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.

Filmography

• 2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
• 2009The Parrott Chase — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2007Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen — (archive footage)
• 1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys — (archive footage)
• 1974The Three Stooges Follies — Director
• 19704 Clowns — (archive footage)
• 1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
• 196330 Years of Fun — (archive footage)
• 1960When Comedy Was King — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1957The Golden Age of Comedy — archive footage
• 1945Off Again, On Again — Story
• 1944Open Season for Saps — Story
• 1940His Bridal Fright — Charley
• 1940South of the Boudoir — Charley Chase
• 1940The Heckler — Noisy
• 1939Boom Goes the Groom — Director
• 1939Mutiny on the Body — Director
• 1939Rattling Romeo — Charley
• 1939Saved by the Belle — Associate Producer, Director
• 1939Skinny the Moocher — Charley Chase
• 1939Static in the Attic — Director
• 1939Teacher's Pest — Charley Chase
• 1939The Awful Goof — Charley
• 1939The Chump Takes a Bump — Charley Chase
• 1939The Sap Takes a Wrap — Charley, Screenplay
• 1938A Nag in the Bag — Racetrack Announcer (voice), Director
• 1938Ankles Away — Director
• 1938Flat Foot Stooges — Writer, Director, Associate Producer
• 1938Halfway to Hollywood — Director
• 1938Many Sappy Returns — Charley Chase, Story, Screenplay
• 1938Mutts to You — Director, Associate Producer
• 1938Pie a la Maid — Charley, Screenplay
• 1938Tassels in the Air — Director, Associate Producer
• 1938Termites of 1938 — Associate Producer
• 1938The Mind Needer — Charley Chase
• 1938The Nightshirt Bandit — Professor Chase
• 1938The Old Raid Mule — Director
• 1938Time Out for Trouble — Charley
• 1938Violent Is the Word for Curly — Associate Producer, Director
• 1937Calling All Doctors — Charley Chase
• 1937From Bad to Worse — Charley Chase
• 1937Gracie at the Bat — Associate Producer
• 1937Hollywood Party — Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
• 1937Man Bites Lovebug — Charles Clayfoot Chase, Associate Producer
• 1937Oh, What a Knight! — Director
• 1937The Big Squirt — Charley Chase
• 1937The Grand Hooter — Charley Chase
• 1937The Wrong Miss Wright — Charley Chase
• 1936Kelly the Second — Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
• 1936Neighborhood House — Charley Chase, Writer, Director
• 1936On the Wrong Trek — Charley Chase, Director
• 1936The Count Takes the Count — Charley Chase, Director
• 1936Vamp Till Ready — Charley, Director, Writer
• 1935Life Hesitates at 40 — Charley Chase, Director
• 1935Manhattan Monkey Business — Charley, Director
• 1935Nurse to You! — Charley, Director
• 1935Okay Toots! — Charley, Director
• 1935Poker at Eight — Charley, Director
• 1935Public Ghost # 1 — Charley Chase, Director
• 1935Southern Exposure — Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase, Director
• 1935The Four Star Boarder — Charley, Director
• 1934Another Wild Idea — Charley, Director
• 1934Fate's Fathead — Charley Chase, Director
• 1934Four Parts — Charley, Director
• 1934I'll Take Vanilla — Charley, Director
• 1934It Happened One Day — Charley, Director
• 1934Music in Your Hair — Director
• 1934Something Simple — Charley, Writer, Director
• 1934The Chases of Pimple Street — Charley Chase, Director
• 1934The Cracked Ice Man — Charley Chase, Director
• 1934You Said a Hatful! — Charley, Director
• 1933Arabian Tights — Charley, Director
• 1933Fallen Arches — Charley Chase
• 1933His Silent Racket — Charley, Director
• 1933Luncheon at Twelve — Charley Chase, Director
• 1933Midsummer Mush — Charley, Director
• 1933Nature in the Wrong — Charley Chase, Director
• 1933Sherman Said It — Charley, Director
• 1933Sons of the Desert — Charley, Writer
• 1933The Bargain of the Century — Director
• 1932First in War — Sgt. Chase
• 1932Girl Grief — Charley
• 1932In Walked Charley — Mr. Chase
• 1932Mr. Bride — Charley
• 1932Now We'll Tell One — Charley
• 1932The Nickel Nurser — Charley Chase
• 1932The Tabasco Kid — Charley / Francisco Murietta
