Jean Hersholt profile
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Jean Hersholt

10th July 1886 Copenhagen, Denmark 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.

135 Movies 3 TV Shows 138 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Heidi poster
Heidi 15th October 1937 as Adolph Kramer
Reunion poster
Reunion 20th November 1936 as Dr. John Luke
Flesh poster
Flesh 8th December 1932 as Mr. Herman
Emma poster
Emma 2nd January 1932 as Frederick Smith
Mamba poster
Mamba 9th March 1930 as August Bolte (Mamba)
Jazz Mad poster
Jazz Mad 18th November 1928 as Franz Hausmann
Flames poster
Flames 15th September 1926 as Ole Bergson
So Big poster
So Big 28th December 1924 as Aug Hempel
Greed poster
Greed 4th December 1924 as Marcus
Jazzmania poster
Jazzmania 12th February 1923 as Prince Otto of Como
'49–'17 poster
'49–'17 15th October 1917 as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor