Jean Hersholt: movies and TV shows
Jean Hersholt has 141 credits in the archive: 138 films and 3 TV series, from 1906 to 2004. Highest rated: A Star Is Born World Premiere (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1906 – 2004 · busiest year: 1917 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 117 |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 116 |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | Jean Hersholt | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1944 | To the People of the United States | Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Jean Hersholt | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1941 | Melody for Three | Doctor Paul Christian | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1941 | They Meet Again | Doctor Paul Christian | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1940 | Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Doctor Paul Christian | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1940 | Remedy for Riches | Doctor Paul Christian | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Mr. Sutter | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1938 | Five of a Kind | Dr. John Luke | Film | 4.8 | 51 |
| 1938 | Happy Landing | Lars Ericksen | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Victor | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1937 | Heidi | Adolph Kramer | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1937 | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1936 | Reunion | Dr. John Luke | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Dr. John Luke | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1936 | Tough Guy | Dr. Mulback | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 1936 | Sins of Man | Christopher Freyman | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1934 | The Fountain | Baron von Leyden | Film | 8.9 | 47 |
| 1934 | Men in White | Dr. Hochberg | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor Bertier | Film | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1933 | Song of the Eagle | Otto Hoffman | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1933 | Christopher Bean | Rosen | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1932 | Grand Hotel | Senf | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Samuel "Sam" Belmonte | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | George Wagner | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1932 | New Morals for Old | James Hallett | Film | 4.5 | 45 |
| 1932 | Night Court | Herman the Janitor | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1932 | Emma | Frederick Smith | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1932 | Flesh | Mr. Herman | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Jake | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1932 | Unashamed | Mr. Schmidt | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1932 | Hearts of Humanity | Sol Bloom | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox | Karl Ohlin | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1931 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Dr. Dulac | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1931 | Private Lives | Oscar | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1931 | The Phantom of Paris | Herman | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1931 | Daybreak | Herr Schnabel | Film | 4.3 | 44 |
| 1931 | Transatlantic | Rudolph aka Jed Kramer | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1930 | Mamba | August Bolte (Mamba) | Film | 4.9 | 43 |
| 1930 | Hell Harbor | Joseph Horngold | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1930 | The Cat Creeps | Dr. Patterson | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1930 | The Climax | Luigi Golfanti | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1930 | Viennese Nights | Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Posnanski | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1930 | East Is West | Man | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1930 | The Third Alarm | Frank 'Dad' Morton | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1929 | The Younger Generation | Julius Goldfish - Pa | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1929 | The Girl on the Barge | McCadden | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1929 | Modern Love | François Renault | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1928 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Dr. Jüttner | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1928 | The Secret Hour | Tony | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1928 | Abie's Irish Rose | Solomon Levy | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1928 | 13 Washington Square | 'Deacon' Pyecroft | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1928 | The Battle of the Sexes | William Judson | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1928 | Give and Take | John Bauer | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1928 | Jazz Mad | Franz Hausmann | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1927 | The Wrong Mr. Wright | Seymour White | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1927 | Alias The Deacon | George Caswell or The Deacon | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1926 | It Must Be Love | Pop Schmidt | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1926 | The Greater Glory | Gustav Schmidt | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1926 | The Old Soak | Clement Hawley, Sr. | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1926 | My Old Dutch | 'Erb 'Uggins | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1926 | Flames | Ole Bergson | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1925 | A Woman's Faith | Jules Cluny | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1925 | Stella Dallas | Ed Munn | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1925 | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Fabrique Borusta | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1925 | Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1925 | Dangerous Innocence | Gilchrist | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1924 | Greed | Marcus | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1924 | Torment | Boris | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1924 | Sinners in Silk | Dr. Eustace | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1924 | Cheap Kisses | Gustaf Borgstrom | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1924 | So Big | Aug Hempel | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1924 | Her Night of Romance | Joe Diamond | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1924 | The Goldfish | Herman Krauss | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1924 | The Woman on the Jury | Jury Foreman | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1924 | The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1923 | Jazzmania | Prince Otto of Como | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1923 | Quicksands | Ring Member | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1923 | Red Lights | Ezra Carson | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1922 | Tess of the Storm Country | Ben Letts | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1922 | The Strangers' Banquet | Fiend | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1922 | When Romance Rides | Joel Creech | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1922 | Heart's Haven | Henry Bird | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1922 | Golden Dreams | Film | 10.0 | 35 | |
| 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1921 | The Servant in the House | Manson, The Servant in the House | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1921 | A Certain Rich Man | Adrian Brownwell | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1921 | The Man Of The Forest | Lem Beasley | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1920 | Merely Mary Ann | Stranger | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1920 | The Red Lane | Vetal Beaulieu | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1920 | The Deceiver | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1920 | The Deceiver | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1920 | The Golden Trail | Harry Teal | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1920 | The Golden Trail | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1919 | Whom the Gods Would Destroy | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1919 | Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1918 | The Answer | Shepard | Film | — | 31 |
| 1918 | Little Red Decides | Sour Milk | Film | — | 31 |
| 1918 | Madame Spy | Count Von Ornstorff | Film | — | 31 |
| 1917 | The Terror | Jimm, the Dope | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1917 | Fighting for Love | Ferdinand | Film | — | 30 |
| 1917 | The Saintly Sinner | Undetermined Role | Film | — | 30 |
| 1917 | '49–'17 | 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1917 | Black Orchids | Film | 1.0 | 30 | |
| 1917 | Princess Virtue | Emile Carre | Film | — | 30 |
| 1917 | Perils of the Secret Service | Prince Feodor (Episode #2) | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1917 | Love Aflame | Reginald | Film | 9.5 | 30 |
| 1917 | The Soul Herder | The Minister | Film | 4.5 | 30 |
| 1917 | A Stormy Knight | Dr. Fraser | Film | — | 30 |
| 1917 | The Clash of Steel | Prince Feodor | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1917 | Southern Justice | Caleb Talbot | Film | — | 30 |
| 1916 | Hell's Hinges | Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 29 |
| 1916 | Kinkaid, Gambler | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1916 | The Aryan | (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 29 |
| 1916 | Bullets and Brown Eyes | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1915 | Never Again | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1915 | The Disciple | Mob Member | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1906 | A New Hat for the Madam | Film | 1.5 | 19 |