Henry Bergman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1868-02-23 (78 years old)

Deathday

1946-10-22

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Henry Bergman

Biography

Henry Bergman (February 23, 1868 – October 22, 1946) was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Born in San Francisco, California, he acted in live theater, appearing in Henrietta in 1888 at the Hollis Street Theater in Boston and in the touring production of The Senator in 1892 and 1893. He made his Broadway debut in 1899. He made his first film appearance was with The L-KO Kompany in 1914 at the age of forty-six. In 1916, Bergman started working with Charlie Chaplin, beginning with The Pawnshop. For the rest of his career, Bergman remained as a character actor for Chaplin and worked as a st...

Acting

1925

The Gold Rush

as Hank Curtis

1916

The Rink

as Mrs. Stout / guest served brush and rag

1916

The Pawnshop

as The Pawnbroker

1936

Modern Times

as Cafe Proprietor

1921

The Kid

as Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

1917

The Adventurer

as Judge Brown - The Father / Docker

1928

The Circus

as An Old Clown

1921

The Idle Class

as Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform (uncredited)

1917

The Immigrant

as The Artist

1922

Pay Day

as Drinking Companion

1917

The Cure

as Masseur

1918

The Bond

as John Bull (British version)

1919

Sunnyside

as Villager and Edna's Father (uncredited)

1918

Shoulder Arms

as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender

1919

The Professor

as Bearded man in flophouse

1918

100% American

as Man who steps on Mayme's foot

1916

Behind the Screen

as Director of Historical Film

1916

The Floorwalker

as Old Man (uncredited)

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

as Self (archive footage)

1917

Easy Street

as Kidnapper (uncredited)

1916

The Vagabond

as (uncredited)

1931

City Lights

as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

1923

The Pilgrim

as Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad Station

1918

A Dog's Life

as Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)

1917

The Black Stork

as The Detective

1959

The Chaplin Revue

as Various (archive footage)

1941

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

as Various Roles (archive footage)

2013

Birth of the Tramp

as Self (archive footage)

1915

The Right of Way

as Trudel (as Henry Bergman)

1915

Married on Credit

as Louise's Father

1915

Kreutzer Sonata

as Raphael Friedlander

1915

The Melting Pot

as Mendel Quixano

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as Head Waiter (uncredited)

1915

One Million Dollars

as Count Raoul D'Estes

1913

Production

1936

Modern Times

as Assistant Director

1931

City Lights

as Assistant Director

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