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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 🎬 There's Many a Fool Movie · 1917 🎬 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 🎬 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 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Movie · 1934 🎬 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 🎬 🎬 Order in the Court Movie · 1919 🎬 🎬 Life Hesitates at 40 Movie · 1935 🎬 Waltz Me Around Movie · 1920 🎬 The Dumb-Bell Movie · 1922 🎬 Midsummer Mush Movie · 1933 🎬 Southern Exposure Movie · 1935 🎬 Neighborhood House Movie · 1936 🎬 🎬 Blue Sunday Movie · 1921 🎬 Vamp Till Ready Movie · 1936 🎬 Do Me a Favor Movie · 1922 🎬 🎬 Mutiny on the Body Movie · 1939 🎬 Something Simple Movie · 1934 🎬 The Cloud Puncher Movie · 1917 🎬 Sold at Auction! Movie · 1923 🎬 Arabian Tights Movie · 1933 🎬 One Night Only Movie · 1919 🎬 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 🎬 Something Simple Movie · 1934 🎬 The Cloud Puncher Movie · 1917 🎬 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 Masquerader Actor 🎬 🎬 The golfer Movie · 1930 🎬 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Self (archive footage) 🎬 The Panic Is On Charley Chase 🎬 Love, Speed and Thrills Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 🎬 Mabel's Busy Day Spectator 🎬 Peanuts and Bullets The Accordian Player Boarder 🎬 Long Live the King Movie · 1923 🎬 The Noise of Bombs 3rd Desperado 🎬 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy Movie · 1967 🎬 Bigger and Better Blondes Charley 🎬 Call of the Cuckoo Asylum Inmate 🎬 South of the Boudoir Charley Chase 🎬 Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's Buddy 🎬 Are Brunettes Safe? The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon 🎬 April Fool Supporting Character 🎬 Chasing Husbands Charley 🎬 What Women Did for Me Charley 🎬 The Lighter That Failed Charley 🎬 🎬 Mabel's New Job Boarder 🎬 Tillie's Punctured Romance Staring Man in Theater (uncredited) 🎬 Should Husbands Be Watched? Jamison Jump 🎬 On the Wrong Trek Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 The Fight Pest Charley 🎬 Fast Work Charley 🎬 Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) Movie · 2025 🎬 Hard Knocks Jimmie Jump 🎬 Now I'll Tell One Charley 🎬 The Tabasco Kid Charley / Francisco Murietta 🎬 Fifty Million Husbands Charley Chase 🎬 Dough and Dynamite Customer 🎬 Bromo and Juliet Charley 🎬 The Family Group Movie · 1928 🎬 Mabel at the Wheel Race Spectator (uncredited) 🎬 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 🎬 No Father to Guide Him Jimmy Jump 🎬 🎬 Stout Hearts But Weak Knees Faro Bill 🎬 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 🎬 🎬 A Lucky Leap Lizzie's Boy Friend 🎬 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 🎬 Hard Boiled Charley 🎬 Italian Love Movie · 1920 🎬 Too Many Mammas Jimmy Jump 🎬 Time Out for Trouble Charley 🎬 Limousine Love The Groom 🎬 He's In Again Piano Player (as Charles Parrott) 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Charley 🎬 Dollar Dizzy Charley Chase 🎬 Mabel's Blunder Billy Bronx 🎬 The Heckler Noisy 🎬 Fluttering Hearts Charley 🎬 Rattling Romeo Charley 🎬 A Nag in the Bag Racetrack Announcer (voice) 🎬 There Ain't No Santa Claus Charley 🎬 Her Dangerous Path Glen Harper 🎬 Four Parts Charley 🎬 The Cracked Ice Man Charley Chase 🎬 Love, Loot and Crash Harold, Dora's Suitor 🎬 All Teed Up Mr Chase 🎬 The Chases of Pimple Street Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (archive footage) 🎬 Cursed by His Beauty The Art Teacher 🎬 The Awful Goof Charley 🎬 A Ten-Minute Egg Jimmy Jump 🎬 Gentlemen of Nerve Spectator at Entrance (uncredited) 🎬 Looking for Sally Jimmy Jump 🎬 Mum's the Word Charlie - the Son 🎬 🎬 Life Hesitates at 40 Charley Chase 🎬 What a Bozo! Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Droppington's Devilish Deed Audience Member (uncredited) 🎬 The Dumb-Bell Actor wearing top hat 🎬 The Family Entrance Jimmy Jump 🎬 Outdoor Pajamas Jimmy Jump 🎬 Merry Widower Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited) 🎬 Aching Youth Charley 🎬 Midsummer Mush Charley 🎬 🎬 Where Hazel Met the Villain Movie · 1914 🎬 Southern Exposure Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase 🎬 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 🎬 🎬 El príncipe del dólar Movie · 1930 🎬 A Versatile Villain Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk 🎬 Something Simple Charley 🎬 Sold at Auction! Customer (uncredited) 🎬 Many Scrappy Returns Charley 🎬 Arabian Tights 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 🎬 At First Sight Jimmy Jump 🎬 The Four Star Boarder Charley 🎬 Assistant Wives Charley - the Husband 🎬 🎬 Way Out West Grizzled Gambler (uncredited) 🎬 Fallen Arches Charley Chase 🎬 Accidental Accidents Jimmy Jump 🎬 The 'Fraidy Cat Jimmy Jump 🎬 🎬 Across the Hall (unconfirmed)