Charley Chase
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday19 October 1893
Died20 June 1940 (age 46)
Place of birthBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Known credits354
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.
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 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
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)
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
1939 · Director
Skinny the Moocher
1939 · Charley Chase
Rattling Romeo
1939 · Charley
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Associate Producer
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Director
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939 · Charley Chase
Boom Goes the Groom
1939 · Director
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939 · Charley
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939 · Screenplay
Mutiny on the Body
1939 · Director
Pie a la Maid
1938 · Charley
Pie a la Maid
1938 · Screenplay
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Writer
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Director
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Associate Producer
A Nag in the Bag
1938 · Racetrack Announcer (voice)
A Nag in the Bag
1938 · Director
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938 · Professor Chase
Mutts to You
1938 · Director
Mutts to You
1938 · Associate Producer
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Charley Chase
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Screenplay
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Story
Violent Is the Word for Curly
1938 · Associate Producer
Violent Is the Word for Curly
1938 · Director
Halfway to Hollywood
1938 · Director
Ankles Away
1938 · Director
The Mind Needer
1938 · Charley Chase
Tassels in the Air
1938 · Director
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