Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1868-02-23
Day of Death
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 studio assistant, including Assistant Director. He played in many Chaplin shorts and later features, including The Immigrant, The Gold Rush and The Circus. Bergman's last on-screen appearance was in Modern Times as a restaurant manager, and his final off-screen contribution was for The Great Dictator in 1940. Chaplin helped Bergman finance a restaurant in Hollywood named Henry's, which became a popular spot for celebrities as a precursor to the later Brown Derby restaurant. Henry Bergman continued to be associated with the Chaplin Studios until his death from a heart attack in 1946. He is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Filmography (43)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Birth of the Tramp
2013
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
The Chaplin Revue
1959
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
1941
Modern Times
1936
City Lights
1931Do It Now
1930
The Circus
1928
The Gold Rush
1925
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
The Pilgrim
1923
Pay Day
1922
The Idle Class
1921
