Person

Charley Chase

Acting · 1893-10-19 · † 1940-06-20 · 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 (34)

Year	Film	As
1970	4 Clowns	Archive Footage
1967	The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy	Archive Footage
1965	Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's	Archive Footage
1963	30 Years of Fun	Archive Footage
1962	Nickelodeon Days	Archive Footage
1961	Days of Thrills and Laughter	Self
1960	When Comedy Was King	edited from 'Movie Night'
1957	The Golden Age of Comedy	Archive Footage
1936	Neighborhood House	director
1936	Kelly the Second	Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
1936	Neighborhood House	Writer
1936	Neighborhood House	Charley Chase
1933	Sons of the Desert	Charley
1931	El alma de la fiesta	Carlitos
1931	Monerías	Carlosy
1930	Locuras de amor	Carlos
1930	Chercheuses d'or	Actor
1930	El príncipe del dólar	Actor
1930	Garde la bombe	Actor
1930	Le joueur de golf	Actor
1925	Is Marriage Goofy	Charley
1923	Her Dangerous Path	Glen Harper
1920	Teasing the Soil	director
1920	Way Out West	Grizzled Gambler
1920	Hoodooed	director
1919	The Jailbreaker	director
1919	Hearts in Hock	writer
1918	Beauties in Distress	director
1918	The Straight and Narrow	director
1918	The Handy Man	director
1918	Business Before Honesty	director
1917	His Bomb Policy	Writer
1917	His Bomb Policy	director
1916	His Pride and Shame	director