Norman Chaney

Acting

Norman Chaney

Born 1914-11-01 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 26 films

He played Chubby in 18 "Our Gang" comedies from 1929 to 1931. The resident plus-size member of "The Little Rascals" at the dawn of the talkie era, he relied on an affable personality, a flair for funny dialogue, and a priceless frown of frustration that seemed to swallow up his whole moon face. He was taught the expression by the master of the "slow burn" himself, comedian Edgar Kennedy. Chubby's meatiest moments are in the classic short "Love Business" (1…

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Filmography

26 films
Fly My Kite poster

A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers…

Fly My Kite

★ 6.7 1931

Little Daddy poster

Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

Little Daddy

★ 6.9 1931

School's Out poster

The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the broth…

School's Out

★ 7.0 1930