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.
Movies
Dough and Dynamite Customer
Mabel's Busy Day Spectator
The Masquerader Actor
Sold at Auction Customer (uncredited)
A Coat's Tale The Tramp
Leaping Love Charley Chase
The King of the Wild Horses Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Sons of the Desert Charley
'Curses!' They Remarked
Sweet Daddy Jimmy Jump
Her Dangerous Path Glen Harper
Long Live the King
The Perfect Lady Jimmy Jump
Love's Detour Jimmie Jump
Position Wanted Jimmie Jump
Why Husbands Go Mad Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
The Royal Razz Jimmy Jump
The Family Entrance Jimmy Jump
Hard Boiled Charley
What Women Did for Me Charley
Merry Widower Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Many Scrappy Returns Charley
Are Brunettes Safe? The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Bigger and Better Blondes Charley
The Lighter That Failed Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet Charley
All for Nothing
The Family Group
Aching Youth
The Fight Pest Charley
Imagine My Embarrassment Charley
Is Everybody Happy? Charley
All Parts
The Booster Charley
Ruby Lips Charley
Off to Buffalo Charley Chase
Loud Soup Charley Chase
Thin Twins Charley
Great Gobs! Charley - 1st Sailor
On the Wrong Trek Charley Chase
The golf player
The golfer
Shy in spite of himself
Follies of love Carlos
The prince of the dollar
Gold Diggers
Keep the Bomb
The soul of the party Carlitos
Messing Around Carlos
Across the Hall (unconfirmed)
Where Hazel Met the Villain
A Gambling Rube (unconfirmed)
Sophie of the Films #4
Love and Salt Water
Soldiers of Misfortune
Such a Cook
Those Country Kids
Her Last Chance
Hello, Mabel Mabel's Boss
The Anglers
Zip, the Dodger Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Dash, Love and Splash
The Love Thief
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees Faro Bill
How Heroes Are Made The Boy Friend's Chum
Other People's Business
The Plumber Bystander
Only a Farmer's Daughter The Artist
Droppington's Devilish Deed Audience Member (uncredited)
A Favorite Fool The Circus Spieler
Chased Into Love Charley
Playmates Dope fiend
Ship Ahoy Henchman (uncredited)
Her Tender Feet
Don't Rock the Boat Ship's Officer
Live and Learn
Kids Is Kids
Moonshine Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Way Out West Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Mystic Mush
His Best Girl
Blue Sunday
The Hustler
In the Movies
The Stone Age
Jack Frost
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (archive footage)
Fluttering Hearts Charley
Call of the Cuckoo Asylum Inmate
Thundering Fleas Mustachioed wedding guest
His New Profession Nephew
The Rounders Diner
His Musical Career Piano Store Manager
Mabel's Blunder Billy Bronx
Bromo and Juliet Charley
When Comedy Was King edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Mighty Like a Moose Mr. Moose - The Husband
Kelly the Second Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Leading Lizzie Astray Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's Buddy
What Price Goofy? Jamison
Seeing Nellie Home Charley
The 'Fraidy Cat Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas Jimmy Jump
Hasty Marriage Charley Chase
The Panic Is On Charley Chase
Arabian Tights Charley
Whispering Whoopee Charley
The Caretaker's Daughter The Young Married Man
The Rat's Knuckles Jimmy Jump
Innocent Husbands Melvin
April Fool Jimmy Jump
Long Fliv the King Charles Chase
His Wooden Wedding The Groom
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Crazy Like a Fox Wilson
Forgotten Sweeties Thurston
Young Oldfield Jimmy
Dog Shy Charley
Isn't Life Terrible? The Husband
A Versatile Villain Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Love, Loot and Crash Harold, Dora's Suitor
Tell 'Em Nothing Gladstone, The Great Lover
Be Your Age Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Mama Behave Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Now I'll Tell One Charley
The Way of All Pants Charley
The Glorious Fourth Top Hat Inebriate
Too Many Mammas Jimmy Jump
Hollywood Party Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Rough Seas Pvt. Charley Chase
Girl Grief Charley
All Wet Jimmie Jump
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Self (archive footage)
Limousine Love The Groom
He's In Again Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
High C's Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
