ACTOR

Edgar Bergen

1903 - 1978

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Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Bergen has received more than 1,780,479 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Bergen is the 4,768th most popular actor (down from 4,754th in 2019), the 6,978th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,090th in 2019) and the 2,139th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edgar Bergens by language

Over the past year Edgar Bergen has had the most page views in the with 250,612 views, followed by Spanish (30,674), and German (5,995). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (106.25%), Spanish (61.37%), and Finnish (42.49%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edgar Bergen ranks 4,768 out of 13,578. Before her are Dina Merrill, Connie Sawyer, Tamlyn Tomita, Lewis Stone, Lisa Lu, and Roger Allam. After her are Ilaria Occhini, Kenny Johnson, Peter Friedman, Joseph Bologna, Julia Faye, and Henry Lehrman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Edgar Bergen ranks 256. Before her are Nilo Murtinho Braga, Manuel Anatol, Nathanael West, Alan Paton, Doca, and Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston. After her are Billie Dove, Lothar Bolz, Elisha Cook Jr., Romeo Neri, Lilly Scholz, and Curly Howard. Among people deceased in 1978, Edgar Bergen ranks 189. Before her are Willy Hansen, Carlos Torre Repetto, Ivan Kavaleridze, Mladen Ramljak, František Šterc, and George Moscone. After her are Vasili Merkuryev, Ralph Metcalfe, Greta Johansson, Maurice Carême, Paul Yü Pin, and Oscar Homolka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Bergen ranks 6,978 out of 20,380. Before her are Gregg Rolie (1947), Connie Sawyer (1912), Tom Hayden (1939), Lewis Stone (1879), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), and Gary Wright (1943). After her are Marsha Ivins (1951), Thomas Hampson (1955), Kenny Johnson (1963), Peter Friedman (1949), Richard Marcinko (1940), and Joseph Bologna (1934).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edgar Bergen ranks 2,139. Before her are Louie Anderson (1953), Maggie Wheeler (1961), Dylan O'Brien (1991), Dina Merrill (1923), Connie Sawyer (1912), and Lewis Stone (1879). After her are Kenny Johnson (1963), Peter Friedman (1949), Joseph Bologna (1934), Julia Faye (1892), Neville Brand (1920), and Reni Santoni (1938).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fun and Fancy Free
Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.
Sep 27o 19476.334 / 10
I Remember Mama
Mr. Thorkelson
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
Mar 9o 19486.98 / 10
The Muppet Movie
Himself / Charlie McCarthy (voice)
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
Jun 22o 19797.131 / 10