Cast
Jean Hersholt
Acting
Cast
Jean Hersholt
Known for
Acting
Born
1886-07-10
From
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died
1956-06-02
Also known as Jean Pierre Hersholt, Jean Pierre Carl Buron
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.
★6.1
MOVIE1931
Susan Lenox
as Karl Ohlin
★7.0
MOVIE1917
The Terror
as Jimm, the Dope
★7.3
MOVIE1924
Greed
as Marcus
★10.0
MOVIE1923
Jazzmania
as Prince Otto of Como
★5.8
MOVIE1936
His Brother's Wife
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
★4.8
MOVIE1938
Five of a Kind
as Dr. John Luke
MOVIE1917
Fighting for Love
as Ferdinand
MOVIE1915
Never Again
★6.1
MOVIE1930
Hell Harbor
as Joseph Horngold
★7.0
MOVIE1932
Grand Hotel
as Senf
★7.0
MOVIE1930
The Cat Creeps
as Dr. Patterson
★9.0
MOVIE1919
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
★10.0
MOVIE1928
Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy
★6.8
MOVIE1955
Run for Cover
as Mr. Swenson
★9.0
MOVIE1921
The Servant in the House
as Manson, The Servant in the House
★6.4
MOVIE1934
The Painted Veil
as Herr Koerber
★8.0
MOVIE1925
A Woman's Faith
as Jules Cluny
★6.3
MOVIE1938
Happy Landing
as Lars Ericksen
★6.3
MOVIE1923
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor
MOVIE1917
The Saintly Sinner
as Undetermined Role
★5.6
MOVIE1932
Are You Listening?
as George Wagner
★6.9
MOVIE1937
Heidi
as Adolph Kramer
★7.0
MOVIE1928
The Secret Hour
as Tony
★6.0
MOVIE1949
Dancing in the Dark
as Jean Hersholt
★6.7
MOVIE1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Mr. Sutter
★6.1
MOVIE1916
Hell's Hinges
as Bartender (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1935
Murder in the Fleet
as Victor Hanson
★9.2
MOVIE1934
The Fountain
as Baron von Leyden
★5.5
MOVIE1932
Skyscraper Souls
as Jake
★4.9
MOVIE1930
Mamba
as August Bolte (Mamba)
★4.5
MOVIE1932
New Morals for Old
as James Hallett
MOVIE1916
Kinkaid, Gambler
★7.1
MOVIE1934
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Professor Bertier
★5.9
MOVIE1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Dr. Dulac
★5.5
MOVIE1935
Break of Hearts
as Professor Thalma
★8.0
MOVIE1926
The Greater Glory
as Gustav Schmidt
★5.4
MOVIE1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Von Berg
★6.4
MOVIE1937
Seventh Heaven
as Father Chevillon
★6.2
MOVIE1935
Mark of the Vampire
as Baron Otto
★6.3
MOVIE1934
Men in White
as Dr. Hochberg
★6.1
MOVIE1938
I'll Give a Million
as Victor
★6.6
MOVIE1932
Emma
as Frederick Smith
★5.8
MOVIE1932
Flesh
as Mr. Herman
★6.7
MOVIE1933
The Crime of the Century
as Dr. Emil Brandt
★6.9
MOVIE2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
★5.8
MOVIE1917
'49–'17
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
★7.2
MOVIE1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Dr. Jüttner
★5.1
MOVIE1936
Tough Guy
as Dr. Mulback
★10.0
MOVIE1924
Torment
as Boris
★7.0
MOVIE1937
One in a Million
as Heinrich Muller
★6.7
MOVIE1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Fabrique Borusta
★6.8
MOVIE1933
Dinner at Eight
as Jo Stengel
★6.6
MOVIE1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
★9.0
MOVIE1921
The Man Of The Forest
as Lem Beasley
★6.0
MOVIE1931
The Phantom of Paris
as Herman
★8.0
MOVIE1930
The Climax
as Luigi Golfanti
★10.0
MOVIE1924
Cheap Kisses
as Gustaf Borgstrom
★10.0
MOVIE1926
It Must Be Love
as Pop Schmidt
★6.9
MOVIE1929
The Younger Generation
as Julius Goldfish - Pa
★10.0
MOVIE1933
Song of the Eagle
as Otto Hoffman
★5.8
MOVIE1931
Transatlantic
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
★8.0
MOVIE1933
Christopher Bean
as Rosen
★6.5
MOVIE1936
The Country Doctor
as Dr. John Luke
★6.3
MOVIE1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
MOVIE1918
The Answer
as Shepard
★7.3
MOVIE1932
Unashamed
as Mr. Schmidt
★6.8
MOVIE1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Prof. Heinrich
★6.5
MOVIE1931
Private Lives
as Oscar
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
★5.5
MOVIE1940
Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian
★6.4
MOVIE1932
Night Court
as Herman the Janitor
★8.0
MOVIE1925
Dangerous Innocence
as Gilchrist
★5.5
MOVIE1916
The Aryan
as (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Jean Hersholt
★5.9
MOVIE1932
The Beast of the City
as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
★6.0
MOVIE1930
Viennese Nights
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
★6.2
MOVIE1922
Tess of the Storm Country
as Ben Letts
★5.3
MOVIE1930
East Is West
as Man
★7.5
MOVIE1941
They Meet Again
as Doctor Paul Christian
★4.3
MOVIE1931
Daybreak
as Herr Schnabel
★10.0
MOVIE1929
Modern Love
as François Renault
★8.0
MOVIE1928
Jazz Mad
as Franz Hausmann
★7.0
MOVIE1924
Sinners in Silk
as Dr. Eustace
★8.0
MOVIE1926
The Old Soak
as Clement Hawley, Sr.
