Charley Chase

Actor

Born: October 19, 1893
Died: June 20, 1940 (age 46)
From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Filmography (349)

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025)
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase (2009)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
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)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
archive footage
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
Self (archive footage)
His Bridal Fright (1940)
Charley
South of the Boudoir (1940)
Charley Chase
The Heckler (1940)
Noisy
The Awful Goof (1939)
Charley
Teacher's Pest (1939)
Charley Chase
Static in the Attic
Static in the Attic (1939)
Director
Skinny the Moocher (1939)
Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo (1939)
Charley
Saved by the Belle (1939)
Director
The Chump Takes a Bump (1939)
Charley Chase
Boom Goes the Groom
Boom Goes the Groom (1939)
Director
The Sap Takes a Wrap (1939)
Charley
Mutiny on the Body
Mutiny on the Body (1939)
Director
Pie a la Maid (1938)
Charley
Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
Director
A Nag in the Bag (1938)
Director
The Nightshirt Bandit (1938)
Professor Chase
Mutts to You (1938)
Director