Jean Hersholt
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.
138 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 138
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
This Is Your Life
1952
Grand Hotel
1932
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
Greed
1924
Heidi
1937
Complicated Women
2003
Mark of the Vampire
1935
Dinner at Eight
1933
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Stage Door Canteen
1943
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
Run for Cover
1955
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Emma
1932
Private Lives
1931
The Fountain
1934
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
Hell's Hinges
1916
Dancing in the Dark
1949
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
The Painted Veil
1934
The Beast of the City
1932
Seventh Heaven
1937
Happy Landing
1938
The Country Doctor
1936
Men in White
1934
Skyscraper Souls
1932
Souls for Sale
1923
Stella Dallas
1925
The Greater Glory
1926
Flames
1926
Mamba
1930
Night Court
1932
Transatlantic
1931
I'll Give a Million
1938
Reunion
1936
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
Flesh
1932
The Aryan
1916
The Crime of the Century
1933
Jazz Mad
1928
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
The Younger Generation
1929
Sins of Man
1936
His Brother's Wife
1936
Are You Listening?
1932
Unashamed
1932
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Tough Guy
1936
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
Quicksands
1923
To the People of the United States
1944
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
Murder in the Fleet
1935
The Goldfish
1924
Abie's Irish Rose
1928
Love Aflame
1917
Daybreak
1931
Torment
1924
Remedy for Riches
1940
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931
Break of Hearts
1935
Princess Virtue
1917
Melody for Three
1941
East Is West
1930
'49–'17
1917
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
Christopher Bean
1933
The Third Alarm
1930
Song of the Eagle
1933
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
One in a Million
1937
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919
The Girl on the Barge
1929
The Phantom of Paris
1931
The Climax
1930
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
Her Night of Romance
1924
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
Madame Spy
1918
Jazzmania
1923
So Big
1924
Modern Love
1929
The Man Of The Forest
1921
New Morals for Old
1932
Viennese Nights
1930
They Meet Again
1941
Dangerous Innocence
1925
Five of a Kind
1938
The Soul Herder
1917
Southern Justice
1917
The Old Soak
1926
Black Orchids
1917
Hell Harbor
1930
The Strangers' Banquet
1922
Perils of the Secret Service
1917
The Disciple
1915
My Old Dutch
1926
The Saintly Sinner
1917
The Red Lane
1920
Red Lights
1923
The Secret Hour
1928
A Woman's Faith
1925
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916
A Certain Rich Man
1921
The Woman on the Jury
1924
Little Red Decides
1918
The Terror
1917
Alias The Deacon
1927
Cheap Kisses
1924
Give and Take
1928
The Golden Trail
1920
Love's Prisoner
1919
Hearts of Humanity
1932
A Stormy Knight
1917
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
The Cat Creeps
1930
The Servant in the House
1921
When Romance Rides
1922
13 Washington Square
1928
It Must Be Love
1926
Never Again
1915
Heart's Haven
1922
Sinners in Silk
1924
A New Hat for the Madam
1906
The Deceiver
1920
Fighting for Love
1917
Kinkaid, Gambler
1916
Merely Mary Ann
1920
The Clash of Steel
1917
The Answer
1918