Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)

Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 12 films (1938–1950) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 30 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1950 Captain China. Paramount Pictures Corp. 98 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 I Remember Mama RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2:17:00 16mm B&W sound
1947 Fun And Fancy Free. 4 directors 75 min. 35mm Color sound
1944 Song Of The Open Road. S. Sylvan Simon 10 reels B&W
1942 Here We Go Again. Iowa Theatrical & Television Corporation 77 min. 16mm Sound
1941 Look Who's Laughing. Allan Dwan 78 min. B&W
1939 Charlie Mccarthy, Detective, C1939. Universal-International 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Edward F. Cline, George Marshall 79 min 16mm B&W
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Universal-International 74 min 16mm B&W Sound
1939 YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W Sound
1938 THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES. Samuel Goldwyn 13 reels 16mm Color & B&W sound