Person Details

Birthday: 1903-02-16 15:30:12

Death: 1978-09-30 15:30:12

Aliases: Edgar John Berggren , Edgar John Bergen , Eddie Bergen , Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy , Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy , Charlie McCarthy , Mortimer Snerd

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Burke's Law
Average
6

Burke's Law

(1963) Clyde Olsen
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
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6
What's My Line?
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7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
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7
The Greatest Show on Earth
Average
5

The Greatest Show on Earth

(1963) McTavish
Dinah!
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6

Dinah!

(1974) Self
This Is Your Life
Average
7

This Is Your Life

(1952) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2004 Narrator (Mickey and the Beanstalk) (voice) (archive sound)
1999 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997 Self (archive footage)
1990 (archive footage)
1988 Self (archive footage)
1979 Himself / Charlie McCarthy (voice)
1978 Self
1977 Self
N/A
1976 Self - Special Guest Star
Professor Quicksand
Self
1975 Self
1974 Self
1973 Self
1971 Ebenezer Walton
Self/Charlie McCarthy
1970 Edgar Bergen
1968 Roy Benz
1967 Self
Charlie McCarthy (voice) (uncredited)
Madame Lavinia
Self
1965 N/A
1964 Hotel Clerk
Kenner
Self - Ventriloquist
1963 Hjalmer
George Smith
Horton Galbraith
Clyde Olsen
McTavish
1962 Self
Self
1961 Self - Co-Host
Self
Eugene Swanson
Dr. Coombs
Joseph Heidegger
1960 Self
1959 Charlie
Self - Host
Self
1956 Self - Ventriloquist
1954 Self
N/A
Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy
1952 Self
1951 Doctor-Olio Spot
1950 Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Self
Self
Edgar Bergen
Self - Mystery Guest
Mr. Haasvelt
Self
1948 Self
Ventriloquist
Self - Ventriloquist
Mr. Thorkelson
1947 Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Edgar Bergen - Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Radio Program
1944 Edgar Bergen
1943 Edgar Bergen
Self
1942 Edgar Bergen
1941 Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy (voice)
1940 Self (archive footage)
1939 Himself
The Great Edgar
1938 Himself
Himself
Edgar Bergen
1937 Edgar Bergen
Dr. Bergen
Himself
1936 Judge Bergen
1935 Coach Bergen
Professor Cicero Pu
1934 N/A
Edgar Albert Appletree
1933 Uncle
1931 Dr. Wilbur Grant
Professor
1930 N/A
Doctor Bruce Langdon
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1979 In Memory Of
Year Role Movie/Tv

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