Jean Hersholt
Acting
- Born:
- 1886-07-10
- Died:
- 1956-06-02
- Place of birth:
- Copenhagen, Denmark
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
Filmography
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Complicated Women
Run for Cover
A Star Is Born World Premiere
This Is Your Life
What's My Line?
Dancing in the Dark
The Ed Sullivan Show
To the People of the United States
Stage Door Canteen
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
They Meet Again
Melody for Three
Remedy for Riches
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Meet Dr. Christian
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Five of a Kind
I'll Give a Million
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Happy Landing
Heidi
Seventh Heaven
One in a Million
Reunion
His Brother's Wife
Sins of Man
The Country Doctor
Tough Guy
Break of Hearts
Murder in the Fleet
Mark of the Vampire
The Painted Veil
The Fountain
Men in White
The Cat and the Fiddle
Dinner at Eight
Christopher Bean
Song of the Eagle
The Crime of the Century
Flesh
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Grand Hotel
Hearts of Humanity
Skyscraper Souls
Unashamed
New Morals for Old
Night Court
Are You Listening?
The Beast of the City
Emma
Private Lives
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Susan Lenox
The Phantom of Paris
Transatlantic
Daybreak
Viennese Nights
The Third Alarm
The Cat Creeps
East Is West
Hell Harbor
Mamba
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Climax
Modern Love
The Younger Generation
The Girl on the Barge
Give and Take
Jazz Mad
The Battle of the Sexes
Abie's Irish Rose
The Secret Hour
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
13 Washington Square
Alias The Deacon
The Wrong Mr. Wright
The Old Soak
Flames
It Must Be Love
My Old Dutch
The Greater Glory
Stella Dallas
A Woman's Faith
Don Q Son of Zorro
Fifth Avenue Models
Dangerous Innocence
So Big
Cheap Kisses
Greed
Her Night of Romance
Sinners in Silk
The Woman on the Jury
The Goldfish
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Torment
Red Lights
Souls for Sale
Quicksands
Jazzmania
The Strangers' Banquet
Tess of the Storm Country
Heart's Haven
When Romance Rides
The Man Of The Forest
A Certain Rich Man
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Servant in the House
The Deceiver
Merely Mary Ann
The Golden Trail
The Red Lane
Love's Prisoner
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
The Answer
Little Red Decides
Madame Spy
Princess Virtue
'49 – '17
A Stormy Knight
The Soul Herder
Southern Justice
The Clash of Steel
Perils of the Secret Service
The Saintly Sinner
The Terror
Love Aflame
Fighting for Love
Black Orchids
Kinkaid, Gambler
The Aryan
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Hell's Hinges
The Disciple
Never Again
A New Hat for the Madam