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.
2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)Movie
1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the BoysMovieas (archive footage)
1974The Three Stooges FolliesMovieDirector
19704 ClownsMovieas (archive footage)
1967The Further Perils of Laurel and HardyMovie
196330 Years of FunMovieas (archive footage)
1961Days of Thrills and LaughterMovieas Self (archive footage)1960When Comedy Was KingMovieas (archive footage) (uncredited)1957The Golden Age of ComedyMovieas archive footage
1945Off Again, On AgainMovieStory
1944Open Season for SapsMovieStory
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movieas Self (archive footage)
1940His Bridal FrightMovieas Charley
1940South of the BoudoirMovieas Charley Chase
1940The HecklerMovieas Noisy
1939The Awful GoofMovieas Charley
1939Teacher's PestMovieas Charley Chase
1939Skinny the MoocherMovieas Charley Chase
1939Rattling RomeoMovieas Charley
1939Saved by the BelleMovieAssociate Producer · Director
1939The Chump Takes a BumpMovieas Charley Chase
1939The Sap Takes a WrapMovieas Charley · Screenplay
1938Pie a la MaidMovieas Charley · Screenplay
1938Flat Foot StoogesMovieWriter · Director · Associate Producer
1938A Nag in the BagMovieas Racetrack Announcer (voice) · Director
1938The Nightshirt BanditMovieas Professor Chase
1938Mutts to YouMovieDirector · Associate Producer
1938Many Sappy ReturnsMovieas Charley Chase · Story · Screenplay
1938Violent Is the Word for CurlyMovieAssociate Producer · Director
1938The Mind NeederMovieas Charley Chase
1938Tassels in the AirMovieDirector · Associate Producer
1938Time Out for TroubleMovieas Charley
1938Termites of 1938MovieAssociate Producer
1937Man Bites LovebugMovieas Charles Clayfoot Chase · Associate Producer
1937Oh, What a Knight!MovieDirector
1937Gracie at the BatMovieAssociate Producer
1937The Big SquirtMovieas Charley Chase
1937Calling All DoctorsMovieas Charley Chase
1937The Wrong Miss WrightMovieas Charley Chase
1937From Bad to WorseMovieas Charley Chase
1937The Grand HooterMovieas Charley Chase
1937Hollywood PartyMovieas Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
1936Kelly the SecondMovieas Dr. J. Willoughby Klum1936On the Wrong TrekMovieas Charley Chase · Director
1936Vamp Till ReadyMovieas Charley · Director · Writer
1936Neighborhood HouseMovieas Charley Chase · Writer · Director
1936The Count Takes the CountMovieas Charley Chase · Director
1935Public Ghost # 1Movieas Charley Chase · Director
1935Manhattan Monkey BusinessMovieas Charley · Director
1935Nurse to You!Movieas Charley · Director
1935The Four Star BoarderMovieas Charley · Director
1935Southern ExposureMovieas Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase · Director
1935Poker at EightMovieas Charley · Director
1934The Chases of Pimple StreetMovieas Charley Chase · Director
1934Fate's FatheadMovieas Charley Chase · Director
1934You Said a Hatful!Movieas Charley · Director
1934Something SimpleMovieas Charley · Writer · Director
1934It Happened One DayMovieas Charley · Director
1934Another Wild IdeaMovieas Charley · Director
1934I'll Take VanillaMovieas Charley · Director
1934Four PartsMovieas Charley · Director
1934The Cracked Ice ManMovieas Charley Chase · Director1933Sons of the DesertMovieas Charley · Writer
1933Luncheon at TwelveMovieas Charley Chase · Director
1933Sherman Said ItMovieas Charley · Director
1933Midsummer MushMovieas Charley · Director
1933Arabian TightsMovieas Charley · Director
1933His Silent RacketMovieas Charley · Director
1933The Bargain of the CenturyMovieDirector
1933Nature in the WrongMovieas Charley Chase · Director
1933Fallen ArchesMovieas Charley Chase
1932Mr. BrideMovieas Charley
1932Now We'll Tell OneMovieas Charley
1932Girl GriefMovieas Charley
1932Young IronsidesMovieas Fearless
1932First in WarMovieas Sgt. Chase
1932In Walked CharleyMovieas Mr. Chase
1932The Nickel NurserMovieas Charley Chase
1932The Tabasco KidMovieas Charley / Francisco Murietta
1931Hasty MarriageMovieas Charley Chase
1931What a Bozo!Movieas Charley Chase
1931Skip the Maloo!Movieas Duke Chase
1931The Panic Is OnMovieas Charley Chase
1931One of the SmithsMovieas Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
