Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Known for
Acting
Born
July 10, 1886
Died
June 2, 1956 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Pierre Hersholt (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956) was a Danish-born actor who lived in the United States, where he was a leading film and radio talent, best known for his 17 years starring on radio in Dr. Christian and for playing Shirley Temple's grandfather in Heidi. Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, "In English, her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult." Of his total credits, 75 were silent films and 65 were sound films. He appeared in 140 films and directed four.

Known For

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Filmography

2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Complicated Women poster

Complicated Women

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1955
Run for Cover poster

Run for Cover

Movie · as Mr. Swenson

1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere poster

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Movie · as Self

1952
This Is Your Life poster

This Is Your Life

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
Dancing in the Dark poster

Dancing in the Dark

Movie · as Jean Hersholt

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
To the People of the United States poster

To the People of the United States

Movie · as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps

1943
Stage Door Canteen poster

Stage Door Canteen

Movie · as Jean Hersholt

1941
They Meet Again poster

They Meet Again

Movie · as Doctor Paul Christian

1941
Melody for Three poster

Melody for Three

Movie · as Doctor Paul Christian

1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Movie

1940
Remedy for Riches poster

Remedy for Riches

Movie · as Doctor Paul Christian

1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian poster

The Courageous Dr. Christian

Movie · as Doctor Paul Christian

1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women poster

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Movie · as Doctor Paul Christian

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Movie · as Self

1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island poster

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Movie · as Mr. Sutter

1939
Meet Dr. Christian poster

Meet Dr. Christian

Movie · as Doctor Paul Christian

1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band poster

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Movie · as Prof. Heinrich

1938
Happy Landing poster

Happy Landing

Movie · as Lars Ericksen

1938
Five of a Kind poster

Five of a Kind

Movie · as Dr. John Luke

1938
I'll Give a Million poster

I'll Give a Million

Movie · as Victor

1937
One in a Million poster

One in a Million

Movie · as Heinrich Muller

1937
Seventh Heaven poster

Seventh Heaven

Movie · as Father Chevillon

1937
Heidi poster

Heidi

Movie · as Adolph Kramer

1936
His Brother's Wife poster

His Brother's Wife

Movie · as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

1936
Tough Guy poster

Tough Guy

Movie · as Dr. Mulback

1936
The Country Doctor poster

The Country Doctor

Movie · as Dr. John Luke

1936
Reunion poster

Reunion

Movie · as Dr. John Luke

1936
Sins of Man poster

Sins of Man

Movie · as Christopher Freyman

1935
Mark of the Vampire poster

Mark of the Vampire

Movie · as Baron Otto

1935
Break of Hearts poster

Break of Hearts

Movie · as Professor Thalma

1935
Murder in the Fleet poster

Murder in the Fleet

Movie · as Victor Hanson

1934
The Painted Veil poster

The Painted Veil

Movie · as Herr Koerber

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle poster

The Cat and the Fiddle

Movie · as Professor Bertier

1934
Men in White poster

Men in White

Movie · as Dr. Hochberg

1934
The Fountain poster

The Fountain

Movie · as Baron von Leyden

1933
Dinner at Eight poster

Dinner at Eight

Movie · as Jo Stengel

1933
The Crime of the Century poster

The Crime of the Century

Movie · as Dr. Emil Brandt

1933
Song of the Eagle poster

Song of the Eagle

Movie · as Otto Hoffman

1933
Christopher Bean poster

Christopher Bean

Movie · as Rosen

1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu poster

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Movie · as Von Berg

1932
The Beast of the City poster

The Beast of the City

Movie · as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte

1932
Grand Hotel poster

Grand Hotel

Movie · as Senf

1932
Emma poster

Emma

Movie · as Frederick Smith

1932
Flesh poster

Flesh

Movie · as Mr. Herman

1932
Hearts of Humanity poster

Hearts of Humanity

Movie · as Sol Bloom

1932
Are You Listening? poster

Are You Listening?

Movie · as George Wagner

1932
New Morals for Old poster

New Morals for Old

Movie · as James Hallett

1932
Unashamed poster

Unashamed

Movie · as Mr. Schmidt

1932
Skyscraper Souls poster

Skyscraper Souls

Movie · as Jake

1932
Night Court poster

Night Court

Movie · as Herman the Janitor

1931
The Phantom of Paris poster

The Phantom of Paris

Movie · as Herman

1931
Susan Lenox poster

Susan Lenox

Movie · as Karl Ohlin

1931
Daybreak poster

Daybreak

Movie · as Herr Schnabel

1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet poster

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Movie · as Dr. Dulac

1931
Transatlantic poster

Transatlantic

Movie · as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

1931
Private Lives poster

Private Lives

Movie · as Oscar

1930
East Is West poster

East Is West

Movie · as Man

1930
Hell Harbor poster

Hell Harbor

Movie · as Joseph Horngold

1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischa poster

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

Movie · as Posnanski

1930
Viennese Nights poster

Viennese Nights

Movie · as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father

1930
Mamba poster

Mamba

Movie · as August Bolte (Mamba)

