Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Date of Birth:

Oct 19, 1893

Place of Birth:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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:

Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen

2007

Hello Trouble Hello Trouble

1918

Plain and Fancy Girls Plain and Fancy Girls

1925

Modern Love Modern Love

1929

Life Hesitates at 40 Life Hesitates at 40

1935

I'll Take Vanilla I'll Take Vanilla

1934

A One Mama Man A One Mama Man

1927

Mabel's New Job Mabel's New Job

1914

Why Go Home? Why Go Home?

1920

A gray in the air A gray in the air

1930

Sherman Said It Sherman Said It

1933

His Silent Racket His Silent Racket

1933

Chasing Husbands Chasing Husbands

1928

Stepping Out Stepping Out

1929

30 Years of Fun 30 Years of Fun

1963

The Nickel Snatcher The Nickel Snatcher

1920

It Happened One Day It Happened One Day

1934

You Said a Hatful! You Said a Hatful!

1934

Across the Hall Across the Hall

1914

What Women Did for Me What Women Did for Me

1927

'Curses!' They Remarked 'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

Where Hazel Met the Villain Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

A Gambling Rube A Gambling Rube

1914

Love and Salt Water Love and Salt Water

1914

Sophie of the Films #4 Sophie of the Films #4

1914

Sweet Daddy Sweet Daddy

1924

The King of the Wild Horses The King of the Wild Horses

1924

Vamp Till Ready Vamp Till Ready

1936

Manhattan Monkey Business Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

Okay Toots! Okay Toots!

1935

Hey, skirts! Hey, skirts!

1930

Sold at Auction Sold at Auction

1923

Leaping Love Leaping Love

1929

A Coat's Tale A Coat's Tale

1914

Now We'll Tell One Now We'll Tell One

1932

Italian Love Italian Love

1920

Just a Minute Just a Minute

1924

Mum's the Word Mum's the Word

1926

Hello Baby! Hello Baby!

1925

Looking for Sally Looking for Sally

1925

Southern Exposure Southern Exposure

1935

Fast Work Fast Work

1930

Fatty's Magic Pants Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

Stolen Goods Stolen Goods

1924

Fighting Fluid Fighting Fluid

1925

The Tabasco Kid The Tabasco Kid

1932

Mr. Bride Mr. Bride

1932

Another Wild Idea Another Wild Idea

1934

Thundering Tenors Thundering Tenors

1931

Hash House Mashers Hash House Mashers

1915

Big Red Riding Hood Big Red Riding Hood

1925

Little Daddy Little Daddy

1931

Girl Shock Girl Shock

1930

April Fool April Fool

1920

One of the Smiths One of the Smiths

1931

Neighborhood House Neighborhood House

1936

Public Ghost # 1 Public Ghost # 1

1935

Skip the Maloo! Skip the Maloo!

1931

What a Bozo! What a Bozo!

1931

The Golden Age of Comedy The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

The lady from Chicago The lady from Chicago

1931

All at Sea All at Sea

1919

Cursed by His Beauty Cursed by His Beauty

1914

Us Us

1927

Four Parts Four Parts

1934

There Ain't No Santa Claus There Ain't No Santa Claus

1926

Assistant Wives Assistant Wives

1927

Crazy Feet Crazy Feet

1929

The Sting of Stings The Sting of Stings

1927

Something Simple Something Simple

1934

Soldiers of Misfortune Soldiers of Misfortune

1914

Such a Cook Such a Cook

1914

All for Nothing All for Nothing

1928

Never the Dames Shall Meet Never the Dames Shall Meet

1927

The Lighter That Failed The Lighter That Failed

1927

The Family Group The Family Group

1928

Aching Youth Aching Youth

1928

Imagine My Embarrassment Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

The Fight Pest The Fight Pest

1928

Bigger and Better Blondes Bigger and Better Blondes

1927

Are Brunettes Safe? Are Brunettes Safe?

1927

The Royal Razz The Royal Razz

1924

Bungalow Boobs Bungalow Boobs

1924

Why Men Work Why Men Work

1924

The Family Entrance The Family Entrance

1925

Hard Boiled Hard Boiled

1925

Many Scrappy Returns Many Scrappy Returns

1927

Merry Widower Merry Widower

1926

Is Everybody Happy? Is Everybody Happy?

