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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

433

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-10-19

Day of Death

1940-06-20 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also Known As

Charles Joseph Parrott

Charles Parrott

Charles Parrot

Charley Parrott

Charlie Chase

Charles Chase

Jimmy Jump

Charley Chase

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.

Known For

Acting

Dough and Dynamite

1914

Dough and Dynamite

as

Customer

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

as

Spectator

The Masquerader

1914

The Masquerader

as

Actor

Sold at Auction

1923

Sold at Auction

as

Customer (uncredited)

A Coat's Tale

1914

A Coat's Tale

as

The Tramp

Leaping Love

1929

Leaping Love

as

Charley Chase

The King of the Wild Horses

1924

The King of the Wild Horses

as

Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)

Sons of the Desert

1933

Sons of the Desert

as

Charley

Sweet Daddy

1924

Sweet Daddy

as

Jimmy Jump

Her Dangerous Path

1923

Her Dangerous Path

as

Glen Harper

The Perfect Lady

1924

The Perfect Lady

as

Jimmy Jump

Position Wanted

1924

Position Wanted

as

Jimmie Jump

Love's Detour

1924

Love's Detour

as

Jimmie Jump

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

Why Husbands Go Mad

as

Jimmy Jump

Why Men Work

1924

Why Men Work

as

Jimmy Jump

The Royal Razz

1924

The Royal Razz

as

Jimmy Jump

Bungalow Boobs

1924

Bungalow Boobs

as

Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband

The Family Entrance

1925

The Family Entrance

as

Jimmy Jump

Hard Boiled

1925

Hard Boiled

as

Charley

Are Brunettes Safe?

1927

Are Brunettes Safe?

as

The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon

Merry Widower

1926

Merry Widower

as

Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)

Is Everybody Happy?

1928

Is Everybody Happy?

as

Charley

The Fight Pest

1928

The Fight Pest

as

Charley

The Booster

1928

The Booster

as

Charley

Off to Buffalo

1929

Off to Buffalo

as

Charley Chase

All Parts

1928

All Parts

as

Ruby Lips

1929

Ruby Lips

as

Charley

Loud Soup

1929

Loud Soup

as

Charley Chase

Thin Twins

1929

Thin Twins

as

Charley

Great Gobs!

1929

Great Gobs!

as

Charley - 1st Sailor

On the Wrong Trek

1936

On the Wrong Trek

as

Charley Chase

The soul of the party

1931

The soul of the party

as

Carlitos

Follies of love

1930

Follies of love

as

Carlos

Messing Around

1931

Messing Around

as

Carlos

Across the Hall

1914

Across the Hall

as

(unconfirmed)

A Gambling Rube

1914

A Gambling Rube

as

(unconfirmed)

Hello, Mabel

1914

Hello, Mabel

as

Mabel's Boss

Zip, the Dodger

1914

Zip, the Dodger

as

Customer in Second Group (uncredited)

Only a Farmer's Daughter

1915

Only a Farmer's Daughter

as

The Artist

The Plumber

1914

The Plumber

as

Bystander

How Heroes Are Made

1914

How Heroes Are Made

as

The Boy Friend's Chum

A Favorite Fool

1915

A Favorite Fool

as

The Circus Spieler

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

Droppington's Devilish Deed

as

Audience Member (uncredited)

Playmates

1918

Playmates

as

Dope fiend

Ship Ahoy

1919

Ship Ahoy

as

Henchman (uncredited)

Chased Into Love

1917

Chased Into Love

as

Charley

Don't Rock the Boat

1920

Don't Rock the Boat

as

Ship's Officer

Way Out West

1920

Way Out West

as

Grizzled Gambler (uncredited)

Moonshine

1920

Moonshine

as

Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer

Fluttering Hearts

1927

Fluttering Hearts

as

Charley

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

as

Asylum Inmate

Thundering Fleas

1926

Thundering Fleas

as

Mustachioed wedding guest

The Rounders

1914

The Rounders

as

Diner

His New Profession

1914

His New Profession

as

Nephew

His Musical Career

1914

His Musical Career

as

Piano Store Manager

Mabel's Blunder

1914

Mabel's Blunder

as

Billy Bronx

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Bromo and Juliet

as

Charley

When Comedy Was King

1960

When Comedy Was King

as

edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

Mighty Like a Moose

1926

Mighty Like a Moose

as

Mr. Moose - The Husband

Kelly the Second

1936

Kelly the Second

as

Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

as

Ambrose's Buddy

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray

as

Cafe Patron - In from the Mines

What Price Goofy?

