
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.

Customer
Dough and Dynamite

Spectator
Mabel's Busy Day

Actor
The Masquerader

Customer (uncredited)
Sold at Auction!

The Tramp
A Coat's Tale

Charley Chase
Leaping Love

Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
The King of the Wild Horses

Charley
Sons of the Desert

'Curses!' They Remarked

Jimmy Jump
Sweet Daddy

Glen Harper
Her Dangerous Path

Long Live the King

Jimmy Jump
The Perfect Lady

Jimmie Jump
Love's Detour

Jimmie Jump
Position Wanted

Jimmy Jump
The Royal Razz

Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work

Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Bungalow Boobs

Jimmy Jump
Why Husbands Go Mad

Charley
Hard Boiled

Jimmy Jump
The Family Entrance

Charley
What Women Did for Me

The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Are Brunettes Safe?

Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Merry Widower

Charley
Many Scrappy Returns

Charley
The Lighter That Failed

Charley
Bigger and Better Blondes

All for Nothing

Charley
Imagine My Embarrassment

Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet

The Family Group

Aching Youth

Charley
The Booster

Charley
Is Everybody Happy?

All Parts

Charley
The Fight Pest

Charley
Ruby Lips

Charley Chase
Loud Soup

Charley Chase
Off to Buffalo

Charley
Thin Twins

Charley - 1st Sailor
Great Gobs!

Charley Chase
On the Wrong Trek

Le joueur de golf

El jugador de golf

Carlos
Locuras de amor

Timide malgré lui

El príncipe del dólar

Carlitos
El alma de la fiesta

Chercheuses d'or

Garde la bombe

Carlos
Monerías

(unconfirmed)
Across the Hall

Where Hazel Met the Villain

Such a Cook

Soldiers of Misfortune

Cop
Those Country Kids

(unconfirmed)
A Gambling Rube

Sophie of the Films #4

The Love Thief

The Anglers

Her Last Chance

Mabel's Boss
Hello, Mabel

Dash, Love and Splash

Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Zip, the Dodger

Love and Salt Water

The Artist
Only a Farmer's Daughter

The Boy Friend's Chum
How Heroes Are Made

Faro Bill
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

Other People's Business

Bystander
The Plumber

Audience Member (uncredited)
Droppington's Devilish Deed

The Circus Spieler
A Favorite Fool

Dope fiend
Playmates

Charley
Chased Into Love

Henchman (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy

Mystic Mush

Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Way Out West

Live and Learn

Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Moonshine

Ship's Officer
Don't Rock the Boat

Her Tender Feet

The Hustler

Kids Is Kids

Blue Sunday

In the Movies

The Stone Age

His Best Girl

Jack Frost

(archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Charley
Fluttering Hearts

Asylum Inmate
Call of the Cuckoo

Mustachioed wedding guest
Thundering Fleas

Nephew
His New Profession

Piano Store Manager
His Musical Career

Diner
The Rounders

Billy Bronx
Mabel's Blunder

Charley
Bromo and Juliet

edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King

Mr. Moose - The Husband
Mighty Like a Moose

Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Kelly the Second

Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Leading Lizzie Astray

Ambrose's Buddy
Ambrose's First Falsehood

Jamison
What Price Goofy?

Charley
Seeing Nellie Home

Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas

Jimmy Jump
The 'Fraidy Cat

Jimmy Jump
A Ten-Minute Egg

Charley
Arabian Tights

Charley Chase
Hasty Marriage

Charley Chase
The Panic Is On

Charley
Whispering Whoopee

The Young Married Man
The Caretaker's Daughter

Melvin
Innocent Husbands

Jimmy Jump
The Rat's Knuckles

Jimmy Jump
April Fool

Charles Chase
Long Fliv the King

The Groom
His Wooden Wedding

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

Wilson
Crazy Like a Fox

Thurston
Forgotten Sweeties

Jimmy
Young Oldfield

The Husband
Isn't Life Terrible?

Charley
Dog Shy

Harold, Dora's Suitor
Love, Loot and Crash

Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
A Versatile Villain

Gladstone, The Great Lover
Tell 'Em Nothing

Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Mama Behave

Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Be Your Age

Charley
Now I'll Tell One

Charley
The Way of All Pants

Top Hat Inebriate
The Glorious Fourth

Jimmy Jump
Too Many Mammas

Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Hollywood Party

Pvt. Charley Chase
Rough Seas

Charley
Girl Grief

Jimmie Jump
All Wet

Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

The Groom
Limousine Love

Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
He's In Again

Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
High C's

Actor wearing top hat
The Dumb-Bell

Jimmy Jump
Accidental Accidents

Charley
The Pip from Pittsburg

Bearded anarchist
Rolling Stone

Charley Chase
Luncheon at Twelve

Director
Jubilo, Jr.

