Jean Hersholt
Actor
- Born
- July 10, 1886 · Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- June 2, 1956 (age 69)
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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.
Known for
Grand Hotel
September 11, 1932
Greed
December 4, 1924
Mark of the Vampire
April 26, 1935
Dinner at Eight
December 22, 1933
Heidi
October 15, 1937
The Mask of Fu Manchu
November 4, 1932
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
March 6, 1921
Run for Cover
April 29, 1955
The Painted Veil
November 23, 1934
Alexander's Ragtime Band
May 24, 1938
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
January 30, 1928
Hell's Hinges
March 5, 1916
Acting135
- 2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1955Run for Cover as Mr. Swenson
- 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1949Dancing in the Dark as Jean Hersholt
- 1944To the People of the United States as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
- 1943Stage Door Canteen as Jean Hersholt
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
- 1941They Meet Again as Doctor Paul Christian
- 1941Melody for Three