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Edgar Bergen 02.16.1903 - 09.30.1978 (75 years old)

Edgar John Bergen was an American radio performer, comedian and actor. He was most particularly known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was very proficient in ventriloquism. His daughter is actress Candice Bergen. Click here to read more about Edgar Bergen

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mcc show charlie wants to be a gossip columnist n a
sealtest variety theater	edgar bergen
G I Journal	gi journal 441006 afrs 065 ed sullivan, milton berle, andy russell [274]
cancer crusade program	tallulah bankhead baseball show
sealtest variety theater	don ameche and jerry colonna
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests ann harding and rodgers and hart	1937-05-09
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	with w c fields and ann harding	1937-05-09
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests carole lombard and joseph bentoelli	1937-05-16
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests mary boland and sonja henie	1937-05-23
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests josephine hutchinson and jose iturbi	1937-05-30
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests constance bennett and ray middleton	1937-06-06
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests joan blondell and rodgers and hart	1937-06-13
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests may robson and grisha goluboff	1937-06-20
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests sonja henie and ray middleton	1937-06-27
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest hoagy carmichael	1937-07-04
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest gladys george	1937-07-11
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest bruna castagna	1937-08-01
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest nelson eddy	1937-08-08
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests alice brady and allan jones	1937-08-15
chase and sanborn hour, the	glenda farrell	1937-08-22
chase and sanborn hour, the	final appearance of w c fields	1937-08-29
chase and sanborn hour, the	ida lupino	1937-09-05
chase and sanborn hour, the	bette davis	1937-09-12
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest clark gable	1937-10-17
chase and sanborn hour, the	may west	1937-12-12
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	adam and eve mae west	1937-12-12
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest jack benny	1937-12-19
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest margo	1938-01-02
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest margaret sullivan	1938-01-09
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest alice brady	1938-01-23
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest boris karloff	1938-01-30
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest marlene dietrich	1938-02-06
chase and sanborn hour, the	charlies attorney gazolla wants a raise	1938-02-13
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest gladys swarthout	1938-02-20
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest rosalind russell	1938-02-27
chase and sanborn hour, the	five star final	1938-07-24
chase and sanborn hour, the	fay bainter	1938-07-31
chase and sanborn hour, the	ella logan	1938-08-14
chase and sanborn hour, the	ralph bellamy	1938-08-28
jack benny program	snow white and the seven dwarfs	1939-01-08
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests maureen osullivan and sterling holloway	1939-01-29
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest ginger rogers	1939-06-25
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests jackie cooper and alan mobray	1939-07-02
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests stuart irwin and tony galento	1939-07-09
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest andrea leeds	1939-07-16
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests ida lupino and barbara jo allen	1939-07-23
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests kay francis and luis alberni	1939-07-30
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests mischa auer and josephine hutchinson	1939-08-06
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest joan blondell	1939-08-13
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests helen broderick and fred macmurray	1939-09-17
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests anita louise and david niven	1939-09-24
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest constance bennett	1939-10-01
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest charles laughton	1939-10-08
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest clark gable	1939-10-29
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests cliff nazarro and jackie cooper	1939-11-05
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest jean arthur	1939-11-12
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest john garfield	1939-11-19
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest loretta young	1939-11-26
chase and sanborn hour, the	guests maureen ohara and arthur treacher	1939-12-03
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest lansing hatfield	1939-12-10
chase and sanborn hour, the	guest geraldine fitzgerald	1939-12-17
chase and sanborn hour, the	charles laughton	1940-04-21
chase and sanborn hour, the	w c fields	1941-09-21
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	w c fields abbott and costello	1941-09-21
Fibber McGee and Molly	fibber mcgee and molly (0300) bergen and mccarthy come to movie premiere	1941-11-11
Fibber McGee and Molly	fibber mcgee and molly (0300) bergen and mccarthy come to movie premiere	1941-11-11
chase and sanborn hour, the	judy garland	1941-12-07
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (134) guest edward everett horton	1942-01-20
command performance	command performance (007) gene tierney, edgar bergen, betty hutton	1942-04-12
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	judy garland	1942-06-21
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	charles ruggles	1942-09-06
command performance	command performance (032) don ameche, edgar bergen, tommy dorsey	1942-09-22
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	rosemary clooney	1942-10-05
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	from annapolis naval academy	1942-10-11
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	from quantico marine base	1942-10-18
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	w c fields	1942-11-02
command performance	betty grable judy canova bergen and mccarthy	1942-11-03
command performance	command performance 1942 christmas special	1942-12-24
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	humphrey bogart	1943-09-12
burns and allen	guest walter pidgeon	1943-11-16
command performance	command performance (094) herbert marshall, edgar bergen, bob wills	1943-11-27
