Actor
Charley Chase
133 years · Baltimore, Maryland, USA · 261 films
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.
Best known for
Sons of the Desert
1933 · Charley, Writer
On Mometu
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914 · Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
On fuboTV
The Masquerader
1914 · Actor
On Public Domain Movies
The Rounders
1914 · Diner
On Public Domain Movies
His New Profession
1914 · Nephew
Those Love Pangs
1914 · Movie Patron (uncredited)
On Public Domain Movies
Filmography 261
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025 · Actor
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 · Actor
30 Years of Fun
1963 · (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage)
On Philo
When Comedy Was King
1960 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · archive footage
On Hoopla
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
Skinny the Moocher
1939 · Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo
1939 · Charley
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Director
On Cineverse
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939 · Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939 · Charley, Screenplay
Pie a la Maid
1938 · Charley, Screenplay
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Writer, Director
A Nag in the Bag
1938 · Racetrack Announcer (voice), Director
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938 · Professor Chase