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Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Birthday: 1886-07-12 | Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1955
Run for Cover

as    Mr. Swenson

1949
Dancing in the Dark

as    Jean Hersholt

1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as    Mr. Sutter

1938
Happy Landing

as    Lars Ericksen

1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band

as    Prof. Heinrich

1937
Heidi

as    Adolph Kramer

1937
Seventh Heaven

as    Father Chevillon

1937
One in a Million

as    Heinrich Muller

1936
Tough Guy

as    Dr. Mulback

1936
His Brother's Wife

as    Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

1935
Mark of the Vampire

as    Baron Otto

1935
Break of Hearts

as    Professor Thalma

1934
The Fountain

as    Baron von Leyden

1934
Men in White

as    Dr. Hochberg

1934
The Painted Veil

as    Herr Koerber

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle

as    Professor Bertier

1933
The Crime of the Century

as    Dr. Emil Brandt

1933
Dinner at Eight

as    Jo Stengel

1932
Emma

as    Frederick Smith

1932
Night Court

as    Herman the Janitor

1932
Skyscraper Souls

as    Jake

1932
The Beast of the City

as    Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte

1932
Grand Hotel

as    Senf

1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu

as    Von Berg

1931
The Phantom of Paris

as    Herman

1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

as    Karl Ohlin

1931
Transatlantic

as    Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

1930
The Cat Creeps

as    Dr. Patterson

1930
East Is West

as    Man