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mcc show guests bert lahr fats waller andamp; jane powell 1943 12 5	1943-12-05
jackie gleason les tremayne show, the	guest andy russell	1944-08-13
G I Journal	gi journal (065) guest edgar bergen, 1st song is you is	1944-10-20
G I Journal	gi journal (065) guest edgar bergen, 1st song is you is	1944-10-20
command performance	command performance (148) encore command performance (assembled show)	1944-11-01
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	john robert powers special guest	1944-11-05
G I Journal	gi journal (069) first song is you is or is you ain't	1944-11-17
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	don ameche guest	1944-12-03
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mccarthy show charlie answers ad for edgar	1944-12-10
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	charlie answers ad for edgar	1944-12-10
command performance	christmas show 1944	1944-12-24
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	night before christmas	1944-12-24
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	cornsilk alley with carmen miranda	1945-01-07
mail call	edgar bergen ingrid bergman marion hutton	1945-02-07
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mcc show little red riding hood with lynn bari	1945-03-25
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mccar show charlie runs away with janet blair	1945-05-20
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	charlie runs away with janet blair	1945-05-20
G I Journal	gi journal (103) first song without a song	1945-07-13
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	fred allen portland hoffa guests	1945-09-03
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	keenan wynn	1945-09-09
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	joan blondell	1945-09-16
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	anne baxter keenan wynn	1945-09-23
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	fred allen and portland hoffa	1945-09-30
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (45 49) (040) auditions	1945-10-07
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (040) auditions	1945-10-07
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	hildegarde	1945-10-14
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	fred allen	1945-10-21
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (45 49) (043) charlie mccarthy sues fred for slander	1945-10-28
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (043) charlie mccarthy sues fred for slander	1945-10-28
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	governor kerr of oklahoma	1945-11-11
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	trip to the planetarium	1945-12-16
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	memories with ray milland	1946-02-17
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mccarthy show at the barbershop with w c fields	1946-03-24
command performance	command performance fourth anniversary special	1946-05-29
jack benny program	jack and mary walk to the studio	1946-10-13
screen guild theater, the	snow white	1946-12-23
command performance	command performance 1946 christmas special, host bob hope (part 1)	1946-12-25
command performance	command performance 1946 christmas special, host lionel barrymore	1946-12-25
command performance	command performance 1946 christmas special, host bob hope (part 2)	1946-12-25
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	michael romanoff guest	1947-09-14
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	walt disney	1947-09-21
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	betty hutton	1947-09-28
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song sonny boy, guest edgar bergen	1947-10-02
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	don ameche	1947-10-05
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	linda darnell	1947-10-12
chase and sanborn hour, the	jane wyman	1947-10-19
chase and sanborn hour, the	richard widmark	1947-10-26
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	fred allen	1947-11-02
chase and sanborn hour, the	maurice evans and lulu mcconnell	1947-11-09
chase and sanborn hour, the	carmen miranda	1947-11-23
chase and sanborn hour, the	edward everett horton	1947-11-30
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	roy rogers	1947-12-07
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	gary cooper guest	1947-12-14
all star western theater	edgar bergen charlie and mortimer special guests	1947-12-27
bing crosby philco radio time	edgar bergen	1948-11-03
philco radio time	philco radio time(46 49) (078) edgar bergen	1948-11-03
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (396) guest bing crosby, doris day	1948-12-07
guest star	guest walter brennan	1948-12-12
command performance	1948 christmas special	1948-12-25
command performance	1948 christmas special part 1	1948-12-25
command performance	1948 christmas special part 2	1948-12-25
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	last show for chase and sanborn	1948-12-26
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	10th anniversary show	1949-01-19
jack benny program	guest show	1949-09-25
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	dick powell	1949-11-13
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	june allyson	1949-12-18
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (477) carswell air force base	1951-01-09
this is your fbi	fiest fugitives	1952-01-25
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	the mills brothers	1952-05-25
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	rosemary clooney	1952-10-05
chase and sanborn hour, the	marilyn monroe	1952-11-09
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	hopalong cassidy	1954-12-26
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mcc show charlie dreams that he visits hell	1955-11-13
charlie mccarthy show	charlie mcc show charlie wants to be a gossip columnist	1955-11-20
Christmas Shows Collection	christmas show	1955-12-25
chase and sanborn hour, the	mccarthys cavalcade of flops	1956-03-18
chase and sanborn hour, the	mortimers ups and downs	1956-03-25
recollections at 30	the chase sanborn hour	1956-07-18
recollections at 30	bergan and mccarthy debut judy garland	1956-11-14
recollections at 30	connecticut river flood 1936	1956-12-12
CBS Radio Workshop	cbs radio workshop (57) ballad of the iron horse	1957-03-03
gunsmoke	reluctant violence	1960-07-10
gunsmoke	stage smash	1960-07-31
suspense	night ferry to paris	1960-08-14
have gun will travel	bounty hunter aka the warrant	1960-08-21
suspense	the girl in the powder blue jag	1960-08-28
have gun will travel	a new star eat crow	1960-09-04
have gun will travel	troublemakers	1960-09-11
suspense	rakovskys rubles	1960-09-11
chase and sanborn hour, the	chase and sanborn 100th anniversary	1964-11-15
command performance	35th anniversary special part 1	1977-05-29
command performance	35th anniversary special part 2	1977-05-29

