Jean Hersholt
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-07-10
Place of birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cast
Greed
1924
7.30
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
5.40
The Beast of the City
1932
5.85
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
0.00
Flames
1926
0.00
Grand Hotel
1932
6.97
Mark of the Vampire
1935
6.10
The Terror
1917
7.00
Love's Prisoner
1919
5.70
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
6.70
Happy Landing
1938
5.30
The Old Soak
1926
0.00
Stage Door Canteen
1943
6.10
Cheap Kisses
1924
0.00
Dinner at Eight
1933
6.71
The Painted Veil
1934
6.41
Dancing in the Dark
1949
5.00
Abie's Irish Rose
1928
0.00
The Golden Trail
1920
0.00
Jazzmania
1923
0.00
The Phantom of Paris
1931
5.90
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
6.71
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
6.90
The Crime of the Century
1933
6.36
Emma
1932
6.40
Men in White
1934
6.00
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
4.86
Perils of the Secret Service
1917
0.00
The Clash of Steel
1917
0.00
Flesh
1932
5.60
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
6.60
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931
6.10
His Brother's Wife
1936
5.60
Break of Hearts
1935
4.94
One in a Million
1937
6.80
East Is West
1930
4.00
Hearts of Humanity
1932
4.00
Are You Listening?
1932
5.00
Hell Harbor
1930
6.00
They Meet Again
1941
5.00
When Romance Rides
1922
0.00
The Younger Generation
1929
6.68
Her Night of Romance
1924
6.50
Seventh Heaven
1937
6.30
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
6.70
Tough Guy
1936
4.33
Five of a Kind
1938
4.20
Remedy for Riches
1940
4.80
New Morals for Old
1932
3.60
Unashamed
1932
6.30
Daybreak
1931
3.40
The Fountain
1934
9.80
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
7.00
Viennese Nights
1930
2.00
The Country Doctor
1936
6.00
Heidi
1937
6.83
I'll Give a Million
1938
5.70
Mamba
1930
4.50
Skyscraper Souls
1932
5.25
Stella Dallas
1925
7.03
Reunion
1936
0.00
Give and Take
1928
0.00
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
5.83
Souls for Sale
1923
6.20
The Strangers' Banquet
1922
0.00
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
0.00
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
5.69
The Girl on the Barge
1929
0.00
Red Lights
1923
0.00
Black Orchids
1917
1.00
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
5.40
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
5.00
Melody for Three
1941
5.00
Murder in the Fleet
1935
5.00
'49–'17
1917
5.75
Night Court
1932
6.40
Transatlantic
1931
5.50
Sins of Man
1936
0.00
The Cat Creeps
1930
6.00
My Old Dutch
1926
0.00
Song of the Eagle
1933
0.00
Hell's Hinges
1916
6.00
So Big
1924
0.00
The Secret Hour
1928
0.00
The Disciple
1915
8.00
Run for Cover
1955
6.70
Private Lives
1931
6.28
The Soul Herder
1917
4.50
Dangerous Innocence
1925
0.00
Jazz Mad
1928
0.00
The Aryan
1916
5.50
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
6.50
Complicated Women
2003
6.70
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
8.00
The Climax
1930
0.00
Heart's Haven
1922
0.00
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
6.00
The Greater Glory
1926
0.00
13 Washington Square
1928
5.20
Princess Virtue
1917
0.00
The Saintly Sinner
1917
0.00
Southern Justice
1917
0.00
A Stormy Knight
1917
0.00
Love Aflame
1917
9.50
The Man Of The Forest
1921
0.00
Madame Spy
1918
0.00
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927
0.00
Alias The Deacon
1927
0.00
A New Hat for the Madam
1906
1.50
Kinkaid, Gambler
1916
0.00
The Third Alarm
1930
0.00
The Goldfish
1924
0.00
It Must Be Love
1926
0.00
The Deceiver
1920
0.00
Christopher Bean
1933
0.00
Torment
1924
0.00
The Woman on the Jury
1924
0.00
Modern Love
1929
0.00
Fighting for Love
1917
0.00
The Red Lane
1920
0.00
Little Red Decides
1918
0.00
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919
0.00
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916
0.00
Never Again
1915
0.00
The Answer
1918
0.00
Merely Mary Ann
1920
0.00
A Woman's Faith
1925
0.00