Jean Hersholt
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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
What's My Line?
Self
This Is Your Life
Self
Murder in the Fleet
Victor Hanson
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Dr. Jüttner
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
The Crime of the Century
Dr. Emil Brandt
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
To the People of the United States
Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
Dancing in the Dark
Jean Hersholt
Perils of the Secret Service
Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
Grand Hotel
Senf
The Clash of Steel
Prince Feodor
Dinner at Eight
Jo Stengel
Heidi
Adolph Kramer
The Aryan
(uncredited)
Flames
Ole Bergson
Southern Justice
Caleb Talbot
Greed
Marcus
Skyscraper Souls
Jake
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
Princess Virtue
Emile Carre
Break of Hearts
Professor Thalma
Jazz Mad
Franz Hausmann
Remedy for Riches
Doctor Paul Christian
The Cat and the Fiddle
Professor Bertier
The Goldfish
Herman Krauss
Mamba
August Bolte (Mamba)
One in a Million
Heinrich Muller
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Dr. Dulac
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Von Berg
Seventh Heaven
Father Chevillon
The Phantom of Paris
Herman
Stella Dallas
Ed Munn
Viennese Nights
Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Posnanski
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Doctor Paul Christian
Transatlantic
Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
Daybreak
Herr Schnabel
Mark of the Vampire
Baron Otto
13 Washington Square
'Deacon' Pyecroft
New Morals for Old
James Hallett
Unashamed
Mr. Schmidt
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
The Red Lane
Vetal Beaulieu
Flesh
Mr. Herman
Tess of the Storm Country
Ben Letts
Tough Guy
Dr. Mulback
Run for Cover
Mr. Swenson
The Climax
Luigi Golfanti
The Disciple
Mob Member
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Prof. Heinrich
The Soul Herder
The Minister
Jazzmania
Prince Otto of Como
Red Lights
Ezra Carson
They Meet Again
Doctor Paul Christian
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Doctor Paul Christian
The Fountain
Baron von Leyden
The Younger Generation
Julius Goldfish - Pa
Cheap Kisses
Gustaf Borgstrom
Hell Harbor
Joseph Horngold
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Fabrique Borusta
The Answer
Shepard
Stage Door Canteen
Jean Hersholt
Melody for Three
Doctor Paul Christian
Five of a Kind
Dr. John Luke
East Is West
Man
Happy Landing
Lars Ericksen
The Beast of the City
Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
The Painted Veil
Herr Koerber
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Karl Ohlin
Men in White
Dr. Hochberg
The Battle of the Sexes
William Judson
The Man Of The Forest
Lem Beasley
So Big
Aug Hempel
Bullets and Brown Eyes
The Third Alarm
Frank 'Dad' Morton
Alias The Deacon
George Caswell or The Deacon
It Must Be Love
Pop Schmidt
Little Red Decides
Sour Milk
The Old Soak
Clement Hawley, Sr.
Reunion
Dr. John Luke
Are You Listening?
George Wagner
The Greater Glory
Gustav Schmidt
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Sutter
The Cat Creeps
Dr. Patterson
Give and Take
John Bauer
Night Court
Herman the Janitor
His Brother's Wife
Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
The Secret Hour
Tony
Black Orchids
Her Night of Romance
Joe Diamond
Hell's Hinges
Bartender (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor
Meet Dr. Christian
Doctor Paul Christian
The Girl on the Barge
McCadden
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Love's Prisoner
Party Guest (uncredited)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Sins of Man
Christopher Freyman
Emma
Frederick Smith
The Terror
Jimm, the Dope
Abie's Irish Rose
Solomon Levy
Private Lives
Oscar
My Old Dutch
'Erb 'Uggins
I'll Give a Million
Victor
Christopher Bean
Rosen
Song of the Eagle
Otto Hoffman
A Stormy Knight
Dr. Fraser
The Woman on the Jury
Jury Foreman
The Country Doctor
Dr. John Luke
The Saintly Sinner
Undetermined Role
Hearts of Humanity
Sol Bloom
Torment
Boris
Madame Spy
Count Von Ornstorff
Modern Love
François Renault
'49–'17
'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
The Wrong Mr. Wright
Seymour White
Fighting for Love
Ferdinand
The Golden Trail
Harry Teal
The Strangers' Banquet
Fiend
Fifth Avenue Models
Mr. Jones - a Crook
Dangerous Innocence
Gilchrist
Heart's Haven
Henry Bird
Love Aflame
Reginald
Kinkaid, Gambler
When Romance Rides
Joel Creech
Never Again
Merely Mary Ann
Stranger
The Deceiver
A New Hat for the Madam
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self