![]() ![]() In 1916, Berle enrolled in the Professional Children's School. and Tillie's Punctured Romance, with Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, and Marie Dressler." However, Berle's claim to have appeared in Tillie's Punctured Romance has been disputed by film historians including Glenn Mitchell, who in his book, The Chaplin Encyclopedia, writes that Berle's alleged role was most likely played by child actor Gordon Griffith. ![]() Berle recalled, "There were even trips out to Hollywood-the studios paid-where I got parts in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, with Mary Pickford The Mark of Zorro, with Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. I bet there are a lot of comedians around today who are sorry about that."īy Berle's account, he continued to play child roles in other films: Bunny's Little Brother, Tess of the Storm Country, Birthright, Love's Penalty, Divorce Coupons, and Ruth of the Range. This is exactly what happened, except that at the crucial moment they threw a bundle of rags instead of me from the train. He said, "I was scared shitless, even when he went on to tell me that Pauline would save my life. In Milton Berle: An Autobiography, he explained that the director told him he would portray a little boy who would be thrown from a moving train. He claimed The Perils of Pauline as his first film appearance, playing the character of a young boy, though this has never been independently verified. ![]() He appeared as a child actor in silent films. He also worked as a child model and was "Buster Brown" for " Buster Brown" shoes. Child actor īerle entered show business in 1913 at the age of five when he won a children's Charlie Chaplin contest. For many years, the latter two worked on Berle's TV production staff while Phil was a programming executive at NBC. He had three older brothers (from oldest to youngest): Phil, Frank, and Jack Berle. His mother, Sarah (Sadie) Glantz Berlinger (1877–1954), changed her name to Sandra Berle when Milton became famous. His father, Moses Berlinger (1872–1938), was a paint and varnish salesman. His given name was Mendel Berlinger, but he chose Milton Berle as his professional name when he was 16. 118th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Milton Berle was born into a Jewish family in a five-story walkup at 68 W. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV. Television" during the first Golden Age of Television. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. His career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger Yiddish: מענדעל בערלינגער J– March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. ![]()
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