Edgar Bergen

Born: 1903-02-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren, February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) 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.


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Fun and Fancy Free

as Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Released: 1947-09-27

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild,...

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The Muppet Movie

as Himself / Charlie McCarthy (voice)
Released: 1979-06-22

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he...

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Don't Make Waves

as Madame Lavinia
Released: 1967-06-20

Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the...

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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Professor Quicksand
Released: 1976-07-26

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a...

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Stage Door Canteen

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1943-06-24

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as The Great Edgar
Released: 1939-02-17

Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run...

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Show-Business at War

as Self
Released: 1943-05-21

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

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I Remember Mama

as Mr. Thorkelson
Released: 1948-03-09

Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children,...

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Letter of Introduction

as Himself
Released: 1938-08-05

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter...

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The Phynx

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1970-03-06

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in...

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-11-22

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

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Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Himself
Released: 1939-12-22

Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter...

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Captain China

as Mr. Haasvelt
Released: 1950-02-02

The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after...

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Hollywood Handicap

as Himself
Released: 1938-05-28

A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They...

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Disneyland '59

as Self
Released: 1959-06-15

Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that...

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Look Who's Laughing

as Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy (voice)
Released: 1941-11-21

Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft...

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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

as Narrator (Mickey and the Beanstalk) (voice) (archive sound)
Released: 2004-05-31

Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young...

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The Hanged Man

as Hotel Clerk
Released: 1964-11-18

A gunman whose best friend has been murdered enacts a plan to blackmail the corrupt labor union...

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Song of the Open Road

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1944-06-21

A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to...

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Rogue's Gallery

as Roy Benz
Released: 1968-01-01

A private eye gets in trouble when he tries to help a woman in distress.

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The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-01-01

From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy...

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The People's Command Performance: '77

as Self
Released: 1977-04-07

A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.

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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

as Ebenezer Walton
Released: 1971-12-19

It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday,...

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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

as Self
Released: 1999-01-01

Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of...

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The Goldwyn Follies

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1938-02-04

Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies...

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Who Killed Julie Greer?

as Dr. Coombs
Released: 1961-09-26

Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a...

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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

as (archive footage)
Released: 1990-01-01

Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a...

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One Hour in Wonderland

as Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Released: 1950-12-25

Airing on Christmas Day, 1950, this holiday special was the first Disney TV production. It...

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1940-07-31

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...

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Here We Go Again

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1942-10-09

It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone...

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Pure Feud

as Edgar Albert Appletree
Released: 1934-04-20

Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy.

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Free and Easy

as Professor
Released: 1931-10-01

A hobo named the Professor and his son, Charlie McCarthy, believe there's money buried in an...

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Double Talk

as Dr. Bergen
Released: 1937-06-26

Orphanage manager Dr. Bergen tries to get a rich woman to adopt Charlie McCarthy.

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Five Fingers : Dossier

as Joseph Heidegger
Released: 1961-08-01

From the TV series Five Fingers. Released theatrically in the UK in August 1961 as supporting...

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Charlie's Haunt

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1950-08-19

The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the...

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A Neckin' Party

as Edgar Bergen
Released: 1937-09-04

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy travel to Mexico and enrage a jealous boyfriend.

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The Operation

as Doctor Bruce Langdon
Released: 1930-02-17

Patient Charlie McCarthy, running a fever, is tended by Doctor Edgar Bergen. Will a...

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Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

as Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy
Released: 1954-05-05

Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.

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Nut Guilty

as Judge Bergen
Released: 1936-11-21

In this short film, Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen preside over the courtroom for a day,...

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The Eyes Have It

as Dr. Wilbur Grant
Released: 1931-10-01

A nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has...

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The Office Scandal

as uncredited
Released: 1930-12-09

Charlie to be hired by Mr. Depew as an office boy. Julie is married to another man and to Mr....

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Burke's Law

as George Smith
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Horton Galbraith
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Clyde Olsen
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Ventriloquist
First aired: 1956-06-24

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Red Skelton Show

as Doctor-Olio Spot
First aired: 1951-09-30

The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades,...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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The Jack Benny Program

as Self
First aired: 1950-10-28

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Ventriloquist
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Ventriloquist
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Charlie McCarthy (voice) (uncredited)
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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This Is Your Life

as Self
First aired: 1952-10-01

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...

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The Dick Powell Show

as Eugene Swanson
First aired: 1961-09-26

The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...

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The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star
First aired: 1976-09-05

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly...

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Kenner
First aired: 1964-09-14

Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Ventriloquist
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1967-02-05

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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December Bride

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-04

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959,...

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The Brady Bunch Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-23

The Brady Bunch Hour is an American variety television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft...

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Dinah!

as Self
First aired: 1974-10-21

Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...

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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

as Self
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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Donny & Marie

as Self
First aired: 1976-01-23

Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979....

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The Littlest Hobo

as Hjalmer
First aired: 1963-09-24

A German Shepherd roams ceaselessly, pausing solely to perform acts of kindness or assist those...

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