Henry Bergman

Known for

Acting

Born

February 23, 1868

Birthplace

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

October 22, 1946 (aged 78)

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 studio assistant, including Assistant Director. He p...

Best known work

Modern Times

1936

City Lights

1931

The Kid

1921

The Gold Rush

1925

The Circus

1928

A Dog's Life

1918

The Immigrant

1917

Shoulder Arms

1918

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

Easy Street

1917

Filmography

2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as archive footage
2013
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
1959
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
1941
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1936
Modern Times
as Cafe Proprietor, Assistant Director
1931
City Lights
as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited), Assistant Director
1930
Do It Now
1928
The Circus
as An Old Clown
1925
The Gold Rush
as Hank Curtis
1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Head Waiter (uncredited)
1923
The Pilgrim
as Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad Station
1922
Pay Day
as Drinking Companion
1921
The Idle Class
as Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform (uncredited)
1921
The Kid
as Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
1919
Sunnyside
as Villager and Edna's Father (uncredited)
1919
The Professor
as Bearded man in flophouse
1918
Shoulder Arms
as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
1918
100% American
as Man who steps on Mayme's foot
1918
The Bond
as John Bull (British version)
1918
A Dog's Life
as Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)
1917
The Adventurer
as Judge Brown - The Father / Docker
1917
The Immigrant
as The Artist
1917
The Cure
as Masseur
1917
The Black Stork
as The Detective