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person_profile-Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt Died at age: 69

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jean Hersholt

Date of Birth:

Jul 10, 1886

Country of birth:

Denmark

Died:

Jun 02, 1956

Biography of

Jean Hersholt

    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.

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Jean Hersholt

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Filmography of

Jean Hersholt

Found 113 Movies in total

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2003

Vincent Price's Dracula

Baron Otto - (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1986

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

Run for Cover

Mr. Swenson ( Actor )

... 1955

Dancing in the Dark

Jean Hersholt ( Actor )

... 1949

Stage Door Canteen

Jean Hersholt ( Actor )

... 1943

They Meet Again

Doctor Paul Christian ( Actor )

... 1941

Melody for Three

Doctor Paul Christian ( Actor )

... 1941

Remedy for Riches

Doctor Paul Christian ( Actor )

... 1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Doctor Paul Christian ( Actor )

... 1940

The Courageous Dr. Christian

Doctor Paul Christian ( Actor )

... 1940

Meet Dr. Christian

Doctor Paul Christian ( Actor )

... 1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Sutter ( Actor )

... 1939

Five of a Kind

Dr. John Luke ( Actor )

... 1938

I'll Give a Million

Victor ( Actor )

... 1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Prof. Heinrich ( Actor )

... 1938

Happy Landing

Lars Ericksen ( Actor )

... 1938

Heidi

Adolph Kramer ( Actor )

... 1937

Seventh Heaven

Father Chevillon ( Actor )

... 1937

One in a Million

Heinrich Muller ( Actor )

... 1937

Reunion

Dr. John Luke ( Actor )

... 1936

His Brother's Wife

Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim ( Actor )

... 1936

Sins of Man

Christopher Freyman ( Actor )

... 1936

The Country Doctor

Dr. John Luke ( Actor )

... 1936

Tough Guy

Dr. Mulback ( Actor )

... 1936

Break of Hearts

Professor Thalma ( Actor )

... 1935

Murder in the Fleet

Victor Hanson ( Actor )

... 1935

Mark of the Vampire

Baron Otto ( Actor )

... 1935

The Painted Veil

Herr Koerber ( Actor )

... 1934

The Fountain

Baron von Leyden ( Actor )

... 1934

Men in White

Dr. Hochberg ( Actor )

... 1934

The Cat and the Fiddle

Professor Bertier ( Actor )

... 1934

Dinner at Eight

Jo Stengel ( Actor )

... 1933

Christopher Bean

Rosen ( Actor )

... 1933

Song of the Eagle

Otto Hoffman ( Actor )

... 1933

The Crime of the Century

Dr. Emil Brandt ( Actor )

... 1933

Flesh

Mr. Herman ( Actor )

... 1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Von Berg ( Actor )

... 1932

Hearts of Humanity

Sol Bloom ( Actor )

... 1932

Skyscraper Souls

Jake ( Actor )

... 1932

Unashamed

Mr. Schmidt ( Actor )

... 1932

New Morals for Old

James Hallett ( Actor )

... 1932

Night Court

Herman the Janitor ( Actor )

... 1932

Grand Hotel

Senf ( Actor )

... 1932

Are You Listening?

George Wagner ( Actor )

... 1932

The Beast of the City

Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte ( Actor )

... 1932

Emma

Frederick Smith ( Actor )

... 1932

Private Lives

Oscar ( Actor )

... 1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Dr. Dulac ( Actor )

... 1931

... 1931

The Phantom of Paris

Herman ( Actor )

... 1931

Transatlantic

Rudolph aka Jed Kramer ( Actor )

... 1931

Daybreak

Herr Schnabel ( Actor )

... 1931

Viennese Nights

Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father ( Actor )

... 1930

The Third Alarm

Frank 'Dad' Morton ( Actor )

... 1930

The Cat Creeps

Dr. Patterson ( Actor )

... 1930

East Is West

Man ( Actor )

... 1930

Hell Harbor

Joseph Horngold ( Actor )

... 1930

Mamba

August Bolte (Mamba) ( Actor )

... 1930

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

Posnanski ( Actor )

... 1930

The Climax

Luigi Golfanti ( Actor )

... 1930

Modern Love

François Renault ( Actor )

... 1929

The Younger Generation

Julius Goldfish - Pa ( Actor )

... 1929

The Girl on the Barge

McCadden ( Actor )

... 1929

Jazz Mad

Franz Hausmann ( Actor )

... 1928

The Battle of the Sexes

William Judson ( Actor )

... 1928

Abie's Irish Rose

Solomon Levy ( Actor )

... 1928

The Secret Hour

Tony ( Actor )

... 1928

... 1928

13 Washington Square

'Deacon' Pyecroft ( Actor )

... 1928

... 1927

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Seymour White ( Actor )

... 1927

The Old Soak

Clement Hawley, Sr. ( Actor )

... 1926

It Must Be Love

Pop Schmidt ( Actor )

... 1926

The Greater Glory

Gustav Schmidt ( Actor )

... 1926

Stella Dallas

Ed Munn ( Actor )

... 1925

Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Fabrique Borusta ( Actor )

... 1925

Fifth Avenue Models

Mr. Jones - a Crook ( Actor )

... 1925

Dangerous Innocence

Gilchrist ( Actor )

... 1925

So Big

Aug Hempel ( Actor )

... 1924

Cheap Kisses

Gustaf Borgstrom ( Actor )

... 1924

Greed

Marcus ( Actor )

... 1924

Her Night of Romance

Joe Diamond ( Actor )

... 1924

The Woman on the Jury

Jury Foreman ( Actor )

... 1924

The Goldfish

Herman Krauss ( Actor )

... 1924

Red Lights

Ezra Carson ( Actor )

... 1923

Souls for Sale

Himself - Celebrity Actor ( Actor )

... 1923

Jazzmania

Prince Otto of Como ( Actor )

... 1923

The Strangers' Banquet

Fiend ( Actor )

... 1922

Tess of the Storm Country

Ben Letts ( Actor )

... 1922

Heart's Haven

Henry Bird ( Actor )

... 1922

When Romance Rides

Joel Creech ( Actor )

... 1922

The Man Of The Forest

Lem Beasley ( Actor )

... 1921

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1921

... 1920

The Golden Trail

Harry Teal ( Actor )

Director

... 1920

The Red Lane

Vetal Beaulieu ( Actor )

... 1920

Love's Prisoner

Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1919

Madame Spy

Count Von Ornstorff ( Actor )

... 1918

Princess Virtue

Emile Carre ( Actor )

... 1917

'49–'17

'Gentleman Jim' Raynor ( Actor )

... 1917

A Stormy Knight

Dr. Fraser ( Actor )

... 1917

Southern Justice

Caleb Talbot ( Actor )

... 1917

Perils of the Secret Service

Prince Feodor (Episode #2) ( Actor )

... 1917

The Saintly Sinner

Undetermined Role ( Actor )

... 1917

The Terror

Jimm, the Dope ( Actor )

... 1917

Love Aflame

Reginald ( Actor )

... 1917

Fighting for Love

Ferdinand ( Actor )

... 1917

... 1917

The Aryan

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1916

Hell's Hinges

Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1916

The Disciple

Mob Member ( Actor )

... 1915