• 1932Young Ironsides — Fearless
• 1931Hasty Marriage — Charley Chase
• 1931Little Daddy — Chubby (singing voice)
• 1931Messing Around — Carlos
• 1931One of the Smiths — Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
• 1931Rough Seas — Pvt. Charley Chase
• 1931Skip the Maloo! — Duke Chase
• 1931The Panic Is On — Charley Chase
• 1931The Pip from Pittsburg — Charley
• 1931The lady from Chicago — Charley Chase
• 1931The soul of the party — Carlitos
• 1931Thundering Tenors — Charles A. Chase
• 1931What a Bozo! — Charley Chase
• 1930A gray in the air — Carlos Chase
• 1930All Teed Up — Mr Chase
• 1930Dollar Dizzy — Charley Chase
• 1930Fast Work — Charley
• 1930Fifty Million Husbands — Charley Chase
• 1930Follies of love — Carlos
• 1930Girl Shock — Charley
• 1930Gold Diggers
• 1930Hey, skirts! — Charley
• 1930High C's — Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
• 1930Keep the Bomb
• 1930Looser Than Loose — Charley
• 1930Shy in spite of himself
• 1930The Real McCoy — Charley
• 1930The golf player
• 1930The golfer
• 1930The prince of the dollar
• 1930Whispering Whoopee — Charley
• 1929Crazy Feet — Charley
• 1929Great Gobs! — Charley - 1st Sailor
• 1929Leaping Love — Charley Chase
• 1929Loud Soup — Charley Chase
• 1929Modern Love — John Jones
• 1929Movie Night — Charley Chase
• 1929Off to Buffalo — Charley Chase
• 1929Ruby Lips — Charley
• 1929Snappy Sneezer — Charley
• 1929Stepping Out — Charley
• 1929The Big Squawk — Charley
• 1929Thin Twins — Charley
• 1928Aching Youth — Charley
• 1928All Parts
• 1928All for Nothing
• 1928Chasing Husbands — Charley
• 1928Imagine My Embarrassment — Charley
• 1928Is Everybody Happy? — Charley
• 1928Limousine Love — The Groom
• 1928The Booster — Charley
• 1928The Family Group
• 1928The Fight Pest — Charley
• 1927A One Mama Man — Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
• 1927Are Brunettes Safe? — The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
• 1927Assistant Wives — Charley - the Husband
• 1927Bigger and Better Blondes — Charley
• 1927Call of the Cuckoo — Asylum Inmate
• 1927Fluttering Hearts — Charley
• 1927Forgotten Sweeties — Thurston
• 1927Many Scrappy Returns — Charley
• 1927Never the Dames Shall Meet — Charley
• 1927Now I'll Tell One — Charley
• 1927The Glorious Fourth — Top Hat Inebriate
• 1927The Lighter That Failed — Charley
• 1927The Sting of Stings — Charley
• 1927The Way of All Pants — Charley
• 1927Us — Charley
• 1927What Women Did for Me — Charley
• 1926Be Your Age — Charley - the Bashful Clerk
• 1926Bromo and Juliet — Charley
• 1926Charley My Boy! — Charley
• 1926Crazy Like a Fox — Wilson, Writer
• 1926Dog Shy — Charley
• 1926Long Fliv the King — Charles Chase
• 1926Mama Behave — Charles Chase / Jim Chase
• 1926Merry Widower — Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
• 1926Mighty Like a Moose — Mr. Moose - The Husband
• 1926Mum's the Word — Charlie - the Son
• 1926Tell 'Em Nothing — Gladstone, The Great Lover, Writer
• 1926There Ain't No Santa Claus — Charley
• 1926Thundering Fleas — Mustachioed wedding guest
• 1925Bad Boy — Jimmie
• 1925Big Red Riding Hood — Jimmy Jump
• 1925Fighting Fluid — Jimmy Jump
• 1925Hard Boiled — Charley
• 1925Hello Baby! — Jimmy Jump
• 1925His Wooden Wedding — The Groom
• 1925Innocent Husbands — Melvin
• 1925Is Marriage the Bunk? — Jimmie Jump
• 1925Isn't Life Terrible? — The Husband
• 1925Looking for Sally — Jimmy Jump
• 1925No Father to Guide Him — Jimmy Jump
• 1925Plain and Fancy Girls — Charley
• 1925Should Husbands Be Watched? — Jamison Jump
• 1925The Caretaker's Daughter — The Young Married Man
• 1925The Family Entrance — Jimmy Jump
• 1925The Rat's Knuckles — Jimmy Jump
• 1925The Uneasy Three
• 1925What Price Goofy? — Jamison
• 1924A Ten-Minute Egg — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Accidental Accidents — Jimmy Jump
• 1924All Wet — Jimmie Jump
• 1924April Fool — Jimmy Jump
• 1924At First Sight — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Bungalow Boobs — Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
• 1924Don't Forget
• 1924Hard Knocks — Jimmie Jump
• 1924Jeffries, Jr.
