Actor
Charley Chase
October 19, 1893 · 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.
Often works with
Oliver Hardy
8 titles together
Sons of the Desert, Call of the Cuckoo, The Golden Age of Comedy
Stan Laurel
7 titles together
Sons of the Desert, Call of the Cuckoo, The Golden Age of Comedy
Charlie Hall
5 titles together
Sons of the Desert, Call of the Cuckoo, Fluttering Hearts
Curly Howard
5 titles together
Saved by the Belle, Violent Is the Word for Curly, Flat Foot Stooges
Larry Fine
5 titles together
Saved by the Belle, Violent Is the Word for Curly, Flat Foot Stooges
Moe Howard
5 titles together
Saved by the Belle, Violent Is the Word for Curly, Flat Foot Stooges
Full filmography · 150
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
cast
2025
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as (archive footage)
1992
The Three Stooges Follies
Director
1974
4 Clowns
as (archive footage)
1970
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
cast
1967
30 Years of Fun
as (archive footage)
1963
When Comedy Was King
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1957
His Bridal Fright
as Charley
1940
South of the Boudoir
as Charley Chase
1940
The Heckler
as Noisy
1940
The Awful Goof
as Charley
1939