James Parrott

born: 02 August 1897 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

died: 10 May 1939 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (heart attack, age 41)

Prolific American director and occasional actor whose adult life was marred by drug abuse. Film producer Hal Roach gave him his own series of 1-reel comedies in August 1921 under the name of "Paul Parrott". Considered by many fans to be the director of the very best Laurel & Hardy films of the early 1930s. He is the younger brother of Charley Chase. In 1937 he married actress Ruby McCoy.

Real name: James Gibbons Parrott Height: 5'9"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography (as actor and director).

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1918 The Big Idea [?] 1918 The Lamb [?] 1918 Hello Teacher [?] 1918 Hit Him Again [?] 1918 Beat It [?] 1918 A Gasoline Wedding [?] 1918 Look Pleasant, Please [?] 1918 Here Come The Girls [?] 1918 Let's Go Sophisticated man 1918 On The Jump The favorite 1918 Follow The Crowd Member of the 'Red Handers' terrorist group 1918 Pipe The Whiskers [?] 1918 It's A Wild Life Cab driver 1918 Hey There! [?] 1918 Kicked Out [?] 1918 The Non-Stop Kid [?] 1918 Two-Gun Gussie Bar patron who shoots Harold 1918 Fireman, Save My Child [?] 1918 The City Slicker [?] 1918 Sic 'Em Towser [?] 1918 Somewhere In Turkey [?] 1918 Are Crooks Gishonest? Man in park 1918 An Ozark Romance [?] 1918 Fire The Cook [?] 1918 Kicking The Germ Out Of Germany [?] 1918 Beach Nuts [?] 1918 That's Him Gang member/Train passenger 1918 Bride And Gloom [?] 1918 Two Scrambled [?] 1918 Bees In His Bonnet [?] 1918 Swing Your Partners Man outside store 1918 No Place Like Jail [?] 1918 Why Pick On Me? [?] 1918 Hear 'Em Rave [?] 1918 Just Rambling Along Assistant chef/waiter 1918 Check Your Baggage [?] 1918 She Loves Me Not [?] 1919 Do You Love Your Wife? [?] 1919 Wanted $5,000 [?] 1919 Love's Young Scream [?] 1919 Going! Going! Gone! [?] 1919 Hustling For Health Man who misses train 1919 Ask Father [?] 1919 On The Fire Waiter 1919 Hoot Mon! [?] 1919 I'm On My Way [?] 1919 Look Out Below! [?] 1919 The Dutiful Dub [?] 1919 Next Aisle Over Customer leaving store/ Masher stooge #2 1919 A Sammy In Siberia Renegade 1919 Just Dropped In [?] 1919 Crack Your Heels [?] 1919 Ring Up The Curtain Stage actor/ Rowdy employee/ Man in audience 1919 Young Mr. Jazz [?] 1919 Si, Senor [?] 1919 Before Breakfast Harold's rival 1919 Pistols For Breakfast [?] 1919 Swat The Crook [?] 1919 Off The Trolley Man who dumps flowers/ Policeman 1919 At The Old Stage Door [?] 1919 A Jazzed Honeymoon [?] 1919 Count Your Change Sandwich stall cook/ Elevator operator 1919 Chop Suey & Co. [?] 1919 Heap Big Chief [?] 1919 Don't Shove Party guest 1919 All At Sea [?] 1920 Cut The Cards [?] 1921 The Pickaninny [Director] 1922 Try, Try Again Jimmy 1922 Loose Change Paul 1922 Rich Man, Poor Man Hotel janitor 1922 Stand Pat Paul 1922 Friday The Thirteenth Superstitious Sammy 1922 The Late Lamented [?] 1922 A Bed Of Roses [?] 1922 The Sleuth Paul 1922 The Bride To Be [?] 1922 Busy Bees [?] 1922 Take Next Car Chief engineer 1922 Touch All The Bases Baseball fan 1922 The Truth Juggler [?] 1922 Rough On Romeo [?] 1922 Wet Weather [?] 1922 The Landlubber Paul Parrott 1922 Bone Dry [?] 1922 Soak_The_Sheik [?] 1922 Face The Camera [?] 1922 The Uppercut [?] 1922 Out On Bail [?] 1922 Shiver And Shake Newlywed husband 1922 The Golf Bug Golfer 1922 Shine 'Em Up Paul, hustler 1922 Washed Ashore [?] 1922 Harvest Hands The son 1922 The Flivver Paul 1922 Blaze Away Paul 1922 I'll Take Vanilla [?] 1922 Fair Week [?] 1922 The White Blacksmith [?] 1922 Fire The Fireman Paul, fireman 1923 Watch Your Wife The detective 1923 Paste And Paper [?] 1923 Mr. Hyppo Professor Egg 1923 Don't Say Die [?] 1923 Once Over [?] 1923 Jailed And Bailed Paul 1923 A Loose Tight Wad [?] 1923 Tight Shoes New clerk 1923 Do Your Stuff Paul 1923 Shoot Straight Squirrel hunter 1923 For Safe Keeping Paul 1923 Bowled Over The challenger 1923 Get Your Man Northwesy Mounted policeman 1923 The Smile Wins [?] 1923 Good Riddance [?] [*image is from a still] 1923 Speed The Swede [?] 1923 Sunny Spain [?] [and scenario] 1923 For Art's Sake [?] 1923 Fresh Eggs [?] 1923 The Uncovered Wagon Bill Bunion 1923 For Guests Only [?] 