Birthday:
Jul 10, 1886
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Greed | Marcus | 1924 |
| The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg | 1932 |
| The Beast of the City | Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte | 1932 |
| Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook | 1925 |
| Flames | Ole Bergson | 1926 |
| Grand Hotel | Senf | 1932 |
| Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 1935 |
| The Terror | Jimm, the Dope | 1917 |
| Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1919 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich | 1938 |
| Happy Landing | Lars Ericksen | 1938 |
| The Old Soak | Clement Hawley, Sr. | 1926 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Jean Hersholt | 1943 |
| Cheap Kisses | Gustaf Borgstrom | 1924 |
| Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | 1933 |
| The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | 1934 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Jean Hersholt | 1949 |
| Vincent Price's Dracula | Baron Otto - (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Abie's Irish Rose | Solomon Levy | 1928 |
| The Golden Trail | Harry Teal | 1920 |
| Jazzmania | Prince Otto of Como | 1923 |
| The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Dr. Jüttner | 1928 |
| The Phantom of Paris | Herman | 1931 |
| Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Mr. Sutter | 1939 |
| The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor Bertier | 1934 |
| The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | 1933 |
| Emma | Frederick Smith | 1932 |
| Men in White | Dr. Hochberg | 1934 |
| The Battle of the Sexes | William Judson | 1928 |
| Perils of the Secret Service | Prince Feodor (Episode #2) | 1917 |
| The Clash of Steel | Prince Feodor | 1917 |
| Flesh | Mr. Herman | 1932 |
| Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Fabrique Borusta | 1925 |
| Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Karl Ohlin | 1931 |
| His Brother's Wife | Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim | 1936 |
| Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | 1935 |
| One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | 1937 |
| East Is West | Man | 1930 |
| Hearts of Humanity | Sol Bloom | 1932 |
| Are You Listening? | George Wagner | 1932 |
| Hell Harbor | Joseph Horngold | 1930 |
| They Meet Again | Doctor Paul Christian | 1941 |
| When Romance Rides | Joel Creech | 1922 |
| The Younger Generation | Julius Goldfish - Pa | 1929 |
| Her Night of Romance | Joe Diamond | 1924 |
| Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | 1937 |
| The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Posnanski | 1930 |
| Tough Guy | Dr. Mulback | 1936 |
| Five of a Kind | Dr. John Luke | 1938 |
| Remedy for Riches | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940 |
| To the People of the United States | Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps | 1944 |
| New Morals for Old | James Hallett | 1932 |
| Unashamed | Mr. Schmidt | 1932 |
| Daybreak | Herr Schnabel | 1931 |
| The Fountain | Baron von Leyden | 1934 |
| Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Viennese Nights | Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father | 1930 |
| The Country Doctor | Dr. John Luke | 1936 |
| Heidi | Adolph Kramer | 1937 |
| I'll Give a Million | Victor | 1938 |
| Mamba | August Bolte (Mamba) | 1930 |
| Skyscraper Souls | Jake | 1932 |
| Stella Dallas | Ed Munn | 1925 |
| Reunion | Dr. John Luke | 1936 |
| Give and Take | John Bauer | 1928 |
| Tess of the Storm Country | Ben Letts | 1922 |
| Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor | 1923 |
| The Strangers' Banquet | Fiend | 1922 |
| Meet Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 1939 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) | 1921 |
| The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Dr. Dulac | 1931 |
| The Girl on the Barge | McCadden | 1929 |
| Red Lights | Ezra Carson | 1923 |
| Black Orchids | 1917 | |
| The Courageous Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940 |
| Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940 |
| Melody for Three | Doctor Paul Christian | 1941 |
| Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | 1935 |
| '49–'17 | 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor | 1917 |
| Night Court | Herman the Janitor | 1932 |
| Transatlantic | Rudolph aka Jed Kramer | 1931 |
| Sins of Man | Christopher Freyman | 1936 |
| The Cat Creeps | Dr. Patterson | 1930 |
| My Old Dutch | 'Erb 'Uggins | 1926 |
| Song of the Eagle | Otto Hoffman | 1933 |
| Hell's Hinges | Bartender (uncredited) | 1916 |
| So Big | Aug Hempel | 1924 |
| The Secret Hour | Tony | 1928 |
| The Disciple | Mob Member | 1915 |
| Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | 1955 |
| Private Lives | Oscar | 1931 |
| The Soul Herder | The Minister | 1917 |
| Dangerous Innocence | Gilchrist | 1925 |
| Jazz Mad | Franz Hausmann | 1928 |
| The Aryan | (uncredited) | 1916 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940 |
| Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954 |
| The Climax | Luigi Golfanti | 1930 |
| Heart's Haven | Henry Bird | 1922 |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941 | |
| The Greater Glory | Gustav Schmidt | 1926 |
| 13 Washington Square | 'Deacon' Pyecroft | 1928 |
| Princess Virtue | Emile Carre | 1917 |
| The Saintly Sinner | Undetermined Role | 1917 |
| A Stormy Knight | Dr. Fraser | 1917 |
| Southern Justice | Caleb Talbot | 1917 |
| Love Aflame | Reginald | 1917 |
| The Man Of The Forest | Lem Beasley | 1921 |
| The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | 1924 | |
| Madame Spy | Count Von Ornstorff | 1918 |
| The Wrong Mr. Wright | Seymour White | 1927 |
| Alias The Deacon | George Caswell or The Deacon | 1927 |
| A New Hat for the Madam | 1906 | |
| Kinkaid, Gambler | 1916 | |
| The Third Alarm | Frank 'Dad' Morton | 1930 |
| The Goldfish | Herman Krauss | 1924 |
| It Must Be Love | Pop Schmidt | 1926 |
| The Deceiver | 1920 | |
| Christopher Bean | Rosen | 1933 |
| Torment | Boris | 1924 |
| The Woman on the Jury | Jury Foreman | 1924 |
| Modern Love | François Renault | 1929 |
| Fighting for Love | Ferdinand | 1917 |
| The Red Lane | Vetal Beaulieu | 1920 |
| Little Red Decides | Sour Milk | 1918 |
| Whom the Gods Would Destroy | 1919 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
