From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359251
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Filmography (Movies)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/02/2004
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
Run for Cover
Character:Mr. Swenson
Release Date:29/04/1955
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1954
Dancing in the Dark
Character:Jean Hersholt
Release Date:02/12/1949
To the People of the United States
Character:Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
Release Date:16/04/1944
Stage Door Canteen
Character:Jean Hersholt
Release Date:24/06/1943
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Character:
Release Date:05/12/1941
They Meet Again
Character:Doctor Paul Christian
Release Date:11/07/1941
Melody for Three
Character:Doctor Paul Christian
Release Date:19/06/1941
Remedy for Riches
Character:Doctor Paul Christian
Release Date:29/11/1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Character:Doctor Paul Christian
Release Date:05/08/1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Character:Doctor Paul Christian
Release Date:04/04/1940
Meet Dr. Christian
Character:Doctor Paul Christian
Release Date:17/11/1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Character:Mr. Sutter
Release Date:07/04/1939
Five of a Kind
Character:Dr. John Luke
Release Date:14/10/1938
I'll Give a Million
Character:Victor
Release Date:27/07/1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Character:Prof. Heinrich
Release Date:24/05/1938
Happy Landing
Character:Lars Ericksen
Release Date:23/01/1938
Heidi
Character:Adolph Kramer
Release Date:15/10/1937
Seventh Heaven
Character:Father Chevillon
Release Date:25/03/1937
One in a Million
Character:Heinrich Muller
Release Date:01/01/1937
Reunion
Character:Dr. John Luke
Release Date:20/11/1936
His Brother's Wife
Character:Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
Release Date:07/08/1936
Sins of Man
Character:Christopher Freyman
Release Date:19/06/1936
The Country Doctor
Character:Dr. John Luke
Release Date:12/03/1936
Tough Guy
Character:Dr. Mulback
Release Date:24/01/1936
Break of Hearts
Character:Professor Thalma
Release Date:31/05/1935
Murder in the Fleet
Character:Victor Hanson
Release Date:24/05/1935
Mark of the Vampire
Character:Baron Otto
Release Date:26/04/1935
The Painted Veil
Character:Herr Koerber
Release Date:23/11/1934
The Fountain
Character:Baron von Leyden
Release Date:22/08/1934
Men in White
Character:Dr. Hochberg
Release Date:06/04/1934
The Cat and the Fiddle
Character:Professor Bertier
Release Date:16/02/1934
Dinner at Eight
Character:Jo Stengel
Release Date:22/12/1933
Christopher Bean
Character:Rosen
Release Date:17/11/1933
Song of the Eagle
Character:Otto Hoffman
Release Date:27/04/1933
The Crime of the Century
Character:Dr. Emil Brandt
Release Date:18/02/1933
Flesh
Character:Mr. Herman
Release Date:08/12/1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Character:Von Berg
Release Date:04/11/1932
Hearts of Humanity
Character:Sol Bloom
Release Date:31/08/1932
Skyscraper Souls
Character:Jake
Release Date:16/07/1932
Unashamed
Character:Mr. Schmidt
Release Date:02/07/1932
New Morals for Old
Character:James Hallett
Release Date:04/06/1932
Night Court
Character:Herman the Janitor
Release Date:04/06/1932
Grand Hotel
Character:Senf
Release Date:25/05/1932
Are You Listening?
Character:George Wagner
Release Date:21/03/1932
The Beast of the City
Character:Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
Release Date:13/02/1932
Emma
Character:Frederick Smith
Release Date:02/01/1932
Private Lives
Character:Oscar
Release Date:12/12/1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Character:Dr. Dulac
Release Date:23/10/1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Character:Karl Ohlin
Release Date:10/10/1931
The Phantom of Paris
Character:Herman
Release Date:12/09/1931
Transatlantic
Character:Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
Release Date:19/08/1931
Daybreak
Character:Herr Schnabel
Release Date:02/05/1931
Viennese Nights
Character:Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
Release Date:25/11/1930
The Third Alarm
Character:Frank 'Dad' Morton
Release Date:16/11/1930
The Cat Creeps
Character:Dr. Patterson
Release Date:10/11/1930
East Is West
Character:Man
Release Date:23/10/1930
Hell Harbor
Character:Joseph Horngold
Release Date:14/03/1930
Mamba
Character:August Bolte (Mamba)
Release Date:09/03/1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Character:Posnanski
Release Date:23/02/1930
The Climax
Character:Luigi Golfanti
Release Date:04/01/1930
Modern Love
Character:François Renault
Release Date:21/07/1929
The Younger Generation
Character:Julius Goldfish - Pa
Release Date:04/03/1929
The Girl on the Barge
Character:McCadden
Release Date:03/02/1929
Give and Take
Character:John Bauer
Release Date:23/12/1928
Jazz Mad
Character:Franz Hausmann
Release Date:18/11/1928
The Battle of the Sexes
Character:William Judson
Release Date:12/10/1928
Abie's Irish Rose
Character:Solomon Levy
Release Date:19/04/1928
The Secret Hour
Character:Tony
Release Date:04/02/1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Character:Dr. Jüttner
Release Date:30/01/1928
13 Washington Square
Character:'Deacon' Pyecroft
Release Date:28/01/1928
Alias The Deacon
Character:George Caswell or The Deacon
Release Date:20/06/1927
The Wrong Mr. Wright
Character:Seymour White
Release Date:27/02/1927
The Old Soak
Character:Clement Hawley, Sr.
