Jean Hersholt
Acting · Born 1886-07-10 · age 69 at death · Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
Titles
Grand Hotel
Greed
Mark of the Vampire
Dinner at Eight
Heidi
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Run for Cover
The Painted Veil
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Hell's Hinges
The Beast of the City
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Susan Lenox
Don Q Son of Zorro
Stage Door Canteen
Private Lives
Seventh Heaven
Stella Dallas
Emma
Men in White
Flesh
'49–'17
Tess of the Storm Country
Transatlantic
Skyscraper Souls
The Younger Generation
The Crime of the Century
The Battle of the Sexes
Her Night of Romance
Hell Harbor
His Brother's Wife
Night Court
Break of Hearts
Mamba
The Cat and the Fiddle
One in a Million
The Phantom of Paris
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
I'll Give a Million
Love's Prisoner
Tough Guy
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Remedy for Riches
New Morals for Old
Daybreak
Murder in the Fleet
To the People of the United States
13 Washington Square
Are You Listening?
Five of a Kind
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Unashamed
The Country Doctor
Happy Landing
Hearts of Humanity
The Fountain
The Cat Creeps