Charley Chase

Charles Chase

Birth Date

10/19/1893 (Age 46)

Birth Place

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date

6/20/1940

Departments

Acting

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.