Charley Chase
Known for
Acting
Born
October 19, 1893
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
June 20, 1940 (aged 46)
Biography
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.
Best known work
Sons of the Desert
1933
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
The Masquerader
1914
The Rounders
1914
His New Profession
1914
Those Love Pangs
1914
The Knockout
1914
Dough and Dynamite
1914
His Musical Career
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914Filmography
2025
2009
The Parrott Chaseas (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screenas (archive footage)
1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boysas (archive footage)
1974
The Three Stooges FolliesDirector
1970
4 Clownsas (archive footage)
1967
1963
30 Years of Funas (archive footage)
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughteras Self (archive footage)
1960
When Comedy Was Kingas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footage
1945
Off Again, On AgainStory
1944
Open Season for SapsStory
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)as Self (archive footage)
1940
His Bridal Frightas Charley
1940
South of the Boudoiras Charley Chase
1940
The Heckleras Noisy
1939
The Awful Goofas Charley
1939
Teacher's Pestas Charley Chase
1939
Static in the AtticDirector
1939
Skinny the Moocheras Charley Chase
1939
Rattling Romeoas Charley
1939
Saved by the BelleAssociate Producer, Director
1939
The Chump Takes a Bumpas Charley Chase
1939
Boom Goes the GroomDirector