Charley Chase

Born: 1893-10-19

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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Sons of the Desert

as Charley
Released: 1933-12-29

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise...

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The Rounders

as Diner
Released: 1914-09-07

Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.

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On the Wrong Trek

as Charley Chase
Released: 1936-04-18

Charlie tells his co-workers about his event-filled vacation to California, including his run in...

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Dough and Dynamite

as Customer
Released: 1914-10-26

Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the...

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The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage
Released: 1957-12-26

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy,...

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Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Staring Man in Theater (uncredited)
Released: 1914-12-21

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large...

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4 Clowns

as (archive footage)
Released: 1970-09-01

Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era....

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Crazy Feet

as Charley
Released: 1929-09-07

Charley intervenes in a fight between Eddie and Thelma inside her small car. Cop Kennedy...

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Those Love Pangs

as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Released: 1914-10-10

Charlie and a rival vie for the favor of their landlady.

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Innocent Husbands

as Melvin
Released: 1925-08-01

Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt...

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Hello Baby!

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-01-18

Jimmy Jump (Charley Chase) and his wife find a baby left at their door. They happily take the...

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The Knockout

as Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1914-06-11

To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees,...

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His New Profession

as Nephew
Released: 1914-08-31

Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.

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Mr. Bride

as Charley
Released: 1932-12-24

Charley's boss "rehearses" for his honeymoon--with Charley.

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Looking for Sally

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-05-10

Jimmie Jump is returning from Europe to the USA. His parents and an old girl-friend, Sally -...

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Gentlemen of Nerve

as Spectator at Entrance (uncredited)
Released: 1914-10-29

Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's...

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Bungalow Boobs

as Jimmy Jump - The Newlywed Husband
Released: 1924-10-26

Jimmy Jump brings his bride to a new bungalow home, selected and furnished by him. All the...

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Whispering Whoopee

as Charley
Released: 1930-03-08

Charlie hires three "party girls" to help him land a business deal.

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Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate
Released: 1927-10-15

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

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His Musical Career

as Piano Store Manager
Released: 1914-11-07

Charlie and his partner are to deliver a piano to 666 Prospect St. and repossess one from 999...

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Chasing Husbands

as Charley
Released: 1928-12-22

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Hollywood Party

as Charley Chan Chase, Co-Host
Released: 1937-04-03

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After...

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Arabian Tights

as Charley
Released: 1933-06-02

Charley and his buddies are captured and imprisoned by an Arabian sultan.

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Thundering Fleas

as Mustachioed wedding guest
Released: 1926-07-18

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea...

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Dog Shy

as Charley
Released: 1926-04-04

Charley is chased into a phone booth by a dog and agrees to help a young woman on the phone...

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The Masquerader

as Actor
Released: 1914-08-27

Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly...

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Mabel's Busy Day

as Spectator
Released: 1914-06-13

Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down...

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Modern Love

as John Jones
Released: 1929-07-21

In order to keep her job, a young dress designer must keep her recent marriage a secret from her...

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One of the Smiths

as Charley Chase / Zeb Smith Jr.
Released: 1931-05-23

Charley, representing a manufacturer of musical instruments, is sent to investigate why certain...

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The Heckler

as Noisy
Released: 1940-02-16

An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.

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The Glorious Fourth

as Top Hat Inebriate
Released: 1927-06-26

It's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at...

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Outdoor Pajamas

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-09-13

This funny Hal Roach comedy has Jimmy Jump (Charley Chase) waking up late for his wedding so in...

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Crazy Like a Fox

as Wilson
Released: 1926-08-26

Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She...

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Jeffries Jr.

as uncredited
Released: 1924-02-02

A man contacts a boxer in order to get in shape.

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Southern Exposure

as Colonel Charley Chase / Pappy Chase
Released: 1935-04-05

Connie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1942-01-01

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...

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Hard Knocks

as Jimmie Jump
Released: 1924-02-02

A man tries to win over the daughter of his boss.

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Fast Work

as Charley
Released: 1930-06-28

Charley Chase is obsessed with a woman, however his attempt to meet her father is complicated by...

