Charley Chase
Acting
Born: 1893-10-19 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 1940-06-20
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
The Parrott Chase
2009
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007
(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
(archive footage)
The Three Stooges Follies
1974
Director
4 Clowns
1970
(archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
30 Years of Fun
1963
(archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
archive footage
Off Again, On Again
1945
Story
Open Season for Saps
1944
Story
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Self (archive footage)
The Heckler
1940
Noisy
South of the Boudoir
1940
Charley Chase
His Bridal Fright
1940
Charley
Rattling Romeo
1939
Charley
The Awful Goof
1939
Charley
Teacher's Pest
1939
Charley Chase
Skinny the Moocher
1939
Charley Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939
Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939
Charley
Saved by the Belle
1939
Associate Producer
Mutiny on the Body
1939
Director
Static in the Attic
1939
Director
Boom Goes the Groom
1939
Director
Pie a la Maid
1938
Charley
A Nag in the Bag
1938
Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938
Professor Chase