Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
October 19, 1893
Died
June 20, 1940 (46 years old)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
- Charles Joseph Parrott
- Charles Parrott
- Charles Parrot
- Charley Parrott
- Charlie Chase
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
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
On the Wrong Trek
1936
Sons of the Desert
1933
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
Mighty Like a Moose
1926
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
His Musical Career
1914
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
Dough and Dynamite
1914
Those Love Pangs
1914
Mabel's Blunder
1914
The Rounders
1914
His New Profession
1914
The Masquerader
1914
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
The Knockout
1914
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
Crew
Saved by the Belle
Associate Producer, Director
1939
Flat Foot Stooges
Writer, Director, Associate Producer
1938
Mutts to You
Director, Associate Producer
1938
Violent Is the Word for Curly
Associate Producer, Director
1938
Tassels in the Air
Director, Associate Producer
1938
Termites of 1938
Associate Producer
1938
On the Wrong Trek
Director
1936
Sons of the Desert
Writer
1933
Crazy Like a Fox
Writer
1926