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Merry Widower

as Hobo in Oyster Bar (uncredited)
Released: 1926-08-01

Julius loses his wife to Rudy because he's too busy going on hunting trips. But when she...

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Hello, Mabel

as Mabel's Boss
Released: 1914-10-08

Hello, Mabel (also known as On a Busy Wire) is a 1914 American short silent comedy film directed...

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Great Gobs!

as Charley - 1st Sailor
Released: 1929-12-28

Charley and Edgar on shore leave in Mexico, fight for the affection of a pretty senorita.

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Snappy Sneezer

as Charley
Released: 1929-07-29

Charley falls in love with Mary, but his attack of hay fever alienates her father.

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Kelly the Second

as Dr. J. Willoughby Klum
Released: 1936-08-21

A feisty Irish woman turns a truck driver into a championship boxer.

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Fifty Million Husbands

as Charley Chase
Released: 1930-05-23

An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife....

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April Fool

as Supporting Character
Released: 1920-11-21

Sent as a missionary to cannibals, Lloyd Hamilton boards a ship, but encounters many problems...

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Ship Ahoy

as Henchman (uncredited)
Released: 1919-02-15

Charlie stays at a seaside lodging house frequented by sailors. He gets involved with a gang of...

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Thundering Tenors

as Charles A. Chase
Released: 1931-02-07

Charley is invited to a high class party, where he feels ill at ease and has no idea how to act,...

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Little Daddy

as Chubby (singing voice)
Released: 1931-03-28

Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

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When Comedy Was King

as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Released: 1960-03-29

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles...

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Leading Lizzie Astray

as Cafe Patron - In from the Mines
Released: 1914-11-30

A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.

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Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1961-03-21

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century...

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A Ten-Minute Egg

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-07-19

The main premise for the comedy is the Jimmy discovers he can convince people he is a tough...

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Too Many Mammas

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-10-12

Charley is called upon to go out with his boss on a date with the boss' mistress, to act as a beard.

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Looser Than Loose

as Charley
Released: 1930-11-15

Charley is about to get engaged to Thelma when his boss foists some clients upon him to entertain.

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Be Your Age

as Charley - the Bashful Clerk
Released: 1926-11-13

Charley needs $10,000 right away. Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million from her late...

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Italian Love

as uncredited
Released: 1920-03-08

A Billy West slapstick comedy.

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The Plumber

as Bystander
Released: 1914-12-09

This Keystone from the end of 1914, involving the usual suspects running around some plumbing...

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Now I'll Tell One

as Charley
Released: 1927-10-04

This film was presumed lost for a long time, until the second reel of this movie showed up again...

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Teacher's Pest

as Charley Chase
Released: 1939-11-02

Charley arrives in a backward mountain town to be the new schoolteacher and receives a hostile...

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The Sting of Stings

as Charley
Released: 1927-09-03

Charley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to...

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Bigger and Better Blondes

as Charley
Released: 1927-05-15

Charley is mistakenly assumed to be a thief

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The Panic Is On

as Charley Chase
Released: 1931-08-14

Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile...

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All Teed Up

as Mr Chase
Released: 1930-04-16

Thelma invites Charley to play golf at her father's exclusive country club.

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Nurse to You!

as Charley
Released: 1935-10-04

Cautious, frugal Charley is told by his insurance doctor that he has six months to live, and...

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Forgotten Sweeties

as Thurston
Released: 1927-04-10

Thurston's former sweetheart has married a big brute, and they move in down the hall from him.

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All Wet

as Jimmie Jump
Released: 1924-01-01

Charley Chase has car trouble.

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He's In Again

as Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Released: 1918-12-15

A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it....

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That Little Band Of Gold

as Ticket Box Man / Man in Front Row (uncredited)
Released: 1915-03-14

A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their...

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Mighty Like a Moose

as Mr. Moose - The Husband
Released: 1926-07-18

After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an...

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Movie Night

as Charley Chase
Released: 1929-05-11

A family goes on its weekly outing to the movies. Complications ensue...