• 1924Jubilo, Jr. — Director
• 1924Just a Minute — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Just a Real Good Car — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Love's Detour — Jimmie Jump
• 1924One of the Family — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Outdoor Pajamas — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Position Wanted — Jimmie Jump
• 1924Powder and Smoke
• 1924Publicity Pays — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Seeing Nellie Home — Charley
• 1924Sittin' Pretty — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Stolen Goods — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Sweet Daddy — Jimmy Jump
• 1924The 'Fraidy Cat — Jimmy Jump
• 1924The King of the Wild Horses — Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
• 1924The Perfect Lady — Jimmy Jump
• 1924The Poor Fish — Jimmie Jump
• 1924The Royal Razz — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Too Many Mammas — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Why Husbands Go Mad — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Why Men Work — Jimmy Jump
• 1924Young Oldfield — Jimmy
• 1923A Tough Winter — Director
• 1923Before the Public — Director
• 1923Courtship of Miles Sandwich — Director
• 1923Dear Ol' Pal — Director
• 1923Her Dangerous Path — Glen Harper
• 1923Jack Frost — Director
• 1923Jus' Passin' Through — Director, Story
• 1923Long Live the King
• 1923Sold at Auction! — Customer (uncredited), Director
• 1922365 Days — Director
• 1922Blow 'Em Up — Director
• 1922Bone Dry — Director
• 1922Do Me a Favor — Director
• 1922Full o' Pep — Director
• 1922Hot Off the Press — Director
• 1922In the Movies — Director
• 1922Newly Rich — Director
• 1922The Dumb-Bell — Actor wearing top hat, Director
• 1922The Old Sea Dog — Director
• 1922The Stone Age — Director
• 1922Touch all the Bases — Writer
• 1922Years to Come — Director, Writer
• 1921At the Ringside — Director
• 1921Big Game
• 1921Blue Sunday — Director
• 1921Fifteen Minutes — Director
• 1921His Best Girl — Director
• 1921On Location — Director
• 1921Rush Orders — Director
• 1921The Hustler
• 1921What a Whopper! — Director
• 1920A London Bobby — Director
• 1920All Dressed Up — Director
• 1920April Fool — Supporting Character, Director
• 1920Call a Taxi! — Director
• 1920Don't Rock the Boat — Ship's Officer, Director
• 1920Fresh Paint — Director
• 1920Getting His Goat — Director
• 1920Italian Love — Director
• 1920Kids Is Kids — Director
• 1920Live and Learn
• 1920Married to Order — The Suitor, Director
• 1920Moonshine — Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer, Director
• 1920Mystic Mush — Director
• 1920Red Hot Hottentotts — Director
• 1920The Nickel Snatcher — cameo, Director
• 1920Waltz Me Around — Director
• 1920Way Out West — Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
• 1920When Spirits Move — Director
• 1920Why Go Home?
