Henry Bergman has grown into a veteran American actor with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. He started at 45. More of the credits fall under comedy than under anything else. 26 credits across 113 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'Modern Times' is the title most people reach for first, with Cafe Proprietor at the center of it. 'The Gold Rush' counts among the more visible credits.
Henry Bergman
78 years (Feb 23, 1868 – Oct 22, 1946)San Francisco, California, USA
26 Movies
Henry Bergman has grown into a veteran American actor with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. He started at 45. More of the credits fall under comedy than under anything else. 26 credits across 113 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'Modern Times' is the title most people reach for first, with Cafe Proprietor at the center of it. 'The Gold Rush' counts among the more visible credits.
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.