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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.
Movie | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-03 |
Movie | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
Movie | Vincent Price's Dracula | Baron Otto - (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | 1963-07-01 | |
Movie | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | 1955-04-29 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Series | What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950-02-02 |
Movie | Dancing in the Dark | Jean Hersholt | 1949-12-02 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
Movie | Stage Door Canteen | Jean Hersholt | 1943-06-24 |
Movie | To the People of the United States | Unknown | 1943-01-01 |
Movie | They Meet Again | Doctor Paul Christian | 1941-07-11 |
Movie | Melody for Three | Doctor Paul Christian | 1941-06-19 |
Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
Movie | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940-04-04 |
Movie | Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Dr. Paul Christian | 1940-08-05 |
Movie | Remedy for Riches | Doctor Paul Christian | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Mr. Sutter | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Meet Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 1939-11-17 |
Movie | Happy Landing | Lars Ericksen | 1938-01-23 |
Movie | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich | 1938-05-24 |
Movie | Five of a Kind | Dr. John Luke | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | I'll Give a Million | Victor | 1938-07-27 |
Movie | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | 1937-01-01 |
Movie | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | 1937-03-25 |
Movie | Heidi | Adolph Kramer | 1937-10-15 |
Movie | Tough Guy | Dr. Mulback | 1936-01-24 |
Movie | The Country Doctor | Dr. John Luke | 1936-03-12 |
Movie | Reunion | Dr. John Luke | 1936-11-20 |
Movie | Sins of Man | Christopher Freyman | 1936-06-19 |
Movie | His Brother's Wife | Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim | 1936-08-07 |
Movie | Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 1935-04-26 |
Movie | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | 1935-05-31 |
Movie | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | 1935-05-24 |
Movie | Men in White | Dr. Hochberg | 1934-04-06 |
Movie | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor Bertier | 1934-02-16 |
Movie | The Fountain | Baron von Leyden | 1934-08-22 |
Movie | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | Song of the Eagle | Otto Hoffman | 1933-04-27 |
Movie | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | 1933-02-18 |
Movie | Christopher Bean | Rosen | 1933-11-17 |
Movie | Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | 1933-12-22 |
Movie | Are You Listening? | George Wagner | 1932-03-21 |
Movie | Grand Hotel | Senf | 1932-05-25 |
Movie | Emma | Frederick Smith | 1932-01-02 |
Movie | Night Court | Herman the Janitor | 1932-06-04 |
Movie | The Beast of the City | Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | Flesh | Mr. Herman | 1932-12-08 |
Movie | The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg | 1932-11-05 |
Movie | New Morals for Old | James Hallett | 1932-06-04 |
Movie | Hearts of Humanity | Sol Bloom | 1932-08-31 |
Movie | Skyscraper Souls | Jake | 1932-07-16 |
Movie | Unashamed | Mr. Schmidt | 1932-07-02 |
Movie | Transatlantic | Rudolph aka Jed Kramer | 1931-08-19 |
Movie | The Phantom of Paris | Herman | 1931-09-12 |
Movie | Daybreak | Herr Schnabel | 1931-05-02 |
Movie | Private Lives | Oscar | 1931-12-12 |
Movie | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Dr. Dulac | 1931-10-23 |
Movie | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Karl Ohlin | 1931-10-10 |
Movie | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Posnanski | 1930-02-23 |
Movie | The Climax | Luigi Golfanti | 1930-01-04 |
Movie | Mamba | August Bolte (Mamba) | 1930-03-09 |
Movie | Hell Harbor | Joseph Horngold | 1930-03-14 |
Movie | Viennese Nights | Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father | 1930-11-25 |
Movie | The Cat Creeps | Dr. Patterson | 1930-11-10 |
Movie | The Third Alarm | Frank 'Dad' Morton | 1930-11-16 |
Movie | East Is West | Man | 1930-10-23 |
Movie | The Younger Generation | Julius Goldfish - Pa | 1929-03-04 |
Movie | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Dr. Jüttner | 1928-01-30 |
Movie | The Secret Hour | Tony | 1928-02-04 |
Movie | 13 Washington Square | 'Deacon' Pyecroft | 1928-01-28 |
Movie | The Battle of the Sexes | William Judson | 1928-10-12 |
Movie | Abie's Irish Rose | Solomon Levy | 1928-04-19 |
Movie | Jazz Mad | Franz Hausmann | 1928-11-18 |
Movie | Give and Take | John Bauer | 1928-12-23 |
Movie | The Wrong Mr. Wright | Seymour White | 1927-02-27 |
Movie | Alias The Deacon | 1927-06-20 | |
Movie | The Greater Glory | Gustav Schmidt | 1926-05-02 |
Movie | My Old Dutch | 'Erb 'Uggins | 1926-05-23 |
Movie | Stella Dallas | Ed Munn | 1925-11-16 |
Movie | Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook | 1925-04-26 |
Movie | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Fabrique Borusta | 1925-06-15 |
Movie | The Goldfish | Herman Krauss | 1924-03-30 |
Movie | The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | 1924-03-21 | |
Movie | Greed | Marcus | 1924-12-04 |
Movie | Her Night of Romance | Joe Diamond | 1924-11-24 |
Movie | So Big | Aug Hempel | 1924-12-28 |
Movie | Jazzmania | Prince Otto of Como | 1923-02-12 |
Movie | Red Lights | Ezra Carson | 1923-09-30 |
Movie | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor | 1923-04-22 |
Movie | Heart's Haven | Henry Bird | 1922-08-08 |
Movie | Tess of the Storm Country | Ben Letts | 1922-11-12 |
Movie | The Man Of The Forest | Lem Beasley | 1921-06-01 |
Movie | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) | 1921-03-06 |
Movie | The Red Lane | Vetal Beaulieu | 1920-07-12 |
Movie | The Deceiver | 1920-12-01 | |
Movie | Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1919-06-07 |
Movie | Madame Spy | 1918-01-21 | |
Movie | Princess Virtue | Emile Carre | 1917-11-12 |
Movie | Love Aflame | Reginald | 1917-01-29 |
Movie | Black Orchids | 1917-01-01 | |
Movie | Southern Justice | Caleb Talbot | 1917-05-28 |
Movie | The Saintly Sinner | Undetermined Role | 1917-02-26 |
Movie | The Soul Herder | The Minister | 1917-08-07 |
Movie | '49–'17 | 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor | 1917-10-15 |
Movie | A Stormy Knight | Dr. Fraser | 1917-09-10 |
Movie | Hell's Hinges | Bartender (uncredited) | 1916-03-05 |
Movie | Kinkaid, Gambler | 1916-12-04 | |
Movie | The Aryan | (uncredited) | 1916-04-09 |
Movie | The Disciple | Mob Member | 1915-10-16 |