Jean Hersholt
Acting
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.
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Run for Cover
Mr. Swenson
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Dancing in the Dark
Jean Hersholt
To the People of the United States
Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
Stage Door Canteen
Jean Hersholt
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
They Meet Again
Doctor Paul Christian
Melody for Three
Doctor Paul Christian
Remedy for Riches
Doctor Paul Christian
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Doctor Paul Christian
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Doctor Paul Christian
Meet Dr. Christian
Doctor Paul Christian
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Sutter
Five of a Kind
Dr. John Luke
I'll Give a Million
Victor
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Prof. Heinrich
Happy Landing
Lars Ericksen
Heidi
Adolph Kramer
Seventh Heaven
Father Chevillon
One in a Million
Heinrich Muller
Reunion
Dr. John Luke
His Brother's Wife
Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
Sins of Man
Christopher Freyman
The Country Doctor
Dr. John Luke
Tough Guy
Dr. Mulback
Break of Hearts
Professor Thalma
Murder in the Fleet
Victor Hanson
Mark of the Vampire
Baron Otto
The Painted Veil
Herr Koerber
The Fountain
Baron von Leyden
Men in White
Dr. Hochberg
The Cat and the Fiddle
Professor Bertier
Dinner at Eight
Jo Stengel
Christopher Bean
Rosen
Song of the Eagle
Otto Hoffman
The Crime of the Century
Dr. Emil Brandt
Flesh
Mr. Herman
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Von Berg
Grand Hotel
Senf
Hearts of Humanity
Sol Bloom
Skyscraper Souls
Jake
Unashamed
Mr. Schmidt
Night Court
Herman the Janitor
New Morals for Old
James Hallett
Are You Listening?
George Wagner
The Beast of the City
Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
Emma
Frederick Smith
Private Lives
Oscar
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Dr. Dulac
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Karl Ohlin
The Phantom of Paris
Herman
Transatlantic
Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
Daybreak
Herr Schnabel
Viennese Nights
Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
The Third Alarm
Frank 'Dad' Morton
The Cat Creeps
Dr. Patterson
East Is West
Man
Hell Harbor
Joseph Horngold
Mamba
August Bolte (Mamba)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Posnanski
The Climax
Luigi Golfanti
Modern Love
François Renault
The Younger Generation
Julius Goldfish - Pa
The Girl on the Barge
McCadden
Give and Take
John Bauer
Jazz Mad
Franz Hausmann
The Battle of the Sexes
William Judson
Abie's Irish Rose
Solomon Levy
The Secret Hour
Tony
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Dr. Jüttner
13 Washington Square
'Deacon' Pyecroft
Alias The Deacon
George Caswell or The Deacon
The Wrong Mr. Wright
Seymour White
The Old Soak
Clement Hawley, Sr.
Flames
Ole Bergson
It Must Be Love
Pop Schmidt
My Old Dutch
'Erb 'Uggins
The Greater Glory
Gustav Schmidt
Stella Dallas
Ed Munn
A Woman's Faith
Jules Cluny
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Fabrique Borusta
Fifth Avenue Models
Mr. Jones - a Crook
Dangerous Innocence
Gilchrist
So Big
Aug Hempel
Cheap Kisses
Gustaf Borgstrom
Greed
Marcus
Her Night of Romance
Joe Diamond
Sinners in Silk
Dr. Eustace
The Woman on the Jury
Jury Foreman
The Goldfish
Herman Krauss
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Torment
Boris
Red Lights
Ezra Carson
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor
Quicksands
Ring Member
Jazzmania
Prince Otto of Como
The Strangers' Banquet
Fiend
Tess of the Storm Country
Ben Letts
Heart's Haven
Henry Bird
When Romance Rides
Joel Creech
The Man Of The Forest
Lem Beasley
A Certain Rich Man
Adrian Brownwell
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
The Servant in the House
Manson, The Servant in the House
The Deceiver
Merely Mary Ann
Stranger
The Golden Trail
Harry Teal
The Red Lane
Vetal Beaulieu
Love's Prisoner
Party Guest (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Would Destroy
The Answer
Shepard
Little Red Decides
Sour Milk
Madame Spy
Count Von Ornstorff
Princess Virtue
Emile Carre
'49–'17
'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
A Stormy Knight
Dr. Fraser
The Soul Herder
The Minister
Southern Justice
Caleb Talbot
The Clash of Steel
Prince Feodor
Perils of the Secret Service
Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
The Saintly Sinner
Undetermined Role
The Terror
Jimm, the Dope
Love Aflame
Reginald
Fighting for Love
Ferdinand
Black Orchids
Kinkaid, Gambler
The Aryan
(uncredited)
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Hell's Hinges
Bartender (uncredited)
The Disciple
Mob Member
Never Again
A New Hat for the Madam