Jean Hersholt
Born:7/10/1886•Died:6/2/1956
Place of Birth:Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
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.
Filmography
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
20047.0
Complicated Women
20036.7
Run for Cover
19556.6
A Star Is Born World Premiere
19548.0
Dancing in the Dark
19495.0
To the People of the United States
19445.5
Stage Door Canteen
19435.8
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
19416.0
They Meet Again
19415.0
Melody for Three
19415.0
Remedy for Riches
19404.8
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
19405.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
19406.5
The Courageous Dr. Christian
19405.4
Meet Dr. Christian
19390.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
19396.7
Five of a Kind
19384.2
I'll Give a Million
19385.7
Alexander's Ragtime Band
19386.7
Happy Landing
19385.3
Heidi
19376.8
Seventh Heaven
19376.6
One in a Million
19377.0
Reunion
19360.0
His Brother's Wife
19365.6
Sins of Man
19360.0
The Country Doctor
19366.0
Tough Guy
19364.6
Break of Hearts
19355.5
Murder in the Fleet
19355.0
Mark of the Vampire
19356.1
The Painted Veil
19346.6
The Fountain
19349.5
Men in White
19346.0
The Cat and the Fiddle
19346.9
Dinner at Eight
19336.7
Christopher Bean
19330.0
Song of the Eagle
19330.0
The Crime of the Century
19336.3
Flesh
19325.6
The Mask of Fu Manchu
19325.5
Hearts of Humanity
19323.5
Skyscraper Souls
19325.6
Unashamed
19326.3
New Morals for Old
19324.2
Night Court
19326.4
Grand Hotel
19326.9
Are You Listening?
19325.0
The Beast of the City
19325.9
Emma
19326.4
Private Lives
19316.3
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
19315.9
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
19316.4
The Phantom of Paris
19315.9
Transatlantic
19315.5
Daybreak
19314.0
Viennese Nights
19302.0
The Third Alarm
19300.0
The Cat Creeps
19306.0
East Is West
19304.0
Hell Harbor
19306.0
Mamba
19304.8
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
19306.7
The Climax
19300.0
Modern Love
19290.0
The Younger Generation
19296.6
The Girl on the Barge
19290.0
Give and Take
19280.0
Jazz Mad
19280.0
The Battle of the Sexes
19285.2
Abie's Irish Rose
19280.0
The Secret Hour
19280.0
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
19287.3
13 Washington Square
19285.2
Alias The Deacon
19270.0
The Wrong Mr. Wright
19270.0
The Old Soak
19260.0
Flames
19260.0
It Must Be Love
19260.0
My Old Dutch
19260.0
The Greater Glory
19260.0
Stella Dallas
19257.1
Don Q Son of Zorro
19256.6
Fifth Avenue Models
19250.0
Dangerous Innocence
19250.0
So Big
19240.0
Cheap Kisses
19240.0
Greed
19247.4
Her Night of Romance
19246.4
The Woman on the Jury
19240.0
The Goldfish
19240.0
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
19247.0
Torment
19240.0
Red Lights
19230.0
Souls for Sale
19236.2
Jazzmania
19230.0
The Strangers' Banquet
19220.0
Tess of the Storm Country
19225.8
Heart's Haven
19220.0
When Romance Rides
19220.0
The Man Of The Forest
19210.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
19216.6
The Deceiver
19200.0
The Golden Trail
19200.0
The Red Lane
19200.0
Love's Prisoner
19195.7
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
19190.0
Little Red Decides
19180.0
Madame Spy
19180.0
Princess Virtue
19170.0
'49–'17
19175.7
A Stormy Knight
19170.0
The Soul Herder
19174.5
Southern Justice
19170.0
The Clash of Steel
19170.0
Perils of the Secret Service
19170.0
The Saintly Sinner
19170.0
The Terror
19177.0
Love Aflame
19179.5
Fighting for Love
19170.0
Black Orchids
19171.0
Kinkaid, Gambler
19160.0
The Aryan
19165.5
Hell's Hinges
19166.0
The Disciple
19158.0
A New Hat for the Madam
19061.5