Chevy Chase
Biography
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon. He quickly became a key cast member in the inaugural season of Saturday Night Live, where his Weekend Update skit soon became a staple of the show. As both a performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations. Chase is also well-known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in four National Lampoon's Vacation films, and for his roles in other successful comedies such as Caddyshack (1980), Fletch (1985), and ¡Three Amigos! (1986). He has hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show. He played the character Pierce Hawthorne on the NBC comedy series Community from 2009 to 2014.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Law & Order
1990
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host · 1962
Law & Order
as Mitch Carroll · 1990
Family Guy
as Clark Griswold (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Chevy Chase (voice) · 1999
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Weekend Update Anchor (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self (voice) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Dr. Robert Liedman (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Landshark / Jockey / Horse (voice) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Lobster Roars (voice) (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Co-Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Merriwether (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as The Land Shark (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Weekend Update Special Anchor (uncredited) · 1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
The Nanny
as Chevy Chase · 1993
Community
as Pierce Hawthorne · 2009
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Brothers and Sisters
as Stan Harris · 2006
Chuck
as Ted Roark · 2007
Hot in Cleveland
as Ross · 2010
The Larry Sanders Show
as Chevy Chase · 1992
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest · 2005
Today
as Self - Guest · 1952
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Clark Griswold · 1983
Last Action Hero
as Self · 1993
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Clark Griswold · 1989
Primetime Glick
· 2001
Vacation
as Clark Griswold · 2015
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, National Lampoon's Vacation (archive footage) · 2025
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Hot Tub Time Machine
as Repairman · 2010
Vegas Vacation
as Clark Griswold · 1997
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Clark Griswold · 1985
¡Three Amigos!
as Dusty Bottoms · 1986
Zoom
as Dr. Grant · 2006
Caddyshack
as Ty Webb · 1980
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
The Great American Dream Machine
as Himself · 1971
Hjälp!
as Dan Carter · 2007
Orange County
as Principal Harbert · 2002
Dirty Work
as Dr. Farthing · 1998
Nothing but Trouble
as Chris Thorne · 1991
Water and Power
as Chevy Chase · 2008
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
as Nick Holloway · 1992
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Repairman · 2015
Lorne
as Self · 2026
Van Dyke and Company
as Self · 1975
Hero
as Deke - Channel 4 News Director · 1992
Spies Like Us
as Emmett Fitz-Hume · 1985
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
as Self - Guest · 2018
Foul Play
as Tony Carlson · 1978
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self · 2014
Fletch
as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher · 1985
Fletch Lives
as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher · 1989
Funny Farm
as Andy Farmer · 1988
Man of the House
as Jack Sturgess · 1995
L.A. Story
as Carlo Christopher (uncredited) · 1991
Snow Day
as Tom Brandston · 2000
Caddyshack II
as Ty Webb · 1988
Zombie Town
as Mezmerian · 2023
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Follow That Bird
as Newscaster · 1985
Deal of the Century
as Eddie Muntz · 1983
The Kumars
as Self · 2014
The Couch Trip
as Condom Father · 1988
Seems Like Old Times
as Nick Gardenia · 1980
Someplace with a Mountain
as Narrator (voice) · 2011
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
as Chevy · 2020
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Antipode · 2009
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
as Clark Griswold (voice) · 2007
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (Saturday Night Live- archive footage) · 2025
The Hamptons
as Self · 2002
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor · 2015
Minnesota Experience
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
A Christmas in Vermont
as Preston Bullock · 2016
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self · 2025
Ellie Parker
as Dennis Swartzbaum · 2005
Cops & Robbersons
as Norman Robberson · 1994
Doogal
as Train (voice) · 2006
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage) · 2010
Stay Cool
as Principal Marshall · 2011
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
as Self · 1992
Live Aid
as Self · 1985
The Last Laugh
as Al Hart · 2019
The Karate Dog
as Cho-Cho (voice) · 2006
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self · 1989
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · 1986
Charity Jam
as Self · 2005
Belushi
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self · 1999
The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy · 1990
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Under the Rainbow
as Bruce Thorpe · 1981
Modern Problems
as Max Fielder · 1981
Funny Money
as Henry · 2006
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
as Self · 2002
The Hamptons
as Self · 2002
Glisten and the Merry Mission
as Santa (voice) · 2023
Lovesick
as Lester Horn · 2014
A Century of Cinema
as Self · 1994
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage) · 1999
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self · 1986
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
as Self · 2003
Goose on the Loose
as Congreve Maddox · 2006
The Last Movie Star
as Sonny · 2018
Life Itself
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2014
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self · 2005
Before I Sleep
as Gravedigger · 2013
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Browning · 1980
The Chevy Chase Show
as Self - Host · 1993
A Party For Richard Pryor
as Self · 1991
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self · 2007
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member · 1991
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
as Self / Ty Webb · 1999
Panda vs. Aliens
as King Karoth (voice) · 2021
US Against the World
as Self · 1977
Grass
as Self (archive footage) · 1999
Not Another Not Another Movie
as Max Storm · 2011
Celsius 41.11
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self · 2022
Presidential Reunion
as Gerald Ford · 2010
Grease Day USA
as Self · 1978
Wildchat
· 2019
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
as Self · 2001
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self · 2005
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self · 2002
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
as Self · 1982
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self · 2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee · 2011
Bad Meat
as Congressman Bernard P. Greely · 2004
Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas
as Grandpa Geoffrey · 2014
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
as Self · 1992
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters · 1985
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Narrator (voice) · 2002
Wishin' and Hopin'
as Adult Felix · 2014
The Paul Simon Special
as Self · 1977
The Groove Tube
as The Fingers / Geritan / Four Leaf Clover · 1974
Tunnel Vision
as Chevy Chase · 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
as General Nuisance · 2006
Stealing Bess
as Mr. Punch · 2003
The Christmas Letter
as Norm De Plume · 2024
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
as Self · 2011
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self · 1979
Hotel Hell Vacation
as Clark Griswold · 2010
Pete's a Pizza
as Narrator · 2000
Our Italian Husband
as Paul Parmesan · 2004
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
as Self · 1991
Life of Python
as Self · 1990
Lemmings
as Various · 1973
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi
as Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2005
The Chevy Chase Show
as Various · 1977
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
as Self · 1981
Love, Gilda
as Self · 2018
The Scrambled States of America
as (voice) · 2000
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
· 1979
Cutlass
as Stan · 2007
Energy Crisis
as Central Park Streaker (uncredited) · 1974
Singing Faces
This Emotional Life
as Self · 2010
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self · 1989
Ellie Parker
as Dennis · 2001
CATnip
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chevy Chase
· 1987