Born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA — Oct 19 1893• Died Jun 20 1940

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.
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Self (archive footage)

Spectator (uncredited)

Actor

Race Spectator (uncredited)

(archive footage)

Charley

Customer

Self (archive footage)

Spectator


Charley

Production

edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

Charley

Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

Charley

Directing

Charley

Charley Chase

Directing

Directing

Wilson

Pvt. Charley Chase

Charley

Charley

Production

Bystander

Charley

Mabel's Boss

Jimmy Jump

Charley Chase

Jimmy Jump

Ambrose's Buddy

Jimmie Jump

Charley
Carlos

Charley

Jimmy Jump

Jimmy Jump

Charley Chase

Directing

Charles Chase

Billy Bronx

3rd Desperado

Directing

Directing

Charley Chase

Directing
Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

Henchman (uncredited)

Charley Chase

Directing

Charley
(unconfirmed)

Charley

Charley

Diner


Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

Charley Chase

Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

Charley Chase

Charley

Noisy

Sgt. Chase

Movie Patron (uncredited)

John Jones

Piano Store Manager

Charley Chase

Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Charley

Charley

archive footage

Charley
Himself - archival footage

Charley


Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)

Customer (uncredited)

Actor wearing top hat

Cop
Charley

Duke Chase

Charley Chase

Directing

Directing

Charley - 1st Sailor

Charley Chase
Jimmie Jump

Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)


Charley Chase

Directing

Mr Chase
Faro Bill
Directing

The Husband

Charley Chase

Charley

Charley

Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

Nephew


Asylum Inmate

Jimmy Jump

Directing

Charley Chase

Jamison

The Suitor


Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Directing

Charley

Jimmy

Jimmy Jump

Glen Harper

Charley Chase

Charley

Audience Spectator (uncredited)

The Suitor

Directing

The Groom

Jimmy Jump


Charley
Directing

The Groom

Jamison Jump

Jimmy Jump

Jimmy Jump

Charley Chase

Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

Charley

Jimmie Jump
Directing

Directing


Charley Chase

Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

Charley

cameo

Charley Chase

Melvin

Professor Chase
Directing
Directing

Jimmie Jump

Top Hat Inebriate
Directing
Lizzie's Boy Friend

(archive footage)


Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

Charley - the Bashful Clerk

Charley Chase

Charley

Charlie - the Son

Jimmie

Director

Charley Chase

Charles A. Chase

Charley Chase

Charley

Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Jimmie Jump

Directing

Charley
Directing

Charley Chase
Dope fiend

The Young Married Man

Charley / Francisco Murietta

Bearded anarchist
Directing


Jimmy Jump

Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Directing

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Chubby (singing voice)
Directing
Charley

Jimmy Jump

Charley
Audience Member (uncredited)

Jimmy Jump

Directing

Supporting Character

Writing
Jimmie Jump

Directing
Directing

Charley

Charley
Directing

The Art Teacher

Charley Chase

Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

Charles Chase / Jim Chase

Jimmy Jump

Charley

Charley

Charley

Jimmy Jump
Boarder

Charley

(archive footage)

Charley

Directing
Charley Chase
(archive footage)

Jimmy Jump

Writing

Charley Chase

Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

Charley

Charley

The Star Boarder

Charley
Jimmy Jump

Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

Directing

Harold, Dora's Suitor
The Husband's Pal

A Young Boarder

Charley

Charley

Production
Charley

Charley

Charley

Boyfriend

Charley

Writing

Mr. Chase
Directing

Charley Chase

Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Directing
Directing
Directing
Directing

Charley

Charley

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley

The Accordian Player Boarder

Jimmy Jump

Mustachioed wedding guest
Writing
Carlos
Ship's Officer

Charles Clayfoot Chase

Jimmy Jump
Carlitos
Jimmy Jump

Charley

Gladstone, The Great Lover

Carlos Chase
The Tramp

Directing

Charley


Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

Jimmy Jump


Jimmy Jump
Directing

Directing

Charley

Party Guest (uncredited)

Directing

Charley
Charley

Directing

Charley
The Traveler

Directing

Jimmy Jump

Charley

Directing
The Boy Friend's Chum

Jimmy Jump
Directing

Directing

Directing

Fearless

Production
Directing
Charley Chase
The Circus Spieler

Jimmy Jump
Directing

The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

Directing

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley
Directing

Thurston

Directing
Directing
(unconfirmed)

Charley
Directing

Jimmy Jump

Charley

Charley - the Husband

Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Directing

Mr. Moose - The Husband

Charley
Directing
Directing
The Artist

Charley


The False Friend