1923 Jack Frost [?] 1923 Post No Bills The bill poster 1923 Live Wires Paul, the clumsy engineer 1923 Take The Air Iron worker (and scenario) 1923 Finger Prints Paul, the postmaster 1923 No Pets Paul Parrott 1923 Winner Take All Paul 1923 Dear Ol' Pal Pal 1923 Join The Circus Trainer 1924 Get Busy Paul 1924 Sittin' Pretty Bearded lunatic 1924 Just A Minute! Director 1924 Powder And Smoke! Director 1924 Hard Knocks Director 1924 Love's Detour Director 1924 The 'Fraidy Cat Director 1924 Don't Forget Director 1925 The Caretaker's Daughter Caretaker 1925 Are Parents Pickles? Fire salesman 1925 Whistling Lions Rhino 1925 Chasing The Chaser Writer 1925 Unfriendly Enemies Writer 1926 Don't Butt In! [?] 1926 Laughing Ladies Writer 1926 Between Meals In Trouble 1926 Soft Pedal Willing, the wizard of finance 1926 Pay The Cashier Appetite Andy 1926 The Only Son [?] 1926 Hired And Fired Paul 1926 The Old War-Horse [unidentified character]   1926 Your Husband's Past Writer 1926 Wandering Papas Writer 1926 Say It With Babies Scenario 1926 The Cow's Kimono Director 1926 Never Too Old Writer 1926 Along Came Auntie Writer 1926 Should Husbands Pay? Writer 1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Writer 1926 Get 'Em Young Writer 1926 On The Front Page Director & Writer 1926 There Ain't No Santa Claus Director 1927 Many Scrappy Returns Director 1927 Are Brunettes Safe? Director 1927 A One Mama Man Director 1927 Forgotten Sweeties Director 1927 Bigger And Better Blondes Director 1927 Fluttering Hearts Director 1927 What Women Did For Me Director 1927 The Sting Of Stings Director 1927 The Lighter That Failed Director 1927 Now I'll Tell One Director 1927 Us Director 1927 Assistant Wives Director 1927 Never The Dames Shall Meet Director 1928 All For Nothing Director 1928 Their Purple Moment Director 1928 Galloping Ghosts Writer 1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Director & Writer 1928 Two Tars Director 1928 Habeas Corpus Director 1928 Chasing Husbands Director 1929 Ruby Lips Director 1929 Perfect Day Director 1929 They Go Boom! Director 1929 The Hoose-Gow Director 1930 Night Owls Director 1930 Ladrones Director 1930 Blotto Director 1930 Une nuit extravagante Director 1930 La Vida Nocturna Director 1930 Brats Director 1930 Glückliche Kindheit Director 1930 Below Zero Director 1930 Tiembla y Titubea Director 1930 Hog Wild Director 1930 Radiomanía Director 1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Director 1930 Noche de Duendes Director 1930 Another Fine Mess Director 1930 The King Royal advisor 1931 Los Presidiarios Director 1931 The Pip From Pittsburg Director 1931 Monerías Director 1931 Rough Seas Director 1931 Spuk um Mitternacht Director 1931 One Of The Smiths Director 1931 The Panic Is On Director 1931 Pardon Us Marching prisoner (and Director) 1931 Hinter Schloss und Riegel Director 1931 Sous les verrous Director 1931 Muraglie Director 1931 Skip The Maloo! Director 1931 What A Bozo! Director 1931 La señorita de Chicago Director 1932 Helpmates Director 1932 The Music Box Director 1932 The Chimp Director 1932 County Hospital Director 1932 Young Ironsides Director 1932 Girl Grief Director 1932 Now We'll Tell One Director 1932 Mr. Bride Director 1933 Twice Two Director 1933 Twin Screws Director 1934 Mixed Nuts Director 1934 A Duke For A Day Director 1934 Benny, From Panama Director 1934 Washee Ironee Man walking by laundry (and Director)   1934 Opened By Mistake Director 1935 Treasure Blues Director 1935 Sing, Sister Sing Director 1935 The Tin Man Director 1935 The Misses Stooge Director 1936 The Bohemian Girl Screenplay 1937 Way Out West Screenplay 1938 Swiss Miss Screenplay 1938 Block-Heads Original Story and Screenplay Acknowledgements: Laurel And Hardy: The Magic Behind The Movies (2nd Edition) (page 62) by Randy Skretvedt David Glass (massive help in locating many of the Paul Parrott shorts) Tommie Hicks (help with some films) Dave Stevenson (some films) http://theluckycorner.com/crew/parrott.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) http://www.lesgensducinema.com/biographie/James%20Paul%20PARROTT.htm Jesse Brisson (help and assistance; identification in That's Him, It's A Wild Life, Count Your Change) This page was last updated on: 09 November 2023