
Jean Hersholt
Biography
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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.
Acting (118 movies)

Greed
1924

The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932

The Beast of the City
1932

Fifth Avenue Models
1925

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

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

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

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
Directing (2 movies)
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