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.

Filmography

• 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty — archive footage
• 1959The Chaplin Revue — Various (archive footage)
• 1941The Charlie Chaplin Festival — Various Roles (archive footage)
• 1936Modern Times — Cafe Proprietor, Assistant Director
• 1931City Lights — Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited), Assistant Director
• 1930Do It Now
• 1928The Circus — An Old Clown
• 1925The Gold Rush — Hank Curtis
• 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate — Head Waiter (uncredited)
• 1923The Pilgrim — Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad Station
• 1922Pay Day — Drinking Companion
• 1921The Idle Class — Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform (uncredited)
• 1921The Kid — Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)
• 1919Sunnyside — Villager and Edna's Father (uncredited)
• 1919The Professor — Bearded man in flophouse
• 1918100% American — Man who steps on Mayme's foot
• 1918A Dog's Life — Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)
• 1918Shoulder Arms — Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
• 1918The Bond — John Bull (British version)
• 1917Easy Street — Kidnapper (uncredited)
• 1917The Adventurer — Judge Brown - The Father / Docker
• 1917The Black Stork — The Detective
• 1917The Cure — Masseur
• 1917The Immigrant — The Artist
• 1916Behind the Screen — Director of Historical Film
• 1916The Count
• 1916The Floorwalker — Old Man (uncredited)
• 1916The Pawnshop — The Pawnbroker
• 1916The Rink — Mrs. Stout / guest served brush and rag
• 1916The Vagabond — (uncredited)
• 1915Almost a Scandal
• 1915Kreutzer Sonata — Raphael Friedlander
• 1915Love and Sour Notes
• 1915Married on Credit — Louise's Father
• 1915One Million Dollars — Count Raoul D'Estes
• 1915Silk Hose and High Pressure — Fat
• 1915The Melting Pot — Mendel Quixano
• 1915The Right of Way — Trudel (as Henry Bergman)
• 1914A Change of Complexion
• 1914The Crystal Ball — Business associate
• 1913There She Goes — Tramp

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2013Birth of the Tramp — Self (archive footage)
• 1996Chaplin's Goliath — Self (archive footage)