Charley Chase
Acting
Born 1893-10-19
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Popular credits
Sons of the Desert
Charley
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
The Masquerader
Actor
The Rounders
Diner
His New Profession
Nephew
Those Love Pangs
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Dough and Dynamite
Customer
The Knockout
Spectator (uncredited)
His Musical Career
Piano Store Manager
Gentlemen of Nerve
Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Spectator
Mabel's Blunder
Billy Bronx
Mighty Like a Moose
Mr. Moose - The Husband
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
Crazy Like a Fox
Wilson
On the Wrong Trek
Charley Chase
Fluttering Hearts
Charley
When Comedy Was King
edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)