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

Writing

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🎬 The Sap Takes a Wrap Movie · 1939 🎬 Neighborhood House Movie · 1936 🎬 The Cloud Puncher Movie · 1917 🎬 Vamp Till Ready Movie · 1936 🎬 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 🎬 Rolling Stone Bearded anarchist 🎬 🎬 Playmates Dope fiend 🎬 The Golden Age of Comedy archive footage 🎬 Those Love Pangs Movie Patron (uncredited) 🎬 Sweet Daddy Jimmy Jump 🎬 Thundering Tenors Charles A. Chase 🎬 The Masquerader Actor 🎬 Fatty's Magic Pants Party Guest (uncredited) 🎬 🎬 The golfer Movie · 1930 🎬 The Panic Is On Charley Chase 🎬 Love, Speed and Thrills Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 🎬 Bigger and Better Blondes Charley 🎬 Mabel's Busy Day Spectator 🎬 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Self (archive footage) 🎬 Peanuts and Bullets The Accordian Player Boarder 🎬 What Women Did for Me Charley 🎬 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy Movie · 1967 🎬 Call of the Cuckoo Asylum Inmate 🎬 South of the Boudoir Charley Chase 🎬 Long Live the King Movie · 1923 🎬 Are Brunettes Safe? The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon 🎬 The Noise of Bombs 3rd Desperado 🎬 Chasing Husbands Charley 🎬 April Fool Supporting Character 🎬 On the Wrong Trek Charley Chase 🎬 Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's Buddy 🎬 🎬 Mabel's New Job Boarder 🎬 Tillie's Punctured Romance Staring Man in Theater (uncredited) 🎬 No Father to Guide Him Jimmy Jump 🎬 Should Husbands Be Watched? Jamison Jump 🎬 The Family Group Movie · 1928 🎬 Fifty Million Husbands Charley Chase 🎬 Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) Movie · 2025 🎬 The Lighter That Failed Charley 🎬 🎬 The Fight Pest Charley 🎬 Hard Knocks Jimmie Jump 🎬 The Tabasco Kid Charley / Francisco Murietta 🎬 Fast Work Charley 🎬 Kelly the Second Dr. J. Willoughby Klum 🎬 All for Nothing Movie · 1928 🎬 Now I'll Tell One Charley 🎬 Dough and Dynamite Customer 🎬 Bromo and Juliet Charley 🎬 🎬 Okay Toots! Charley 🎬 Fatty’s Faithful Fido Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited) 🎬 Time Out for Trouble Charley 🎬 The Big Squirt Charley Chase 🎬 Luncheon at Twelve Charley Chase 🎬 Mabel at the Wheel Race Spectator (uncredited) 🎬 The Sap Takes a Wrap Charley 🎬 Hard Boiled Charley 🎬 🎬 A Lucky Leap Lizzie's Boy Friend 🎬 The Heckler Noisy 🎬 🎬 He Loved the Ladies The Husband's Pal 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Charley 🎬 🎬 Stout Hearts But Weak Knees Faro Bill 🎬 Too Many Mammas Jimmy Jump 🎬 Fluttering Hearts Charley 🎬 The Way of All Pants Charley 🎬 Limousine Love The Groom 🎬 Girl Shock Charley 🎬 The Pip from Pittsburg Charley 🎬 The Glorious Fourth Top Hat Inebriate 🎬 Dollar Dizzy Charley Chase 🎬 Nature in the Wrong Charley Chase 🎬 Italian Love Movie · 1920 🎬 One of the Family Jimmy Jump 🎬 There Ain't No Santa Claus Charley 🎬 The Chases of Pimple Street Charley Chase 🎬 Her Dangerous Path Glen Harper 🎬 The Awful Goof Charley 🎬 A Ten-Minute Egg Jimmy Jump 🎬 Rattling Romeo Charley 🎬 A Nag in the Bag Racetrack Announcer (voice) 🎬 Looking for Sally Jimmy Jump 🎬 All Teed Up Mr Chase 🎬 Mum's the Word Charlie - the Son 🎬 He's In Again Piano Player (as Charles Parrott) 🎬 Mabel's Blunder Billy Bronx 🎬 The Cracked Ice Man Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Droppington's Devilish Deed Audience Member (uncredited) 🎬 Arabian Tights Charley 🎬 🎬 Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen (archive footage) 🎬 🎬 Life Hesitates at 40 Charley Chase 🎬 Love in Armor The Suitor 🎬 Four Parts Charley 🎬 Love, Loot and Crash Harold, Dora's Suitor 🎬 Gentlemen of Nerve Spectator at Entrance (uncredited) 🎬 Innocent Husbands Melvin 🎬 Cursed by His Beauty The Art Teacher 🎬 What a Bozo! Charley Chase 🎬 Neighborhood House Charley Chase 🎬 Sold at Auction! Customer (uncredited) 🎬 Many Scrappy Returns Charley 🎬 The Dumb-Bell Actor wearing top hat 🎬 Outdoor Pajamas Jimmy Jump 🎬 Aching Youth Charley 🎬 A Versatile Villain Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk 🎬 The Family Entrance Jimmy Jump 🎬 Hello Baby! Jimmy Jump 🎬 Rough Seas Pvt. Charley Chase 🎬 Merry Widower Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited) 🎬 Midsummer Mush Charley 🎬 🎬 Where Hazel Met the Villain Movie · 1914 🎬 Southern Exposure Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase 🎬 🎬 Blue Sunday Movie · 1921 🎬 Vamp Till Ready Charley 🎬 🎬 El príncipe del dólar Movie · 1930 🎬 At First Sight Jimmy Jump 🎬 Something Simple Charley 🎬 Leading Lizzie Astray Cafe Patron - In from the Mines 🎬 🎬 Off to Buffalo Charley Chase 🎬 Never the Dames Shall Meet Charley 🎬 Accidental Accidents Jimmy Jump 🎬 🎬 Way Out West Grizzled Gambler (uncredited) 🎬 The 'Fraidy Cat Jimmy Jump 🎬 Little Daddy Chubby (singing voice) 🎬 🎬 Colored Villainy The Traveler 🎬 The Four Star Boarder Charley 🎬 Assistant Wives Charley - the Husband 🎬 Fallen Arches Charley Chase 🎬 🎬 Poker at Eight Charley 🎬 Mr. Bride Charley 🎬 🎬 Across the Hall (unconfirmed) 🎬 Forgotten Sweeties Thurston

