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Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Directing · Writing · As actor

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.

Directing

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🎬 🎬 Playmates Movie · 1918 🎬 Rolling Stone Movie · 1919 🎬 Courtship of Miles Sandwich Movie · 1923 🎬 Tassels in the Air Movie · 1938 🎬 April Fool Movie · 1920 🎬 On the Wrong Trek Movie · 1936 🎬 The Three Stooges Follies Movie · 1974 🎬 Don't Park Here Movie · 1919 🎬 The Bargain of the Century Movie · 1933 🎬 A Hash House Fraud Movie · 1915 🎬 There's Many a Fool Movie · 1917 🎬 Luncheon at Twelve Movie · 1933 🎬 Saved by the Belle Movie · 1939 🎬 Jus' Passin' Through Movie · 1923 🎬 Violent Is the Word for Curly Movie · 1938 🎬 🎬 Okay Toots! Movie · 1935 🎬 Nature in the Wrong Movie · 1933 🎬 365 Days Movie · 1922 🎬 Italian Love Movie · 1920 🎬 He's In Again Movie · 1918 🎬 A Nag in the Bag Movie · 1938 🎬 Four Parts Movie · 1934 🎬 The Cracked Ice Man Movie · 1934 🎬 The Chases of Pimple Street Movie · 1934 🎬 Newly Rich Movie · 1922 🎬 🎬 Their Fatal Bumping Movie · 1914 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Movie · 1934 🎬 🎬 Order in the Court Movie · 1919 🎬 Waltz Me Around Movie · 1920 🎬 The Dumb-Bell Movie · 1922 🎬 🎬 Life Hesitates at 40 Movie · 1935 🎬 Midsummer Mush Movie · 1933 🎬 Neighborhood House Movie · 1936 🎬 🎬 Blue Sunday Movie · 1921 🎬 Vamp Till Ready Movie · 1936 🎬 Do Me a Favor Movie · 1922 🎬 Southern Exposure Movie · 1935 🎬 The Cloud Puncher Movie · 1917 🎬 Sold at Auction! Movie · 1923 🎬 Arabian Tights Movie · 1933 🎬 Something Simple Movie · 1934 🎬 One Night Only Movie · 1919 🎬 🎬 Mutiny on the Body Movie · 1939 🎬 The Four Star Boarder Movie · 1935 🎬 His Merry Mix-Up Movie · 1917

Writing

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🎬 The Sap Takes a Wrap Movie · 1939 🎬 Neighborhood House Movie · 1936 🎬 Vamp Till Ready Movie · 1936 🎬 The Cloud Puncher Movie · 1917 🎬 Something Simple Movie · 1934 🎬 His Merry Mix-Up Movie · 1917