The Dumb-Bell Actor wearing top hat
Accidental Accidents Jimmy Jump
The Pip from Pittsburg Charley
Rolling Stone Bearded anarchist
Luncheon at Twelve Charley Chase
Jubilo, Jr. Director
The Real McCoy Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched? Jamison Jump
Dollar Dizzy Charley Chase
Poker at Eight Charley
Fallen Arches Charley Chase
The Nickel Nurser Charley Chase
The Great Toe Mystery Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
The Noise of Bombs 3rd Desperado
Charley My Boy! Charley
The Cracked Ice Man Charley Chase
In Walked Charley Mr. Chase
Rattling Romeo Charley
Gentlemen of Nerve Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Knockout Spectator (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs Movie Patron (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
A One Night Stand Audience Spectator (uncredited)
No Father to Guide Him Jimmy Jump
Fate's Fathead Charley Chase
Movie Night Charley Chase
Looser Than Loose Charley
Is Marriage the Bunk? Jimmie Jump
The Heckler Noisy
South of the Boudoir Charley Chase
His Bridal Fright Charley
The Awful Goof Charley
Teacher's Pest Charley Chase
Skinny the Moocher Charley Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump Charley Chase
The Sap Takes a Wrap Charley
Pie a la Maid Charley
A Nag in the Bag Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Nightshirt Bandit Professor Chase
Many Sappy Returns Charley Chase
The Mind Needer Charley Chase
Time Out for Trouble Charley
Man Bites Lovebug Charles Clayfoot Chase
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
The Uneasy Three
Sittin' Pretty Jimmy Jump
Love in Armor The Suitor
Love, Speed and Thrills Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Poor Fish Jimmie Jump
Married to Order The Suitor
Settled at the Seaside Boyfriend
The Rent Jumpers A Young Boarder
All Teed Up Mr Chase
Peanuts and Bullets The Accordian Player Boarder
Colored Villainy The Traveler
A Lucky Leap Lizzie's Boy Friend
The Big Squawk Charley
Snappy Sneezer Charley
The Count Takes the Count Charley Chase
Fifty Million Husbands Charley Chase
4 Clowns (archive footage)
At First Sight Jimmy Jump
Bad Boy Jimmie
First in War Sgt. Chase
Young Ironsides Fearless
Nature in the Wrong Charley Chase
Midsummer Mush Charley
The Chases of Pimple Street Charley Chase
Nurse to You! Charley
The Four Star Boarder Charley
Big Game
Just a Real Good Car Jimmy Jump
He Wouldn't Stay Down The False Friend
One of the Family Jimmy Jump
Powder and Smoke
Hard Knocks Jimmie Jump
Don't Forget
Publicity Pays Jimmy Jump
He Loved the Ladies The Husband's Pal
Jeffries, Jr.
When Spirits Move
Another Wild Idea Charley
Mr. Bride Charley
The Tabasco Kid Charley / Francisco Murietta
Thundering Tenors Charles A. Chase
Days of Thrills and Laughter Self (archive footage)
Hash House Mashers The Star Boarder
Little Daddy Chubby (singing voice)
Big Red Riding Hood Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby! Jimmy Jump
Mum's the Word Charlie - the Son
Just a Minute Jimmy Jump
Looking for Sally Jimmy Jump
Southern Exposure Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Fatty's Magic Pants Party Guest (uncredited)
Fast Work Charley
Girl Shock Charley
April Fool Supporting Character
There Ain't No Santa Claus Charley
Four Parts Charley
Us Charley
Crazy Feet Charley
Assistant Wives Charley - the Husband
Something Simple Charley
The Sting of Stings Charley
All at Sea
Cursed by His Beauty The Art Teacher
Public Ghost # 1 Charley Chase
Neighborhood House Charley Chase
One of the Smiths Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Skip the Maloo! Duke Chase
What a Bozo! Charley Chase
The lady from Chicago Charley Chase
The Golden Age of Comedy archive footage
Italian Love
Chasing Husbands Charley
Now We'll Tell One Charley
His Silent Racket Charley
Sherman Said It Charley
A gray in the air Carlos Chase
Stepping Out Charley
The Nickel Snatcher cameo
30 Years of Fun (archive footage)
Why Go Home?
Mabel's New Job Boarder
Plain and Fancy Girls Charley
Hello Trouble
Modern Love John Jones
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (archive footage)
Life Hesitates at 40 Charley Chase
A One Mama Man Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
I'll Take Vanilla Charley
It Happened One Day Charley
You Said a Hatful! Charley
Okay Toots! Charley
Manhattan Monkey Business Charley
Vamp Till Ready Charley
Hey, skirts! Charley
