Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon. He quickly became a key cast member in the inaugural season of Saturday Night Live, where his Weekend Update skit soon became a staple of the show. As both a performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations. Chase is also well-known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in four National Lampoon's Vacation films, and for his roles in other successful comedies such as Caddyshack (1980), Fletch (1985), and ¡Three Amigos! (1986). He has hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show. He played the character Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC comedy series Community from 2009 to 2014.

Filmography

• 2025John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor, National Lampoon's Vacation (archive footage)
• 2024The Christmas Letter — Norm De Plume
• 2023Glisten and the Merry Mission — Santa (voice)
• 2023Zombie Town — Mezmerian
• 2021Panda vs. Aliens — King Karoth (voice)
• 2020The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee — Chevy
• 2019The Last Laugh — Al Hart
• 2019Wildchat
• 2018The Last Movie Star — Sonny
• 2016A Christmas in Vermont — Preston Bullock
• 2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2 — Repairman
• 2015Vacation — Clark Griswold
• 2014Lovesick — Lester Horn
• 2014Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas — Grandpa Geoffrey
• 2014Wishin' and Hopin' — Adult Felix
• 2013Before I Sleep — Gravedigger
• 2011Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation — Self, Executive Producer
• 2011Not Another Not Another Movie — Max Storm
• 2011Someplace with a Mountain — Narrator (voice)
• 2011Stay Cool — Principal Marshall
• 2010Hot Tub Time Machine — Repairman
• Hot in Cleveland — Ross
• 2010Hotel Hell Vacation — Clark Griswold
• 2010Presidential Reunion — Gerald Ford
• 2010The Women of SNL — Various (archive footage)
• Community — Pierce Hawthorne
• 2009Jack and the Beanstalk — Antipode
• Water and Power — Chevy Chase
• Chuck — Ted Roark
• 2007Cutlass — Stan
• 2007Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest — Clark Griswold (voice)
• Hjälp! — Dan Carter
• Brothers and Sisters — Stan Harris
• 2006Doogal — Train (voice)
• 2006Funny Money — Henry
• 2006Goose on the Loose — Congreve Maddox
• 2006The Karate Dog — Cho-Cho (voice)
• 2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall — General Nuisance
• 2006Zoom — Dr. Grant
• 2005Ellie Parker — Dennis Swartzbaum
• 2004Bad Meat — Congressman Bernard P. Greely
• 2004Our Italian Husband — Paul Parmesan
• 2003Stealing Bess — Mr. Punch
• 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Narrator (voice)
• 2002Orange County — Principal Harbert
• 2001Ellie Parker — Dennis
• Primetime Glick
• 2000Pete's a Pizza — Narrator
• 2000Snow Day — Tom Brandston
• 2000The Scrambled States of America — (voice)
• Family Guy — Clark Griswold (voice), Chevy Chase (voice)
• 1998Dirty Work — Dr. Farthing
• 1997Vegas Vacation — Clark Griswold
• 1995Man of the House — Jack Sturgess
• 1994Cops & Robbersons — Norman Robberson
• The Nanny — Chevy Chase
• 1992Hero — Deke - Channel 4 News Director
• 1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man — Nick Holloway
• The Larry Sanders Show — Chevy Chase
• 1991L.A. Story — Carlo Christopher (uncredited)
• 1991Nothing but Trouble — Chris Thorne
• Law & Order — Mitch Carroll
• 1990The Earth Day Special — Vic's Buddy
• 1989Fletch Lives — Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
• 1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — Clark Griswold
• 1988Caddyshack II — Ty Webb
• 1988Funny Farm — Andy Farmer
• 1988The Couch Trip — Condom Father
• 1987Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chevy Chase
• 1986¡Three Amigos! — Dusty Bottoms
• 1985Fletch — Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
• 1985Follow That Bird — Newscaster
• 1985National Lampoon's European Vacation — Clark Griswold
• 1985Spies Like Us — Emmett Fitz-Hume
• 1985The Best of John Belushi — Various Characters
• 1983Deal of the Century — Eddie Muntz
• 1983National Lampoon's Vacation — Clark Griswold
• 1981Modern Problems — Max Fielder
• 1981Under the Rainbow — Bruce Thorpe
• 1980Caddyshack — Ty Webb
• 1980Oh! Heavenly Dog — Browning
• 1980Seems Like Old Times — Nick Gardenia
• 1979The Chevy Chase National Humor Test — Writer
• 1978Foul Play — Tony Carlson
• 1977The Chevy Chase Show — Various, Writer
• 1977The Paul Simon Special — Self, Writer
• 1976Tunnel Vision — Chevy Chase
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Weekend Update Anchor (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (voice), Dr. Robert Liedman (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Landshark / Jockey / Horse (voice), Lobster Roars (voice) (uncredited), Self - Co-Host, Merriwether (uncredited), The Land Shark (uncredited), Weekend Update Special Anchor (uncredited), Writer
• 1974Energy Crisis — Central Park Streaker (uncredited), Writer
• 1974The Groove Tube — The Fingers / Geritan / Four Leaf Clover
• 1973Lemmings — Various
• CATnip
• Singing Faces

Appearances as themselves (65)

• 2026Lorne — Self
• 2026Marty, Life Is Short — Self (archive footage)
• 2025Breakdown: 1975 — Self (Saturday Night Live- archive footage)
• 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• 2024Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair — Self
• 2020Belushi — Self (archive footage)
• Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Love, Gilda — Self
• Minnesota Experience — Self (archive footage)
• Norm Macdonald Has a Show — Self - Guest
• 2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead — Self - Actor
• 2014Life Itself — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self
• The Kumars — Self
• 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic — Self (archive footage)
• 2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! — Self - Interviewee
• 2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis — Self
• 2010This Emotional Life — Self
• 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation — Self
• Charity Jam — Self
• 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live — Self
• 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found — Self
• 2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi — Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
• 2004Celsius 41.11 — Self (archive footage)
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• 2003Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 — Self
• 2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. — Self
• 2002The Hamptons — Self
• The Hamptons — Self
• 2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase — Self
• 2001The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool — Self
• 1999Caddyshack: The 19th Hole — Self / Ty Webb
• 1999Grass — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• 1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Self (archive footage)
• 1994A Century of Cinema — Self
• 1993Last Action Hero — Self
• The Chevy Chase Show — Self - Host
• Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy — Self
• 1992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team — Self
• 1991A Party For Richard Pryor — Self
• 1991Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. — Self
• 1991Voices That Care — Self - Choir Member
• 1990Life of Python — Self
• 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary — Self
• 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• 1986Barbra Streisand: One Voice — Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
• 1986Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1982Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius — Self
• 1981This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special — Self
• 1979Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• 1978Grease Day USA — Self
• 1977US Against the World — Self
• Van Dyke and Company — Self
• The Great American Dream Machine — Himself
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self, Self - Guest Host
• The Oscars — Self
• Today — Self - Guest
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter