Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Birthday: 1886-07-10

Deathday: 1956-06-02

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Also known as: Jean Pierre Hersholt, Jean Pierre Carl Buron

imdb_id: nm0380965

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.

Played in movies:

The Fountain

Score: 9.8

Love Aflame

Score: 9.5

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Score: 8.0

The Disciple

Score: 8.0

Greed

Score: 7.3

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Score: 7.3

Stella Dallas

Score: 7.1

The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

Score: 7.0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Score: 7.0

The Terror

Score: 7.0

Grand Hotel

Score: 7.0

Heidi

Score: 6.9

The Cat and the Fiddle

Score: 6.9

One in a Million

Score: 6.8

Dinner at Eight

Score: 6.7

Complicated Women

Score: 6.7

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Score: 6.7

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Score: 6.7

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Score: 6.7

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

Score: 6.7

Run for Cover

Score: 6.6

Seventh Heaven

Score: 6.6

Don Q Son of Zorro

Score: 6.6

The Younger Generation

Score: 6.6

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Score: 6.5

Her Night of Romance

Score: 6.5

Night Court

Score: 6.4

Emma

Score: 6.4

The Painted Veil

Score: 6.4

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Score: 6.4

Private Lives

Score: 6.3

Unashamed

Score: 6.3

The Crime of the Century

Score: 6.3

Souls for Sale

Score: 6.2

Mark of the Vampire

Score: 6.2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Score: 6.0

Hell's Hinges

Score: 6.0

The Cat Creeps

Score: 6.0

The Country Doctor

Score: 6.0

Hell Harbor

Score: 6.0

Men in White

Score: 6.0

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Score: 5.9

The Phantom of Paris

Score: 5.9

The Beast of the City

Score: 5.9

Stage Door Canteen

Score: 5.9

Tess of the Storm Country

Score: 5.8

'49–'17

Score: 5.7

I'll Give a Million

Score: 5.7

Love's Prisoner

Score: 5.7

Skyscraper Souls

Score: 5.6

His Brother's Wife

Score: 5.6

Flesh

Score: 5.6

The Aryan

Score: 5.5

Transatlantic

Score: 5.5

To the People of the United States

Score: 5.5

Break of Hearts

Score: 5.5

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Score: 5.4

The Courageous Dr. Christian

Score: 5.4

Happy Landing

Score: 5.3

13 Washington Square

Score: 5.2

The Battle of the Sexes

Score: 5.2

Murder in the Fleet

Score: 5.0

Melody for Three

Score: 5.0

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Score: 5.0

They Meet Again

Score: 5.0

Are You Listening?

Score: 5.0

Dancing in the Dark

Score: 5.0

Mamba

Score: 4.8

Remedy for Riches

Score: 4.8

Tough Guy

Score: 4.6

The Soul Herder

Score: 4.5

New Morals for Old

Score: 4.2

Five of a Kind

Score: 4.2

Daybreak

Score: 4.0

East Is West

Score: 4.0

Hearts of Humanity

Score: 3.5

Viennese Nights

Score: 2.0

A New Hat for the Madam

Score: 1.5

Black Orchids

Score: 1.0

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

Score: 0.0

Little Red Decides

Score: 0.0

The Red Lane

Score: 0.0

Fighting for Love

Score: 0.0

Modern Love

Score: 0.0

The Woman on the Jury

Score: 0.0

Torment

Score: 0.0

Christopher Bean

Score: 0.0

The Deceiver

Score: 0.0

It Must Be Love

Score: 0.0

The Goldfish

Score: 0.0

The Third Alarm

Score: 0.0

Kinkaid, Gambler

Score: 0.0

Alias The Deacon

Score: 0.0

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Score: 0.0

Madame Spy

Score: 0.0

The Man Of The Forest

Score: 0.0

Southern Justice

Score: 0.0

A Stormy Knight

Score: 0.0

The Saintly Sinner

Score: 0.0

Princess Virtue

Score: 0.0

The Greater Glory

Score: 0.0

Heart's Haven

Score: 0.0

The Climax

Score: 0.0

Jazz Mad

Score: 0.0

Dangerous Innocence

Score: 0.0

The Secret Hour

Score: 0.0

So Big

Score: 0.0

Song of the Eagle

Score: 0.0

My Old Dutch

Score: 0.0

Sins of Man

Score: 0.0

Red Lights

Score: 0.0

The Girl on the Barge

Score: 0.0

Meet Dr. Christian

Score: 0.0

The Strangers' Banquet

Score: 0.0

Give and Take

Score: 0.0

Reunion

Score: 0.0

When Romance Rides

Score: 0.0

The Clash of Steel

Score: 0.0

Perils of the Secret Service

Score: 0.0

Jazzmania

Score: 0.0

The Golden Trail

Score: 0.0

Abie's Irish Rose

Score: 0.0

Cheap Kisses

Score: 0.0

The Old Soak

Score: 0.0

Flames

Score: 0.0

Fifth Avenue Models

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

What's My Line?

Score: 6.9

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

This Is Your Life

Score: 6.4