Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-07-10

Deathday

1956-06-02 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As

Jean Pierre Hersholt
Jean Pierre Carl Buron

Jean Hersholt

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.

Known For

6.9%

Grand Hotel

May 25, 1932

7.4%

Greed

Dec 4, 1924

6.1%

Mark of the Vampire

Apr 26, 1935

6.7%

Dinner at Eight

Dec 22, 1933

6.8%

Heidi

Oct 15, 1937

5.5%

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Nov 5, 1932

6.6%

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Mar 6, 1921

6.6%

The Painted Veil

Nov 23, 1934

6.7%

Run for Cover

Apr 29, 1955

6.6%

Alexander's Ragtime Band

May 24, 1938

7.3%

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Jan 30, 1928

6.1%

Hell's Hinges

Mar 5, 1916

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Acting

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self (archive footage)

2003

Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)

1955

Run for Cover as Mr. Swenson

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self

1952

This Is Your Life as Self

1950

What's My Line? as Self

1949

Dancing in the Dark as Jean Hersholt

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

1944

To the People of the United States as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps

1943

Stage Door Canteen as Jean Hersholt

1941		Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941		They Meet Again as Doctor Paul Christian
1941		Melody for Three as Doctor Paul Christian

1940		Remedy for Riches as Doctor Paul Christian
1940		Dr. Christian Meets the Women as Doctor Paul Christian
1940		Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self
1940		The Courageous Dr. Christian as Doctor Paul Christian

1939		Meet Dr. Christian as Doctor Paul Christian
1939		Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Mr. Sutter

1938		Five of a Kind as Dr. John Luke
1938		I'll Give a Million as Victor
1938		Alexander's Ragtime Band as Prof. Heinrich
1938		Happy Landing as Lars Ericksen

1937		Heidi as Adolph Kramer
1937		Seventh Heaven as Father Chevillon
1937		One in a Million as Heinrich Muller

1936		Reunion as Dr. John Luke
1936		His Brother's Wife as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
1936		Sins of Man as Christopher Freyman
1936		The Country Doctor as Dr. John Luke
1936		Tough Guy as Dr. Mulback

1935		Break of Hearts as Professor Thalma
1935		Murder in the Fleet as Victor Hanson
1935		Mark of the Vampire as Baron Otto

1934		The Painted Veil as Herr Koerber
1934		The Fountain as Baron von Leyden
1934		Men in White as Dr. Hochberg
1934		The Cat and the Fiddle as Professor Bertier

1933		Dinner at Eight as Jo Stengel
1933		Christopher Bean as Rosen
1933		Song of the Eagle as Otto Hoffman
1933		The Crime of the Century as Dr. Emil Brandt

1932		Flesh as Mr. Herman
1932		The Mask of Fu Manchu as Von Berg
1932		Hearts of Humanity as Sol Bloom
1932		Skyscraper Souls as Jake
1932		Unashamed as Mr. Schmidt
1932		Night Court as Herman the Janitor
1932		New Morals for Old as James Hallett
1932		Grand Hotel as Senf
1932		Are You Listening? as George Wagner
1932		The Beast of the City as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
1932		Emma as Frederick Smith

1931		Private Lives as Oscar
1931		The Sin of Madelon Claudet as Dr. Dulac
1931		Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Karl Ohlin
1931		The Phantom of Paris as Herman
1931		Transatlantic as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
1931		Daybreak as Herr Schnabel

1930		Viennese Nights as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
1930		The Third Alarm as Frank 'Dad' Morton
1930		The Cat Creeps as Dr. Patterson
1930		East Is West as Man
1930		Hell Harbor as Joseph Horngold
1930		Mamba as August Bolte (Mamba)
1930		The Case of Sergeant Grischa as Posnanski
1930		The Climax as Luigi Golfanti

1929		Modern Love as François Renault
1929		The Younger Generation as Julius Goldfish - Pa
1929		The Girl on the Barge as McCadden

1928		Give and Take as John Bauer
1928		Jazz Mad as Franz Hausmann
1928		The Battle of the Sexes as William Judson
1928		Abie's Irish Rose as Solomon Levy
1928		The Secret Hour as Tony
1928		The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg as Dr. Jüttner
1928		13 Washington Square as 'Deacon' Pyecroft

1927		Alias The Deacon as George Caswell or The Deacon
1927		The Wrong Mr. Wright as Seymour White

1926		The Old Soak as Clement Hawley, Sr.
1926		Flames as Ole Bergson
1926		It Must Be Love as Pop Schmidt
1926		My Old Dutch as 'Erb 'Uggins
1926		The Greater Glory as Gustav Schmidt

1925		Stella Dallas as Ed Munn
1925		Don Q Son of Zorro as Don Fabrique Borusta
1925		Fifth Avenue Models as Mr. Jones - a Crook
1925		Dangerous Innocence as Gilchrist

1924		So Big as Aug Hempel
1924		Cheap Kisses as Gustaf Borgstrom
1924		Greed as Marcus
1924		Her Night of Romance as Joe Diamond
1924		The Woman on the Jury as Jury Foreman
1924		The Goldfish as Herman Krauss
1924		The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924		Torment as Boris

1923		Red Lights as Ezra Carson
1923		Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actor
1923		Jazzmania as Prince Otto of Como

1922		The Strangers' Banquet as Fiend
1922		Tess of the Storm Country as Ben Letts
1922		Heart's Haven as Henry Bird
1922		When Romance Rides as Joel Creech

1921		The Man Of The Forest as Lem Beasley
1921		The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)

1920		The Deceiver
1920		The Golden Trail as Harry Teal
1920		The Red Lane as Vetal Beaulieu

1919		Love's Prisoner as Party Guest (uncredited)
1919		Whom the Gods Would Destroy

1918		Little Red Decides as Sour Milk
1918		Madame Spy as Count Von Ornstorff

1917		Princess Virtue as Emile Carre
1917		'49–'17 as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
1917		A Stormy Knight as Dr. Fraser
1917		The Soul Herder as The Minister
1917		Southern Justice as Caleb Talbot
1917		The Clash of Steel as Prince Feodor
1917		Perils of the Secret Service as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
1917		The Saintly Sinner as Undetermined Role
1917		The Terror as Jimm, the Dope
1917		Love Aflame as Reginald
1917		Fighting for Love as Ferdinand
1917		Black Orchids

1916		Kinkaid, Gambler
1916		The Aryan as (uncredited)
1916		Hell's Hinges as Bartender (uncredited)

1915

The Disciple as Mob Member

1906

A New Hat for the Madam

Directing

1922

Golden Dreams as Assistant Director

1920		The Deceiver as Director
1920		The Golden Trail as Director