Jean Hersholt
July 10, 1886 (138 years old) in Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2004 · Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Vincent Price's Dracula as Baron Otto - (archive footage)
- 1955 · Run for Cover as Mr. Swenson
- 1954 · A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Dancing in the Dark as Jean Hersholt
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1944 · To the People of the United States as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
- 1943 · Stage Door Canteen as Jean Hersholt
- 1941 · Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 as
- 1941 · They Meet Again as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1941 · Melody for Three as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1940 · Remedy for Riches as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1940 · Dr. Christian Meets the Women as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1940 · Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self
- 1940 · The Courageous Dr. Christian as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1939 · Meet Dr. Christian as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1939 · Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Mr. Sutter
- 1938 · Five of a Kind as Dr. John Luke
- 1938 · I'll Give a Million as Victor
- 1938 · Alexander's Ragtime Band as Prof. Heinrich
- 1938 · Happy Landing as Lars Ericksen
- 1937 · Heidi as Adolph Kramer
- 1937 · Seventh Heaven as Father Chevillon
- 1937 · One in a Million as Heinrich Muller
- 1936 · Reunion as Dr. John Luke
- 1936 · His Brother's Wife as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
- 1936 · Sins of Man as Christopher Freyman
- 1936 · The Country Doctor as Dr. John Luke
- 1936 · Tough Guy as Dr. Mulback
- 1935 · Break of Hearts as Professor Thalma
- 1935 · Murder in the Fleet as Victor Hanson
- 1935 · Mark of the Vampire as Baron Otto
- 1934 · The Painted Veil as Herr Koerber
- 1934 · The Fountain as Baron von Leyden
- 1934 · Men in White as Dr. Hochberg
- 1934 · The Cat and the Fiddle as Professor Bertier
- 1933 · Dinner at Eight as Jo Stengel
- 1933 · Christopher Bean as Rosen
- 1933 · Song of the Eagle as Otto Hoffman
- 1933 · The Crime of the Century as Dr. Emil Brandt
- 1932 · Flesh as Mr. Herman
- 1932 · The Mask of Fu Manchu as Von Berg
- 1932 · Hearts of Humanity as Sol Bloom
- 1932 · Skyscraper Souls as Jake
- 1932 · Unashamed as Mr. Schmidt
- 1932 · Night Court as Herman the Janitor
- 1932 · New Morals for Old as James Hallett
- 1932 · Grand Hotel as Senf
- 1932 · Are You Listening? as George Wagner
- 1932 · The Beast of the City as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
- 1932 · Emma as Frederick Smith
- 1931 · Private Lives as Oscar
- 1931 · The Sin of Madelon Claudet as Dr. Dulac
- 1931 · Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Karl Ohlin
- 1931 · The Phantom of Paris as Herman
- 1931 · Transatlantic as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
- 1931 · Daybreak as Herr Schnabel
- 1930 · Viennese Nights as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
- 1930 · The Third Alarm as Frank 'Dad' Morton
- 1930 · The Cat Creeps as Dr. Patterson
- 1930 · East Is West as Man
- 1930 · Hell Harbor as Joseph Horngold
- 1930 · Mamba as August Bolte (Mamba)
- 1930 · The Case of Sergeant Grischa as Posnanski
- 1930 · The Climax as Luigi Golfanti
- 1929 · Modern Love as François Renault
- 1929 · The Younger Generation as Julius Goldfish - Pa
- 1929 · The Girl on the Barge as McCadden
- 1928 · Give and Take as John Bauer
- 1928 · Jazz Mad as Franz Hausmann
- 1928 · The Battle of the Sexes as William Judson
- 1928 · Abie's Irish Rose as Solomon Levy
- 1928 · The Secret Hour as Tony
- 1928 · The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg as Dr. Jüttner
- 1928 · 13 Washington Square as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
- 1927 · Alias The Deacon as George Caswell or The Deacon
- 1927 · The Wrong Mr. Wright as Seymour White
- 1926 · The Old Soak as Clement Hawley, Sr.
- 1926 · Flames as Ole Bergson
- 1926 · It Must Be Love as Pop Schmidt
- 1926 · My Old Dutch as 'Erb 'Uggins
- 1926 · The Greater Glory as Gustav Schmidt
- 1925 · Stella Dallas as Ed Munn
- 1925 · Don Q Son of Zorro as Don Fabrique Borusta
- 1925 · Fifth Avenue Models as Mr. Jones - a Crook
- 1925 · Dangerous Innocence as Gilchrist
- 1924 · So Big as Aug Hempel
- 1924 · Cheap Kisses as Gustaf Borgstrom
- 1924 · Greed as Marcus
- 1924 · Her Night of Romance as Joe Diamond
- 1924 · The Woman on the Jury as Jury Foreman
- 1924 · The Goldfish as Herman Krauss
- 1924 · The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios as
- 1924 · Torment as Boris
- 1923 · Red Lights as Ezra Carson
- 1923 · Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actor
- 1923 · Jazzmania as Prince Otto of Como
- 1922 · The Strangers' Banquet as Fiend
- 1922 · Tess of the Storm Country as Ben Letts
- 1922 · Heart's Haven as Henry Bird
- 1922 · When Romance Rides as Joel Creech
- 1921 · The Man Of The Forest as Lem Beasley
- 1921 · The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
- 1920 · The Deceiver as
- 1920 · The Golden Trail as Harry Teal
- 1920 · The Red Lane as Vetal Beaulieu
- 1919 · Love's Prisoner as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1918 · Little Red Decides as Sour Milk
- 1918 · Madame Spy as Count Von Ornstorff
- 1917 · Princess Virtue as Emile Carre
- 1917 · '49–'17 as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
- 1917 · A Stormy Knight as Dr. Fraser
- 1917 · The Soul Herder as The Minister
- 1917 · Southern Justice as Caleb Talbot
- 1917 · The Clash of Steel as Prince Feodor
- 1917 · Perils of the Secret Service as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
- 1917 · The Saintly Sinner as Undetermined Role
- 1917 · The Terror as Jimm, the Dope
- 1917 · Love Aflame as Reginald
- 1917 · Fighting for Love as Ferdinand
- 1917 · Black Orchids as
- 1916 · Kinkaid, Gambler as
- 1916 · The Aryan as (uncredited)
- 1916 · Hell's Hinges as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1915 · The Disciple as Mob Member
- 1906 · A New Hat for the Madam as