1931Rough SeasMovieas Pvt. Charley Chase1931Little DaddyMovieas Chubby (singing voice)
1931The lady from ChicagoMovieas Charley Chase
1931The Pip from PittsburgMovieas Charley
1931Thundering TenorsMovieas Charles A. Chase
1930High C'sMovieas Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
1930A gray in the airMovieas Carlos Chase
1930Looser Than LooseMovieas Charley
1930Dollar DizzyMovieas Charley Chase
1930Girl ShockMovieas Charley
1930Fast WorkMovieas Charley
1930Fifty Million HusbandsMovieas Charley Chase
1930All Teed UpMovieas Mr Chase
1930Whispering WhoopeeMovieas Charley
1930The Real McCoyMovieas Charley
1929Great Gobs!Movieas Charley - 1st Sailor
1929Stepping OutMovieas Charley
1929Crazy FeetMovieas Charley
1929Snappy SneezerMovieas Charley
1929Modern LoveMovieas John Jones
1929Leaping LoveMovieas Charley Chase
1929The Big SquawkMovieas Charley
1929Movie NightMovieas Charley Chase
1929Loud SoupMovieas Charley Chase
1929Ruby LipsMovieas Charley
1928Chasing HusbandsMovieas Charley
1928The BoosterMovieas Charley
1928Is Everybody Happy?Movieas Charley
1928Imagine My EmbarrassmentMovieas Charley
1928Limousine LoveMovieas The Groom
1928Aching YouthMovieas Charley
1928The Family GroupMovie
1928All for NothingMovie
1927Never the Dames Shall MeetMovieas Charley
1927Assistant WivesMovieas Charley - the Husband
1927The Way of All PantsMovieas Charley1927Call of the CuckooMovieas Asylum Inmate
1927Now I'll Tell OneMovieas Charley
1927The Lighter That FailedMovieas Charley
1927The Sting of StingsMovieas Charley
1927What Women Did for MeMovieas Charley
1927UsMovieas Charley
1927The Glorious FourthMovieas Top Hat Inebriate
1927Fluttering HeartsMovieas Charley
1927Bigger and Better BlondesMovieas Charley
1927Forgotten SweetiesMovieas Thurston
1927A One Mama ManMovieas Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
1927Are Brunettes Safe?Movieas The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
1927Many Scrappy ReturnsMovieas Charley
1926There Ain't No Santa ClausMovieas Charley
1926Be Your AgeMovieas Charley - the Bashful Clerk
1926Tell 'Em NothingMovieas Gladstone, The Great Lover · Writer
1926Bromo and JulietMovieas Charley1926Crazy Like a FoxMovieas Wilson · Writer
1926Merry WidowerMovieas Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)1926Mighty Like a MooseMovieas Mr. Moose - The Husband
1926Thundering FleasMovieas Mustachioed wedding guest
1926Long Fliv the KingMovieas Charles Chase
1926Mum's the WordMovieas Charlie - the Son
1926Dog ShyMovieas Charley
1926Mama BehaveMovieas Charles Chase / Jim Chase
1926Charley My Boy!Movieas Charley
1925His Wooden WeddingMovieas The Groom
1925The Uneasy ThreeMovie
1925The Caretaker's DaughterMovieas The Young Married Man
1925No Father to Guide HimMovieas Jimmy Jump
1925Innocent HusbandsMovieas Melvin
1925Isn't Life Terrible?Movieas The Husband
1925What Price Goofy?Movieas Jamison
1925Looking for SallyMovieas Jimmy Jump
1925Big Red Riding HoodMovieas Jimmy Jump
1925Bad BoyMovieas Jimmie
1925Is Marriage the Bunk?Movieas Jimmie Jump
1925Hard BoiledMovieas Charley
1925Should Husbands Be Watched?Movieas Jamison Jump
1925Plain and Fancy GirlsMovieas Charley
1925The Family EntranceMovieas Jimmy Jump
1925Fighting FluidMovieas Jimmy Jump
1925Hello Baby!Movieas Jimmy Jump
1925The Rat's KnucklesMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924The Royal RazzMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924The Poor FishMovieas Jimmie Jump
1924Just a Real Good CarMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Accidental AccidentsMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Bungalow BoobsMovieas Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
1924Too Many MammasMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Sittin' PrettyMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Outdoor PajamasMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Why Men WorkMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Sweet DaddyMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Seeing Nellie HomeMovieas Charley
1924A Ten-Minute EggMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Stolen GoodsMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Jubilo, Jr.Movieas Director
