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Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Actor, Director, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born July 10, 1886 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Died June 2, 1956

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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.

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Men in White - Trailer

1924 Erich von Stroheim - "Greed" (excerpts)

Filmography

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Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Poster

Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Documentary2008Self

Checking Out: Grand Hotel Poster

Checking Out: Grand Hotel Documentary2004Self - at the premiere

Complicated Women Poster

Complicated Women Documentary2003Self

Hollywood Mavericks Poster

Hollywood Mavericks Documentary1990Marcus

Bloopermania Poster

Bloopermania Documentary1987

Hollywood on Trial Poster

Hollywood on Trial Documentary1976Self

Hollywood Without Make-Up Poster

Hollywood Without Make-Up Documentary1963Self

Dr. Christian Poster

Dr. Christian TV Series1956Dr. Paul Christian

Run for Cover Poster

Run for Cover Feature Film1955Mr. Swenson

Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars Short Film1955Self

A Star Is Born World Premiere Poster

A Star Is Born World Premiere TV Movie1954Self

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars on Parade Documentary1954Self

The 25th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 25th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1953Self - Presenter

Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club Documentary1952Self - Honoree

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951Self

Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman Short Film1950Self

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950Self - Mystery Guest

Dancing in the Dark Poster

Dancing in the Dark Feature Film1949Jean Hersholt

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Happy Homes Short Film1949Self

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

Some of the Best Poster

Some of the Best Documentary1944Jo Stengel in Dinner at Eight

Stage Door Canteen Poster

Stage Door Canteen Feature Film1943Jean Hersholt

To the People of the United States Poster

To the People of the United States Short Film1943Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps.

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Short Film1941Self - at Motion Picture Home Dedication

Melody for Three Poster

Melody for Three Feature Film1941Dr. Paul Christian

They Meet Again Poster

They Meet Again Feature Film1941Dr. Paul Christian

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Documentary1940Self

Dr. Christian Meets the Women Poster

Dr. Christian Meets the Women Feature Film1940Dr. Paul Christian

Remedy for Riches Poster

Remedy for Riches Feature Film1940Dr. Paul Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian Poster

