Edgar Bergen
Birthday: 1903-02-16
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Movies
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Holl...
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The Muppet Movie
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent a...
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from...
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The People's Command Performance: '77
A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains....
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I Remember Mama
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a d...
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The Phynx
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania ...
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Fun and Fancy Free
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and...
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Hollywood Handicap
A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise m...
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they a...
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The Great Radio Comedians
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy...
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The Hanged Man
A gunman whose best friend has been murdered enacts a plan to blackmail the corrupt labor union lead...
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Here We Go Again
It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone decli...
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Is Everybody Listening?
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news an...
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Letter of Introduction
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter show...
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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the ...
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The Eyes Have It
A nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has been...
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Rogue's Gallery
A private eye gets in trouble when he tries to help a woman in distress....
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Nut Guilty
In this short film, Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen preside over the courtroom for a day, dispensi...
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Free and Easy
A hobo named the Professor and his son, Charlie McCarthy, believe there's money buried in an abandon...
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One Way Wahine
In Hawaii, a man convinces a couple of runaway teenagers to help him rip off a pair of bank robbers....
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Look Who's Laughing
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufactu...
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Song of the Open Road
A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to joi...
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Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who i...
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Pure Feud
Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy....
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All American Drawback
The Dean and Board of Flunk Well College are arguing with its football coach, Bergen, about the team...
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Five Fingers : Dossier
From the TV series Five Fingers. Released theatrically in the UK in August 1961 as supporting film ...
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The Goldwyn Follies
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from...
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Charlie's Haunt
The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fac...
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Double Talk
Orphanage manager Dr. Bergen tries to get a rich woman to adopt Charlie McCarthy....
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A Neckin' Party
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy travel to Mexico and enrage a jealous boyfriend....
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's...
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The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free ...
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Captain China
The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losin...
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Who Killed Julie Greer?
Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeu...
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Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland....
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Don't Make Waves
Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going ...
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Africa Speaks -- English
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy's plane runs out of gas and lands in the African jungle. After a s...
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The Operation
Patient Charlie McCarthy, running a fever, is tended by Doctor Edgar Bergen. Will a tonsillectomy c...
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Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuri...
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Bring on the Girls
Sitting in a theater box, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy make comments between the acts of a vaud...
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One Hour in Wonderland
Airing on Christmas Day, 1950, this holiday special was the first Disney TV production. It features ...
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The Office Scandal
Charlie to be hired by Mr. Depew as an office boy. Julie is married to another man and to Mr. Depew....
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Two Boobs in a Balloon
Professor Cicero Pu and his dummy Charlie take a trip in the "Spirit of Ammonia" hot air balloon to ...
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Show-Business at War
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort....
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirl...
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Stage Door Canteen
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars o...
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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy a...
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life....
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Mickey's 50
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 197...
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Disneyland '59
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consis...
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The Lion Roars Again
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in ...
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu...
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Showbiz Ballyhoo
Rare footage reveals how stars were created and motion pictures sold, and how the the advent of soun...
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The Vent Event
Steve Allen hosts famous ventriloquists and puppets including Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Shari ...
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Classic Comedy Teams
Steve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and televis...
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