Crazy Feet
Character:Charley
Release Date:07/09/1929

Snappy Sneezer
Character:Charley
Release Date:29/07/1929

Modern Love
Character:John Jones
Release Date:21/07/1929

Leaping Love
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:22/06/1929

The Big Squawk
Character:Charley
Release Date:25/05/1929

Movie Night
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:11/05/1929

Thin Twins
Character:Charley
Release Date:13/04/1929

Loud Soup
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:16/03/1929

Off to Buffalo
Character:Charley Chase
Release Date:16/02/1929

Ruby Lips
Character:Charley
Release Date:19/01/1929

Chasing Husbands
Character:Charley
Release Date:22/12/1928

The Booster
Character:Charley
Release Date:24/11/1928

All Parts
Character:
Release Date:27/10/1928

Is Everybody Happy?
Character:Charley
Release Date:29/09/1928

Imagine My Embarrassment
Character:Charley
Release Date:01/09/1928

The Fight Pest
Character:Charley
Release Date:12/05/1928

Limousine Love
Character:The Groom
Release Date:13/04/1928

Aching Youth
Character:
Release Date:17/03/1928

The Family Group
Character:
Release Date:18/02/1928

All for Nothing
Character:
Release Date:21/01/1928

Never the Dames Shall Meet
Character:Charley
Release Date:24/12/1927

Assistant Wives
Character:Charley - the Husband
Release Date:04/12/1927

The Way of All Pants
Character:Charley
Release Date:28/10/1927

Call of the Cuckoo
Character:Asylum Inmate
Release Date:15/10/1927

Now I'll Tell One
Character:Charley
Release Date:04/10/1927

The Lighter That Failed
Character:Charley
Release Date:01/10/1927

The Sting of Stings
Character:Charley
Release Date:03/09/1927

What Women Did for Me
Character:Charley
Release Date:14/08/1927

Us
Character:Charley
Release Date:08/08/1927

The Glorious Fourth
Character:Top Hat Inebriate
Release Date:26/06/1927

Fluttering Hearts
Character:Charley
Release Date:19/06/1927

Bigger and Better Blondes
Character:Charley
Release Date:15/05/1927

Forgotten Sweeties
Character:Thurston
Release Date:10/04/1927

A One Mama Man
Character:Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Release Date:06/03/1927

Are Brunettes Safe?
Character:The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Release Date:06/02/1927

Many Scrappy Returns
Character:Charley
Release Date:09/01/1927

There Ain't No Santa Claus
Character:Charley
Release Date:12/12/1926

Be Your Age
Character:Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Release Date:13/11/1926

Tell 'Em Nothing
Character:Gladstone, The Great Lover
Release Date:16/10/1926

Bromo and Juliet
Character:Charley
Release Date:19/09/1926

Crazy Like a Fox
Character:Wilson
Release Date:26/08/1926

Merry Widower
Character:Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1926

Thundering Fleas
Character:Mustachioed wedding guest
Release Date:18/07/1926

Mighty Like a Moose
Character:Mr. Moose - The Husband
Release Date:18/07/1926

Long Fliv the King
Character:Charles Chase
Release Date:13/06/1926

Mum's the Word
Character:Charlie - the Son
Release Date:09/05/1926

Dog Shy
Character:Charley
Release Date:04/04/1926

Mama Behave
Character:Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Release Date:27/02/1926

Charley My Boy!
Character:Charley
Release Date:24/01/1926

His Wooden Wedding
Character:The Groom
Release Date:19/12/1925

The Uneasy Three
Character:
Release Date:15/11/1925

The Caretaker's Daughter
Character:The Young Married Man
Release Date:10/10/1925

No Father to Guide Him
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:05/09/1925

Innocent Husbands
Character:Melvin
Release Date:01/08/1925

Isn't Life Terrible?
Character:The Husband
Release Date:05/07/1925

What Price Goofy?
Character:Jamison
Release Date:06/06/1925

Looking for Sally
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:10/05/1925

