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Charley Chase

Birthday: 1893-10-20 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King 1960

Release Date:

1960

Rating: 7.6

genres:

Drama / Comedy / Documentary

Stars:

Roscoe Arbuckle / Wallace Beery / Charlie Chaplin

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Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party 1937

Release Date:

1937

Rating: 4.8

genres:

Comedy / Music

Stars:

Elissa Landi / Charley Chase / Joe Morrison

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Kelly the Second

Kelly the Second 1936

Release Date:

1936

Rating: 5.8

genres:

Comedy / Romance

Stars:

Patsy Kelly / Guinn "Big Boy" Williams / Charley Chase

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Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert 1933

Release Date:

1933

Rating: 7.5

genres:

Comedy

Stars:

Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy / Mae Busch

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The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy 1930

Release Date:

1930

Rating: 5.8

genres:

Comedy / Music

Stars:

Charley Chase / Thelma Todd / Edgar Kennedy

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The Way of All Pants

The Way of All Pants 1927

Release Date:

1927

Rating: 6.6

genres:

Comedy

Stars:

Charley Chase / Edna Marion / Frank Leigh

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Acting

1960

When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

1937

Hollywood Party

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host

1936

Kelly the Second

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum

1933

Sons of the Desert

as Charley

1930

The Real McCoy

as Charley

1927

The Way of All Pants

as Charley

1926

Thundering Fleas

as Mustachioed wedding guest

1924

Jubilo, Jr.

as Director

1914

The Masquerader

as Actor

1914

The Rounders

as Diner

1914

Those Love Pangs

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

1914

His Musical Career

as Piano Store Manager