Edgar Bergen
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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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.188 |
| Birthday | 1903-02-16 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As | Edgar John Berggren, Edgar John Bergen, Eddie Bergen, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, |
1990
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
5.7/3
Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of t...
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1979
The Muppet Movie
7.182/602
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by th...
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The Muppet Movie
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
6.7/17
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step a...
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
0/0
A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.
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The People's Command Performance: '77
1948
I Remember Mama
7/57
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who re...
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I Remember Mama
1970
The Phynx
3.5/8
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.
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The Phynx
1947
Fun and Fancy Free
6.3/474
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fa...
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Fun and Fancy Free
1938
Hollywood Handicap
4.5/10
A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at Sa...
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Hollywood Handicap
1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
7.6/15
It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they anxiously await Pa's return home from his job in th...
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
The Great Radio Comedians
8/1
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, Th...
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The Great Radio Comedians
1964
The Hanged Man
4.6/3
A gunman whose best friend has been murdered enacts a plan to blackmail the corrupt labor union leader responsible but finds he isn't the only one aft...
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The Hanged Man
1942
Here We Go Again
4/1
It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone declines their invitation, they decide to go on a secon...
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Here We Go Again
1947
Is Everybody Listening?
5/1
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.
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Is Everybody Listening?
1938
Letter of Introduction
5.9/8
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also...
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Letter of Introduction
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
0/0
Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of lege...
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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1931
The Eyes Have It
4.3/3
A nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has been complaining about headaches and has missed a lot...
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The Eyes Have It
1934
At the Races
0/0
24th episode in the 1933-1934 Pepper Pot one-reel comedy series.
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At the Races
1968
Rogue's Gallery
6/1
A private eye gets in trouble when he tries to help a woman in distress.
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Rogue's Gallery
1936
Nut Guilty
0/0
In this short film, Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen preside over the courtroom for a day, dispensing their own comic brand of justice.
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Nut Guilty
1931
Free and Easy
4/1
A hobo named the Professor and his son, Charlie McCarthy, believe there's money buried in an abandoned house which was previously owned by a fellow na...
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Free and Easy
1965
One Way Wahine
0/0
In Hawaii, a man convinces a couple of runaway teenagers to help him rip off a pair of bank robbers.
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One Way Wahine
1941
Look Who's Laughing
5.5/2
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistfu...
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Look Who's Laughing
1944
Song of the Open Road
0/0
A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to join a Civilian Conservation Corps camp to work with...
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Song of the Open Road
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
6/1
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. Wh...
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Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1934
Pure Feud
0/0
Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy.
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Pure Feud
1935
All American Drawback
5/3
The Dean and Board of Flunk Well College are arguing with its football coach, Bergen, about the team's star player, Charlie McCarthy, who is the only...
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All American Drawback
1961
Five Fingers : Dossier
0/0
From the TV series Five Fingers. Released theatrically in the UK in August 1961 as supporting film to Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
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Five Fingers : Dossier
1938
The Goldwyn Follies
4.6/10
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
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The Goldwyn Follies
1950
Charlie's Haunt
0/0
The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are cons...
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Charlie's Haunt
1937
Double Talk
0/0
Orphanage manager Dr. Bergen tries to get a rich woman to adopt Charlie McCarthy.
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Double Talk
1937
A Neckin' Party
0/0
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy travel to Mexico and enrage a jealous boyfriend.
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A Neckin' Party
1960
Jack Benny Christmas Show
0/0
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's script with his guest star. When Edgar is detaine...
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
1997
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
7/2
From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free . Learn the story of how ww2 Changed bongo and the...
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The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
1950
Captain China
5/4
The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy. Accuse...
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Captain China
1961
Who Killed Julie Greer?
0/0
Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. Investigating the death of a...
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Who Killed Julie Greer?
1954
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
0/0
Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.
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Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1967
Don't Make Waves
5.3/31
Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside...
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Don't Make Waves
1933
Africa Speaks -- English
0/0
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy's plane runs out of gas and lands in the African jungle. After a short comedy routine between the two, some natives...
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Africa Speaks -- English
1930
The Operation
6/1
Patient Charlie McCarthy, running a fever, is tended by Doctor Edgar Bergen. Will a tonsillectomy cure him?
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The Operation
1950
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
0/0
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charli...
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Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
1937
Bring on the Girls
5/1
Sitting in a theater box, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy make comments between the acts of a vaudeville show.
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Bring on the Girls
1950
One Hour in Wonderland
7/4
Airing on Christmas Day, 1950, this holiday special was the first Disney TV production. It features Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Sn...
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One Hour in Wonderland
1930
The Office Scandal
1/1
Charlie to be hired by Mr. Depew as an office boy. Julie is married to another man and to Mr. Depew. It doesn't take long before Charlie is fired. Who...
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The Office Scandal
1935
Two Boobs in a Balloon
4.5/2
Professor Cicero Pu and his dummy Charlie take a trip in the "Spirit of Ammonia" hot air balloon to the stratosphere. After the balloon goes out of co...
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Two Boobs in a Balloon
1943
Show-Business at War
7/3
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Show-Business at War
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5/3
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeche...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1943
Stage Door Canteen
6.1/14
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...
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Stage Door Canteen
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
8.8/6
Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a doci...
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1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6/1
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1978
Mickey's 50
0/0
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th bi...
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Mickey's 50
1959
Disneyland '59
6.5/2
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...
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Disneyland '59
1975
The Lion Roars Again
0/0
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.
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The Lion Roars Again
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.1/15
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.
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