Jean Hersholt
Acting Born Jul 10, 1886 Copenhagen, Denmark 24 credits
Biography
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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.
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Full filmography
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Greed (1924) as Marcus
- Grand Hotel (1932) as Senf
- Heidi (1937) as Adolph Kramer
- Susan Lenox (1931) as Karl Ohlin
- Happy Landing (1938) as Lars Ericksen
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) as Von Berg
- Run for Cover (1955) as Mr. Swenson
- Dinner at Eight (1933) as Jo Stengel
- The Painted Veil (1934) as Herr Koerber
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) as Baron Otto
- Souls for Sale (1923) as Self - Celebrity Actor
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
- Skyscraper Souls (1932) as Jake
- Mamba (1930) as August Bolte (Mamba)
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Jean Hersholt
- The Beast of the City (1932) as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
- Hell Harbor (1930) as Joseph Horngold
- Seventh Heaven (1937) as Father Chevillon
- Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- The Fountain (1934) as Baron von Leyden