Jean Hersholt
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-07-10
Day of Death
1956-06-02 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jean Hersholt
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
Acting
(2004)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1955)
Run for Cover
as Mr. Swenson
(1954)
(1949)
Dancing in the Dark
as Jean Hersholt
(1944)
To the People of the United States
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Jean Hersholt
(1941)
(1941)
Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1941)
They Meet Again
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1940)
(1940)
Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1940)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Mr. Sutter
(1939)
Meet Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Prof. Heinrich
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
as Victor
(1938)
Happy Landing
as Lars Ericksen
(1938)
Five of a Kind
as Dr. John Luke
(1937)
One in a Million
as Heinrich Muller
(1937)
Heidi
as Adolph Kramer
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
as Father Chevillon
(1936)
Tough Guy
as Dr. Mulback
(1936)
His Brother's Wife
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
(1936)
Sins of Man
as Christopher Freyman
(1936)
Reunion
as Dr. John Luke
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Dr. John Luke
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as Victor Hanson
(1935)
Break of Hearts
as Professor Thalma
(1935)
Mark of the Vampire
as Baron Otto
(1934)
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Professor Bertier
(1934)
The Painted Veil
as Herr Koerber
(1934)
The Fountain
as Baron von Leyden
(1934)
Men in White
as Dr. Hochberg
(1933)
The Crime of the Century
as Dr. Emil Brandt
(1933)
Christopher Bean
as Rosen
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Jo Stengel
(1933)
Song of the Eagle
as Otto Hoffman
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as Jake
(1932)
Night Court
as Herman the Janitor
(1932)
Hearts of Humanity
as Sol Bloom
(1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Von Berg
(1932)
Grand Hotel
as Senf
(1932)
Flesh
as Mr. Herman
(1932)
The Beast of the City
as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
(1932)
Unashamed
as Mr. Schmidt
(1932)
New Morals for Old
as James Hallett
(1932)
Are You Listening?
as George Wagner
(1932)
Emma
as Frederick Smith
(1931)
Daybreak
as Herr Schnabel
(1931)
Private Lives
as Oscar
(1931)
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Dr. Dulac
(1931)
Transatlantic
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
(1931)
The Phantom of Paris
as Herman
(1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Karl Ohlin
(1930)
East Is West
as Man
(1930)
The Third Alarm
as Frank 'Dad' Morton
(1930)
Viennese Nights
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
(1930)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Posnanski
(1930)
The Cat Creeps
as Dr. Patterson
(1930)
Mamba
as August Bolte (Mamba)
(1930)
Hell Harbor
as Joseph Horngold
(1930)
The Climax
as Luigi Golfanti
(1929)
The Younger Generation
as Julius Goldfish - Pa
(1929)
The Girl on the Barge
as McCadden
(1929)
Modern Love
as François Renault
(1928)
Jazz Mad
as Franz Hausmann
(1928)
Give and Take
as John Bauer
(1928)
The Battle of the Sexes
as William Judson
(1928)
13 Washington Square
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
(1928)
Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy
(1928)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Dr. Jüttner
(1928)
The Secret Hour
as Tony
(1927)
Alias The Deacon
as George Caswell or The Deacon
(1927)
The Wrong Mr. Wright
as Seymour White
(1926)
Flames
as Ole Bergson
(1926)
My Old Dutch
as 'Erb 'Uggins
(1926)
The Old Soak
as Clement Hawley, Sr.
(1926)
The Greater Glory
as Gustav Schmidt
(1926)
It Must Be Love
as Pop Schmidt
(1925)
Stella Dallas
as Ed Munn
(1925)
Dangerous Innocence
as Gilchrist
(1925)
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Fabrique Borusta
(1925)
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mr. Jones - a Crook
(1924)
The Goldfish
as Herman Krauss
(1924)
Greed
as Marcus
(1924)
So Big
as Aug Hempel
(1924)
Her Night of Romance
as Joe Diamond
(1924)
(1924)
The Woman on the Jury
as Jury Foreman
(1924)
Torment
as Boris
(1924)
Cheap Kisses
as Gustaf Borgstrom
(1923)
Red Lights
as Ezra Carson
(1923)
Jazzmania
as Prince Otto of Como
(1923)
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor
(1922)
Tess of the Storm Country
as Ben Letts
(1922)
When Romance Rides
as Joel Creech
(1922)
The Strangers' Banquet
as Fiend
(1922)
Heart's Haven
as Henry Bird
(1921)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
(1921)
The Man Of The Forest
as Lem Beasley
(1920)
The Red Lane
as Vetal Beaulieu
(1920)
(1920)
The Golden Trail
as Harry Teal
(1919)
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1919)
(1918)
Madame Spy
as Count Von Ornstorff
(1918)
Little Red Decides
as Sour Milk
(1917)
Princess Virtue
as Emile Carre
(1917)
(1917)
The Clash of Steel
as Prince Feodor
(1917)
A Stormy Knight
as Dr. Fraser
(1917)
Perils of the Secret Service
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
(1917)
The Soul Herder
as The Minister
(1917)
Southern Justice
as Caleb Talbot
(1917)
Love Aflame
as Reginald
(1917)
The Saintly Sinner
as Undetermined Role
(1917)
'49–'17
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
(1917)
The Terror
as Jimm, the Dope
(1917)
Fighting for Love
as Ferdinand
(1916)
The Aryan
as (uncredited)
(1916)
Hell's Hinges
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1916)
(1915)
The Disciple
as Mob Member
(1906)
Crew
(1922)
Golden Dreams
Assistant Director
(1920)
The Golden Trail
Director
(1920)
The Deceiver
Director