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.
Dough and Dynamite
As Customer
Mabel's Busy Day
As Spectator
The Masquerader
As Actor
Sold at Auction
As Customer (uncredited)
A Coat's Tale
As The Tramp
Leaping Love
As Charley Chase
The King of the Wild Horses
As Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Sons of the Desert
As Charley
'Curses!' They Remarked
Sweet Daddy
As Jimmy Jump
Her Dangerous Path
As Glen Harper
The Perfect Lady
As Jimmy Jump
Position Wanted
As Jimmie Jump
Long Live the King
Love's Detour
As Jimmie Jump
Why Husbands Go Mad
As Jimmy Jump
Why Men Work
As Jimmy Jump
The Royal Razz
As Jimmy Jump
Bungalow Boobs
As Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
The Family Entrance
As Jimmy Jump
Hard Boiled
As Charley
What Women Did for Me
As Charley
Are Brunettes Safe?
As The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Merry Widower
As Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Bigger and Better Blondes
As Charley
The Lighter That Failed
As Charley
Many Scrappy Returns
As Charley
All for Nothing
Aching Youth
Imagine My Embarrassment
As Charley
Never the Dames Shall Meet
As Charley
Is Everybody Happy?
As Charley
The Fight Pest
As Charley
The Family Group
The Booster
As Charley
Off to Buffalo
As Charley Chase
All Parts
Ruby Lips
As Charley
Loud Soup
As Charley Chase
Thin Twins
As Charley
Great Gobs!
As Charley - 1st Sailor
On the Wrong Trek
As Charley Chase
The golf player
The golfer
The soul of the party
As Carlitos
Follies of love
As Carlos
The prince of the dollar
Shy in spite of himself
Gold Diggers
Keep the Bomb
Messing Around
As Carlos
Across the Hall
As (unconfirmed)
Love and Salt Water
Those Country Kids
A Gambling Rube
As (unconfirmed)
Hello, Mabel
As Mabel's Boss
Soldiers of Misfortune
Such a Cook
Sophie of the Films #4
Dash, Love and Splash
Where Hazel Met the Villain
Zip, the Dodger
As Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
The Anglers
Her Last Chance
The Love Thief
Only a Farmer's Daughter
As The Artist
The Plumber
As Bystander
How Heroes Are Made
As The Boy Friend's Chum
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
As Faro Bill
Other People's Business
A Favorite Fool
As The Circus Spieler
Droppington's Devilish Deed
As Audience Member (uncredited)
Playmates
As Dope fiend
Ship Ahoy
As Henchman (uncredited)
Chased Into Love
Her Tender Feet
Don't Rock the Boat
As Ship's Officer
Kids Is Kids
Way Out West
As Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)
Live and Learn
Mystic Mush
In the Movies
His Best Girl
Moonshine
As Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
The Stone Age
Jack Frost
Blue Sunday
The Hustler
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
As (archive footage)
Fluttering Hearts
As Charley
Call of the Cuckoo
As Asylum Inmate
Thundering Fleas
As Mustachioed wedding guest
The Rounders
As Diner
His New Profession
As Nephew
His Musical Career
As Piano Store Manager
Mabel's Blunder
As Billy Bronx
Bromo and Juliet
As Charley
When Comedy Was King
As edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Mighty Like a Moose
As Mr. Moose - The Husband
Kelly the Second
As Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Ambrose's First Falsehood
As Ambrose's Buddy
Leading Lizzie Astray
As Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
What Price Goofy?
As Jamison
A Ten-Minute Egg
As Jimmy Jump
Seeing Nellie Home
As Charley
The 'Fraidy Cat
As Jimmy Jump
Outdoor Pajamas
As Jimmy Jump
Arabian Tights
As Charley
The Panic Is On
As Charley Chase
Hasty Marriage
As Charley Chase
Whispering Whoopee
As Charley
The Caretaker's Daughter
As The Young Married Man
The Rat's Knuckles
As Jimmy Jump
Innocent Husbands
As Melvin
Long Fliv the King
As Charles Chase
April Fool
As Jimmy Jump
His Wooden Wedding
As The Groom
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Crazy Like a Fox
As Wilson
Forgotten Sweeties
As Thurston
Young Oldfield
As Jimmy
Isn't Life Terrible?
As The Husband
Dog Shy
As Charley
A Versatile Villain
As Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Love, Loot and Crash
As Harold, Dora's Suitor
Tell 'Em Nothing
As Gladstone, The Great Lover
Be Your Age
As Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Now I'll Tell One
As Charley
Mama Behave
As Charles Chase / Jim Chase
The Way of All Pants
As Charley
The Glorious Fourth
As Top Hat Inebriate
Too Many Mammas
As Jimmy Jump
Hollywood Party
As Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Rough Seas
As Pvt. Charley Chase
Girl Grief
As Charley
All Wet
As Jimmie Jump
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
As Self (archive footage)
Limousine Love
As The Groom
High C's
As Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
He's In Again
As Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
The Dumb-Bell
As Actor wearing top hat
Accidental Accidents
As Jimmy Jump
The Pip from Pittsburg
As Charley
Rolling Stone
As Bearded anarchist
Luncheon at Twelve
As Charley Chase
Jubilo, Jr.
As Director
The Real McCoy
As Charley
Should Husbands Be Watched?
