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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 10, 1886
Died
June 2, 1956
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also Known As
- Jean Pierre Hersholt
- Jean Pierre Carl Buron
Jean Hersholt
0.5 Popularity
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
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7.0
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
6.7
Mr. Swenson
Run for Cover
1955
8.0
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
6.4
Self
This Is Your Life
1952
6.9
Self
What's My Line?
1950
5.0
Jean Hersholt
Dancing in the Dark
1949
6.8
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
5.5
Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
To the People of the United States
1944
6.1
Jean Hersholt
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Credits
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.0
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Run for Cover
as Mr. Swenson
1955
6.7
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
8.0
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
6.4
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
6.9
Dancing in the Dark
as Jean Hersholt
1949
5.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
To the People of the United States
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
1944
5.5
Stage Door Canteen
as Jean Hersholt
1943
6.1
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
6.0
They Meet Again
as Doctor Paul Christian
1941
5.0
Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian
1941
5.0
Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian
1940
4.8
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian
1940
5.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1940
6.5
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
1940
5.4
Meet Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
1939
0.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Mr. Sutter
1939
6.7
Five of a Kind
as Dr. John Luke
1938
4.2
I'll Give a Million
as Victor
1938
5.7
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Prof. Heinrich
1938
6.7
Happy Landing
as Lars Ericksen
1938
5.3
Heidi
as Adolph Kramer
1937
6.8
Seventh Heaven
as Father Chevillon
1937
6.3
One in a Million
as Heinrich Muller
1937
6.8
Reunion
as Dr. John Luke
1936
0.0
His Brother's Wife
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
1936
5.6
Sins of Man
as Christopher Freyman
1936
0.0
The Country Doctor
as Dr. John Luke
1936
6.0
Tough Guy
as Dr. Mulback
1936
4.3
Break of Hearts
as Professor Thalma
1935
4.9
Murder in the Fleet
as Victor Hanson
1935
5.0
Mark of the Vampire
as Baron Otto
1935
6.1
The Painted Veil
as Herr Koerber
1934
6.4
The Fountain
as Baron von Leyden
1934
9.8
Men in White
as Dr. Hochberg
1934
6.0
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Professor Bertier
1934
6.9
Dinner at Eight
as Jo Stengel
1933
6.7
Christopher Bean
as Rosen
1933
0.0
Song of the Eagle
as Otto Hoffman
1933
0.0
The Crime of the Century
as Dr. Emil Brandt
1933
6.4
Flesh
as Mr. Herman
1932
5.6
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Von Berg
1932
5.4
Hearts of Humanity
as Sol Bloom
1932
4.0
Skyscraper Souls
as Jake
1932
5.3
Unashamed
as Mr. Schmidt
1932
6.3
Night Court
as Herman the Janitor
1932
6.4
New Morals for Old
as James Hallett
1932
3.6
Grand Hotel
as Senf
1932
7.0
Are You Listening?
as George Wagner
1932
5.0
The Beast of the City
as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
1932
5.8
Emma
as Frederick Smith
1932
6.4
Private Lives
as Oscar
1931
6.3
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Dr. Dulac
1931
5.7
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Karl Ohlin
1931
6.1
The Phantom of Paris
as Herman
1931
5.9
Transatlantic
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
1931
5.5
Daybreak
as Herr Schnabel
1931
3.4
Viennese Nights
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
1930
2.0
The Third Alarm
as Frank 'Dad' Morton
1930
0.0
The Cat Creeps
as Dr. Patterson
1930
6.0
East Is West
as Man
1930
4.0
Hell Harbor
as Joseph Horngold
1930
6.0
Mamba
as August Bolte (Mamba)
1930
4.5
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Posnanski
1930
6.7
The Climax
as Luigi Golfanti
1930
0.0
Modern Love
as François Renault
1929
0.0
The Younger Generation
as Julius Goldfish - Pa
1929
6.7
The Girl on the Barge
as McCadden
1929
0.0
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Give and Take
as John Bauer
1928
0.0
Jazz Mad
as Franz Hausmann
1928
0.0
The Battle of the Sexes
as William Judson
1928
4.9
Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy
1928
0.0
The Secret Hour
as Tony
1928
0.0
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Dr. Jüttner
1928
7.3
13 Washington Square
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
1928
5.2
Alias The Deacon
as George Caswell or The Deacon
1927
0.0
The Wrong Mr. Wright
as Seymour White
1927
0.0
The Old Soak
as Clement Hawley, Sr.
1926
0.0
Flames
as Ole Bergson
1926
0.0
It Must Be Love
as Pop Schmidt
1926
0.0
My Old Dutch
as 'Erb 'Uggins
1926
0.0
The Greater Glory
as Gustav Schmidt
1926
0.0
Stella Dallas
as Ed Munn
1925
7.0
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A Woman's Faith
as Jules Cluny
1925
0.0
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Fabrique Borusta
1925
6.6
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mr. Jones - a Crook
1925
0.0
Dangerous Innocence
as Gilchrist
1925
0.0
So Big
as Aug Hempel
1924
0.0
Cheap Kisses
as Gustaf Borgstrom
1924
0.0
Greed
as Marcus
1924
7.3
Her Night of Romance
as Joe Diamond
1924
6.5
The Woman on the Jury
as Jury Foreman
1924
0.0
The Goldfish
as Herman Krauss
1924
0.0
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The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
7.0
Torment
as Boris
1924
0.0
Red Lights
as Ezra Carson
1923
0.0
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor
1923
6.2
Jazzmania
as Prince Otto of Como
1923
0.0
The Strangers' Banquet
as Fiend
1922
0.0
Tess of the Storm Country
as Ben Letts
1922
5.8
Heart's Haven
as Henry Bird
1922
0.0
When Romance Rides
as Joel Creech
1922
0.0
The Man Of The Forest
as Lem Beasley
1921
0.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
1921
6.6
The Deceiver
1920
0.0
Merely Mary Ann
as Stranger
1920
0.0
The Golden Trail
as Harry Teal
1920
0.0
The Red Lane
as Vetal Beaulieu
1920
0.0
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1919
5.7
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919
0.0
The Answer
as Shepard
1918
0.0
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Little Red Decides
as Sour Milk
1918
0.0
Madame Spy
as Count Von Ornstorff
1918
0.0
Princess Virtue
as Emile Carre
1917
0.0
'49–'17
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
1917
5.8
A Stormy Knight
as Dr. Fraser
1917
0.0
The Soul Herder
as The Minister
1917
4.5
Southern Justice
as Caleb Talbot
1917
0.0
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The Clash of Steel
as Prince Feodor
1917
0.0
Perils of the Secret Service
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
1917
0.0
The Saintly Sinner
as Undetermined Role
1917
0.0
The Terror
as Jimm, the Dope
1917
7.0
Love Aflame
as Reginald
1917
9.5
Fighting for Love
as Ferdinand
1917
0.0
Black Orchids
1917
1.0
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Kinkaid, Gambler
1916
0.0
The Aryan
as (uncredited)
1916
5.5
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Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916
0.0
Hell's Hinges
as Bartender (uncredited)
1916
6.0
The Disciple
as Mob Member
1915
8.0
🎬
Never Again
1915
0.0
A New Hat for the Madam
1906
1.5