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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🎬 Crazy Like a Fox Movie · 1926 🎬 🎬 Ankles Away Movie · 1938 🎬 Sons of the Desert Movie · 1933 🎬 🎬 The Old Raid Mule Movie · 1938 🎬 🎬 Okay Toots! Movie · 1935 🎬 🎬 Boom Goes the Groom Movie · 1939 🎬 Tassels in the Air Movie · 1938 🎬 🎬 Bone Dry Movie · 1922 🎬 Southern Exposure Movie · 1935 🎬 🎬 Painless Love Movie · 1918 🎬 I'll Take Vanilla Movie · 1934 🎬 Pie a la Maid Movie · 1938 🎬 Hello Trouble Movie · 1918 🎬 Newly Rich Movie · 1922 🎬 Do Me a Favor Movie · 1922 🎬 Mutts to You Movie · 1938 🎬 Sold at Auction! Movie · 1923 🎬 Oh, What a Knight! Movie · 1937 🎬 Courtship of Miles Sandwich Movie · 1923 🎬 🎬 Halfway to Hollywood Movie · 1938 🎬 🎬 Playmates Movie · 1918 🎬 🎬 Life Hesitates at 40 Movie · 1935 🎬 Four Parts Movie · 1934 🎬 Jus' Passin' Through Movie · 1923

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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🎬 Hollywood Party Movie · 1937 🎬 Girl Grief Movie · 1932 🎬 Fluttering Hearts Movie · 1927 🎬 Chasing Husbands Movie · 1928 🎬 Limousine Love Movie · 1928 🎬 Crazy Like a Fox Movie · 1926 🎬 Sons of the Desert Movie · 1933 🎬 The Plumber Movie · 1914 🎬 The Masquerader Movie · 1914 🎬 Dough and Dynamite Movie · 1914 🎬 Sweet Daddy Movie · 1924 🎬 Time Out for Trouble Movie · 1938 🎬 Call of the Cuckoo Movie · 1927 🎬 One of the Smiths Movie · 1931 🎬 Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) Movie · 2025 🎬 Sittin' Pretty Movie · 1924 🎬 Movie Night Movie · 1929 🎬 Isn't Life Terrible? Movie · 1925 🎬 When Comedy Was King Movie · 1960 🎬 South of the Boudoir Movie · 1940 🎬 Hard Knocks Movie · 1924 🎬 🎬 Messing Around Movie · 1931 🎬 Dog Shy Movie · 1926 🎬 Big Red Riding Hood Movie · 1925