Charley Chase
Acting
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.
Born: October 19, 1893
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
His Silent Racket
James Finlayson manages to con Charley into becoming his partner in a failing dry cleaning shop that has been targeted by gangsters running a protection racket.
Sons of the Desert
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.
4 Clowns
Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era. Laurel and Hardy are shown battling a gum machine, and Hardy is a debaucherous Romeo whose amorous plans are thwarted by Rex, the Wonder Horse. Charley Chase is hampered by hiccups and a female professor, and he fleeces a drunken Oliver Hardy with a mannequin in a nightclub. The third part finds bachelor Buster Keaton desperately trying to get married by 7:00 PM in order to collect a $7-million-dollar inheritance. Keaton is pursued by money-hungry prospects in one of the best chase scenes ever filmed. Narration is provided by Jay Jackson.
The Golden Age of Comedy
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.
The 'Fraidy Cat
Jimmy Jump is a coward. Everyone and everything makes him afraid. He cowers from the neighborhood children, even though he's old enough to be their father. He is terrified of Lem Tucker, who is his rival for the heart of Dorothy. Only when he mistakenly believes he is about to die does Jimmy find courage. But will it last?
The Rat's Knuckles
Charley Chase is a hapless inventor with a better mouse trap in this silent comedy from 1925.
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.
When Comedy Was King
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.
Mighty Like a Moose
After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.
Bad Boy
In this two-reeler, Jimmy Jump wants to please both of his parents, but they disagree about everything. His father wants him to act more manly, although Jimmy gets his sensitivity from his mother. He wants to wed his girlfriend, and so accepts a job at his father's iron foundry, but does not excel there. Next, Jimmy goes to a tough dance-hall to impress his girl. A highlight is his parody of an Isadora Duncan dance.
Filmography
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as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
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as Noisy
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as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
as Professor Chase
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as Charles Clayfoot Chase
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as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
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as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
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as Fearless
as Sgt. Chase
as Mr. Chase
as Charley Chase
as Charley / Francisco Murietta
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as Charley Chase
as Duke Chase
as Charley Chase
as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
as Pvt. Charley Chase
as Chubby (singing voice)
as Charley Chase
as Charley
as Charles A. Chase
as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
as Carlos Chase
as Charley
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as Mr Chase
as Charley
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as Charley - 1st Sailor
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as John Jones
as Charley Chase
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as The Groom
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as Charley - the Husband
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as Asylum Inmate
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as Top Hat Inebriate
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as Thurston
as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
as Charley
as Charley
as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
as Gladstone, The Great Lover
as Charley
as Wilson
as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
as Mr. Moose - The Husband
as Mustachioed wedding guest
as Charles Chase
as Charlie - the Son
as Charley
as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
as Charley
as The Groom
as The Young Married Man
as Jimmy Jump
as Melvin
as The Husband
as Jamison
as Jimmy Jump
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as Jimmie
as Jimmie Jump
as Charley
as Jamison Jump
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as Jimmy Jump
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as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
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as Charley
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as Director
as Jimmy
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as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
as Jimmy Jump
as Jimmie Jump
as Jimmy Jump
as Jimmy Jump
as Jimmy Jump
as Jimmie Jump
as Glen Harper
as Customer (uncredited)
as Actor wearing top hat
as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
as Supporting Character
as The Suitor
as cameo
as Henchman (uncredited)
as Bearded anarchist
as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
as Charley
as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
as Harold, Dora's Suitor
as A Young Boarder
as Boyfriend
as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
as The Suitor
as The False Friend
as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
as The Star Boarder
as The Accordian Player Boarder
as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Ambrose's Buddy
as Bystander
as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
as 3rd Desperado
as Piano Store Manager
as The Art Teacher
as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
as Customer
as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
as Mabel's Boss
as Billy Bronx
as Diner
as Nephew
as Actor
as Cop
as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
as Spectator
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Race Spectator (uncredited)