1928

All Parts All Parts

1928

Gold diggers Gold diggers

1930

The prince of the dollar The prince of the dollar

1930

Follies of love Follies of love

1930

Keep the Bomb Keep the Bomb

1930

The soul of the party The soul of the party

1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Messing Around Messing Around

1931

Shy in spite of himself Shy in spite of himself

1930

The golfer The golfer

1930

Off to Buffalo Off to Buffalo

1929

Ruby Lips Ruby Lips

1929

The Booster The Booster

1928

Loud Soup Loud Soup

1929

Thin Twins Thin Twins

1929

The golf player The golf player

1930

Great Gobs! Great Gobs!

1929

Why Husbands Go Mad Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

Position Wanted Position Wanted

1924

Only a Farmer's Daughter Only a Farmer's Daughter

1915

The Plumber The Plumber

1914

Other People's Business Other People's Business

1914

Droppington's Devilish Deed Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

A Favorite Fool A Favorite Fool

1915

Playmates Playmates

1918

Chased Into Love Chased Into Love

1917

How Heroes Are Made How Heroes Are Made

1914

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

1914

Hello, Mabel Hello, Mabel

1914

Her Last Chance Her Last Chance

1914

Those Country Kids Those Country Kids

1914

The Anglers The Anglers

1914

Zip, the Dodger Zip, the Dodger

1914

The Love Thief The Love Thief

1914

Dash, Love and Splash Dash, Love and Splash

1914

Ship Ahoy Ship Ahoy

1919

Her Tender Feet Her Tender Feet

1919

Jack Frost Jack Frost

1923

The Stone Age The Stone Age

1922

In the Movies In the Movies

1922

Her Dangerous Path Her Dangerous Path

1923

Long Live the King Long Live the King

1923

Love's Detour Love's Detour

1924

The Perfect Lady The Perfect Lady

1924

The Hustler The Hustler

1921

Blue Sunday Blue Sunday

1921

Kids Is Kids Kids Is Kids

1920

Live and Learn Live and Learn

1920

Don't Rock the Boat Don't Rock the Boat

1920

Moonshine Moonshine

1920

Way Out West Way Out West

1920

His Best Girl His Best Girl

1921

Mystic Mush Mystic Mush

1920

Jeffries Jr. Jeffries Jr.

1924

When Spirits Move When Spirits Move

1920

Too Many Mammas Too Many Mammas

1924

Girl Grief Girl Grief

1932

Rough Seas Rough Seas

1931

All Wet All Wet

1924

Limousine Love Limousine Love

1928

Powder and Smoke Powder and Smoke

1924

He's In Again He's In Again

1918

Hollywood Party Hollywood Party

1937

The Glorious Fourth The Glorious Fourth

1927

A Versatile Villain A Versatile Villain

1915

Isn't Life Terrible? Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

Dog Shy Dog Shy

1926

Love, Loot and Crash Love, Loot and Crash

1915

Tell 'Em Nothing Tell 'Em Nothing

1926

The Way of All Pants The Way of All Pants

1927

Now I'll Tell One Now I'll Tell One

1927

High C's High C's

1930

The Dumb-Bell The Dumb-Bell

1922

Charley My Boy! Charley My Boy!

1926

The Noise of Bombs The Noise of Bombs

1914

The Great Toe Mystery The Great Toe Mystery

1914

The Cracked Ice Man The Cracked Ice Man

1934

In Walked Charley In Walked Charley

1932

Gentlemen of Nerve Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Rattling Romeo Rattling Romeo

1939

The Real McCoy The Real McCoy

1930

Jubilo, Jr. Jubilo, Jr.

1924

Should Husbands Be Watched? Should Husbands Be Watched?

1925

Luncheon at Twelve Luncheon at Twelve

1933

Rolling Stone Rolling Stone

1919

Dollar Dizzy Dollar Dizzy

1930

Poker at Eight Poker at Eight

1935

The Nickel Nurser The Nickel Nurser

1932

Fallen Arches Fallen Arches

1933

Long Fliv the King Long Fliv the King

1926

April Fool April Fool

1924

Mabel's Blunder Mabel's Blunder

1914

His Musical Career His Musical Career

1914

The Rounders The Rounders

1914

Accidental Accidents Accidental Accidents

1924

Bromo and Juliet Bromo and Juliet

1926

Mighty Like a Moose Mighty Like a Moose

1926

When Comedy Was King When Comedy Was King

1960

His New Profession His New Profession

1914

Thundering Fleas Thundering Fleas

1926

Sons of the Desert Sons of the Desert

1933

The Masquerader The Masquerader

1914

Mabel's Busy Day Mabel's Busy Day

1914

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

Fluttering Hearts Fluttering Hearts

1927

Call of the Cuckoo Call of the Cuckoo

1927

On the Wrong Trek On the Wrong Trek

1936

Kelly the Second Kelly the Second

1936

4 Clowns 4 Clowns

1970

His Wooden Wedding His Wooden Wedding

1925

Innocent Husbands Innocent Husbands

1925

The Rat's Knuckles The Rat's Knuckles

1925

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Crazy Like a Fox Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Young Oldfield Young Oldfield