★9.0
MOVIE1920
Merely Mary Ann
as Stranger
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
★10.0
MOVIE1921
A Certain Rich Man
as Adrian Brownwell
★7.0
MOVIE1939
Meet Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
★8.0
MOVIE1929
The Girl on the Barge
as McCadden
★6.8
MOVIE1924
Her Night of Romance
as Joe Diamond
★4.5
MOVIE1917
The Soul Herder
as The Minister
★9.0
MOVIE1927
Alias The Deacon
as George Caswell or The Deacon
★7.3
MOVIE1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Posnanski
★4.8
MOVIE1932
Hearts of Humanity
as Sol Bloom
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Reunion
as Dr. John Luke
★5.9
MOVIE1919
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
★10.0
MOVIE1930
The Third Alarm
as Frank 'Dad' Morton
★9.0
MOVIE1924
The Goldfish
as Herman Krauss
★7.1
MOVIE1925
Stella Dallas
as Ed Munn
★5.6
MOVIE1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian
★5.1
MOVIE1928
The Battle of the Sexes
as William Judson
★6.2
MOVIE1944
To the People of the United States
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
MOVIE1917
A Stormy Knight
as Dr. Fraser
★7.0
MOVIE1923
Red Lights
as Ezra Carson
★10.0
MOVIE1927
The Wrong Mr. Wright
as Seymour White
★8.0
MOVIE1920
The Deceiver
★9.0
MOVIE1936
Sins of Man
as Christopher Freyman
★1.0
MOVIE1917
Black Orchids
★1.5
MOVIE1906
A New Hat for the Madam
MOVIE1917
Southern Justice
as Caleb Talbot
★9.5
MOVIE1917
Love Aflame
as Reginald
★8.0
MOVIE1924
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
★5.8
MOVIE1928
13 Washington Square
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
MOVIE1917
Princess Virtue
as Emile Carre
★7.0
MOVIE1926
My Old Dutch
as 'Erb 'Uggins
★6.5
MOVIE1941
Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian
★8.0
MOVIE1915
The Disciple
as Mob Member
MOVIE1918
Madame Spy
as Count Von Ornstorff
★7.0
MOVIE1922
When Romance Rides
as Joel Creech
★10.0
MOVIE1926
Flames
as Ole Bergson
★9.0
MOVIE1924
So Big
as Aug Hempel
★7.0
MOVIE1923
Quicksands
as Ring Member
MOVIE1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
★9.0
MOVIE1924
The Woman on the Jury
as Jury Foreman
★8.0
MOVIE1928
Give and Take
as John Bauer
★10.0
MOVIE1920
The Red Lane
as Vetal Beaulieu
★9.0
MOVIE1917
Perils of the Secret Service
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
★9.0
MOVIE1920
The Golden Trail
as Harry Teal
★10.0
MOVIE1922
The Strangers' Banquet
as Fiend
★9.0
MOVIE1925
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mr. Jones - a Crook
MOVIE1918
Little Red Decides
as Sour Milk
★10.0
MOVIE1917
The Clash of Steel
as Prince Feodor
★7.0
MOVIE1922
Heart's Haven
as Henry Bird