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Love this...my son loves these two also.

Esty

Charlie was my favorite. Smart mouth, wise.

Elaine

Charlie is the best.

Dana

I love his irreverent humor.

Juidth

Mortimer is my favorite

Marti

Charlie hands down! Mortimer was great too, but Effie never caught on with me.

Don

Edgar Bergen! Best known for his partnership with wooden wunderkind Charlie McCarthy.

Jim

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy were so appreciated. Bergen's wife and daughter were so beautiful and talented in their own ways.

Jeanette

Bergen, Edgar (birth name was Edgar John Bergen) Born in Chicago, Illinois 2/16/1903; died 9/30/1978 of a heart attack during a three-week fare- well retirement engagement at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Married to former Powers model Frances Westerman (1945-1978 his death). Father of actress Candice Bergen.

Jack

Bergen was a ventriloquist noted for his wit (spoken by his dummy) Charlie McCarthy. He and Charlie McCarthy made their radio debut in 1936 on The Rudy Vallee Show, and they were so popular, Bergen was signed to a 13-week contract. Bergen and his family of dummys appeared on their own radio programs including The Charlie McCarthy Show was on NBC-Radio (1937-1948); CBS- Radio (1949-1955); The Edgar Bergen Hour on CBS-Radio (1955-1956). Mortimer Snerd joined the act in 1939, and Miss Efie Klinker in 1944.

Jack

Bergen made his television debut with Charlie McCarthy on Hour Glass for ABC (1946). Bergen and Charlie were hosts of Do You Trust Your Wife? on CBS-TV (1956-1957), and daughter Candice Bergen made her television debut as a guest on this show.

Jack

Edgar Bergen 02.16.1903 - 09.30.1978 (75 years old)

This actor appeared in the following radio shows

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