Charley
The Real McCoy

Jamison Jump
Should Husbands Be Watched?

Charley Chase
Dollar Dizzy

Charley
Poker at Eight

Charley Chase
Fallen Arches

Charley Chase
The Nickel Nurser

3rd Desperado
The Noise of Bombs

Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Toe Mystery

Charley
Charley My Boy!

Charley Chase
The Cracked Ice Man

Mr. Chase
In Walked Charley

Charley
Rattling Romeo

Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance

Spectator (uncredited)
The Knockout

Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve

Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel

Movie Patron (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs

Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido

Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold

Audience Spectator (uncredited)
A One Night Stand

Jimmy Jump
No Father to Guide Him

Charley Chase
Fate's Fathead

Charley Chase
Movie Night

Charley
Looser Than Loose

Jimmie Jump
Is Marriage the Bunk?

Charley Chase
Teacher's Pest

Noisy
The Heckler

Charley Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump

Charley
The Awful Goof

Charley
His Bridal Fright

Charley Chase
South of the Boudoir

Charley
Time Out for Trouble

Charley Chase
Skinny the Moocher

Charley
Pie a la Maid

Charley Chase
The Mind Needer

Charley
The Sap Takes a Wrap

Racetrack Announcer (voice)
A Nag in the Bag

Professor Chase
The Nightshirt Bandit

Charles Clayfoot Chase
Man Bites Lovebug

Charley Chase
From Bad to Worse

Charley Chase
The Big Squirt

Charley Chase
Many Sappy Returns

Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors

Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright

Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter

The Uneasy Three

Jimmy Jump
Sittin' Pretty

The Suitor
Love in Armor

Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Love, Speed and Thrills

Jimmie Jump
The Poor Fish

The Suitor
Married to Order

A Young Boarder
The Rent Jumpers

Boyfriend
Settled at the Seaside

Mr Chase
All Teed Up

The Accordian Player Boarder
Peanuts and Bullets

Lizzie's Boy Friend
A Lucky Leap

The Traveler
Colored Villainy

Charley
The Big Squawk

Charley
Snappy Sneezer

Charley Chase
The Count Takes the Count

Charley Chase
Fifty Million Husbands

(archive footage)
4 Clowns

Jimmy Jump
At First Sight

Jimmie
Bad Boy

Sgt. Chase
First in War

Charley Chase
Nature in the Wrong

Charley Chase
The Chases of Pimple Street

Charley
Midsummer Mush

Fearless
Young Ironsides

Charley
The Four Star Boarder

Charley
Nurse to You!

Big Game

Jimmy Jump
Just a Real Good Car

The False Friend
He Wouldn't Stay Down

Jimmy Jump
One of the Family

Powder and Smoke

Jimmie Jump
Hard Knocks

Don't Forget

Jimmy Jump
Publicity Pays

The Husband's Pal
He Loved the Ladies

Jeffries, Jr.

When Spirits Move

Charley / Francisco Murietta
The Tabasco Kid

Charley
Another Wild Idea

Charley
Mr. Bride

Charles A. Chase
Thundering Tenors

Self (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter

The Star Boarder
Hash House Mashers

Chubby (singing voice)
Little Daddy

Jimmy Jump
Big Red Riding Hood

Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods

Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid

Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!

Charlie - the Son
Mum's the Word

Jimmy Jump
Just a Minute

Jimmy Jump
Looking for Sally

Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Southern Exposure

Party Guest (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants

Charley
Girl Shock

Charley
Fast Work

Supporting Character
April Fool

Charley
There Ain't No Santa Claus

Charley
Four Parts

Charley
Us

Charley - the Husband
Assistant Wives

Charley
Crazy Feet

Charley
Something Simple

Charley
The Sting of Stings

All at Sea

The Art Teacher
Cursed by His Beauty

Charley Chase
Public Ghost # 1

Charley Chase
Neighborhood House

Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
One of the Smiths

Charley Chase
What a Bozo!

Duke Chase
Skip the Maloo!

Charley Chase
La señorita de Chicago

archive footage
The Golden Age of Comedy

Italian Love

Charley
Chasing Husbands

Charley
Now We'll Tell One

Charley
His Silent Racket

Charley
Sherman Said It

Carlos Chase
Una cana al aire

Charley
Stepping Out

cameo
The Nickel Snatcher

(archive footage)
30 Years of Fun

Why Go Home?

Boarder
Mabel's New Job

Charley
Plain and Fancy Girls

Hello Trouble

John Jones
Modern Love

(archive footage)
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

Charley Chase
Life Hesitates at 40

Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
A One Mama Man

Charley
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
¡Huye, faldas!
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
287
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-10-19
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
Charles Joseph Parrott