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Henry Bergman (February 23, 1868 – October 22, 1946) was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Born in San Francisco, California, he acted in live theater, appearing in Henrietta in 1888 at the Hollis Street Theater in Boston and in the touring production of The Senator in 1892 and 1893. He made his Broadway debut in 1899. He made his first film appearance was with The L-KO Kompany in 1914 at the age of forty-six. In 1916, Bergman started working with Charlie Chaplin, beginning with The Pawnshop. For the rest of his career, Bergman remained as a character actor for Chaplin and worked as a studio assistant, including Assistant Director. He played in many Chaplin shorts and later features, including The Immigrant, The Gold Rush and The Circus. Bergman's last on-screen appearance was in Modern Times as a restaurant manager, and his final off-screen contribution was for The Great Dictator in 1940. Chaplin helped Bergman finance a restaurant in Hollywood named Henry's, which became a popular spot for celebrities as a precursor to the later Brown Derby restaurant. Henry Bergman continued to be associated with the Chaplin Studios until his death from a heart attack in 1946. He is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Movie archive footage
2013
Birth of the Tramp
Movie Self (archive footage)
1996
Chaplin's Goliath
Movie Self (archive footage)
1959
The Chaplin Revue
Movie Various (archive footage)
1941
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
Movie Various Roles (archive footage)
1936
Modern Times
Movie Cafe Proprietor
1931
City Lights
Movie Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
1930
Do It Now
Movie
1928
The Circus
Movie An Old Clown
1925
The Gold Rush
Movie Hank Curtis
1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Movie Head Waiter (uncredited)
1923
The Pilgrim
Movie Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad Station
1922
Pay Day
Movie Drinking Companion
1921
The Idle Class
Movie Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform (uncredited)
1921
The Kid
Movie Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
1919
Sunnyside
Movie Villager and Edna's Father (uncredited)

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1919
The Professor
Movie Bearded man in flophouse
1918
Shoulder Arms
Movie Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
1918
100% American
Movie Man who steps on Mayme's foot
1918
The Bond
Movie John Bull (British version)
1918
A Dog's Life
Movie Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)
1917
The Adventurer
Movie Judge Brown - The Father / Docker
1917
The Immigrant
Movie The Artist
1917
The Cure
Movie Masseur
1917
The Black Stork
Movie The Detective
1917
Easy Street
Movie Kidnapper (uncredited)
1916
The Rink
Movie Mrs. Stout / guest served brush and rag
1916
Behind the Screen
Movie Director of Historical Film
1916
The Pawnshop
Movie The Pawnbroker
1916
The Count
Movie
1916
The Vagabond
Movie (uncredited)
1916
The Floorwalker
Movie Old Man (uncredited)
1915
One Million Dollars
Movie Count Raoul D'Estes
1915
Married on Credit
Movie Louise's Father
1915
Silk Hose and High Pressure
Movie Fat
1915
The Right of Way
Movie Trudel (as Henry Bergman)
1915
Love and Sour Notes
Movie
1915
The Melting Pot
Movie Mendel Quixano
1915
Kreutzer Sonata
Movie Raphael Friedlander
1915
Almost a Scandal
Movie