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).

145


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
Paul

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
Dogs Of War!
Hospital patient with bandaged head

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
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

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
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

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)
DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

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, Dogs Of War)

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