1924Young OldfieldMovieas Jimmy
1924April FoolMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Publicity PaysMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924The King of the Wild HorsesMovieas Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
1924The 'Fraidy CatMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924Powder and SmokeMovie
1924Hard KnocksMovieas Jimmie Jump
1924Don't ForgetMovie
1924Jeffries, Jr.Movie
1924Just a MinuteMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924One of the FamilyMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924At First SightMovieas Jimmy Jump
1924All WetMovieas Jimmie Jump
1923Long Live the KingMovie
1923Dear Ol' PalMovieDirector
1923Jus' Passin' ThroughMovieDirector · Story
1923Her Dangerous PathMovieas Glen Harper
1923Jack FrostMovieDirector
1923Courtship of Miles SandwichMovieDirector
1923Sold at Auction!Movieas Customer (uncredited) · Director
1923A Tough WinterMovieDirector
1922Newly RichMovieDirector
1922The Old Sea DogMovieDirector
1922365 DaysMovieDirector
1922The Stone AgeMovieDirector
1922The Dumb-BellMovieas Actor wearing top hat · Director
1922In the MoviesMovieDirector
1922Do Me a FavorMovieDirector
1922Hot Off the PressMovieDirector
1921Fifteen MinutesMovieDirector
1920MoonshineMovieas Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer · Director
1920April FoolMovieas Supporting Character · Director
1920Married to OrderMovieas The Suitor · Director
1920Call a Taxi!MovieDirector
1920Italian LoveMovieDirector
1920Fresh PaintMovieDirector
1920Waltz Me AroundMovieDirector
1920When Spirits MoveMovieDirector
1920The Nickel SnatcherMovieas cameo · Director
1919Don't Park HereMovieDirector · Writer
1919One Night OnlyMovieDirector
1919Her First False HareMovieDirector
1919The FlirtsMovieDirector
1919Coppers and ScentsMovieDirector
1919Ship AhoyMovieas Henchman (uncredited) · Director · Writer
1919Rolling StoneMovieas Bearded anarchist · Director
1918He's In AgainMovieas Piano Player (as Charles Parrott) · Director
1918Hello TroubleMovieDirector
1918Bright and EarlyMovieDirector
1917His Merry Mix-UpMovieDirector · Writer
1917There's Many a FoolMovieDirector · Writer
1917The Cloud PuncherMovieDirector · Writer
1917Chased Into LoveMovieas Charley · Director · Writer
1915A Hash House FraudMovieDirector
1915A Versatile VillainMovieas Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
1915Love, Loot and CrashMovieas Harold, Dora's Suitor
1915The Rent JumpersMovieas A Young Boarder
1915Settled at the SeasideMovieas Boyfriend
1915A One Night StandMovieas Audience Spectator (uncredited)
1915Fatty’s Faithful FidoMovieas Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
1915That Little Band Of GoldMovieas Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
1915Love in ArmorMovieas The Suitor
1915He Wouldn't Stay DownMovieas The False Friend · Director · Writer
1915Love, Speed and ThrillsMovieas Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1915Hash House MashersMovieas The Star Boarder
1915Peanuts and BulletsMovieas The Accordian Player Boarder1914Tillie's Punctured RomanceMovieas Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
1914Fatty's Magic PantsMovieas Party Guest (uncredited)
1914Ambrose's First FalsehoodMovieas Ambrose's Buddy
1914The PlumberMovieas Bystander
1914Leading Lizzie AstrayMovieas Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
1914The Noise of BombsMovieas 3rd Desperado1914His Musical CareerMovieas Piano Store Manager
1914Cursed by His BeautyMovieas The Art Teacher1914Gentlemen of NerveMovieas Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)1914Dough and DynamiteMovieas Customer
1914Zip, the DodgerMovieas Customer in Second Group (uncredited)1914Those Love PangsMovieas Movie Patron (uncredited)
1914Hello, MabelMovieas Mabel's Boss1914Mabel's BlunderMovieas Billy Bronx1914The RoundersMovieas Diner1914His New ProfessionMovieas Nephew1914The MasqueraderMovieas Actor
1914Those Country KidsMovieas Cop
1914The Great Toe MysteryMovieas Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)1914Mabel's Busy DayMovieas Spectator1914The KnockoutMovieas Spectator (uncredited)1914Mabel at the WheelMovieas Race Spectator (uncredited)