Jean Hersholt
Department: Acting
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
Greed
1924
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
The Beast of the City
1932
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
Flames
1926
Grand Hotel
1932
Mark of the Vampire
1935
The Terror
1917
Love's Prisoner
1919
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
Happy Landing
1938
The Old Soak
1926
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Cheap Kisses
1924
Dinner at Eight
1933
The Painted Veil
1934
Dancing in the Dark
1949
Abie's Irish Rose
1928
The Golden Trail
1920
Jazzmania
1923
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
The Phantom of Paris
1931
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
The Crime of the Century
1933
Emma
1932
Men in White
1934
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
Perils of the Secret Service
1917
The Clash of Steel
1917
Flesh
1932
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931
His Brother's Wife
1936
Break of Hearts
1935
One in a Million
1937
East Is West
1930
Hearts of Humanity
1932
Are You Listening?
1932
Hell Harbor
1930
They Meet Again
1941
When Romance Rides
1922
The Younger Generation
1929
Her Night of Romance
1924
Seventh Heaven
1937
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
Tough Guy
1936
Five of a Kind
1938
Remedy for Riches
1940
To the People of the United States
1944
New Morals for Old
1932
Unashamed
1932
Daybreak
1931
The Fountain
1934
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Viennese Nights
1930
The Country Doctor
1936
Heidi
1937
I'll Give a Million
1938
Mamba
1930
Skyscraper Souls
1932
Stella Dallas
1925
Reunion
1936
Give and Take
1928
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
Souls for Sale
1923
The Strangers' Banquet
1922
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
The Girl on the Barge
1929
Red Lights
1923
Black Orchids
1917
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
Melody for Three
1941
Murder in the Fleet
1935
'49–'17
1917
Night Court
1932
Transatlantic
1931
Sins of Man
1936
The Cat Creeps
1930
My Old Dutch
1926
Song of the Eagle
1933
Hell's Hinges
1916
So Big
1924
The Secret Hour
1928
The Disciple
1915
Run for Cover
1955
Private Lives
1931
The Soul Herder
1917
Dangerous Innocence
1925
Jazz Mad
1928
The Aryan
1916
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Complicated Women
2003
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
The Climax
1930
Heart's Haven
1922
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
The Greater Glory
1926
13 Washington Square
1928
Princess Virtue
1917
The Saintly Sinner
1917
Southern Justice
1917
A Stormy Knight
1917
Love Aflame
1917
The Man Of The Forest
1921
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
Madame Spy
1918
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927
Alias The Deacon
1927
A New Hat for the Madam
1906
Kinkaid, Gambler
1916
The Third Alarm
1930
The Goldfish
1924
It Must Be Love
1926
The Deceiver
1920
Christopher Bean
1933
Torment
1924
The Woman on the Jury
1924
Modern Love
1929
Fighting for Love
1917
The Red Lane
1920
Little Red Decides
1918
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916
Never Again
1915
The Answer
1918
Merely Mary Ann
1920
A Woman's Faith
1925
A Certain Rich Man
1921
Quicksands
1923
Sinners in Silk
1924
The Servant in the House
1921
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
This Is Your Life
1952
What's My Line?
1950