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Fluttering Hearts

as Charley
Released: 1927-06-19

Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a...

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Hasty Marriage

as Charley Chase
Released: 1931-12-16

It's in three distinct segments. The first and probably best involves Charley, his girlfriend,...

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The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-01

Film historian Robert Youngson presents a feature-length anthology of rarely seen silent films...

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Long Fliv the King

as Charles Chase
Released: 1926-06-13

This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who...

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Mama Behave

as Charles Chase / Jim Chase
Released: 1926-02-27

A man finds out that his wife wishes he would act more like his twin brother, so he decides to...

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The Pip from Pittsburg

as Charley
Released: 1931-03-21

Charley agrees to go on a blind date to help out his roommate. But because his last such date...

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Never the Dames Shall Meet

as Charley
Released: 1927-12-24

Chase makes tries to escape from a compromising situation with a dame he took to be his wife's...

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Neighborhood House

as Charley Chase
Released: 1936-03-09

Charley, his wife Rosina and their daughter Darla attend "Bank night" at their local movie...

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Leaping Love

as Charley Chase
Released: 1929-06-22

Charley falls for both a mother and her daughter.

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The Big Squawk

as Charley
Released: 1929-05-25

Shy Charley tries to win his girl.

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Limousine Love

as The Groom
Released: 1928-04-13

On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car

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The Tabasco Kid

as Charley / Francisco Murietta
Released: 1932-01-30

A timid accountant for a California cattle ranch and a lookalike dashing bandit become rivals...

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Bad Boy

as Jimmie
Released: 1925-04-11

In this two-reeler, Jimmy Jump wants to please both of his parents, but they disagree about...

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Rolling Stone

as Bearded anarchist
Released: 1919-01-20

A Chaplin-like tramp is mistaken for a Bolshevik

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Aching Youth

as uncredited
Released: 1928-03-17

Aching Youth is a silent comedy short

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Mabel at the Wheel

as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1914-04-18

A villain, competing with his rival's race car, kidnaps the rival before the race. Mabel decides...

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Long Live the King

as uncredited
Released: 1923-11-26

A young crown prince, wishing to be just an ordinary boy, runs away with his friend. The king...

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Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

as (archive footage)
Released: 1992-04-05

Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of...

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Four Parts

as Charley
Released: 1934-03-17

Charley is one of four identical brothers, which drives his girlfriend nuts.

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Love, Loot and Crash

as Harold, Dora's Suitor
Released: 1915-04-23

A flustered father seeks a cook for his kitchen, his daughter seeks to elope and a pair of...

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Are Brunettes Safe?

as The Newspaper Columnist / Bud Gordon
Released: 1927-02-06

Are Brunettes Safe?

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Assistant Wives

as Charley - the Husband
Released: 1927-08-08

Slapstick film about two married couples.

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Stepping Out

as Charley
Released: 1929-11-02

Charley goes out for an evening on the town without his wife.

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Rattling Romeo

as Charley
Released: 1939-07-14

Charley buys a wreck of an automobile that's been made to appear new by a disreputable used car...

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His Wooden Wedding

as The Groom
Released: 1925-12-19

A few moments before Charley is going to marry, a friend, gives him an anonymous note, stating...

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The Sap Takes a Wrap

as Charley
Released: 1939-03-10

Charley gives his girlfriend a mink coat he was supposed to be guarding for three showgirls;...

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Accidental Accidents

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-11-09

Jimmy Jump gets rather wet.

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A gray in the air

as Carlos Chase
Released: 1930-11-21

This here is the four-reel Spanish version of Charley Chase's Looser Than Loose.

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Tell 'Em Nothing

as Gladstone, The Great Lover
Released: 1926-10-16

Charlie is the great divorce attorney, in demand by all women wishing to shed their husbands....

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Another Wild Idea

as Charley
Released: 1934-06-16

Betty's father has an invention that looks like a fancy camera; it emits an ultra-lavender ray...

