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Peter Bergman(1939-2012)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Peter Bergman was born on 29 November 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975), The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979) and Martian Space Party (1972). He was married to Maryedith Burrell. He died on 9 March 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornNovember 29, 1939
DiedMarch 9, 2012(72)
BornNovember 29, 1939
DiedMarch 9, 2012(72)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
Everything You Know Is Wrong
7.7
Short
  • Ben Franklin
  • Prof. Bowman
  • McGog brother
  • Pat Hat
  • Buzz Crumbhunger
  • Maj. Chuck
  • Training film narrator
  • 1975
Peter Bergman and Phil Proctor in The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979)
The Day the Earth Got Stoned
7.0
  • The Chief
  • 1979
Martian Space Party
7.0
Short
  • Actor(as The Firesign Theatre)
  • 1972
Americathon (1979)
Americathon
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • Nova Express
    7.4
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2009
  • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
    The Tick
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Metcalf
    • 2002
  • God's Clowns
    Short
    • Brother Moe
    • 1998
  • Pyst (1996)
    Pyst
    3.2
    Video Game
    • 1996
  • The Tick (1994)
    The Tick
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Dennis
    • Terry
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 1996
  • Phantom of the Ritz (1988)
    Phantom of the Ritz
    4.6
    • Ed Blake
    • 1988
  • Almost Partners (1987)
    Almost Partners
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Dan Trigger
    • 1987
  • Eat or Be Eaten
    7.3
    Video
    • Professor Buster DeCooth
    • Fred Stiffner
    • Barbarian Customs Agent
    • 1985
  • Firesign Theatre Presents 'Hot Shorts' (1983)
    Firesign Theatre Presents 'Hot Shorts'
    7.3
    • (voice)
    • 1983
  • Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983)
    Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk
    7.8
    Video
    • Lt. Bradshaw
    • Yoey Yolk
    • Judge Knot
    • 1983
  • Below the Belt (1980)
    Below the Belt
    5.4
    • (voice, as The Firesign Theater)
    • 1980
  • Peter Bergman and Phil Proctor in The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979)
    The Day the Earth Got Stoned
    7.0
    • The Chief
    • 1979
  • Petronella
    3.0
    Short
    • Dragon
    • Youth (voice)
    • 1978
  • Cracking Up (1977)
    Cracking Up
    3.5
    • Barbara Halters
    • 1977
  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong
    7.7
    Short
    • Ben Franklin
    • Prof. Bowman
    • McGog brother ...
    • 1975

Writer

  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Declassified Firesign Theatre
    6.2
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
    7.7
    TV Special
    • written by (as The Firesign Theatre)
    • 2001
  • Pyst (1996)
    Pyst
    3.2
    Video Game
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1996
  • The Future Is Now
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • T.K. Carter and David Hallyday in He's My Girl (1987)
    He's My Girl
    4.6
    • story by
    • 1987
  • Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983)
    Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk
    7.8
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Americathon (1979)
    Americathon
    4.5
    • adaptation
    • play
    • 1979
  • Peter Bergman and Phil Proctor in The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979)
    The Day the Earth Got Stoned
    7.0
    • written by
    • 1979
  • The Starland Vocal Band Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Cracking Up (1977)
    Cracking Up
    3.5
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong
    7.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Martian Space Party
    7.0
    Short
    • Writer (as The Firesign Theatre)
    • 1972
  • Zachariah (1971)
    Zachariah
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1971

Director

  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Declassified Firesign Theatre
    6.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong
    7.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Firesign Theatre website
  • Alternative names
    • Peter Paul Bergman
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • November 29, 1939
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2012
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(complications from leukemia)
  • Spouse
    • Maryedith Burrell2003 - March 9, 2012 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He and the Firesign Theater Group recorded the album, "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers." The album was placed in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2005.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was one of two children of Oscar Bergman and Rita Bergman. His parents hosted a radio show in Cleveland called "Breakfast with the Bergmans." His father was also a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio.

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