As Jamison Jump
Dollar Dizzy
As Charley Chase
The Nickel Nurser
As Charley Chase
Fallen Arches
As Charley Chase
Poker at Eight
As Charley
The Great Toe Mystery
As Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
The Noise of Bombs
As 3rd Desperado
Charley My Boy!
As Charley
The Cracked Ice Man
As Charley Chase
In Walked Charley
As Mr. Chase
Rattling Romeo
As Charley
Gentlemen of Nerve
As Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
As Race Spectator (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
As Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Knockout
As Spectator (uncredited)
Those Love Pangs
As Movie Patron (uncredited)
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
As Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
As Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
A One Night Stand
As Audience Spectator (uncredited)
No Father to Guide Him
As Jimmy Jump
Fate's Fathead
As Charley Chase
Movie Night
As Charley Chase
Looser Than Loose
As Charley
Is Marriage the Bunk?
As Jimmie Jump
The Awful Goof
As Charley
The Heckler
As Noisy
Teacher's Pest
As Charley Chase
South of the Boudoir
As Charley Chase
His Bridal Fright
As Charley
The Big Squirt
As Charley Chase
The Wrong Miss Wright
As Charley Chase
Time Out for Trouble
As Charley
A Nag in the Bag
As Racetrack Announcer (voice)
The Sap Takes a Wrap
As Charley
From Bad to Worse
As Charley Chase
The Nightshirt Bandit
As Professor Chase
Skinny the Moocher
As Charley Chase
Man Bites Lovebug
As Charles Clayfoot Chase
The Chump Takes a Bump
As Charley Chase
Pie a la Maid
As Charley
The Mind Needer
As Charley Chase
Many Sappy Returns
As Charley Chase
Calling All Doctors
As Charley Chase
The Grand Hooter
As Charley Chase
The Uneasy Three
Sittin' Pretty
As Jimmy Jump
Love in Armor
As The Suitor
Love, Speed and Thrills
As Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Poor Fish
As Jimmie Jump
Married to Order
As The Suitor
The Rent Jumpers
As A Young Boarder
Settled at the Seaside
As Boyfriend
All Teed Up
As Mr Chase
Peanuts and Bullets
As The Accordian Player Boarder
A Lucky Leap
As Lizzie's Boy Friend
Colored Villainy
As The Traveler
The Big Squawk
As Charley
Snappy Sneezer
As Charley
The Count Takes the Count
As Charley Chase
Fifty Million Husbands
As Charley Chase
4 Clowns
As (archive footage)
At First Sight
As Jimmy Jump
Bad Boy
As Jimmie
First in War
As Sgt. Chase
Young Ironsides
As Fearless
Midsummer Mush
As Charley
Nature in the Wrong
As Charley Chase
The Four Star Boarder
As Charley
The Chases of Pimple Street
As Charley Chase
Nurse to You!
As Charley
Big Game
Just a Real Good Car
As Jimmy Jump
He Wouldn't Stay Down
As The False Friend
One of the Family
As Jimmy Jump
Powder and Smoke
Hard Knocks
As Jimmie Jump
Don't Forget
Publicity Pays
As Jimmy Jump
He Loved the Ladies
As The Husband's Pal
Jeffries Jr.
When Spirits Move
Another Wild Idea
As Charley
Mr. Bride
As Charley
The Tabasco Kid
As Charley / Francisco Murietta
Thundering Tenors
As Charles A. Chase
Days of Thrills and Laughter
As Self (archive footage)
Hash House Mashers
As The Star Boarder
Little Daddy
As Chubby (singing voice)
Big Red Riding Hood
As Jimmy Jump
Stolen Goods
As Jimmy Jump
Fighting Fluid
As Jimmy Jump
Hello Baby!
As Jimmy Jump
Mum's the Word
As Charlie - the Son
Looking for Sally
As Jimmy Jump
Just a Minute
As Jimmy Jump
Southern Exposure
As Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Fatty's Magic Pants
As Party Guest (uncredited)
Girl Shock
As Charley
Fast Work
As Charley
April Fool
As Supporting Character
Four Parts
As Charley
There Ain't No Santa Claus
As Charley
Us
Crazy Feet
As Charley
Assistant Wives
As Charley - the Husband
Something Simple
As Charley
The Sting of Stings
As Charley
All at Sea
Cursed by His Beauty
As The Art Teacher
Public Ghost # 1
As Charley Chase
Neighborhood House
As Charley Chase
The lady from Chicago
As Charley Chase
What a Bozo!
As Charley Chase
One of the Smiths
As Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Skip the Maloo!
As Duke Chase
The Golden Age of Comedy
As archive footage
Italian Love
Chasing Husbands
As Charley
Now We'll Tell One
As Charley
His Silent Racket
As Charley
A gray in the air
As Carlos Chase
Sherman Said It
As Charley
Stepping Out
As Charley
The Nickel Snatcher
As cameo
30 Years of Fun
As (archive footage)
Why Go Home?
Mabel's New Job
As Boarder
Plain and Fancy Girls
As Charley
Hello Trouble
Modern Love
As John Jones
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
As (archive footage)
Life Hesitates at 40
As Charley Chase
A One Mama Man
As Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
I'll Take Vanilla
As Charley
It Happened One Day
As Charley
You Said a Hatful!
As Charley
Okay Toots!
As Charley
Manhattan Monkey Business
As Charley
Vamp Till Ready
As Charley
Hey, skirts!
As Charley