• 1919All at Sea — Director
• 1919Coppers and Scents — Director
• 1919Don't Park Here — Director, Writer
• 1919Giving the Bride Away — Director
• 1919Her First False Hare — Director
• 1919Her Tender Feet — Writer, Director
• 1919Hop to It, Bellhop — Director
• 1919One Night Only — Director
• 1919Order in the Court — Director
• 1919Rolling Stone — Bearded anarchist, Director
• 1919Ship Ahoy — Henchman (uncredited), Director, Writer
• 1919The Flirts — Director
• 1919The Floor Below — Director
• 1919Tough Luck — Director
• 1918Bright and Early — Director
• 1918He's In Again — Piano Player (as Charles Parrott), Director
• 1918Hello Trouble — Director
• 1918Painless Love — Director
• 1918Playmates — Dope fiend, Director
• 1917Chased Into Love — Charley, Director, Writer
• 1917His Merry Mix-Up — Director, Writer
• 1917The Cloud Puncher — Director, Writer
• 1917There's Many a Fool — Director, Writer
• 1916A Dash of Courage — Director
• 1916Hearts and Sparks — Director
• 1915A Favorite Fool — The Circus Spieler
• 1915A Hash House Fraud — Director
• 1915A Lucky Leap — Lizzie's Boy Friend
• 1915A One Night Stand — Audience Spectator (uncredited)
• 1915A Versatile Villain — Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
• 1915Colored Villainy — The Traveler
• 1915Droppington's Devilish Deed — Audience Member (uncredited)
• 1915Fatty’s Faithful Fido — Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
• 1915Hash House Mashers — The Star Boarder
• 1915He Wouldn't Stay Down — The False Friend, Writer, Director
• 1915Love in Armor — The Suitor
• 1915Love, Loot and Crash — Harold, Dora's Suitor
• 1915Love, Speed and Thrills — Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
• 1915Only a Farmer's Daughter — The Artist
• 1915Peanuts and Bullets — The Accordian Player Boarder
• 1915Settled at the Seaside — Boyfriend
• 1915That Little Band Of Gold — Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
• 1915The Rent Jumpers — A Young Boarder
• 1914'Curses!' They Remarked
• 1914A Coat's Tale — The Tramp
• 1914A Gambling Rube — (unconfirmed)
• 1914Across the Hall — (unconfirmed)
• 1914Ambrose's First Falsehood — Ambrose's Buddy
• 1914Cursed by His Beauty — The Art Teacher
• 1914Dash, Love and Splash
• 1914Dough and Dynamite — Customer
• 1914Fatty's Magic Pants — Party Guest (uncredited)
• 1914Gentlemen of Nerve — Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
• 1914He Loved the Ladies — The Husband's Pal
• 1914Hello, Mabel — Mabel's Boss
• 1914Her Last Chance
• 1914His Musical Career — Piano Store Manager
• 1914His New Profession — Nephew
• 1914How Heroes Are Made — The Boy Friend's Chum, Director
• 1914Leading Lizzie Astray — Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
• 1914Love and Salt Water
• 1914Mabel at the Wheel — Race Spectator (uncredited)
• 1914Mabel's Blunder — Billy Bronx
• 1914Mabel's Busy Day — Spectator
• 1914Mabel's New Job — Boarder
• 1914Other People's Business
• 1914Soldiers of Misfortune
• 1914Sophie of the Films #4
• 1914Stout Hearts But Weak Knees — Faro Bill
• 1914Such a Cook
• 1914The Anglers — Director
• 1914The Great Toe Mystery — Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
• 1914The Knockout — Spectator (uncredited)
• 1914The Love Thief — Director
• 1914The Masquerader — Actor
• 1914The Noise of Bombs — 3rd Desperado
• 1914The Plumber — Bystander
• 1914The Rounders — Diner
• 1914Their Fatal Bumping — Director
• 1914Those Country Kids — Cop
• 1914Those Love Pangs — Movie Patron (uncredited)
• 1914Tillie's Punctured Romance — Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
• 1914Where Hazel Met the Villain
• 1914Zip, the Dodger — Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 1961Days of Thrills and Laughter — Self (archive footage)
• 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) — Self (archive footage)