Big Red Riding Hood
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:26/04/1925

Bad Boy
Character:Jimmie
Release Date:11/04/1925

Is Marriage the Bunk?
Character:Jimmie Jump
Release Date:29/03/1925

Hard Boiled
Character:Charley
Release Date:15/03/1925

Should Husbands Be Watched?
Character:Jamison Jump
Release Date:14/03/1925

Plain and Fancy Girls
Character:Charley
Release Date:01/03/1925

The Family Entrance
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:15/02/1925

Fighting Fluid
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:01/02/1925

Hello Baby!
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:18/01/1925

The Rat's Knuckles
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:03/01/1925

The Royal Razz
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:21/12/1924

The Poor Fish
Character:Jimmie Jump
Release Date:07/12/1924

Just a Real Good Car
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:27/11/1924

Accidental Accidents
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:09/11/1924

Bungalow Boobs
Character:Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Release Date:26/10/1924

Too Many Mammas
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:12/10/1924

Sittin' Pretty
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:27/09/1924

Outdoor Pajamas
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:13/09/1924

Why Men Work
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:31/08/1924

Sweet Daddy
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:17/08/1924

Seeing Nellie Home
Character:Charley
Release Date:26/07/1924

A Ten-Minute Egg
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:19/07/1924

Why Husbands Go Mad
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:13/07/1924

Stolen Goods
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:29/06/1924

Jubilo, Jr.
Character:Director
Release Date:28/06/1924

Young Oldfield
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:22/06/1924

Position Wanted
Character:Jimmie Jump
Release Date:25/05/1924

April Fool
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:18/05/1924

Publicity Pays
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:04/05/1924

The King of the Wild Horses
Character:Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Release Date:06/04/1924

The 'Fraidy Cat
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:29/03/1924

Love's Detour
Character:Jimmie Jump
Release Date:09/03/1924

The Perfect Lady
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:24/02/1924

One of the Family
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:02/02/1924

Powder and Smoke
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1924

Hard Knocks
Character:Jimmie Jump
Release Date:02/02/1924

Don't Forget
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1924

Jeffries, Jr.
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1924

Just a Minute
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:02/02/1924

At First Sight
Character:Jimmy Jump
Release Date:12/01/1924

All Wet
Character:Jimmie Jump
Release Date:01/01/1924

Long Live the King
Character:
Release Date:26/11/1923

Her Dangerous Path
Character:Glen Harper
Release Date:12/08/1923

Jack Frost
Character:
Release Date:22/07/1923

Sold at Auction!
Character:Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:26/05/1923

The Stone Age
Character:
Release Date:06/08/1922

The Dumb-Bell
Character:Actor wearing top hat
Release Date:16/07/1922

In the Movies
Character:
Release Date:28/05/1922

The Hustler
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1921

Blue Sunday
Character:
Release Date:05/06/1921

Big Game
Character:
Release Date:22/05/1921

His Best Girl
Character:
Release Date:27/02/1921

Moonshine
Character:Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Release Date:26/12/1920

April Fool
Character:Supporting Character
Release Date:21/11/1920

Married to Order
Character:The Suitor
Release Date:29/10/1920

Kids Is Kids
Character:
Release Date:12/09/1920

Live and Learn
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1920

Don't Rock the Boat
Character:Ship's Officer
Release Date:04/07/1920

Italian Love
Character:
Release Date:08/03/1920

Why Go Home?
Character:
Release Date:11/01/1920

Mystic Mush
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1920

Way Out West
Character:Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1920

When Spirits Move
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1920

The Nickel Snatcher
Character:cameo
Release Date:01/01/1920

All at Sea
Character:
Release Date:02/11/1919

Her Tender Feet
Character:
Release Date:09/06/1919

Ship Ahoy
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1919

Rolling Stone
Character:Bearded anarchist
Release Date:20/01/1919

He's In Again
Character:Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Release Date:15/12/1918