1925

What Price Goofy?

as

Jamison

A Ten-Minute Egg

1924

A Ten-Minute Egg

as

Jimmy Jump

Seeing Nellie Home

1924

Seeing Nellie Home

as

Charley

The 'Fraidy Cat

1924

The 'Fraidy Cat

as

Jimmy Jump

Outdoor Pajamas

1924

Outdoor Pajamas

as

Jimmy Jump

Arabian Tights

1933

Arabian Tights

as

Charley

The Panic Is On

1931

The Panic Is On

as

Charley Chase

Hasty Marriage

1931

Hasty Marriage

as

Charley Chase

Whispering Whoopee

1930

Whispering Whoopee

as

Charley

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter

as

The Young Married Man

The Rat's Knuckles

1925

The Rat's Knuckles

as

Jimmy Jump

Innocent Husbands

1925

Innocent Husbands

as

Melvin

Long Fliv the King

1926

Long Fliv the King

as

Charles Chase

April Fool

1924

April Fool

as

Jimmy Jump

His Wooden Wedding

1925

His Wooden Wedding

as

The Groom

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Crazy Like a Fox

as

Wilson

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

Forgotten Sweeties

as

Thurston

Young Oldfield

1924

Young Oldfield

as

Jimmy

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

Isn't Life Terrible?

as

The Husband

Dog Shy

1926

Dog Shy

as

Charley

A Versatile Villain

1915

A Versatile Villain

as

Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk

Love, Loot and Crash

1915

Love, Loot and Crash

as

Harold, Dora's Suitor

Tell 'Em Nothing

1926

Tell 'Em Nothing

as

Gladstone, The Great Lover

Be Your Age

1926

Be Your Age

as

Charley - the Bashful Clerk

Now I'll Tell One

1927

Now I'll Tell One

as

Charley

Mama Behave

1926

Mama Behave

as

Charles Chase / Jim Chase

The Glorious Fourth

1927

The Glorious Fourth

as

Top Hat Inebriate

Too Many Mammas

1924

Too Many Mammas

as

Jimmy Jump

Hollywood Party

1937

Hollywood Party

as

Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

Rough Seas

1931

Rough Seas

as

Pvt. Charley Chase

Girl Grief

1932

Girl Grief

as

Charley

All Wet

1924

All Wet

as

Jimmie Jump

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as

Self (archive footage)

Limousine Love

1928

Limousine Love

as

The Groom

High C's

1930

High C's

as

Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase

He's In Again

1918

He's In Again

as

Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)

The Dumb-Bell

1922

The Dumb-Bell

as

Actor wearing top hat

Accidental Accidents

1924

Accidental Accidents

as

Jimmy Jump

Rolling Stone

1919

Rolling Stone

as

Bearded anarchist

Luncheon at Twelve

1933

Luncheon at Twelve

as

Charley Chase

Jubilo, Jr.

1924

Jubilo, Jr.

as

Director

The Real McCoy

1930

The Real McCoy

as

Charley

Should Husbands Be Watched?

1925

Should Husbands Be Watched?

as

Jamison Jump

Dollar Dizzy

1930

Dollar Dizzy

as

Charley Chase

The Nickel Nurser

1932

The Nickel Nurser

as

Charley Chase

Fallen Arches

1933

Fallen Arches

as

Charley Chase

Poker at Eight

1935

Poker at Eight

as

Charley

The Great Toe Mystery

1914

The Great Toe Mystery

as

Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)

The Noise of Bombs

1914

The Noise of Bombs

as

3rd Desperado

Charley My Boy!