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There Ain't No Santa Claus

as Charley
Released: 1926-12-12

Charley has several dilemmas facing him at Christmas, all posed by his greedy, heartless...

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What Price Goofy?

as Jamison
Released: 1925-06-06

Jamison has a very jealous wife. Mrs. Jamison has a very gossipy friend. When the friend spots...

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Isn't Life Terrible?

as The Husband
Released: 1925-07-05

Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he...

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Calling All Doctors

as Charley Chase
Released: 1937-07-22

Charley is a hypochondriac who is driving his family, his friends and his doctor crazy.

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In Walked Charley

as Mr. Chase
Released: 1932-04-22

Charley, a travel agent, finds himself in a situation where he has to humor an apparent lunatic.

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Sweet Daddy

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-08-17

Jimmy Jump's boss asks him to meet his small niece and her dog and entertain them between...

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No Father to Guide Him

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-09-05

Charley's battle-axe mother-in-law breaks up his marriage and tries to separate him from his...

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At First Sight

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-01-12

A man falls in love with a woman he thinks is a rich lady when in fact she is her maid.

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30 Years of Fun

as (archive footage)
Released: 1963-02-10

Three decades of fun packed into one convenient package with this compilation of classic...

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Skip the Maloo!

as Duke Chase
Released: 1931-09-03

Charlie Chase, playing the Duke of Chasewick, but hired by Dell Henderson to play himself, and...

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Girl Grief

as Charley
Released: 1932-10-08

Although terrified of girls, Charley must take a job teaching at a girls school.

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The Nickel Snatcher

as uncredited
Released: 1920-01-01

Hank Mann is the conductor of a horse-drawn trolley that carries a motley assortment of...

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What Women Did for Me

as Charley
Released: 1927-08-14

A girl-shy professor runs into trouble at -- a ladies' seminary.

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Young Oldfield

as Jimmy
Released: 1924-06-22

Jimmy always fantasied about racing. But now he has to pay the mortgage before noon or else he...

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The 'Fraidy Cat

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-03-29

Jimmy Jump is a coward. Everyone and everything makes him afraid. He cowers from the...

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It Happened One Day

as Charley
Released: 1934-07-07

Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.

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Time Out for Trouble

as Charley
Released: 1938-03-17

Charley Chase is engaged to be married and while in a department store, shopping for his...

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Rough Seas

as Pvt. Charley Chase
Released: 1931-04-24

On his way home following World War I, Charley smuggles his French sweetheart aboard ship and...

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Mum's the Word

as Charley
Released: 1926-05-09

A widow has married rich, but didn't tell her husband about her son. And he's coming for a...

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Publicity Pays

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-05-04

Jimmy Jump's young wife goes in strongly for amateur theatricals. After one of her performances...

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Love in Armor

as The Suitor
Released: 1915-03-11

Mae Busch and Charley Chase are in love. However, her father does not approve. A Baron sees Mae...

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Seeing Nellie Home

as Charley
Released: 1924-07-26

The situation is typically embarrassing and unlikely-but-possible for Charley, but it is at the...

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Fallen Arches

as Charley Chase
Released: 1933-02-04

Told to "hike" out to his company's West Coast headquarters, Charley does exactly that.

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The Way of All Pants

as Charley
Released: 1927-10-28

A man delivering a pair of trousers loses his own pants, setting off a chaotic sequence of events.

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First in War

as Sgt. Chase
Released: 1932-05-27

Charley writes the national anthem for the country of Nicarania and winds up getting mixed up in...

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Young Ironsides

as Fearless
Released: 1932-09-02

Harry is hired by a rich family to stop their daughter from entering a beauty contest.

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The Uneasy Three

as uncredited
Released: 1925-11-15

Often hysterical spoof of Tod Browning's THE UNHOLY THREE (and several others of his crime...

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South of the Boudoir

as Charley Chase
Released: 1940-05-17

Charley, over his wife's objections, has invited his boss over for dinner. Mrs. Chase walks out,...

