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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Hersholt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-03 |
Movie | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
Movie | Vincent Price's Dracula | Baron Otto - (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self (archive footage) | 1963-07-01 |
Movie | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | 1955-04-29 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Dancing in the Dark | Jean Hersholt | 1949-12-02 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
Movie | To the People of the United States | Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps | 1944-04-16 |
Movie | Stage Door Canteen | Jean Hersholt | 1943-06-24 |
Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
Movie | Melody for Three | Doctor Paul Christian | 1941-06-19 |
Movie | They Meet Again | Doctor Paul Christian | 1941-07-11 |
Movie | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940-04-04 |
Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
Movie | Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940-08-05 |
Movie | Remedy for Riches | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Mr. Sutter | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Meet Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 1939-11-17 |
Movie | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich | 1938-05-24 |
Movie | Happy Landing | Lars Ericksen | 1938-01-23 |
Movie | I'll Give a Million | Victor | 1938-07-27 |
Movie | Five of a Kind | Dr. John Luke | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | 1937-01-01 |
Movie | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | 1937-03-25 |
Movie | Heidi | Adolph Kramer | 1937-10-15 |
Movie | Tough Guy | Dr. Mulback | 1936-01-24 |
Movie | The Country Doctor | Dr. John Luke | 1936-03-12 |
Movie | Reunion | Dr. John Luke | 1936-11-20 |
Movie | Sins of Man | Christopher Freyman | 1936-06-19 |
Movie | His Brother's Wife | Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim | 1936-08-07 |
Movie | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | 1935-05-24 |
Movie | Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 1935-04-26 |
Movie | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | 1935-05-31 |
Movie | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor Bertier | 1934-02-16 |
Movie | Men in White | Dr. Hochberg | 1934-04-06 |
Movie | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | The Fountain | Baron von Leyden | 1934-08-22 |
Movie | Song of the Eagle | Otto Hoffman | 1933-04-27 |
Movie | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | 1933-02-18 |
Movie | Christopher Bean | Rosen | 1933-11-17 |
Movie | Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | 1933-12-22 |
Movie | New Morals for Old | James Hallett | 1932-06-04 |
Movie | Grand Hotel | Senf | 1932-05-25 |
Movie | Night Court | Herman the Janitor | 1932-06-04 |
Movie | Emma | Frederick Smith | 1932-01-02 |
Movie | Are You Listening? | George Wagner | 1932-03-21 |
Movie | The Beast of the City | Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | Unashamed | Mr. Schmidt | 1932-07-02 |
Movie | Flesh | Mr. Herman | 1932-12-08 |
Movie | The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg | 1932-11-05 |
Movie | Hearts of Humanity | Sol Bloom | 1932-08-31 |
Movie | Skyscraper Souls | Jake | 1932-07-16 |
Movie | Transatlantic | Rudolph aka Jed Kramer | 1931-08-19 |
Movie | Daybreak | Herr Schnabel | 1931-05-02 |
Movie | The Phantom of Paris | Herman | 1931-09-12 |
Movie | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Dr. Dulac | 1931-10-23 |
Movie | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Karl Ohlin | 1931-10-10 |
Movie | Private Lives | Oscar | 1931-12-12 |
Movie | Mamba | August Bolte (Mamba) | 1930-03-09 |
Movie | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Posnanski | 1930-02-23 |
Movie | Hell Harbor | Joseph Horngold | 1930-03-14 |
Movie | East Is West | Man | 1930-10-23 |
Movie | The Third Alarm | Frank 'Dad' Morton | 1930-11-16 |
Movie | The Cat Creeps | Dr. Patterson | 1930-11-10 |
Movie | Viennese Nights | Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father | 1930-11-25 |
Movie | The Younger Generation | Julius Goldfish - Pa | 1929-03-04 |
Movie | The Secret Hour | Tony | 1928-02-04 |
Movie | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Dr. Jüttner | 1928-01-30 |
Movie | Abie's Irish Rose | Solomon Levy | 1928-04-19 |
Movie | The Battle of the Sexes | William Judson | 1928-10-12 |
Movie | Jazz Mad | Franz Hausmann | 1928-11-18 |
Movie | Give and Take | John Bauer | 1928-12-23 |
Movie | Alias The Deacon | 1927-06-20 | |
Movie | My Old Dutch | 'Erb 'Uggins | 1926-05-23 |
Movie | The Greater Glory | Gustav Schmidt | 1926-05-02 |
Movie | Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook | 1925-04-26 |
Movie | Stella Dallas | Ed Munn | 1925-11-16 |
Movie | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Fabrique Borusta | 1925-06-15 |
Movie | Her Night of Romance | Joe Diamond | 1924-11-24 |
Movie | Greed | Marcus | 1924-12-04 |
Movie | The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | 1924-03-21 | |
Movie | So Big | Aug Hempel | 1924-12-28 |
Movie | Cheap Kisses | Gustaf Borgstrom | 1924-12-21 |
Movie | Jazzmania | Prince Otto of Como | 1923-02-12 |
Movie | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor | 1923-04-22 |
Movie | When Romance Rides | Joel Creech | 1922-03-16 |
Movie | Heart's Haven | Henry Bird | 1922-08-08 |
Movie | Tess of the Storm Country | Ben Letts | 1922-11-12 |
Movie | The Strangers' Banquet | Fiend | 1922-12-31 |
Movie | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) | 1921-03-06 |
Movie | The Man Of The Forest | Lem Beasley | 1921-06-01 |
Movie | The Red Lane | Vetal Beaulieu | 1920-07-12 |
Movie | Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1919-06-07 |
Movie | Madame Spy | Count Von Ornstorff | 1918-01-21 |
Movie | The Saintly Sinner | Undetermined Role | 1917-02-26 |
Movie | Love Aflame | Reginald | 1917-01-29 |
Movie | Black Orchids | 1917-01-01 | |
Movie | The Soul Herder | The Minister | 1917-08-07 |
Movie | Southern Justice | Caleb Talbot | 1917-05-28 |
Movie | Princess Virtue | Emile Carre | 1917-11-12 |
Movie | '49–'17 | 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor | 1917-10-15 |
Movie | The Aryan | (uncredited) | 1916-04-09 |
Movie | Kinkaid, Gambler | 1916-12-04 | |
Movie | The Disciple | Mob Member | 1915-10-16 |