1926

Charley My Boy!

as

Charley

The Cracked Ice Man

1934

The Cracked Ice Man

as

Charley Chase

In Walked Charley

1932

In Walked Charley

as

Mr. Chase

Rattling Romeo

1939

Rattling Romeo

as

Charley

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve

as

Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)

Mabel at the Wheel

1914

Mabel at the Wheel

as

Race Spectator (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as

Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)

The Knockout

1914

The Knockout

as

Spectator (uncredited)

Those Love Pangs

1914

Those Love Pangs

as

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

1915

Fatty’s Faithful Fido

as

Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

That Little Band Of Gold

as

Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)

A One Night Stand

1915

A One Night Stand

as

Audience Spectator (uncredited)

No Father to Guide Him

1925

No Father to Guide Him

as

Jimmy Jump

Fate's Fathead

1934

Fate's Fathead

as

Charley Chase

Movie Night

1929

Movie Night

as

Charley Chase

Looser Than Loose

1930

Looser Than Loose

as

Charley

Is Marriage the Bunk?

1925

Is Marriage the Bunk?

as

Jimmie Jump

The Awful Goof

1939

The Awful Goof

as

Charley

The Heckler

1940

The Heckler

as

Noisy

Teacher's Pest

1939

Teacher's Pest

as

Charley Chase

South of the Boudoir

1940

South of the Boudoir

as

Charley Chase

His Bridal Fright

1940

His Bridal Fright

as

Charley

The Big Squirt

1937

The Big Squirt

as

Charley Chase

The Wrong Miss Wright

1937

The Wrong Miss Wright

as

Charley Chase

A Nag in the Bag

1938

A Nag in the Bag

as

Racetrack Announcer (voice)

From Bad to Worse

1937

From Bad to Worse

as

Charley Chase

The Nightshirt Bandit

1938

The Nightshirt Bandit

as

Professor Chase

Skinny the Moocher

1939

Skinny the Moocher

as

Charley Chase

Man Bites Lovebug

1937

Man Bites Lovebug

as

Charles Clayfoot Chase

The Chump Takes a Bump

1939

The Chump Takes a Bump

as

Charley Chase

Pie a la Maid

1938

Pie a la Maid

as

Charley

The Mind Needer

1938

The Mind Needer

as

Charley Chase

Many Sappy Returns

1938

Many Sappy Returns

as

Charley Chase

Calling All Doctors

1937

Calling All Doctors

as

Charley Chase

The Grand Hooter

1937

The Grand Hooter

as

Charley Chase

Sittin' Pretty

1924

Sittin' Pretty

as

Jimmy Jump

Love in Armor

1915

Love in Armor

as

The Suitor

Love, Speed and Thrills

1915

Love, Speed and Thrills

as

Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

The Poor Fish

1924

The Poor Fish

as

Jimmie Jump

Married to Order

1920

Married to Order

as

The Suitor

The Rent Jumpers

1915

The Rent Jumpers

as

A Young Boarder

Settled at the Seaside

1915

Settled at the Seaside

as

Boyfriend

All Teed Up

1930

All Teed Up

as

Mr Chase

Peanuts and Bullets

1915

Peanuts and Bullets

as

The Accordian Player Boarder

A Lucky Leap

1915

A Lucky Leap

as

Lizzie's Boy Friend

Colored Villainy

1915

Colored Villainy

as

The Traveler

The Big Squawk

1929

The Big Squawk

as

Charley

Snappy Sneezer

1929

Snappy Sneezer

as

Charley

The Count Takes the Count

1936

The Count Takes the Count

as

Charley Chase

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

Fifty Million Husbands

as

Charley Chase

4 Clowns

1970

4 Clowns

as

(archive footage)

At First Sight

1924

At First Sight

as

Jimmy Jump

Bad Boy

1925

Bad Boy

as

Jimmie

First in War

1932

First in War

as

Sgt. Chase

Young Ironsides

1932

Young Ironsides

as

Fearless

Midsummer Mush

1933

Midsummer Mush

as

Charley

Nature in the Wrong

1933

Nature in the Wrong

as

Charley Chase

The Chases of Pimple Street

1934

The Chases of Pimple Street

as

Charley Chase

Nurse to You!

