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Jean Hersholt

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.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-07-10

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As

Jean Pierre Hersholt, Jean Pierre Carl Buron

Known For

Greed The Mask of Fu Manchu The Beast of the City Fifth Avenue Models Flames Grand Hotel Mark of the Vampire The Terror Love's Prisoner Alexander's Ragtime Band Happy Landing The Old Soak Stage Door Canteen Cheap Kisses Dinner at Eight The Painted Veil Dancing in the Dark Abie's Irish Rose The Golden Trail Jazzmania The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg The Phantom of Paris Mr. Moto in Danger Island The Cat and the Fiddle The Crime of the Century Emma Men in White The Battle of the Sexes Perils of the Secret Service The Clash of Steel Flesh Don Q Son of Zorro Susan Lenox His Brother's Wife Break of Hearts One in a Million East Is West Hearts of Humanity Are You Listening? Hell Harbor They Meet Again When Romance Rides The Younger Generation Her Night of Romance Seventh Heaven The Case of Sergeant Grischa Tough Guy Five of a Kind Remedy for Riches To the People of the United States New Morals for Old Unashamed Daybreak The Fountain Checking Out: Grand Hotel Viennese Nights The Country Doctor Heidi I'll Give a Million Mamba Skyscraper Souls Stella Dallas Reunion Give and Take Tess of the Storm Country Souls for Sale The Strangers' Banquet Meet Dr. Christian The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Sin of Madelon Claudet The Girl on the Barge Red Lights Black Orchids The Courageous Dr. Christian Dr. Christian Meets the Women Melody for Three Murder in the Fleet '49–'17 Night Court Transatlantic Sins of Man The Cat Creeps My Old Dutch Song of the Eagle Hell's Hinges So Big The Secret Hour The Disciple Run for Cover Private Lives The Soul Herder Dangerous Innocence Jazz Mad The Aryan Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Complicated Women A Star Is Born World Premiere The Climax Heart's Haven Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 The Greater Glory 13 Washington Square Princess Virtue The Saintly Sinner Southern Justice A Stormy Knight Love Aflame The Man Of The Forest The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios Madame Spy The Wrong Mr. Wright Alias The Deacon A New Hat for the Madam Kinkaid, Gambler The Third Alarm The Goldfish It Must Be Love The Deceiver Christopher Bean Torment The Woman on the Jury Modern Love Fighting for Love The Red Lane Little Red Decides Whom the Gods Would Destroy Bullets and Brown Eyes Never Again The Answer Merely Mary Ann A Woman's Faith A Certain Rich Man Quicksands Sinners in Silk The Servant in the House
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