1930
The Cat Creeps poster

The Cat Creeps

Movie · as Dr. Patterson

1930
The Climax poster

The Climax

Movie · as Luigi Golfanti

1930
The Third Alarm poster

The Third Alarm

Movie · as Frank 'Dad' Morton

1929
The Younger Generation poster

The Younger Generation

Movie · as Julius Goldfish - Pa

1929
The Girl on the Barge poster

The Girl on the Barge

Movie · as McCadden

1929
Modern Love poster

Modern Love

Movie · as François Renault

1928
Abie's Irish Rose poster

Abie's Irish Rose

Movie · as Solomon Levy

1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg poster

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Movie · as Dr. Jüttner

1928
The Battle of the Sexes poster

The Battle of the Sexes

Movie · as William Judson

1928
Give and Take

Give and Take

Movie · as John Bauer

1928
The Secret Hour poster

The Secret Hour

Movie · as Tony

1928
Jazz Mad poster

Jazz Mad

Movie · as Franz Hausmann

1928
13 Washington Square poster

13 Washington Square

Movie · as 'Deacon' Pyecroft

1927
The Wrong Mr. Wright poster

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Movie · as Seymour White

1927
Alias The Deacon poster

Alias The Deacon

Movie · as George Caswell or The Deacon

1926
Flames poster

Flames

Movie · as Ole Bergson

1926
The Old Soak poster

The Old Soak

Movie · as Clement Hawley, Sr.

1926
My Old Dutch poster

My Old Dutch

Movie · as 'Erb 'Uggins

1926
The Greater Glory poster

The Greater Glory

Movie · as Gustav Schmidt

1926
It Must Be Love poster

It Must Be Love

Movie · as Pop Schmidt

1925
Fifth Avenue Models poster

Fifth Avenue Models

Movie · as Mr. Jones - a Crook

1925
Don Q Son of Zorro poster

Don Q Son of Zorro

Movie · as Don Fabrique Borusta

1925
Stella Dallas poster

Stella Dallas

Movie · as Ed Munn

1925
Dangerous Innocence poster

Dangerous Innocence

Movie · as Gilchrist

1925
A Woman's Faith

A Woman's Faith

Movie · as Jules Cluny

1924
Greed poster

Greed

Movie · as Marcus

1924
Cheap Kisses poster

Cheap Kisses

Movie · as Gustaf Borgstrom

1924
Her Night of Romance poster

Her Night of Romance

Movie · as Joe Diamond

1924
So Big poster

So Big

Movie · as Aug Hempel

1924
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

Movie

1924
The Goldfish poster

The Goldfish

Movie · as Herman Krauss

1924
The Woman on the Jury poster

The Woman on the Jury

Movie · as Jury Foreman

1924
Torment poster

Torment

Movie · as Boris

1924
Sinners in Silk poster

Sinners in Silk

Movie · as Dr. Eustace

1923
Jazzmania poster

Jazzmania

Movie · as Prince Otto of Como

1923
Souls for Sale poster

Souls for Sale

Movie · as Self - Celebrity Actor

1923
Red Lights poster

Red Lights

Movie · as Ezra Carson

1923
Quicksands poster

Quicksands

Movie · as Ring Member

1922
When Romance Rides poster

When Romance Rides

Movie · as Joel Creech

1922
Tess of the Storm Country poster

Tess of the Storm Country

Movie · as Ben Letts

1922
The Strangers' Banquet poster

The Strangers' Banquet

Movie · as Fiend

1922
Heart's Haven poster

Heart's Haven

Movie · as Henry Bird

1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse poster

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Movie · as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)

1921
The Man Of The Forest poster

The Man Of The Forest

Movie · as Lem Beasley

1921
A Certain Rich Man poster

A Certain Rich Man

Movie · as Adrian Brownwell

1921
The Servant in the House

The Servant in the House

Movie · as Manson, The Servant in the House

1920
The Golden Trail poster

The Golden Trail

Movie · as Harry Teal

1920
The Deceiver poster

The Deceiver

Movie

1920
The Red Lane poster

The Red Lane

Movie · as Vetal Beaulieu

1920
Merely Mary Ann poster

Merely Mary Ann

Movie · as Stranger

1919
Love's Prisoner poster

Love's Prisoner

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1919
Whom the Gods Would Destroy poster

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

Movie

1918
Madame Spy poster

Madame Spy

Movie · as Count Von Ornstorff

1918
Little Red Decides

Little Red Decides

Movie · as Sour Milk

1918
The Answer poster

The Answer

Movie · as Shepard

1917
The Terror poster

The Terror

Movie · as Jimm, the Dope

1917
The Clash of Steel

The Clash of Steel

Movie · as Prince Feodor

1917
Perils of the Secret Service poster

Perils of the Secret Service

Movie · as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)

1917
Black Orchids poster

Black Orchids

Movie

1917
'49 – '17 poster

'49 – '17

Movie · as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

1917
The Soul Herder poster

The Soul Herder

Movie · as The Minister

1917
Princess Virtue poster

Princess Virtue

Movie · as Emile Carre

1917
The Saintly Sinner poster

The Saintly Sinner

Movie · as Undetermined Role

1917
A Stormy Knight poster

A Stormy Knight

Movie · as Dr. Fraser

1917
Southern Justice poster

Southern Justice

Movie · as Caleb Talbot

1917
Love Aflame poster

Love Aflame

Movie · as Reginald

1917
Fighting for Love poster

Fighting for Love

Movie · as Ferdinand

1916
Hell's Hinges poster

Hell's Hinges

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1916
The Aryan poster

The Aryan

Movie · as (uncredited)

1916
Kinkaid, Gambler

Kinkaid, Gambler

Movie

1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes

Bullets and Brown Eyes

Movie

1915
The Disciple poster

The Disciple

Movie · as Mob Member

1915
Never Again

Never Again

Movie

1906
A New Hat for the Madam poster

A New Hat for the Madam

Movie