Release Date:11/10/1926
Flames
Character:Ole Bergson
Release Date:15/09/1926
It Must Be Love
Character:Pop Schmidt
Release Date:22/08/1926
My Old Dutch
Character:'Erb 'Uggins
Release Date:23/05/1926
The Greater Glory
Character:Gustav Schmidt
Release Date:02/05/1926
Stella Dallas
Character:Ed Munn
Release Date:16/11/1925
A Woman's Faith
Character:Jules Cluny
Release Date:09/08/1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
Character:Don Fabrique Borusta
Release Date:15/06/1925
Fifth Avenue Models
Character:Mr. Jones - a Crook
Release Date:26/04/1925
Dangerous Innocence
Character:Gilchrist
Release Date:12/04/1925
So Big
Character:Aug Hempel
Release Date:28/12/1924
Cheap Kisses
Character:Gustaf Borgstrom
Release Date:21/12/1924
Greed
Character:Marcus
Release Date:04/12/1924
Her Night of Romance
Character:Joe Diamond
Release Date:24/11/1924
The Woman on the Jury
Character:Jury Foreman
Release Date:20/04/1924
The Goldfish
Character:Herman Krauss
Release Date:30/03/1924
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Character:
Release Date:21/03/1924
Torment
Character:Boris
Release Date:25/02/1924
Red Lights
Character:Ezra Carson
Release Date:30/09/1923
Souls for Sale
Character:Self - Celebrity Actor
Release Date:22/04/1923
Jazzmania
Character:Prince Otto of Como
Release Date:12/02/1923
The Strangers' Banquet
Character:Fiend
Release Date:31/12/1922
Tess of the Storm Country
Character:Ben Letts
Release Date:12/11/1922
Heart's Haven
Character:Henry Bird
Release Date:08/08/1922
When Romance Rides
Character:Joel Creech
Release Date:16/03/1922
The Man Of The Forest
Character:Lem Beasley
Release Date:01/06/1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Character:Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1921
The Deceiver
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1920
Merely Mary Ann
Character:Stranger
Release Date:12/09/1920
The Golden Trail
Character:Harry Teal
Release Date:01/09/1920
The Red Lane
Character:Vetal Beaulieu
Release Date:12/07/1920
Love's Prisoner
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/1919
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1919
The Answer
Character:Shepard
Release Date:17/03/1918
Little Red Decides
Character:Sour Milk
Release Date:24/02/1918
Madame Spy
Character:Count Von Ornstorff
Release Date:21/01/1918
Princess Virtue
Character:Emile Carre
Release Date:12/11/1917
'49–'17
Character:'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
Release Date:15/10/1917
A Stormy Knight
Character:Dr. Fraser
Release Date:10/09/1917
The Soul Herder
Character:The Minister
Release Date:07/08/1917
Southern Justice
Character:Caleb Talbot
Release Date:28/05/1917
The Clash of Steel
Character:Prince Feodor
Release Date:16/03/1917
Perils of the Secret Service
Character:Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
Release Date:09/03/1917
The Saintly Sinner
Character:Undetermined Role
Release Date:26/02/1917
The Terror
Character:Jimm, the Dope
Release Date:12/02/1917
Love Aflame
Character:Reginald
Release Date:29/01/1917
Fighting for Love
Character:Ferdinand
Release Date:08/01/1917
Black Orchids
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1917
Kinkaid, Gambler
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1916
The Aryan
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Character:
Release Date:12/03/1916
Hell's Hinges
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:05/03/1916
The Disciple
Character:Mob Member
Release Date:16/10/1915
Never Again
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1915
A New Hat for the Madam
Character:
Release Date:15/11/1906
Television Appearances
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