As actor

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🎬 Sons of the Desert Charley 🎬 Hollywood Party Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host 🎬 Crazy Like a Fox Wilson 🎬 Movie Night Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Playmates Dope fiend 🎬 Rolling Stone Bearded anarchist 🎬 Those Love Pangs Movie Patron (uncredited) 🎬 The Golden Age of Comedy archive footage 🎬 Sweet Daddy Jimmy Jump 🎬 Thundering Tenors Charles A. Chase 🎬 Fatty's Magic Pants Party Guest (uncredited) 🎬 🎬 The golfer Movie · 1930 🎬 The Masquerader Actor 🎬 The Panic Is On Charley Chase 🎬 Love, Speed and Thrills Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 🎬 Mabel's Busy Day Spectator 🎬 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Self (archive footage) 🎬 Long Live the King Movie · 1923 🎬 Peanuts and Bullets The Accordian Player Boarder 🎬 The Noise of Bombs 3rd Desperado 🎬 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy Movie · 1967 🎬 South of the Boudoir Charley Chase 🎬 Bigger and Better Blondes Charley 🎬 Call of the Cuckoo Asylum Inmate 🎬 Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's Buddy 🎬 April Fool Supporting Character 🎬 The Lighter That Failed Charley 🎬 🎬 Mabel's New Job Boarder 🎬 Chasing Husbands Charley 🎬 Tillie's Punctured Romance Staring Man in Theater (uncredited) 🎬 Should Husbands Be Watched? Jamison Jump 🎬 What Women Did for Me Charley 🎬 Are Brunettes Safe? The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon 🎬 Fast Work Charley 🎬 Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) Movie · 2025 🎬 Hard Knocks Jimmie Jump 🎬 On the Wrong Trek Charley Chase 🎬 Now I'll Tell One Charley 🎬 Fifty Million Husbands Charley Chase 🎬 Dough and Dynamite Customer 🎬 Bromo and Juliet Charley 🎬 The Tabasco Kid Charley / Francisco Murietta 🎬 Mabel at the Wheel Race Spectator (uncredited) 🎬 🎬 The Fight Pest Charley 🎬 The Sap Takes a Wrap Charley 🎬 Fatty’s Faithful Fido Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited) 🎬 Luncheon at Twelve Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 He Loved the Ladies The Husband's Pal 🎬 🎬 Stout Hearts But Weak Knees Faro Bill 🎬 The Family Group Movie · 1928 🎬 The Big Squirt Charley Chase 🎬 The Way of All Pants Charley 🎬 🎬 Okay Toots! Charley 🎬 Nature in the Wrong Charley Chase 🎬 All for Nothing Movie · 1928 🎬 Girl Shock Charley 🎬 One of the Family Jimmy Jump 🎬 The Pip from Pittsburg Charley 🎬 The Glorious Fourth Top Hat Inebriate 🎬 Kelly the Second Dr. J. Willoughby Klum 🎬 No Father to Guide Him Jimmy Jump 🎬 Hard Boiled Charley 🎬 Italian Love Movie · 1920 🎬 Too Many Mammas Jimmy Jump 🎬 He's In Again Piano Player (as Charles Parrott) 🎬 Mabel's Blunder Billy Bronx 🎬 🎬 A Lucky Leap Lizzie's Boy Friend 🎬 A Nag in the Bag Racetrack Announcer (voice) 🎬 There Ain't No Santa Claus Charley 🎬 Dollar Dizzy Charley Chase 🎬 Her Dangerous Path Glen Harper 🎬 Four Parts Charley 🎬 Time Out for Trouble Charley 🎬 The Heckler Noisy 🎬 The Cracked Ice Man Charley Chase 🎬 Fluttering Hearts Charley 🎬 Love, Loot and Crash Harold, Dora's Suitor 🎬 Limousine Love The Groom 🎬 All Teed Up Mr Chase 🎬 The Chases of Pimple Street Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (archive footage) 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Charley 🎬 Cursed by His Beauty The Art Teacher 🎬 A Ten-Minute Egg Jimmy Jump 🎬 Rattling Romeo Charley 🎬 Gentlemen of Nerve Spectator at Entrance (uncredited) 🎬 Looking for Sally Jimmy Jump 🎬 Mum's the Word Charlie - the Son 🎬 What a Bozo! Charley Chase 🎬 The Awful Goof Charley 🎬 🎬 Droppington's Devilish Deed Audience Member (uncredited) 🎬 The Dumb-Bell Actor wearing top hat 🎬 The Family Entrance Jimmy Jump 🎬 🎬 Life Hesitates at 40 Charley Chase 🎬 Outdoor Pajamas Jimmy Jump 🎬 Aching Youth Charley 🎬 Midsummer Mush Charley 🎬 🎬 Where Hazel Met the Villain Movie · 1914 🎬 Neighborhood House Charley Chase 🎬 Love in Armor The Suitor 🎬 🎬 Blue Sunday Movie · 1921 🎬 Rough Seas Pvt. Charley Chase 🎬 Vamp Till Ready Charley 🎬 Innocent Husbands Melvin 🎬 Merry Widower Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited) 🎬 🎬 El príncipe del dólar Movie · 1930 🎬 A Versatile Villain Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk 🎬 Southern Exposure Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase 🎬 Sold at Auction! Customer (uncredited) 🎬 Arabian Tights Charley 🎬 Something Simple Charley 🎬 Many Scrappy Returns Charley 🎬 🎬 Off to Buffalo Charley Chase 🎬 Never the Dames Shall Meet Charley 🎬 Leading Lizzie Astray Cafe Patron - In from the Mines 🎬 🎬 Colored Villainy The Traveler 🎬 The Four Star Boarder Charley 🎬 Assistant Wives Charley - the Husband 🎬 At First Sight Jimmy Jump 🎬 🎬 Way Out West Grizzled Gambler (uncredited) 🎬 Accidental Accidents Jimmy Jump 🎬 Fallen Arches Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Across the Hall (unconfirmed)

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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🎬 Sons of the Desert Movie · 1933 🎬 Hello Trouble Movie · 1918 🎬 Four Parts Movie · 1934 🎬 Tassels in the Air Movie · 1938 🎬 The Flirts Movie · 1919 🎬 April Fool Movie · 1920 🎬 Newly Rich Movie · 1922 🎬 🎬 Painless Love Movie · 1918 🎬 🎬 Blue Sunday Movie · 1921 🎬 Mutts to You Movie · 1938 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Movie · 1934 🎬 🎬 Playmates Movie · 1918 🎬 Midsummer Mush Movie · 1933 🎬 Crazy Like a Fox Movie · 1926 🎬 🎬 Bone Dry Movie · 1922 🎬 On the Wrong Trek Movie · 1936 🎬 Italian Love Movie · 1920 🎬 365 Days Movie · 1922 🎬 🎬 Boom Goes the Groom Movie · 1939 🎬 Violent Is the Word for Curly Movie · 1938 🎬 Do Me a Favor Movie · 1922 🎬 Chased Into Love Movie · 1917 🎬 The Sap Takes a Wrap Movie · 1939 🎬 🎬 Before the Public Movie · 1923

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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🎬 Sons of the Desert Movie · 1933 🎬 Tillie's Punctured Romance Movie · 1914 🎬 Hollywood Party Movie · 1937 🎬 Those Love Pangs Movie · 1914 🎬 Fighting Fluid Movie · 1925 🎬 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy Movie · 1967 🎬 Limousine Love Movie · 1928 🎬 Movie Night Movie · 1929 🎬 30 Years of Fun Movie · 1963 🎬 Hello Trouble Movie · 1918 🎬 Fast Work Movie · 1930 🎬 Four Parts Movie · 1934 🎬 One of the Smiths Movie · 1931 🎬 His New Profession Movie · 1914 🎬 Mabel's Busy Day Movie · 1914 🎬 Call of the Cuckoo Movie · 1927 🎬 The Masquerader Movie · 1914 🎬 April Fool Movie · 1920 🎬 Mabel at the Wheel Movie · 1914 🎬 Fluttering Hearts Movie · 1927 🎬 🎬 Thin Twins Movie · 1929 🎬 Hello Baby! Movie · 1925 🎬 Isn't Life Terrible? Movie · 1925 🎬 Girl Grief Movie · 1932