Hello Trouble
Character:
Release Date:25/09/1918

Playmates
Character:Dope fiend
Release Date:01/07/1918

Chased Into Love
Character:Charley
Release Date:12/02/1917

A Favorite Fool
Character:The Circus Spieler
Release Date:14/11/1915

A Versatile Villain
Character:Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Release Date:29/05/1915

Love, Loot and Crash
Character:Harold, Dora's Suitor
Release Date:23/04/1915

The Rent Jumpers
Character:A Young Boarder
Release Date:07/04/1915

Droppington's Devilish Deed
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1915

Settled at the Seaside
Character:Boyfriend
Release Date:28/03/1915

A One Night Stand
Character:Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1915

Fatty’s Faithful Fido
Character:Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Release Date:19/03/1915

That Little Band Of Gold
Character:Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1915

Love in Armor
Character:The Suitor
Release Date:11/03/1915

A Lucky Leap
Character:Lizzie's Boy Friend
Release Date:22/02/1915

He Wouldn't Stay Down
Character:The False Friend
Release Date:02/02/1915

Colored Villainy
Character:The Traveler
Release Date:26/01/1915

Love, Speed and Thrills
Character:Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Release Date:18/01/1915

Hash House Mashers
Character:The Star Boarder
Release Date:16/01/1915

Peanuts and Bullets
Character:The Accordian Player Boarder
Release Date:12/01/1915

Only a Farmer's Daughter
Character:The Artist
Release Date:09/01/1915

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Character:Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Release Date:21/12/1914

Fatty's Magic Pants
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood
Character:Ambrose's Buddy
Release Date:12/12/1914

The Plumber
Character:Bystander
Release Date:09/12/1914

Other People's Business
Character:
Release Date:07/12/1914

Leading Lizzie Astray
Character:Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Release Date:30/11/1914

The Noise of Bombs
Character:3rd Desperado
Release Date:19/11/1914

How Heroes Are Made
Character:The Boy Friend's Chum
Release Date:14/11/1914

His Musical Career
Character:Piano Store Manager
Release Date:07/11/1914

'Curses!' They Remarked
Character:
Release Date:05/11/1914

Cursed by His Beauty
Character:The Art Teacher
Release Date:31/10/1914

Gentlemen of Nerve
Character:Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1914

Dough and Dynamite
Character:Customer
Release Date:26/10/1914

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
Character:Faro Bill
Release Date:24/10/1914

The Love Thief
Character:
Release Date:22/10/1914

Dash, Love and Splash
Character:
Release Date:19/10/1914

Zip, the Dodger
Character:Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1914

The Anglers
Character:
Release Date:12/10/1914

Those Love Pangs
Character:Movie Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1914

Hello, Mabel
Character:Mabel's Boss
Release Date:08/10/1914

He Loved the Ladies
Character:The Husband's Pal
Release Date:21/09/1914

Mabel's Blunder
Character:Billy Bronx
Release Date:12/09/1914

The Rounders
Character:Diner
Release Date:07/09/1914

His New Profession
Character:Nephew
Release Date:31/08/1914

Her Last Chance
Character:
Release Date:29/08/1914

The Masquerader
Character:Actor
Release Date:27/08/1914

Those Country Kids
Character:Cop
Release Date:19/08/1914

Such a Cook
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1914

A Coat's Tale
Character:The Tramp
Release Date:08/08/1914

Soldiers of Misfortune
Character:
Release Date:27/07/1914

The Great Toe Mystery
Character:Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:25/07/1914

Mabel's New Job
Character:Boarder
Release Date:16/07/1914

Sophie of the Films #4
Character:
Release Date:26/06/1914

A Gambling Rube
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:15/06/1914

Mabel's Busy Day
Character:Spectator
Release Date:13/06/1914

Love and Salt Water
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1914

The Knockout
Character:Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1914

Where Hazel Met the Villain
Character:
Release Date:22/04/1914

Mabel at the Wheel
Character:Race Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1914

Across the Hall
Character:(unconfirmed)
Release Date:23/03/1914