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Jack Frost

as uncredited
Released: 1923-07-22

Jack Frost is a silent comedy short

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Pie a la Maid

as Charley
Released: 1938-12-25

Charley falls for a waitress who mistakes him for a gangster.

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Stolen Goods

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-06-29

A man starts working in a department store and has to deal with a female kleptomaniac.

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Jubilo, Jr.

as Director
Released: 1924-06-28

A young boy, determined to make money enough to buy his mother a birthday present, finds a...

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Dollar Dizzy

as Charley Chase
Released: 1930-10-03

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them...

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Hash House Mashers

as The Star Boarder
Released: 1915-01-16

A boy pines for the girl next door to the dismay of both their parents.

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Bromo and Juliet

as Charley
Released: 1926-09-19

A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on...

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Loud Soup

as Charley Chase
Released: 1929-03-16

Loud Soup is a comedy short

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Mabel's Blunder

as Billy Bronx
Released: 1914-09-12

Mabel is pursued by her boss, despite being engaged to his son, in this gender-bending comedy of...

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Those Country Kids

as uncredited
Released: 1914-08-19

Those Country Kids is a 1914 short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, and...

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Sittin' Pretty

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-09-27

Charley Chase comedy.

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His Silent Racket

as Charley
Released: 1933-04-29

James Finlayson manages to con Charley into becoming his partner in a failing dry cleaning shop...

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The Mind Needer

as Charley Chase
Released: 1938-04-29

A Charley Chase short, produced at Columbia. Charley is alarmingly forgetful, and this is his...

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From Bad to Worse

as Charley Chase
Released: 1937-06-04

Charley's honeymoon is upset by a woman and her jealous husband.

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Powder and Smoke

as uncredited
Released: 1924-02-02

A lightning rod salesman gets in the middle of a western shootout.

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Moonshine

as Scorekeeper / Revenue Officer
Released: 1920-12-26

A Lloyd Hamilton slapstick comedy directed by Charley Chase.

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Something Simple

as Charley
Released: 1934-09-08

Taken to a hospital, after suffering a dizzy spell, Charley is told by a 'nut', posing as a...

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The Big Squirt

as Charley Chase
Released: 1937-09-17

Soda jerk reads mystery stories, fancies himself a master detective.

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The Real McCoy

as Charley
Released: 1930-02-01

Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.

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Hard Boiled

as Charley
Released: 1925-03-15

Hard Boiled comedy short

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Fate's Fathead

as Charley Chase
Released: 1934-11-17

Accidental meetings and misconceptions lead a blissfully happy couple to fight and squabble.

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All for Nothing

as uncredited
Released: 1928-01-21

Charley brings an actor friend home to dinner without telling his wife beforehand, and she...

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The Booster

as Charley
Released: 1928-11-24

The Booster is a silent comedy short

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The lady from Chicago

as Charley Chase
Released: 1931-03-22

This movie is the Spanish language version of THE PIP FROM PITTSBURG

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Us

as uncredited
Released: 1927-08-08

Short comedy about airplanes.

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The Wrong Miss Wright

as Charley Chase
Released: 1937-06-18

Charley tries to get out of an arranged marriage so he can marry another girl. What he doesn't...

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A Versatile Villain

as Pete - Assistant Baggage Clerk
Released: 1915-05-29

After being falsely accused of theft, Pete, the station master's assistant, rescues his...

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The Nickel Nurser

as Charley Chase
Released: 1932-03-12

Charley is an efficiency expert trying to teach a millionaire's daughter the value of money.

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Man Bites Lovebug

as Charles Clayfoot Chase
Released: 1937-12-24

To test his wife, Charley's friend puts him up to making a play for her, but she's on to it and...

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Midsummer Mush

as Charley
Released: 1933-08-20

Charley falls in love with Betty on a camping trip.

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Many Sappy Returns

as Charley Chase
Released: 1938-08-19

Charley mistakes a lunatic as the father of the girl he's interested in.

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Sherman Said It

as Charley
Released: 1933-09-02

Although the war is over, Charley still can't seem to find his way out of France.