The Courageous Dr. Christian Feature Film1940Dr. Paul Christian

Meet Dr. Christian Poster

Meet Dr. Christian Feature Film1939Dr. christian

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Poster

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Feature Film1939Sutter

Alexander's Ragtime Band Poster

Alexander's Ragtime Band Feature Film1938Professor Heinrich

Five of a Kind Poster

Five of a Kind Feature Film1938Dr. John Luke

Happy Landing Poster

Happy Landing Feature Film1938Herr Lars Ericksen

I'll Give a Million Poster

I'll Give a Million Feature Film1938Victor

Heidi Feature Film1937Adolph Kramer

Seventh Heaven Poster

Seventh Heaven Feature Film1937Father Chevillon

His Brother's Wife Poster

His Brother's Wife Feature Film1936Professor Fahrenheim

One in a Million Poster

One in a Million Feature Film1936Heinrich Muller

Reunion Feature Film1936Dr. John Luke

Sins of Man Poster

Sins of Man Feature Film1936Christopher Freyman

The Country Doctor Poster

The Country Doctor Feature Film1936Dr. John Luke

Tough Guy Poster

Tough Guy Feature Film1936Dr. Mulback - Veterinarian

Break of Hearts Poster

Break of Hearts Feature Film1935Professor Thalma

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935Baron Otto

Murder in the Fleet Poster

Murder in the Fleet Feature Film1935Victor Hanson

Men in White Poster

Men in White Feature Film1934Dr. 'Hockie' Hochberg

The Cat and the Fiddle Poster

The Cat and the Fiddle Feature Film1934Professor

The Fountain Poster

The Fountain Feature Film1934Baron Van Leyden

The Painted Veil Poster

The Painted Veil Feature Film1934Herr Koerber

Christopher Bean Poster

Christopher Bean Feature Film1933Rosen

Dinner at Eight Poster

Dinner at Eight Feature Film1933Jo Stengel

Song of the Eagle Poster

Song of the Eagle Feature Film1933Otto Hoffman

The Crime of the Century Poster

The Crime of the Century Feature Film1933Dr. Emil Brandt

Are You Listening? Poster

Are You Listening? Feature Film1932George Wagner

Emma Feature Film1932Frederick Smith

Flesh Feature Film1932Mr. Herman

Grand Hotel Poster

Grand Hotel Feature Film1932Senf

Hearts of Humanity Poster

Hearts of Humanity Feature Film1932Sol Bloom

New Morals for Old Poster

New Morals for Old Feature Film1932James Hallett

Night Court Poster

Night Court Feature Film1932Herman - the Janitor

Skyscraper Souls Poster

Skyscraper Souls Feature Film1932Jake Sorenson

The Beast of the City Poster

The Beast of the City Feature Film1932Sam Belmonte

The Mask of Fu Manchu Poster

The Mask of Fu Manchu Feature Film1932Von Berg

Unashamed Poster

Unashamed Feature Film1932Heinrich Schmidt

Daybreak Poster

Daybreak Feature Film1931Herr Schnabel

Private Lives Poster

Private Lives Feature Film1931Oscar

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) Poster

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) Feature Film1931Karl Ohlin

The Phantom of Paris Poster

The Phantom of Paris Feature Film1931Herman

The Sin of Madelon Claudet Poster

The Sin of Madelon Claudet Feature Film1931Dr. Dulac

The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) Short Film1931

Transatlantic Poster

Transatlantic Feature Film1931Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

A Soldier's Plaything Poster

A Soldier's Plaything Feature Film1930Grandfather Rittner

East Is West Poster

East Is West Feature Film1930Man

Hell Harbor Poster

Hell Harbor Feature Film1930Joseph Horngold

Mamba Feature Film1930August Bolte

The Case of Sergeant Grischa Poster

The Case of Sergeant Grischa Feature Film1930Posnanski

The Cat Creeps Poster

The Cat Creeps Feature Film1930Dr. Patterson

The Climax Poster

The Climax Feature Film1930Luigi Golfanti

The Third Alarm Poster

The Third Alarm Feature Film1930Frank 'Dad' Morton

Viennese Nights Poster

Viennese Nights Feature Film1930Herr Hofner - Elsa's Father

Modern Love Poster

Modern Love Feature Film1929François Renault

The Girl on the Barge Poster

The Girl on the Barge Feature Film1929McCadden

The Younger Generation Poster

The Younger Generation Feature Film1929Julius Goldfish - Pa

13 Washington Square Poster

13 Washington Square Feature Film1928'Deacon' Pyecroft

Abie's Irish Rose Poster

Abie's Irish Rose Feature Film1928Solomon Levy

Give and Take Poster

Give and Take Feature Film1928John Bauer - Factory Owner

Jazz Mad Poster

Jazz Mad Feature Film1928Franz Hausmann

The Battle of the Sexes Poster

The Battle of the Sexes Feature Film1928William Judson

The Secret Hour Poster

The Secret Hour Feature Film1928Tony

Alias the Deacon Poster

Alias the Deacon Feature Film1927George Caswell aka The Deacon

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Poster

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Feature Film1927Dr. Jüttner

The Wrong Mr. Wright Poster

The Wrong Mr. Wright Feature Film1927Seymour White

Flames Feature Film1926Ole Bergson

It Must Be Love Poster

It Must Be Love Feature Film1926Pop Schmidt

My Old Dutch Poster

My Old Dutch Feature Film1926'Erb 'Uggins

The Greater Glory Poster

The Greater Glory Feature Film1926Gustav Schmidt

The Old Soak Poster

The Old Soak Feature Film1926Clement Hawley, Sr.

