Jean Hersholt
Known for: Actor
Born: 10 July 1886, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 2 June 1956
Credits: 60+ titles
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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.
Filmography
Run for Cover
Dancing in the Dark
To the People of the United States
Stage Door Canteen
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
They Meet Again
Melody for Three
Remedy for Riches
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Meet Dr. Christian
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Five of a Kind
I'll Give a Million
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Happy Landing
Heidi
Seventh Heaven
One in a Million
Reunion
His Brother's Wife
Sins of Man
The Country Doctor
Tough Guy
Break of Hearts
Murder in the Fleet
Mark of the Vampire
The Painted Veil
The Fountain
Men in White
The Cat and the Fiddle
Dinner at Eight
Christopher Bean
Song of the Eagle
The Crime of the Century
Flesh
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Grand Hotel
Hearts of Humanity
Skyscraper Souls
Unashamed
Night Court
New Morals for Old
Are You Listening?
The Beast of the City
Emma
Private Lives
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Susan Lenox
The Phantom of Paris
Transatlantic
Daybreak
Viennese Nights
The Third Alarm
The Cat Creeps
East Is West
Hell Harbor
Mamba
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Climax
