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Actor
Charley Chase
- Born October 19, 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died June 20, 1940
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.
Known for
Sons of the Desert1933
Tillie's Punctured Romance1914
The Masquerader1914
The Rounders1914
His New Profession1914
Those Love Pangs1914
The Knockout1914
Dough and Dynamite1914
Filmography
- 2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)Film
- 2009The Parrott ChaseFilm(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent ScreenFilm(archive footage)
- 1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the BoysFilm(archive footage)
- 1974The Three Stooges FolliesFilmDirector
- 19704 ClownsFilm(archive footage)
- 1967The Further Perils of Laurel and HardyFilm
- 196330 Years of FunFilm(archive footage)
- 1961Days of Thrills and LaughterFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1960When Comedy Was KingFilm(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957The Golden Age of ComedyFilmarchive footage
- 1945Off Again, On AgainFilmStory
- 1944Open Season for SapsFilmStory
- 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1940The HecklerFilmNoisy
- 1940South of the BoudoirFilmCharley Chase
- 1940His Bridal FrightFilmCharley
- 1939Saved by the BelleFilmAssociate Producer, Director
- 1939Rattling RomeoFilmCharley
- 1939The Awful GoofFilmCharley
- 1939Teacher's PestFilmCharley Chase
- 1939Skinny the MoocherFilmCharley Chase
- 1939The Chump Takes a BumpFilmCharley Chase
- 1939The Sap Takes a WrapFilmCharley, Screenplay
- 1939Mutiny on the BodyFilmDirector
- 1939Static in the AtticFilmDirector
- 1939Boom Goes the GroomFilmDirector
- 1938Violent Is the Word for CurlyFilmAssociate Producer, Director
- 1938Termites of 1938FilmAssociate Producer
- 1938Flat Foot StoogesFilmWriter, Director, Associate Producer
- 1938Tassels in the AirFilmDirector, Associate Producer
- 1938Mutts to YouFilmDirector, Associate Producer
- 1938Time Out for TroubleFilmCharley
- 1938Many Sappy ReturnsFilmCharley Chase, Story, Screenplay
- 1938The Mind NeederFilmCharley Chase
- 1938Pie a la MaidFilmCharley, Screenplay
- 1938A Nag in the BagFilmRacetrack Announcer (voice), Director
- 1938The Nightshirt BanditFilmProfessor Chase
- 1938Halfway to HollywoodFilmDirector
- 1938The Old Raid MuleFilmDirector
- 1938Ankles AwayFilmDirector
- 1937Hollywood PartyFilmCharley Chan Chase, Co-Host
- 1937Man Bites LovebugFilmCharles Clayfoot Chase, Associate Producer
- 1937The Big SquirtFilmCharley Chase
- 1937Calling All DoctorsFilmCharley Chase
- 1937The Wrong Miss WrightFilmCharley Chase
- 1937From Bad to WorseFilmCharley Chase
- 1937The Grand HooterFilmCharley Chase
- 1937Gracie at the BatFilmAssociate Producer
- 1937Oh, What a Knight!FilmDirector
- 1936On the Wrong TrekFilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1936Kelly the SecondFilmDr. J. Willoughby Klum
- 1936The Count Takes the CountFilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1936Neighborhood HouseFilmCharley Chase, Writer, Director
- 1936Vamp Till ReadyFilmCharley, Director, Writer
- 1935Poker at EightFilmCharley, Director
- 1935Southern ExposureFilmColonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase, Director
- 1935Public Ghost # 1FilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1935Life Hesitates at 40FilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1935Nurse to You!FilmCharley, Director
- 1935The Four Star BoarderFilmCharley, Director
- 1935Okay Toots!FilmCharley, Director
- 1935Manhattan Monkey BusinessFilmCharley, Director
- 1934Another Wild IdeaFilmCharley, Director
- 1934The Chases of Pimple StreetFilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1934Four PartsFilmCharley, Director
- 1934Something SimpleFilmCharley, Writer, Director
- 1934It Happened One DayFilmCharley, Director
- 1934The Cracked Ice ManFilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1934Fate's FatheadFilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1934I'll Take VanillaFilmCharley, Director
- 1934You Said a Hatful!FilmCharley, Director
- 1934Music in Your HairFilmDirector
- 1933Sons of the DesertFilmCharley, Writer
- 1933The Bargain of the CenturyFilmDirector
- 1933His Silent RacketFilmCharley, Director
- 1933Arabian TightsFilmCharley, Director
- 1933Fallen ArchesFilmCharley Chase
- 1933Nature in the WrongFilmCharley Chase, Director
- 1933Midsummer MushFilmCharley, Director