Jean Hersholt

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1886-07-10

Deathday 1956-06-02 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As Jean Pierre Hersholt, Jean Pierre Carl Buron

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

Actor

2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Vincent Price's Dracula

as Baron Otto - (archive footage)

1955
Run for Cover

as Mr. Swenson

1952
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

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
They Meet Again

as Doctor Paul Christian

1941
Melody for Three

as Doctor Paul Christian

1940
Remedy for Riches

as Doctor Paul Christian

1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women

as Doctor Paul Christian

1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian

as Doctor Paul Christian

1939
Meet Dr. Christian

as Doctor Paul Christian

1939
1938
Five of a Kind

as Dr. John Luke

1938
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Prof. Heinrich

1938
Happy Landing

as Lars Ericksen

1937
Heidi

as Adolph Kramer

1937
Seventh Heaven

as Father Chevillon

1937
One in a Million

as Heinrich Muller

1936
Reunion

as Dr. John Luke

1936
His Brother's Wife

as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

1936
Sins of Man

as Christopher Freyman

1936
The Country Doctor

as Dr. John Luke

1936
Tough Guy

as Dr. Mulback

1935
Break of Hearts

as Professor Thalma

1935
Murder in the Fleet

as Victor Hanson

1935
Mark of the Vampire

as Baron Otto

1934
The Painted Veil

as Herr Koerber

1934
The Fountain

as Baron von Leyden

1934
Men in White

as Dr. Hochberg

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle

as Professor Bertier

1933
Dinner at Eight

as Jo Stengel

1933
1933
Song of the Eagle

as Otto Hoffman

1933
The Crime of the Century

as Dr. Emil Brandt

1932
Flesh

as Mr. Herman

1932
1932
Hearts of Humanity

as Sol Bloom

1932
1932
Unashamed

as Mr. Schmidt

1932
New Morals for Old

as James Hallett

1932
Night Court

as Herman the Janitor

1932
Grand Hotel

as Senf

1932
Are You Listening?

as George Wagner

1932
The Beast of the City

as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte

1932
Emma

as Frederick Smith

1931
Private Lives

as Oscar

1931
1931
Transatlantic

as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

1931
Daybreak

as Herr Schnabel

1930
Viennese Nights

as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father

1930
The Third Alarm

as Frank 'Dad' Morton

1930
The Cat Creeps

as Dr. Patterson

1930
1930
Hell Harbor

as Joseph Horngold

1930
Mamba

as August Bolte (Mamba)

1930
The Climax

as Luigi Golfanti

1929
Modern Love

as François Renault

1929
The Younger Generation

as Julius Goldfish - Pa

1929
1928
Give and Take

as John Bauer

1928
Jazz Mad

as Franz Hausmann

1928
The Battle of the Sexes

as William Judson

1928
Abie's Irish Rose

as Solomon Levy

1928
1928
13 Washington Square

as 'Deacon' Pyecroft

1927
Alias The Deacon

as George Caswell or The Deacon

1927
The Wrong Mr. Wright

as Seymour White

1926
The Old Soak

as Clement Hawley, Sr.

1926
Flames

as Ole Bergson

1926
It Must Be Love

as Pop Schmidt

1926
My Old Dutch

as 'Erb 'Uggins

1926
The Greater Glory

as Gustav Schmidt

1925
Stella Dallas

as Ed Munn

1925
Don Q Son of Zorro

as Don Fabrique Borusta

1925
Fifth Avenue Models

as Mr. Jones - a Crook

1925
Dangerous Innocence

as Gilchrist

1924
So Big

as Aug Hempel

1924
Cheap Kisses

as Gustaf Borgstrom

1924
Greed

as Marcus

1924
Her Night of Romance

as Joe Diamond

1924
The Woman on the Jury

as Jury Foreman

1924
The Goldfish

as Herman Krauss

1924
Torment

as Boris

1923
Red Lights

as Ezra Carson

1923
Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actor

1923
Jazzmania

as Prince Otto of Como

1922
1922
Heart's Haven

as Henry Bird

1922
When Romance Rides

as Joel Creech

1921
The Man Of The Forest

as Lem Beasley

1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)

1920
The Golden Trail

as Harry Teal

1920
The Red Lane

as Vetal Beaulieu

1919
Love's Prisoner

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1918
Little Red Decides

as Sour Milk

1918
Madame Spy

as Count Von Ornstorff

1917
Princess Virtue

as Emile Carre

1917
'49–'17

as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

1917
A Stormy Knight

as Dr. Fraser

1917
The Soul Herder

as The Minister

1917
Southern Justice

as Caleb Talbot

1917
The Clash of Steel

as Prince Feodor

1917
Perils of the Secret Service

as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)

1917
The Saintly Sinner

as Undetermined Role

1917
The Terror

as Jimm, the Dope

1917
Love Aflame

as Reginald

1917
Fighting for Love

as Ferdinand

1916
The Aryan

as (uncredited)

1916
Hell's Hinges

as Bartender (uncredited)

1915
The Disciple

as Mob Member

Director

1922
Golden Dreams

as Assistant Director

1920
The Golden Trail

as Director

1920
The Deceiver

as Director