Acting
Jean Hersholt
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.
Movies with Jean Hersholt
Greed
1924
Susan Lenox
1931
Grand Hotel
1932
Heidi
1937
Happy Landing
1938
Run for Cover
1955
The Painted Veil
1934
Jazzmania
1923
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
The Terror
1917
Dinner at Eight
1933
Mark of the Vampire
1935
Mamba
1930
Souls for Sale
1923
Skyscraper Souls
1932
Hell Harbor
1930
Hell's Hinges
1916
Seventh Heaven
1937
'49–'17
1917
The Cat Creeps
1930
Torment
1924
His Brother's Wife
1936
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919
Cheap Kisses
1924
It Must Be Love
1926
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
The Beast of the City
1932
Complicated Women
2003
Abie's Irish Rose
1928
The Country Doctor
1936
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
The Fountain
1934
Five of a Kind
1938
The Greater Glory
1926
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
The Climax
1930
Are You Listening?
1932
Men in White
1934
Emma
1932
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
East Is West
1930
Murder in the Fleet
1935
The Soul Herder
1917
Kinkaid, Gambler
1916
Fighting for Love
1917
The Answer
1918
One in a Million
1937
Stella Dallas
1925
Night Court
1932
Flesh
1932
Sinners in Silk
1924
The Servant in the House
1921
So Big
1924
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
Sins of Man
1936
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Private Lives
1931
The Goldfish
1924
Break of Hearts
1935
A Certain Rich Man
1921
Dancing in the Dark
1949
New Morals for Old
1932
Merely Mary Ann
1920
Reunion
1936
The Saintly Sinner
1917
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Song of the Eagle
1933
I'll Give a Million
1938
Transatlantic
1931
The Man Of The Forest
1921
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
Never Again
1915
The Red Lane
1920
The Younger Generation
1929
The Phantom of Paris
1931
A Woman's Faith
1925
The Old Soak
1926
Viennese Nights
1930
A Stormy Knight
1917
My Old Dutch
1926
Love's Prisoner
1919
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
Tough Guy
1936
Remedy for Riches
1940
Dangerous Innocence
1925
Christopher Bean
1933
Daybreak
1931
Red Lights
1923
To the People of the United States
1944
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927
They Meet Again
1941
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
The Woman on the Jury
1924
The Girl on the Barge
1929
Princess Virtue
1917
The Secret Hour
1928
The Disciple
1915
Black Orchids
1917
The Crime of the Century
1933
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
The Strangers' Banquet
1922
The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940
Her Night of Romance
1924
Quicksands
1923
13 Washington Square
1928
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
Give and Take
1928
The Deceiver
1920
Melody for Three
1941
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
Flames
1926
The Third Alarm
1930
The Aryan
1916
Heart's Haven
1922
Alias The Deacon
1927
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916
Perils of the Secret Service
1917
The Clash of Steel
1917
The Golden Trail
1920
Madame Spy
1918
Love Aflame
1917
Hearts of Humanity
1932
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
When Romance Rides
1922
Jazz Mad
1928
Modern Love
1929
Unashamed
1932
Little Red Decides
1918
Southern Justice
1917
A New Hat for the Madam
1906