1924

Forgotten Sweeties Forgotten Sweeties

1927

Whispering Whoopee Whispering Whoopee

1930

Arabian Tights Arabian Tights

1933

What Price Goofy? What Price Goofy?

1925

Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

The 'Fraidy Cat The 'Fraidy Cat

1924

A Ten-Minute Egg A Ten-Minute Egg

1924

The Panic Is On The Panic Is On

1931

Hasty Marriage Hasty Marriage

1931

Mabel at the Wheel Mabel at the Wheel

1914

The Knockout The Knockout

1914

A Lucky Leap A Lucky Leap

1915

Colored Villainy Colored Villainy

1915

Peanuts and Bullets Peanuts and Bullets

1915

The Big Squawk The Big Squawk

1929

Snappy Sneezer Snappy Sneezer

1929

At First Sight At First Sight

1924

The Count Takes the Count The Count Takes the Count

1936

All Teed Up All Teed Up

1930

The Rent Jumpers The Rent Jumpers

1915

The Caretaker's Daughter The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

Outdoor Pajamas Outdoor Pajamas

1924

Seeing Nellie Home Seeing Nellie Home

1924

Mama Behave Mama Behave

1926

Be Your Age Be Your Age

1926

Settled at the Seaside Settled at the Seaside

1915

Married to Order Married to Order

1920

He Wouldn't Stay Down He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

Hard Knocks Hard Knocks

1924

Just a Real Good Car Just a Real Good Car

1924

Big Game Big Game

1921

The Four Star Boarder The Four Star Boarder

1935

One of the Family One of the Family

1924

Don't Forget Don't Forget

1924

He Loved the Ladies He Loved the Ladies

1914

Publicity Pays Publicity Pays

1924

Nurse to You! Nurse to You!

1935

The Chases of Pimple Street The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

Bad Boy Bad Boy

1925

Fifty Million Husbands Fifty Million Husbands

1930

Days of Thrills and Laughter Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

First in War First in War

1932

Young Ironsides Young Ironsides

1932

Midsummer Mush Midsummer Mush

1933

Nature in the Wrong Nature in the Wrong

1933

Love, Speed and Thrills Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

Love in Armor Love in Armor

1915

The Pip from Pittsburg The Pip from Pittsburg

1931

Looser Than Loose Looser Than Loose

1930

Movie Night Movie Night

1929

Is Marriage the Bunk? Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

The Heckler The Heckler

1940

The Awful Goof The Awful Goof

1939

South of the Boudoir South of the Boudoir

1940

The Poor Fish The Poor Fish

1924

His Bridal Fright His Bridal Fright

1940

Fatty’s Faithful Fido Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915

Tillie's Punctured Romance Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Those Love Pangs Those Love Pangs

1914

That Little Band Of Gold That Little Band Of Gold

1915

A One Night Stand A One Night Stand

1915

Fate's Fathead Fate's Fathead

1934

No Father to Guide Him No Father to Guide Him

1925

Teacher's Pest Teacher's Pest

1939

Skinny the Moocher Skinny the Moocher

1939

The Wrong Miss Wright The Wrong Miss Wright

1937

Calling All Doctors Calling All Doctors

1937

The Big Squirt The Big Squirt

1937

From Bad to Worse From Bad to Worse

1937

The Grand Hooter The Grand Hooter

1937

Sittin' Pretty Sittin' Pretty

1924

The Uneasy Three The Uneasy Three

1925

Man Bites Lovebug Man Bites Lovebug

1937

Time Out for Trouble Time Out for Trouble

1938

Pie a la Maid Pie a la Maid

1938

The Sap Takes a Wrap The Sap Takes a Wrap

1939

The Chump Takes a Bump The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

A Nag in the Bag A Nag in the Bag

1938

The Nightshirt Bandit The Nightshirt Bandit

1938

The Mind Needer The Mind Needer

1938

Many Sappy Returns Many Sappy Returns

1938

Dough and Dynamite Dough and Dynamite

1914

Show more

Comments