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Charley My Boy!

as Charley
Released: 1926-01-24

A daughter's rich father wants to marry her off to a rich but older man. The daughter has other...

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The Royal Razz

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-12-21

A doting father who plays Santa Claus for Christmas annoys a trolley full of people when he lugs...

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High C's

as Sgt. Charles Augustus Chase
Released: 1930-12-27

The comic and musical adventures of Charley Chase as he fights in the great war.

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The Noise of Bombs

as 3rd Desperado
Released: 1914-11-19

Four miscreants get revenge on the police chief by planting bombs in his house.

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The Caretaker's Daughter

as The Young Married Man
Released: 1925-10-10

The two-reel silent film comedy The Caretaker's Daughter was distributed by Pathe in 1925....

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What a Bozo!

as Charley Chase
Released: 1931-11-07

A bandleader ignores a pretty dancer who fancies him in order to chase after a beautiful, snooty...

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Should Husbands Be Watched?

as Jamison Jump
Released: 1925-03-14

Mr. Jump has come into some money and informs his wife that they can now hire a maid and won't...

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Hello Trouble

as uncredited
Released: 1918-09-25

A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their...

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His Bridal Fright

as Charley
Released: 1940-07-12

Charley writes to girls all over the world in order to get foreign postage stamps for his...

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The Rat's Knuckles

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-01-03

Charley Chase is a hapless inventor with a better mouse trap in this silent comedy from 1925.

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The Chases of Pimple Street

as Charley Chase
Released: 1934-12-22

In order to get out of his boss's doghouse, Charley pairs his troublesome sister-in-law with an...

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Fatty's Magic Pants

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1914-12-13

'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be...

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The Nightshirt Bandit

as Professor Chase
Released: 1938-10-27

A criminology professor sets out to find the "sleepwalking bandit", but when he finally catches...

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When Spirits Move

as uncredited
Released: 1920-01-01

A 1920 Silent comedy

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Fighting Fluid

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-02-01

Charley Chase plays the type of character he does best, which is a weak nerd who is constantly...

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The Cracked Ice Man

as Charley Chase
Released: 1934-01-27

Charley finds that he got more than he bargained for when he takes a job as a kindergarten teacher.

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Ambrose's First Falsehood

as Ambrose's Buddy
Released: 1914-12-12

After running into a friend and two ladies, a married man sends his wife a note saying that he's...

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April Fool

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-05-18

Jimmy Jump is a cracked reporter at a behind-the-times daily newspaper. He also happens to be in...

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Ruby Lips

as Charley
Released: 1929-01-19

Ruby Lips is a comedy short

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A Nag in the Bag

as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Released: 1938-11-11

Two guys who own a restaurant get word of a sure thing at the races and bet all their money on...

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The Chump Takes a Bump

as Charley Chase
Released: 1939-05-05

At a nightclub, Charley fails to recognize his newly blonde wife.

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Many Scrappy Returns

as Charley
Released: 1927-01-09

Many Scrappy Returns

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Nature in the Wrong

as Charley Chase
Released: 1933-03-18

Charley, hoping to find cultured people in his ancestry in order to be suitable to Muriel's...

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Manhattan Monkey Business

as Charley
Released: 1935-11-09

When Charley can't pay his bill at a restaurant, he is forced to become a waiter.

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The Family Group

as uncredited
Released: 1928-02-18

Charley tries to get a photograph taken with his wife and child.

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The Awful Goof

as Charley
Released: 1939-12-20

A girl keeps meeting Charley the wrong moments, including losing her dress in his car, and later...

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Is Marriage the Bunk?

as Jimmie Jump
Released: 1925-03-29

Charley has in-laws that look down on him because he's not rich. So, to try to keep up, he...

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Now We'll Tell One

as Charley
Released: 1932-11-19

Charley unwittingly puts on a belt that has the power to change the wearer's personality.

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The Four Star Boarder

as Charley
Released: 1935-04-26

In an effort to appease his wife's wealthy aunt (Grace Goodall), newly-wed Charley must...

