Jean Hersholt

Personal Info

Birthday

July 10, 1886

Day of Death

1956-06-02

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As

Jean Pierre Hersholt

Jean Pierre Carl Buron

Jean Hersholt

Biography

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

Grand Hotel

Heidi

Dinner at Eight

Run for Cover

Greed

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Sins of Man

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Filmography

2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1955
Run for Cover
as Mr. Swenson
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1949
Dancing in the Dark
as Jean Hersholt
1944
To the People of the United States
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Jean Hersholt
1941
They Meet Again
as Doctor Paul Christian
Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian
1940
Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
1939
Meet Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Mr. Sutter
1938
Five of a Kind
as Dr. John Luke
I'll Give a Million
as Victor
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Prof. Heinrich
Happy Landing
as Lars Ericksen
1937
Heidi
as Adolph Kramer
Seventh Heaven
as Father Chevillon
One in a Million
as Heinrich Muller
1936
Reunion
as Dr. John Luke
His Brother's Wife
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
Sins of Man
as Christopher Freyman
The Country Doctor
as Dr. John Luke
Tough Guy
as Dr. Mulback
1935
Break of Hearts
as Professor Thalma
Murder in the Fleet
as Victor Hanson
Mark of the Vampire
as Baron Otto
1934
The Painted Veil
as Herr Koerber
The Fountain
as Baron von Leyden
Men in White
as Dr. Hochberg
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Professor Bertier
1933
Dinner at Eight
as Jo Stengel
Christopher Bean
as Rosen
Song of the Eagle
as Otto Hoffman
The Crime of the Century
as Dr. Emil Brandt
1932
Flesh
as Mr. Herman
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Von Berg
Hearts of Humanity
as Sol Bloom
Skyscraper Souls
as Jake
Unashamed
as Mr. Schmidt
Night Court
as Herman the Janitor
New Morals for Old
as James Hallett
Grand Hotel
as Senf
Are You Listening?
as George Wagner
The Beast of the City
as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
Emma
as Frederick Smith
1931
Private Lives
as Oscar
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Dr. Dulac
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Karl Ohlin
The Phantom of Paris
as Herman
Transatlantic
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
Daybreak
as Herr Schnabel
1930
Viennese Nights
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
The Third Alarm
as Frank 'Dad' Morton
The Cat Creeps
as Dr. Patterson
East Is West
as Man
Hell Harbor
as Joseph Horngold
Mamba
as August Bolte (Mamba)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Posnanski
The Climax
as Luigi Golfanti
1929
Modern Love
as François Renault
The Younger Generation
as Julius Goldfish - Pa
The Girl on the Barge
as McCadden
1928
Give and Take
as John Bauer
Jazz Mad
as Franz Hausmann
The Battle of the Sexes
as William Judson
Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy
The Secret Hour
as Tony
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Dr. Jüttner
13 Washington Square
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
1927
Alias The Deacon
as George Caswell or The Deacon
The Wrong Mr. Wright
as Seymour White
1926
The Old Soak
as Clement Hawley, Sr.
Flames
as Ole Bergson
It Must Be Love
as Pop Schmidt
My Old Dutch
as 'Erb 'Uggins
The Greater Glory
as Gustav Schmidt
1925
Stella Dallas
as Ed Munn
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Fabrique Borusta
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mr. Jones - a Crook
Dangerous Innocence
as Gilchrist
1924
So Big
as Aug Hempel
Cheap Kisses
as Gustaf Borgstrom
Greed
as Marcus
Her Night of Romance
as Joe Diamond
The Woman on the Jury
as Jury Foreman
The Goldfish
as Herman Krauss
Torment
as Boris
1923
Red Lights
as Ezra Carson
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor
Jazzmania
as Prince Otto of Como
1922
The Strangers' Banquet
as Fiend
Tess of the Storm Country
as Ben Letts
Heart's Haven
as Henry Bird
When Romance Rides
as Joel Creech
1921
The Man Of The Forest
as Lem Beasley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
1920
The Golden Trail
as Harry Teal
The Red Lane
as Vetal Beaulieu
1919
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1918
Little Red Decides
as Sour Milk
Madame Spy
as Count Von Ornstorff
1917
Princess Virtue
as Emile Carre
'49–'17
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
A Stormy Knight
as Dr. Fraser
The Soul Herder
as The Minister
Southern Justice
as Caleb Talbot
The Clash of Steel
as Prince Feodor
Perils of the Secret Service
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
The Saintly Sinner
as Undetermined Role
The Terror
as Jimm, the Dope
Love Aflame
as Reginald
Fighting for Love
as Ferdinand
1916
The Aryan
as (uncredited)
Hell's Hinges
as Bartender (uncredited)
1915
The Disciple
as Mob Member