1935

Nurse to You!

as

Charley

Big Game

1921

Big Game

as

Just a Real Good Car

1924

Just a Real Good Car

as

Jimmy Jump

He Wouldn't Stay Down

1915

He Wouldn't Stay Down

as

The False Friend

One of the Family

1924

One of the Family

as

Jimmy Jump

Hard Knocks

1924

Hard Knocks

as

Jimmie Jump

Publicity Pays

1924

Publicity Pays

as

Jimmy Jump

He Loved the Ladies

1914

He Loved the Ladies

as

The Husband's Pal

Another Wild Idea

1934

Another Wild Idea

as

Charley

Mr. Bride

1932

Mr. Bride

as

Charley

The Tabasco Kid

1932

The Tabasco Kid

as

Charley / Francisco Murietta

Thundering Tenors

1931

Thundering Tenors

as

Charles A. Chase

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as

Self (archive footage)

Hash House Mashers

1915

Hash House Mashers

as

The Star Boarder

Little Daddy

1931

Little Daddy

as

Chubby (singing voice)

Big Red Riding Hood

1925

Big Red Riding Hood

as

Jimmy Jump

Stolen Goods

1924

Stolen Goods

as

Jimmy Jump

Fighting Fluid

1925

Fighting Fluid

as

Jimmy Jump

Hello Baby!

1925

Hello Baby!

as

Jimmy Jump

Mum's the Word

1926

Mum's the Word

as

Charlie - the Son

Looking for Sally

1925

Looking for Sally

as

Jimmy Jump

Just a Minute

1924

Just a Minute

as

Jimmy Jump

Southern Exposure

1935

Southern Exposure

as

Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

Fatty's Magic Pants

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Girl Shock

1930

Girl Shock

as

Charley

Fast Work

1930

Fast Work

as

Charley

April Fool

1920

April Fool

as

Supporting Character

Four Parts

1934

Four Parts

as

Charley

Us

1927

Us

as

Charley

Crazy Feet

1929

Crazy Feet

as

Charley

Assistant Wives

1927

Assistant Wives

as

Charley - the Husband

Something Simple

1934

Something Simple

as

Charley

The Sting of Stings

1927

The Sting of Stings

as

Charley

Cursed by His Beauty

1914

Cursed by His Beauty

as

The Art Teacher

Public Ghost # 1

1935

Public Ghost # 1

as

Charley Chase

Neighborhood House

1936

Neighborhood House

as

Charley Chase

The lady from Chicago

1931

The lady from Chicago

as

Charley Chase

What a Bozo!

1931

What a Bozo!

as

Charley Chase

One of the Smiths

1931

One of the Smiths

as

Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.

Skip the Maloo!

1931

Skip the Maloo!

as

Duke Chase

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as

archive footage

Chasing Husbands

1928

Chasing Husbands

as

Charley

Now We'll Tell One

1932

Now We'll Tell One

as

Charley

His Silent Racket

1933

His Silent Racket

as

Charley

A gray in the air

1930

A gray in the air

as

Carlos Chase

Sherman Said It

1933

Sherman Said It

as

Charley

Stepping Out

1929

Stepping Out

as

Charley

30 Years of Fun

1963

30 Years of Fun

as

(archive footage)

Mabel's New Job

1914

Mabel's New Job

as

Boarder

Modern Love

1929

Modern Love

as

John Jones

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

as

Charley Chase

A One Mama Man

1927

A One Mama Man

as

Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky

I'll Take Vanilla

1934

I'll Take Vanilla

as

Charley

It Happened One Day

1934

It Happened One Day

as

Charley

You Said a Hatful!

1934

You Said a Hatful!

as

Charley

Okay Toots!

1935

Okay Toots!

as

Charley

Vamp Till Ready

1936

Vamp Till Ready

as

Charley

Hey, skirts!

1930

Hey, skirts!

as

Charley

Production

Crew

Directing

Moonshine

1920

Moonshine

as

Ship Ahoy

1919

Ship Ahoy

as

Playmates

1918

Playmates

as

365 Days

1922

365 Days

as

Bone Dry

1922

Bone Dry

as