A Woman's Faith Poster

A Woman's Faith Feature Film1925Jules Cluny

Dangerous Innocence Poster

Dangerous Innocence Feature Film1925Gilchrist

Don Q Son of Zorro Poster

Don Q Son of Zorro Feature Film1925Don Fabrique

Fifth Avenue Models Poster

Fifth Avenue Models Feature Film1925Mr. Jones - A Crook

If Marriage Fails Poster

If Marriage Fails Feature Film1925Dr. Mallini

Stella Dallas Poster

Stella Dallas Feature Film1925Ed Munn

Cheap Kisses Poster

Cheap Kisses Feature Film1924Gustaf Borgstrom

Greed Feature Film1924Marcus

Her Night of Romance Poster

Her Night of Romance Feature Film1924Joe Diamond

Sinners in Silk Poster

Sinners in Silk Feature Film1924Dr. Eustace

So Big Feature Film1924Aug Hempel

The City of Stars Short Film1924Self

The Goldfish Poster

The Goldfish Feature Film1924Herman Krauss

The Woman on the Jury Poster

The Woman on the Jury Feature Film1924Jury Foreman

Torment Feature Film1924Boris

C-V News: Filming Greed Poster

C-V News: Filming Greed Short Film1923Self

Jazzmania Poster

Jazzmania Feature Film1923Prince Otto of Como

Quicksands Poster

Quicksands Feature Film1923Ring Member

Red Lights Poster

Red Lights Feature Film1923Ezra Carson

Souls for Sale Poster

Souls for Sale Feature Film1923Jean Hersholt

Heart's Haven Poster

Heart's Haven Feature Film1922Henry Bird

Tess of the Storm Country Poster

Tess of the Storm Country Feature Film1922Ben Letts

The Strangers' Banquet Poster

The Strangers' Banquet Feature Film1922Fiend

When Romance Rides Poster

When Romance Rides Feature Film1922Joel Creech

A Certain Rich Man Poster

A Certain Rich Man Feature Film1921Adrian Brownwell

Man of the Forest Poster

Man of the Forest Feature Film1921Lem Beasley

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Poster

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Feature Film1921Professor von Hartrott

The Servant in the House Poster

The Servant in the House Feature Film1921Manson, The Servant in the House

Merely Mary Ann Poster

Merely Mary Ann Feature Film1920Stranger

The Deceiver Poster

The Deceiver Feature Film1920

The Golden Trail Poster

The Golden Trail Feature Film1920Harry Teal

The Red Lane Poster

The Red Lane Feature Film1920Vetal Beaulieu

In the Land of the Setting Sun Short Film1919

Love's Prisoner Poster

Love's Prisoner Feature Film1919Party Guest

Whom the Gods Would Destroy Poster

Whom the Gods Would Destroy Feature Film1919

Little Red Decides Feature Film1918Sour Milk

Madame Spy Poster

Madame Spy Feature Film1918Count Von Ornstorff

The Answer Poster

The Answer Feature Film1918Shepard

'49-'17 Feature Film1917'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

A Stormy Knight Poster

A Stormy Knight Feature Film1917Dr. Fraser

Black Orchids Poster

Black Orchids Feature Film1917

Fighting for Love Poster

Fighting for Love Feature Film1917Ferdinand

Her Primitive Man Short Film1917Rance

Love Aflame Poster

Love Aflame Feature Film1917Reginald

Perils of the Secret Service Poster

Perils of the Secret Service Feature Film1917Prince Feodor

Princess Virtue Poster

Princess Virtue Feature Film1917Emile Carre

Southern Justice Poster

Southern Justice Feature Film1917Caleb Talbot

The Clash of Steel Short Film1917Prince Feodor

The Greater Law Poster

The Greater Law Feature Film1917Basil Pelly

The Gunman's Gospel Short Film1917The Mayor

The Saintly Sinner Poster

The Saintly Sinner Feature Film1917Undetermined Role

The Show Down Poster

The Show Down Feature Film1917Parkes

The Soul Herder Poster

The Soul Herder Short Film1917The Parson

The Terror Poster

The Terror Feature Film1917Jimm, the Dope

The Townsend Divorce Case Short Film1917Mr. Townsend

As the Candle Burned Short Film1916John Ayres

Bullets and Brown Eyes Feature Film1916

Hell's Hinges Poster

Hell's Hinges Feature Film1916Bartender

It's All Wrong Short Film1916The Minister

Kinkaid, Gambler Feature Film1916Undetermined Role

Scratched Short Film1916Paul Brant

Some Medicine Man Short Film1916Grouch

The Aryan Poster

The Aryan Feature Film1916Minor Role

The Desert Feature Film1916

Never Again Short Film1915

The Disciple Poster

The Disciple Feature Film1915Mob Member

En ny hat til Madammen Poster

En ny hat til Madammen Short Film1906

Konfirmanden Short Film1906

Professorens Morgenavis Short Film1906

Director

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The Gray Dawn Poster

The Gray Dawn Feature Film1922

When Romance Rides Poster

When Romance Rides Feature Film1922

The Deceiver Poster

The Deceiver Feature Film1920

The Golden Trail Poster

The Golden Trail Feature Film1920

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Heart's Haven Poster

Heart's Haven Feature Film1922

Other Crew

1

Golden Dreams Poster

Golden Dreams Feature Film1922

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