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Edgar John Bergen was an American actor, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.
Birth Name
Edgar John Berggren
Born
Monday, 16 February 1903
Died
Saturday, 30 September 1978
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I'm No Dummy | Self | 2009 |
| Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 2008 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Self | 2005 |
| Weird U.S. | Self | 2004 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| American Experience | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 1988 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| W.C. Fields: Straight Up | Self - 1956 | 1986 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 1986 |
| Muppet Babies | Charlie McCarthy / Self | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I'm No Dummy | Self | 2009 |
| Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 2008 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Self | 2005 |
| Weird U.S. | Self | 2004 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| American Experience | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 1988 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| W.C. Fields: Straight Up | Self - 1956 | 1986 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 1986 |
| Muppet Babies | Charlie McCarthy / Self | 1984 |
| The Muppet Movie | Charlie McCarthy / Self / Himself / Charlie McCarthy (voice) | 1979 |
| Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978 |
| Sha Na Na | Self | 1977 |
| The Brady Bunch Variety Hour | Self / Charlie McCarthy | 1976 |
| The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | 1976 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Professor Quicksand | 1976 |
| Donny and Marie | Self | 1975 |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Orson Welles | Himself | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Mac Davis Show | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Police Story | Mr. Farber | 1973 |
| Jack Paar Tonite | Self | 1973 |
| The ABC Comedy Hour | Self | 1972 |
| The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Ebenezer Walton / Grandpa Zebb Walton | 1971 |
| Happy Days | Self | 1970 |
| The Phynx | Edgar Bergen | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Ventriloquist (segment "Candice Bergen-Murphy Brown") (archive footage) / Himself - Candice's Father (segment "Candice Bergen-Murphy Brown") (archive footage) | 1968 |
| Rogue's Gallery | Roy Benz | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Charlie McCarthy / Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | Self | 1967 |
| Don't Make Waves | Madame Lavinia | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | 1967 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Himself | 1966 |
| Hollywood My Home Town | Himself / Self | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| One Way Wahine | Sweeney | 1965 |
| The Hanged Man | Hotel Clerk | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Kenner | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Ventriloquist / Self | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Hjalmer | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Clyde Olsen / Horton Galbraith / George Smith | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | McTavish | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Himself | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Ventriloquist | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Eugene Swanson / Dr. Samuels / Dr. Coombs | 1961 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Five Fingers | Joseph Heidegger | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Charlie | 1959 |
| Sunday Showcase | Self - Host | 1959 |
| The Bob Crosby Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Gisele MacKenzie Show | Self | 1957 |
| Club Oasis | Self | 1957 |
| Chelsea at Nine | Self | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Self | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Ventriloquist / Self - Ventriloquest | 1956 |
| Who Do You Trust? | Himself - Host / Self - Host | 1956 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Self | 1954 |
| December Bride | Self | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| Ponds Theater | The Yankee | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Doctor | 1951 |
| The James Melton Show | Self | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
| You Bet Your Life | Self - Ventriloquist | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host / Ventriloquist / Self - Ventriloquist / Self | 1950 |
| Captain China | Mr. Haasvelt | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Self | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Ventriloquist / Self - Ventriloquist / Self | 1948 |
| I Remember Mama | Mr. Thorkelson / Mr. Peter Thorkelson | 1948 |
| Fun and Fancy Free | Mortimer Snerd / Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy / Himself | 1947 |
| Mickey and the Beanstalk | Narrator | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy | 1947 |
| Hour Glass | Self - Comedian | 1946 |
| Song of the Open Road | Edgar Bergen | 1944 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Edgar Berger / Edgar Bergen | 1943 |
| Show-Business at War | Self | 1943 |
| Here We Go Again | Mortimer Snerd / Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy | 1942 |
| Look Who's Laughing | Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy (voice) | 1941 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self / (archive footage) | 1940 |
| Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Edgar Bergen / Himself | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | The Great Edgar | 1939 |
| Unusual Occupations | Self | 1938 |
| Letter of Introduction | Edgar Bergen / Himself | 1938 |
| Hollywood Handicap | Edgar Bergen / Himself | 1938 |
| The Goldwyn Follies | Edgar Bergen | 1938 |
| A Neckin' Party | Edgar Bergen | 1937 |
| Double Talk | Dr. Bergen | 1937 |
| Nut Guilty | Judge Bergen | 1936 |
| All American Drawback | Coach Bergen | 1935 |
| Two Boobs in a Balloon | Prof. Cicero Pu / Professor Cicero Pu | 1935 |
| At the Races | Edgar | 1934 |
| Pure Feud | Edgar Albert Appletree | 1934 |
| Africa Speaks -- English | Uncle | 1933 |
| The Eyes Have It | Dr. Wilbur Grant | 1931 |
| Free and Easy | Professor | 1931 |
