Jean Hersholt
Acting
Born 1886-07-10 · Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Known for
Greed
1924 · Movie
The Fountain
1934 · Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Movie
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928 · Movie
Jazzmania
1923 · Movie
Torment
1924 · Movie
It Must Be Love
1926 · Movie
Abie's Irish Rose
1928 · Movie
Cheap Kisses
1924 · Movie
Song of the Eagle
1933 · Movie
A Certain Rich Man
1921 · Movie
The Strangers' Banquet
1922 · Movie
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927 · Movie
Flames
1926 · Movie
The Red Lane
1920 · Movie
The Third Alarm
1930 · Movie
Modern Love
1929 · Movie
Love Aflame
1917 · Movie
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919 · Movie
Merely Mary Ann
1920 · Movie
Sins of Man
1936 · Movie
So Big
1924 · Movie
The Man Of The Forest
1921 · Movie
Alias The Deacon
1927 · Movie
The Goldfish
1924 · Movie
The Woman on the Jury
1924 · Movie
Fifth Avenue Models
1925 · Movie
Perils of the Secret Service
1917 · Movie
The Golden Trail
1920 · Movie
The Climax
1930 · Movie
The Greater Glory
1926 · Movie
Christopher Bean
1933 · Movie
Jazz Mad
1928 · Movie
The Old Soak
1926 · Movie
The Girl on the Barge
1929 · Movie
Dangerous Innocence
1925 · Movie
The Deceiver
1920 · Movie
The Disciple
1915 · Movie
They Meet Again
1941 · Movie
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930 · Movie
Unashamed
1932 · Movie
Stella Dallas
1925 · Movie
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934 · Movie
The Answer
1918 · Movie
Fighting for Love
1917 · Movie
The Saintly Sinner
1917 · Movie
Princess Virtue
1917 · Movie
A Stormy Knight
1917 · Movie
Southern Justice
1917 · Movie
Madame Spy
1918 · Movie
The Terror
1917 · Movie
Sinners in Silk
1924 · Movie
Reunion
1936 · Movie
The Secret Hour
1928 · Movie
Meet Dr. Christian
1939 · Movie
When Romance Rides
1922 · Movie
Red Lights
1923 · Movie
My Old Dutch
1926 · Movie
Heart's Haven
1922 · Movie
Quicksands
1923 · Movie