Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 19, 1893
Died
Jun 20, 1940
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Credits
354 titles
Charley Chase
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.
Known For
Filmography
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
The Parrott Chase
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(archive footage)
The Three Stooges Follies
Director
4 Clowns
(archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
30 Years of Fun
(archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Self (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
Off Again, On Again
Story
Open Season for Saps
Story
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
His Bridal Fright
Charley
South of the Boudoir
Charley Chase
The Heckler
Noisy
The Awful Goof
Charley
Teacher's Pest
Charley Chase
Static in the Attic
Director
Skinny the Moocher
Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo
Charley
Saved by the Belle
Associate Producer
The Chump Takes a Bump
Charley Chase
Boom Goes the Groom
Director
The Sap Takes a Wrap
Charley
Mutiny on the Body
Director
Pie a la Maid
Charley
Flat Foot Stooges
Writer
A Nag in the Bag
Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Nightshirt Bandit
Professor Chase
Mutts to You
Director
Many Sappy Returns
Charley Chase
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Associate Producer
Halfway to Hollywood
Director
Ankles Away
Director
The Mind Needer
Charley Chase
Tassels in the Air
Director
Time Out for Trouble
Charley
The Old Raid Mule
Director
Termites of 1938
Associate Producer
Man Bites Lovebug
Charles Clayfoot Chase
Oh, What a Knight!
Director
Gracie at the Bat
Associate Producer
The Big Squirt
Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors
Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse
Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
Charley Chase
Hollywood Party
Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host