Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

b. 1886 — d. 1956 (aged 70) Copenhagen, Denmark

Actor Director

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Hersholt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Greed

Abie's Irish Rose

Abie's Irish Rose

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

Heidi

Filmography

Dr. Christian

Dr. Paul Christian

Run for Cover

Galathea - Around the world in 80 minutes

Screen Snapshots, Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars

Screen Snapshots, Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars

Screen Snapshots, Series 32, No. 2: Hollywood Night at '21' Club

Screen Snapshots, Series 29, No. 5: The Great Showman

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

Screen Snapshots, Series 28, No. 2: A Day at C.B.S.

Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 8: Hollywood Honors Hersholt

To the People of the United States

To the People of the United States

Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps.

Screen Snapshots, Series 22, No. 9

Melody for Three

Melody for Three

Dr. Paul Christian

They Meet Again

They Meet Again

Dr. Paul Christian

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Dr. Paul Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian

Dr. Paul Christian

Remedy for Riches

Remedy for Riches

Dr. Paul Christian

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Professor Heinrich

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

Happy Landing

Herr Lars Ericksen

Five of a Kind

Heidi

Seventh Heaven

Father Chevillon

His Brother's Wife

His Brother's Wife

Professor Fahrenheim

One in a Million

One in a Million

Heinrich Muller

Tough Guy

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

Sins of Man

Christopher Freyman

Reunion

Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire

Break of Hearts

Break of Hearts

Professor Thalma

Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

Men in White

Dr. 'Hockie' Hochberg

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Fountain

Baron Van Leyden

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

Dr. Emil Brandt

Christopher Bean

Christopher Bean

Song of the Eagle

Song of the Eagle

Grand Hotel

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

Emma

Frederick Smith

Skyscraper Souls

Skyscraper Souls

Flesh

Night Court

Herman - the Janitor

Are You Listening?

Are You Listening?

New Morals for Old

New Morals for Old

Unashamed

Heinrich Schmidt

Hearts of Humanity

Hearts of Humanity

Private Lives

The Phantom of Paris

The Phantom of Paris

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Transatlantic

Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

Daybreak

The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series)

Hell Harbor

Joseph Horngold

A Soldier's Plaything

A Soldier's Plaything

Grandfather Rittner

Mamba

August Bolte (Mamba)

The Cat Creeps

Viennese Nights

Viennese Nights

Herr Hofner - Elsa's Father

East Is West

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

The Third Alarm

The Third Alarm

Frank 'Dad' Morton

The Climax

The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

Julius Goldfish - Pa

The Girl on the Barge

The Girl on the Barge

Modern Love

François Renault

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

13 Washington Square

13 Washington Square

'Deacon' Pyecroft

Abie's Irish Rose

Abie's Irish Rose

Jazz Mad

The Secret Hour

The Secret Hour

Give and Take

John Bauer - Factory Owner

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Dr. Friedrich Jüttner

Alias the Deacon

Alias the Deacon

George Caswell aka The Deacon

The Wrong Mr. Wright

The Wrong Mr. Wright

The Greater Glory

The Greater Glory

The Old Soak

Clement Hawley, Sr.

My Old Dutch

It Must Be Love

It Must Be Love

Flames

Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Q Son of Zorro

Stella Dallas

If Marriage Fails

A Woman's Faith

A Woman's Faith

Dangerous Innocence

Dangerous Innocence

Greed

Her Night of Romance

Her Night of Romance

So Big

The City of Stars

The City of Stars

Torment

Sinners in Silk

Sinners in Silk

The Woman on the Jury

The Woman on the Jury

The Goldfish

Cheap Kisses

Gustaf Borgstrom

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