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Charley Chase (Charles Joseph Parrott) was born on 20 October, 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an actor,director,soundtrack. Discover Charley Chase's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?

Popular As Charles Joseph Parrott
Occupation actor,director,soundtrack
Age 46 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 20 October, 1893
Birthday 20 October
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date of death 20 June, 1940
Died Place Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Charley Chase Height, Weight & Measurements

At 46 years old, Charley Chase height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is Charley Chase's Wife?

His wife is Bebe Eltinge (25 March 1914 - 20 June 1940) ( his death) ( 2 children)

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Wife Bebe Eltinge (25 March 1914 - 20 June 1940) ( his death) ( 2 children)
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Charley Chase Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Charley Chase worth at the age of 46 years old? Charley Chase’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Charley Chase's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1893

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.

1913

After a brief career in vaudeville, burlesque, and musical comedy he appeared with Al Christie at Universal Studios as a comedian in 1913 before moving to the Mack Sennett Studios the following year. His career in films did not start off with remarkable success. He played bit parts in a large number of short comedies, coming to notice in 'The Knockout' with Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Edgar Kennedy and The Keystone Cops. This was followed by appearing in a number of films written and directed by Chaplin.

1914

At the end of 1914 he was one of the stars in the spectacular Tillie's Punctured Romance featuring all the stars on the lot, and which took 14 weeks to shoot. He spent another year with Sennett starring in his own shorts, one of his first being Settled at the Seaside co starring Mae Busch.

1915

In 1915he started directing films using his real name and switching to his stage name when starring.

1916

He moved to Fox Studios in 1916 where he directed, wrote and starred in comedies some of which featured Chester Conklin.

1920

After a couple of further studio moves he rejoined Sennett then went to Paramount before arriving at Hal Roach Studios in 1920 as a director, before Roach realized what a gifted performer he had hired. "I can play anything!" Chase told Roach, and eventually his claim was confirmed.

Although Mack Sennett's Keystone studio has earned legendary status as the ultimate factory of comic invention, it can hardly be denied that Roach developed a more refined style of comedy which obviously fitted Chase better (indeed, Sennett's unsophisticated product increasingly lost favor with the movie-going public by the early 1920s, while Roach's studio flourished).

1924

During five years, 1924-29, he starred in nearly a hundred two-reelers, most of which were directed by Leo McCarey. Chase usually portrayed an apparently gentle and charming man who in reality, it eventually turned out, was quite a loser after all. His character was largely inspired by Lloyd Hamilton, another neglected comedian whom Chase had directed in several two-reelers. Among Charley's most memorable shorts are Innocent Husbands, Mighty Like a Moose, and Movie Night. From the beginning, Charley Chase was a "critics' darling," but none of his movies were remarkably successful at the box office. There is no official "explanation" to this, but one reason may be that Chase, in contrast to the more popular clowns, never starred in any feature during the silent period. On a personal level, Chase was severely hobbled by alcoholism, which is unapparent in his films.

1929

Chase made several promising appearances after the talkies arrived, in 1929-30, especially in Laurel and Hardy's highly acclaimed feature Laurel and Hardy: Sons of the Desert (1933). Despite this, he was never offered any further appearances in features. But he continued to perform in shorts and did also direct some of the Three Stooges' early movies.

1940

He died in 1940, not yet 47 years of age, of a heart attack. It is reasonable to believe that his early death was to a large extent caused by his addiction to alcohol, a problem which had troubled his family for several years. His brother James, also an actor, had died the year before. The two brothers had been close throughout their lives, although their personal problems frequently affected each other (or perhaps that was the reason for their being so close.

1992

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 102-103. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387