Jean Hersholt
Birthday: 1886-07-10
Deathday: 1956-06-02
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
Credits
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1955-04-29 | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson |
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1949-12-02 | Dancing in the Dark | Jean Hersholt |
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1944-04-16 | To the People of the United States | Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps |
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1943-06-24 | Stage Door Canteen | Jean Hersholt |
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1941-12-05 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
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1941-07-11 | They Meet Again | Doctor Paul Christian |
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1941-06-19 | Melody for Three | Doctor Paul Christian |
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1940-11-29 | Remedy for Riches | Doctor Paul Christian |
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1940-08-05 | Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Doctor Paul Christian |
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1940-04-04 | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian |
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1939-11-17 | Meet Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian |
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1939-04-07 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Mr. Sutter |
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1938-10-14 | Five of a Kind | Dr. John Luke |
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1938-07-27 | I'll Give a Million | Victor |
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1938-05-24 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich |
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1938-01-23 | Happy Landing | Lars Ericksen |
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1937-10-15 | Heidi | Adolph Kramer |
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1937-03-25 | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon |
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1937-01-01 | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller |
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1936-11-20 | Reunion | Dr. John Luke |
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1936-08-07 | His Brother's Wife | Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim |
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1936-06-19 | Sins of Man | Christopher Freyman |
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1936-03-12 | The Country Doctor | Dr. John Luke |
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1936-01-24 | Tough Guy | Dr. Mulback |
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1935-05-31 | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma |
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1935-05-24 | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson |
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1935-04-26 | Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto |
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1934-11-23 | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber |
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1934-08-22 | The Fountain | Baron von Leyden |
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1934-04-06 | Men in White | Dr. Hochberg |
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1934-02-16 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor Bertier |
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1933-12-22 | Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel |
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1933-11-17 | Christopher Bean | Rosen |
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1933-04-27 | Song of the Eagle | Otto Hoffman |
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1933-02-18 | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt |
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1932-12-08 | Flesh | Mr. Herman |
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1932-11-05 | The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg |
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1932-08-31 | Hearts of Humanity | Sol Bloom |
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1932-07-16 | Skyscraper Souls | Jake |
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1932-07-02 | Unashamed | Mr. Schmidt |
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1932-06-04 | New Morals for Old | James Hallett |
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1932-06-04 | Night Court | Herman the Janitor |
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1932-05-25 | Grand Hotel | Senf |
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1932-03-21 | Are You Listening? | George Wagner |
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1932-02-13 | The Beast of the City | Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte |
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1932-01-02 | Emma | Frederick Smith |
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1931-12-12 | Private Lives | Oscar |
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1931-10-23 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Dr. Dulac |
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1931-10-10 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Karl Ohlin |
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1931-09-12 | The Phantom of Paris | Herman |
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1931-08-19 | Transatlantic | Rudolph aka Jed Kramer |
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1931-05-02 | Daybreak | Herr Schnabel |
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1930-11-25 | Viennese Nights | Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father |
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1930-11-16 | The Third Alarm | Frank 'Dad' Morton |
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1930-11-10 | The Cat Creeps | Dr. Patterson |
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1930-10-23 | East Is West | Man |
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1930-03-14 | Hell Harbor | Joseph Horngold |
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1930-03-09 | Mamba | August Bolte (Mamba) |
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1930-02-23 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Posnanski |
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1930-01-04 | The Climax | Luigi Golfanti |
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1929-07-21 | Modern Love | François Renault |
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1929-03-04 | The Younger Generation | Julius Goldfish - Pa |
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1929-02-03 | The Girl on the Barge | McCadden |
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1928-12-23 | Give and Take | John Bauer |
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1928-11-18 | Jazz Mad | Franz Hausmann |
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1928-10-12 | The Battle of the Sexes | William Judson |
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1928-04-19 | Abie's Irish Rose | Solomon Levy |
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1928-02-04 | The Secret Hour | Tony |
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1928-01-30 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Dr. Jüttner |
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1928-01-28 | 13 Washington Square | 'Deacon' Pyecroft |
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1927-06-20 | Alias The Deacon | George Caswell or The Deacon |
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1927-02-27 | The Wrong Mr. Wright | Seymour White |
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1926-10-11 | The Old Soak | Clement Hawley, Sr. |
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1926-09-15 | Flames | Ole Bergson |
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1926-08-22 | It Must Be Love | Pop Schmidt |
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1926-05-23 | My Old Dutch | 'Erb 'Uggins |
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1926-05-02 | The Greater Glory | Gustav Schmidt |
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1925-11-16 | Stella Dallas | Ed Munn |
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1925-06-15 | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Fabrique Borusta |
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1925-04-26 | Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook |
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1925-04-12 | Dangerous Innocence | Gilchrist |
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1924-12-28 | So Big | Aug Hempel |
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1924-12-21 | Cheap Kisses | Gustaf Borgstrom |
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1924-12-04 | Greed | Marcus |
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1924-11-24 | Her Night of Romance | Joe Diamond |
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1924-04-20 | The Woman on the Jury | Jury Foreman |
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1924-03-30 | The Goldfish | Herman Krauss |
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1924-03-21 | The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | |
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1924-02-25 | Torment | Boris |
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1923-09-30 | Red Lights | Ezra Carson |
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1923-02-12 | Jazzmania | Prince Otto of Como |
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1922-12-31 | The Strangers' Banquet | Fiend |
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1922-11-12 | Tess of the Storm Country | Ben Letts |
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1922-08-08 | Heart's Haven | Henry Bird |
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1922-03-16 | When Romance Rides | Joel Creech |
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1921-06-01 | The Man Of The Forest | Lem Beasley |
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1921-03-06 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) |
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1920-12-01 | The Deceiver | |
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1920-09-01 | The Golden Trail | Harry Teal |
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1920-07-12 | The Red Lane | Vetal Beaulieu |
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1919-06-07 | Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) |
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1918-02-24 | Little Red Decides | Sour Milk |
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1918-01-21 | Madame Spy | Count Von Ornstorff |
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1917-11-12 | Princess Virtue | Emile Carre |
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1917-10-15 | '49–'17 | 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor |
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1917-09-10 | A Stormy Knight | Dr. Fraser |
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1917-08-07 | The Soul Herder | The Minister |
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1917-05-28 | Southern Justice | Caleb Talbot |
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1917-03-16 | The Clash of Steel | Prince Feodor |
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1917-03-09 | Perils of the Secret Service | Prince Feodor (Episode #2) |
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1917-02-26 | The Saintly Sinner | Undetermined Role |
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1917-02-12 | The Terror | Jimm, the Dope |
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1917-01-29 | Love Aflame | Reginald |
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1917-01-08 | Fighting for Love | Ferdinand |
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1917-01-01 | Black Orchids | |
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1916-12-04 | Kinkaid, Gambler | |
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1916-04-09 | The Aryan | (uncredited) |
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1916-03-05 | Hell's Hinges | Bartender (uncredited) |
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1915-10-16 | The Disciple | Mob Member |
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1906-11-15 | A New Hat for the Madam |