Jean Hersholt
Known for acting · Born 10 July 1886 · Died 2 June 1956 · aged 69 · Copenhagen, Denmark
141 credits
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
Greed
1924
Heidi
1937
Mark of the Vampire
1935
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
Susan Lenox
1931
Seventh Heaven
1937
Grand Hotel
1932
Emma
1932
Men in White
1934
Run for Cover
1955
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
Acting (138)
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf (archive footage)Film
2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)Film
1955Run for CoverMr. SwensonFilm
1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelfFilm
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
1949Dancing in the DarkJean HersholtFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
1944To the People of the United StatesColonel Jensen - Medical CorpsFilm
1943Stage Door CanteenJean HersholtFilm
1941They Meet AgainDoctor Paul ChristianFilm
1941Melody for ThreeDoctor Paul ChristianFilm
1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2Film
1940Dr. Christian Meets the WomenDoctor Paul ChristianFilm
1940Remedy for RichesDoctor Paul ChristianFilm
1940The Courageous Dr. ChristianDoctor Paul ChristianFilm
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelfFilm
1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandMr. SutterFilm
1939Meet Dr. ChristianDoctor Paul ChristianFilm
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandProf. HeinrichFilm
1938I'll Give a MillionVictorFilm
1938Five of a KindDr. John LukeFilm
1938Happy LandingLars EricksenFilm
1937HeidiAdolph KramerFilm
1937Seventh HeavenFather ChevillonFilm
1937One in a MillionHeinrich MullerFilm
1936His Brother's WifeProfessor 'Pop' FahrenheimFilm
1936Tough GuyDr. MulbackFilm
1936The Country DoctorDr. John LukeFilm
1936ReunionDr. John LukeFilm
1936Sins of ManChristopher FreymanFilm
1935Mark of the VampireBaron OttoFilm
1935Break of HeartsProfessor ThalmaFilm
1935Murder in the FleetVictor HansonFilm
1934The Painted VeilHerr KoerberFilm
1934Men in WhiteDr. HochbergFilm
1934The Cat and the FiddleProfessor BertierFilm
1934The FountainBaron von LeydenFilm
1933Dinner at EightJo StengelFilm
1933The Crime of the CenturyDr. Emil BrandtFilm
1933Song of the EagleOtto HoffmanFilm
1933Christopher BeanRosenFilm
1932Grand HotelSenfFilm
1932The Mask of Fu ManchuVon BergFilm
1932The Beast of the CitySamuel "Sam" BelmonteFilm
1932EmmaFrederick SmithFilm
1932FleshMr. HermanFilm
1932Skyscraper SoulsJakeFilm
1932Night CourtHerman the JanitorFilm
1932New Morals for OldJames HallettFilm
1932Are You Listening?George WagnerFilm
1932Hearts of HumanitySol BloomFilm
1932UnashamedMr. SchmidtFilm
1931The Sin of Madelon ClaudetDr. DulacFilm
1931Susan LenoxKarl OhlinFilm
1931Private LivesOscarFilm
1931TransatlanticRudolph aka Jed KramerFilm
1931The Phantom of ParisHermanFilm
1931DaybreakHerr SchnabelFilm
1930Hell HarborJoseph HorngoldFilm
1930MambaAugust Bolte (Mamba)Film
1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaPosnanskiFilm
1930East Is WestManFilm
1930The Cat CreepsDr. PattersonFilm
1930Viennese NightsHerr Hofner, Elsa's FatherFilm
1930The ClimaxLuigi GolfantiFilm
1930The Third AlarmFrank 'Dad' MortonFilm
1929The Younger GenerationJulius Goldfish - PaFilm
1929The Girl on the BargeMcCaddenFilm
1929Modern LoveFrançois RenaultFilm
1928The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergDr. JüttnerFilm
1928The Battle of the SexesWilliam JudsonFilm
192813 Washington Square'Deacon' PyecroftFilm
1928Abie's Irish RoseSolomon LevyFilm
1928Give and TakeJohn BauerFilm
1928The Secret HourTonyFilm
1928Jazz MadFranz HausmannFilm
1927The Wrong Mr. WrightSeymour WhiteFilm
1927Alias The DeaconGeorge Caswell or The DeaconFilm
1926FlamesOle BergsonFilm
1926The Old SoakClement Hawley, Sr.Film
1926My Old Dutch'Erb 'UgginsFilm
1926The Greater GloryGustav SchmidtFilm
1926It Must Be LovePop SchmidtFilm
1925Don Q Son of ZorroDon Fabrique BorustaFilm
1925Stella DallasEd MunnFilm
1925Fifth Avenue ModelsMr. Jones - a CrookFilm
1925Dangerous InnocenceGilchristFilm
1925A Woman's FaithJules ClunyFilm
1924GreedMarcusFilm
1924Her Night of RomanceJoe DiamondFilm
1924The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal StudiosFilm
1924Cheap KissesGustaf BorgstromFilm
1924So BigAug HempelFilm
1924The GoldfishHerman KraussFilm
1924TormentBorisFilm
1924The Woman on the JuryJury ForemanFilm
1924Sinners in SilkDr. EustaceFilm
1923Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity ActorFilm
1923QuicksandsRing MemberFilm
1923JazzmaniaPrince Otto of ComoFilm
1923Red LightsEzra CarsonFilm
1922Tess of the Storm CountryBen LettsFilm
1922When Romance RidesJoel CreechFilm
1922The Strangers' BanquetFiendFilm
1922Heart's HavenHenry BirdFilm
1921The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseProf. von Hartrott (uncredited)Film
1921The Man Of The ForestLem BeasleyFilm
1921A Certain Rich ManAdrian BrownwellFilm
1921The Servant in the HouseManson, The Servant in the HouseFilm
1920The Golden TrailHarry TealFilm
1920The DeceiverFilm
1920The Red LaneVetal BeaulieuFilm
1920Merely Mary AnnStrangerFilm
1919Love's PrisonerParty Guest (uncredited)Film
1919Whom the Gods Would DestroyFilm
1918Madame SpyCount Von OrnstorffFilm
1918Little Red DecidesSour MilkFilm
1918The AnswerShepardFilm
1917'49 – '17'Gentleman Jim' RaynorFilm
1917Black OrchidsFilm
1917The Soul HerderThe MinisterFilm
1917The TerrorJimm, the DopeFilm
1917Perils of the Secret ServicePrince Feodor (Episode #2)Film
1917The Clash of SteelPrince FeodorFilm
1917Love AflameReginaldFilm
1917Princess VirtueEmile CarreFilm
1917The Saintly SinnerUndetermined RoleFilm
1917Southern JusticeCaleb TalbotFilm
1917A Stormy KnightDr. FraserFilm
1917Fighting for LoveFerdinandFilm
1916Hell's HingesBartender (uncredited)Film
1916The Aryan(uncredited)Film
1916Kinkaid, GamblerFilm
1916Bullets and Brown EyesFilm
1915The DiscipleMob MemberFilm
1915Never AgainFilm
1906A New Hat for the MadamFilm
Directing (3)
1922Golden DreamsAssistant DirectorFilm
1920The Golden TrailDirectorFilm
1920The DeceiverDirectorFilm