---
name: "Henry Bergman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-bergman"
fi1m_id: "henry-bergman"
imdb_id: "nm0074788"
tmdb_id: 14438
wikidata_id: "Q718451"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 February 1868"
died: "22 October 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T06:07:34.387577+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Bergman

## Identity

Henry Bergman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-bergman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-bergman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0074788
- **TMDB ID:** 14438
- **Wikidata ID:** Q718451
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bergman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074788/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14438

Actor. Born 23 February 1868 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 22 October 1946.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 February 1868, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 22 October 1946
- **Active:** 1925–1936
- **Also known as:** Генрі Бергман, Генрі Берґман
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 1 crew, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Charlie Chaplin](https://film.one/person/charlie-chaplin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 86 (2), 1930s 88 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bergman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074788/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14438

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*City Lights*](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md) (89), [*The Gold Rush*](https://film.one/film/the-gold-rush.md) (89), [*Modern Times*](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md) (88), [*The Kid*](https://film.one/film/the-kid.md) (84)

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## Biography

Henry Bergman (23 February 1868 – 22 October 1946) was an American stage and film actor. Born in San Francisco, California, he began his career in theatre, appearing in *Henrietta* in 1888 at the Hollis Street Theatre in Boston and in the touring production of *The Senator* in 1892 and 1893. He made his Broadway debut in 1899.

Bergman entered films in 1914 with the L-KO Kompany. From 1916 he maintained a long association with Charlie Chaplin, appearing as a character actor in many of his shorts and features, including *The Kid* (1921), *The Gold Rush* (1925), *The Circus* (1928), *City Lights* (1931) and *Modern Times* (1936), in which he played the Cafe Proprietor. He also worked as an assistant director on some Chaplin productions and contributed off-screen to *The Great Dictator* (1940). Chaplin helped finance Bergman's Hollywood restaurant, Henry's.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Modern Times* (1936), Fi1m 88, as Cafe Proprietor — [page](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md)
- *The Gold Rush* (1925), Fi1m 89, as Hank Curtis — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gold-rush.md)

### Crew (1)

- *City Lights* (1931), Fi1m 89, as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Kid* (1921), Fi1m 84, as Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kid.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Chaplin Revue* (1959), as Various (archive footage)
- *The Charlie Chaplin Festival* (1941), as Various Roles (archive footage)
- *Modern Times* (1936), as Cafe Proprietor · Assistant Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md)
- *City Lights* (1931), as Mayor / Blind Girl's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited) · Assistant Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md)
- *Do It Now* (1930), Actor
- *The Circus* (1928), as An Old Clown
- *The Gold Rush* (1925), as Hank Curtis — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gold-rush.md)
- *A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate* (1923), as Head Waiter (uncredited)
- *The Pilgrim* (1923), as Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad Station
- *Pay Day* (1922), as Drinking Companion
- *The Idle Class* (1921), as Sleeping Hobo / Guest in Cop Uniform (uncredited)
- *The Kid* (1921), as Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kid.md)
- *Sunnyside* (1919), as Villager and Edna's Father (uncredited)
- *The Professor* (1919), as Bearded man in flophouse
- *Shoulder Arms* (1918), as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
- *100% American* (1918), as Man who steps on Mayme's foot
- *The Bond* (1918), as John Bull (British version)
- *A Dog's Life* (1918), as Fat Unemployed Man / Dance-Hall Lady (uncredited)
- *The Adventurer* (1917), as Judge Brown - The Father / Docker
- *The Immigrant* (1917), as The Artist
- *The Cure* (1917), as Masseur
- *The Black Stork* (1917), as The Detective
- *Easy Street* (1917), as Kidnapper (uncredited)
- *The Rink* (1916), as Mrs. Stout / guest served brush and rag
- *Behind the Screen* (1916), as Director of Historical Film
- *The Pawnshop* (1916), as The Pawnbroker
- *The Count* (1916), Actor
- *The Vagabond* (1916), as (uncredited)
- *The Floorwalker* (1916), as Old Man (uncredited)
- *One Million Dollars* (1915), as Count Raoul D'Estes
- *Married on Credit* (1915), as Louise's Father
- *Silk Hose and High Pressure* (1915), as Fat
- *The Right of Way* (1915), as Trudel (as Henry Bergman)
- *Love and Sour Notes* (1915), Actor
- *The Melting Pot* (1915), as Mendel Quixano
- *Kreutzer Sonata* (1915), as Raphael Friedlander
- *Almost a Scandal* (1915), Actor
- *A Change of Complexion* (1914), Actor
- *The Crystal Ball* (1914), as Business associate
- *There She Goes* (1913), as Tramp

## Gallery

- ![Henry Bergman](https://film.one/media/person/102587/gallery-76f701c221d4.jpg) Henry Bergman — Mutual Film Corp., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Henry_Bergman_1917.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Stage actor Henry Bergman. Subjects: vaudeville (1907)](https://film.one/media/person/102587/gallery-584dc4f22211.jpg) Stage actor Henry Bergman. Subjects: vaudeville (1907) — Hall's, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Stage_actor_Henry_Bergman_%28SAYRE_5784%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Henry Bergman](https://film.one/media/person/102587/gallery-86b9c16c0952.jpg) Henry Bergman — Image via TMDB

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