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