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The Great Toe Mystery

as Gussie Birdie the Shoe Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1914-07-25

A man goes in hot pursuit of the shoe store clerk he feels has made inappropriate advances...

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I'll Take Vanilla

as Charley
Released: 1934-05-05

Ice-cream vendor Charley gets mixed up with a cute girl and her snotty nephew.

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Girl Shock

as Charley
Released: 1930-08-23

Charley suffers a hysterical reaction whenever a woman touches him; a psychiatrist attempts to...

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Big Red Riding Hood

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-04-26

Jimmy Jump is asked by the Swedish Government to translate for educational purposes "Little Red...

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You Said a Hatful!

as Charley
Released: 1934-10-13

When he learns the secret news that it will be sold today at 4pm in Kansas City, international...

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Imagine My Embarrassment

as Charley
Released: 1928-09-01

Imagine My Embarrassment is a silent comedy short

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Plain and Fancy Girls

as Charley
Released: 1925-03-01

Jimmy Jump has a "plain" girlfriend, and becomes intrigued by a "fancy" girl he spots in a park....

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Fatty’s Faithful Fido

as Fight Spectator / Man at the Dance (uncredited)
Released: 1915-03-19

Fatty and Al are Minta's suitors. After Fatty sics his dog on him, Al marks Fatty for roughing...

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Zip, the Dodger

as Customer in Second Group (uncredited)
Released: 1914-10-17

Zip, the Dodger

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Don't Forget

as uncredited
Released: 1924-02-02

A man arrives late at his own wedding.

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The Rent Jumpers

as A Young Boarder
Released: 1915-04-07

The plot is driven by the confusion that results when two pairs of trousers are mixed up. One...

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Love, Speed and Thrills

as Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Released: 1915-01-18

After Walrus has been shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose sees Walrus flirting...

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Skinny the Moocher

as Charley Chase
Released: 1939-09-08

Deep in debt, Charley must marry a wealthy society girl, and attends an afternoon party to...

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Cursed by His Beauty

as The Art Teacher
Released: 1914-10-31

Married ice man Charles Murray is "Cursed by His Beauty" (1914) when he becomes a model for a...

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The King of the Wild Horses

as Boyd Fielding (as Charles Parrott)
Released: 1924-04-06

A stallion known as "The Black" is the leader of a band of wild horses. A cowboy is determined...

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The Grand Hooter

as Charley Chase
Released: 1937-05-07

Charley's wife accuses him of preferring his Hoot Owl Lodge over her.

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Public Ghost # 1

as Charley Chase
Released: 1935-12-14

Charley is hired to haunt a house.

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A One Night Stand

as Audience Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1915-03-22

Two clownish stagehands make life difficult for the manager and cast of a dramatic production.

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The Lighter That Failed

as Charley
Released: 1927-10-01

For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with...

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The Family Entrance

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1925-02-15

Jimmy Jump and his family go to the movies for their regular Saturday evening recreation. Jimmy...

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Her Dangerous Path

as Glen Harper
Released: 1923-08-12

Her Dangerous Path

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Why Men Work

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-08-31

A movie cameraman is on the lookout for new material but a rival plans to copy everything he films.

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Just a Real Good Car

as Jimmy Jump
Released: 1924-11-27

Charley/Jimmy is a car salesman who takes an unruly family of prospective buyers for a picnic in...

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The Count Takes the Count

as Charley Chase
Released: 1936-02-22

Charley Chase' insurance company has a million dollar policy on Andrea Leeds' wedding coming...

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Chased Into Love

as uncredited
Released: 1917-02-12

The will of T.W. Glutz provides that his bashful nephew, Hank, will inherit the entire estate if...

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Vamp Till Ready

as Charley
Released: 1936-03-28

Charley's somewhat prudish wife pretends to be a party girl.

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A One Mama Man

as Willie Shoemaker / Count Tosky
Released: 1927-03-06

Charley Chase on a boat with girls.

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Is Everybody Happy?

as Charley
Released: 1928-09-29

Is Everybody Happy? is a silent movie short.

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