Actor
Henry Bergman
Born 23 February 1868 · San Francisco, California, USA — died 22 October 1946
Henry Bergman (1868–1946) was an American stage and film character actor, best remembered as a loyal member of Charlie Chaplin's company. He appeared in many Chaplin shorts and features from 1916 onward, and also worked as a studio assistant. He later ran a Hollywood restaurant, Henry's, that Chaplin helped finance.
Key films
The Pawnshop (1916)
His first film with Chaplin, beginning a collaboration that lasted for the rest of his career.
The Immigrant (1917)
One of the celebrated Chaplin shorts in which Bergman played a supporting role.
The Gold Rush (1925)
Appeared in one of Chaplin's best-known silent feature comedies.
The Circus (1928)
Another major Chaplin feature in his long run of supporting roles.
Modern Times (1936)
His last on-screen appearance, playing a restaurant manager in Chaplin's final silent-style feature.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 43
- 1913There She Goes · as TrampActor
- 1914A Change of ComplexionActor
- 1914The Crystal Ball · as Business associateActor
- 1915Almost a ScandalActor
- 1915Kreutzer Sonata · as Raphael FriedlanderActor
- 1915Silk Hose and High Pressure · as FatActor
- 1915Love and Sour NotesActor
- 1915The Melting Pot · as Mendel QuixanoActor
- 1915One Million Dollars · as Count Raoul D'EstesActor
- 1915The Right of Way · as Trudel (as Henry Bergman)Actor
- 1915Married on Credit · as Louise's FatherActor
- 1916The Rink · as Mrs. Stout / guest served brush and ragActor
- 1916The Vagabond · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1916The Pawnshop · as The PawnbrokerActor
- 1916The Floorwalker · as Old Man (uncredited)Actor
- 1916Behind the Screen · as Director of Historical FilmActor
- 1916The CountActor
- 1917The Immigrant · as The ArtistActor
- 1917Easy Street · as Kidnapper (uncredited)Actor
- 1917The Adventurer · as Judge Brown - The Father / DockerActor
- 1917The Cure · as MasseurActor
- 1917The Black Stork · as The DetectiveActor
- 1918A Dog's Life · as Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)Actor
- 1918Shoulder Arms · as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / BartenderActor
- 1918The Bond · as John Bull (British version)Actor
- 1918100% American · as Man who steps on Mayme's footActor
- 1919Sunnyside · as Villager and Edna's Father (uncredited)Actor
- 1919The Professor · as Bearded man in flophouseActor
- 1921The Kid · as Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)Actor
- 1921The Idle Class · as Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform (uncredited)Actor
- 1922Pay Day · as Drinking CompanionActor
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate · as Head Waiter (uncredited)Actor
- 1923The Pilgrim · as Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad StationActor
- 1925The Gold Rush · as Hank CurtisActor
- 1928The Circus · as An Old ClownActor
- 1930Do It NowActor
- 1931City Lights · as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Modern Times · as Cafe ProprietorActor
- 1941The Charlie Chaplin Festival · as Various Roles (archive footage)Actor
- 1959The Chaplin Revue · as Various (archive footage)Actor
- 1996Chaplin's Goliath · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Birth of the Tramp · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · as archive footageActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.