While Charley Chase is far from being as famous as "The Big Three" (Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd) today, he's highly respected as one of the "greats" by fans of silent comedy. Chase (real name Charles Parrott) was born in Maryland, USA, in 1893. After a brief career in vaudeville...See full bio »
1934Fate's Fathead
(short)
(lyrics: "How About Another Cup of Coffee?" - uncredited / as Charles Parrott / performer: "How About Another Cup of Coffee?" - uncredited)
1934Another Wild Idea
(short)
(performer: "I'm Henry the King", "I Love You")
1934Four Parts
(short)
(lyrics: "Auntie's Got Ants in Her Pantry" - uncredited, "When the Band Around Your Hat Plays Home Sweet Home" - uncredited / as Charles Parrott / performer: "Auntie's Got Ants in Her Pantry" - uncredited, "When the Band Around Your Hat Plays Home Sweet Home" - uncredited)
1933Arabian Tights
(short)
(performer: "Mademoiselle from Armetières" - uncredited, "I'll Forget You" - uncredited)
1931Rough Seas
(short)
(performer: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", "Little French Girl", "Asleep in the Deep", "Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone?", "You Are the Ideal of My Dreams")
1930Crosby's Corners
(short)
(writer: "Down on the Farm They All Ask for You" - uncredited / as Charles Parrott)
1928English as She Is Not Spoken
(short)
(writer: "Down on the Farm They All Ask for You" - uncredited / as Charles Parrott)
In an interview on the David Letterman show, Hal Roach said that Chase auditioned for him by saying he could play ANY part. Chase then proceeded to do his impression of a lighthouse by turning his head, pausing with his eyes wide open when he was facing forward during each rotation.
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Trademark:
Dapper moustache and expression of flustered embarrassment, similar to, but never copied from, his good friend Oliver Hardy.
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