Jean Hersholt
Born: 1886-07-10
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
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
Perils of the Secret Service
1917★ 0.0
The Red Lane
1920★ 0.0
Greed
1924★ 7.3
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932★ 5.4
Jazz Mad
1928★ 0.0
Heidi
1937★ 6.8
Skyscraper Souls
1932★ 5.3
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940★ 6.5
The Soul Herder
1917★ 4.5
The Fountain
1934★ 9.8
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930★ 6.7
Jazzmania
1923★ 0.0
Tough Guy
1936★ 4.3
The Disciple
1915★ 8.0
13 Washington Square
1928★ 5.2
Christopher Bean
1933★ 0.0
Cheap Kisses
1924★ 0.0
Flesh
1932★ 5.6
Seventh Heaven
1937★ 6.3
Viennese Nights
1930★ 2.0
Melody for Three
1941★ 5.0
Princess Virtue
1917★ 0.0
Reunion
1936★ 0.0
Souls for Sale
1923★ 6.2
Daybreak
1931★ 3.4
Happy Landing
1938★ 5.3
The Goldfish
1924★ 0.0
Mamba
1930★ 4.5
Flames
1926★ 0.0
Grand Hotel
1932★ 7.0
Black Orchids
1917★ 1.0
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938★ 6.7
Love Aflame
1917★ 9.5
Stella Dallas
1925★ 7.0
The Secret Hour
1928★ 0.0
Transatlantic
1931★ 5.5
Run for Cover
1955★ 6.7
Unashamed
1932★ 6.3
Five of a Kind
1938★ 4.2
The Cat Creeps
1930★ 6.0
His Brother's Wife
1936★ 5.6
The Beast of the City
1932★ 5.9
Hell Harbor
1930★ 6.0
Red Lights
1923★ 0.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921★ 6.6
The Old Soak
1926★ 0.0
Her Night of Romance
1924★ 6.5
It Must Be Love
1926★ 0.0
The Third Alarm
1930★ 0.0
Torment
1924★ 0.0
Hell's Hinges
1916★ 6.0
Tess of the Storm Country
1922★ 5.8
The Climax
1930★ 0.0
East Is West
1930★ 4.0
The Painted Veil
1934★ 6.4
Dinner at Eight
1933★ 6.7
Sins of Man
1936★ 0.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939★ 6.7
Are You Listening?
1932★ 5.0
The Man Of The Forest
1921★ 0.0
The Terror
1917★ 7.0
Mark of the Vampire
1935★ 6.1
So Big
1924★ 0.0
Alias The Deacon
1927★ 0.0
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925★ 6.6
The Greater Glory
1926★ 0.0
Men in White
1934★ 6.0
Fighting for Love
1917★ 0.0
Love's Prisoner
1919★ 5.7
Abie's Irish Rose
1928★ 0.0
Stage Door Canteen
1943★ 6.1
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927★ 0.0
Dancing in the Dark
1949★ 5.0
A Stormy Knight
1917★ 0.0
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928★ 7.3
Emma
1932★ 6.4
The Deceiver
1920★ 0.0
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931★ 6.1
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954★ 8.0
The Answer
1918★ 0.0
Private Lives
1931★ 6.3
Break of Hearts
1935★ 4.9
Complicated Women
2003★ 6.7
New Morals for Old
1932★ 3.6
Night Court
1932★ 6.4
The Battle of the Sexes
1928★ 4.9
Southern Justice
1917★ 0.0
The Younger Generation
1929★ 6.7
I'll Give a Million
1938★ 5.7
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919★ 0.0
My Old Dutch
1926★ 0.0
The Aryan
1916★ 5.5
The Phantom of Paris
1931★ 5.9
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931★ 5.7
The Crime of the Century
1933★ 6.4
A New Hat for the Madam
1906★ 1.5
The Golden Trail
1920★ 0.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941★ 6.0
Murder in the Fleet
1935★ 5.0
Meet Dr. Christian
1939★ 0.0
Hearts of Humanity
1932★ 4.0
The Saintly Sinner
1917★ 0.0
One in a Million
1937★ 6.8
To the People of the United States
1944★ 5.5
The Girl on the Barge
1929★ 0.0
The Country Doctor
1936★ 6.0
'49–'17
1917★ 5.8
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934★ 6.9
Song of the Eagle
1933★ 0.0
Remedy for Riches
1940★ 4.8
Modern Love
1929★ 0.0
Fifth Avenue Models
1925★ 0.0
Heart's Haven
1922★ 0.0
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940★ 5.0
Dangerous Innocence
1925★ 0.0
They Meet Again
1941★ 5.0
Merely Mary Ann
1920★ 0.0
When Romance Rides
1922★ 0.0
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940★ 5.4
The Woman on the Jury
1924★ 0.0
The Strangers' Banquet
1922★ 0.0
Madame Spy
1918★ 0.0