

Jean Hersholt
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
10 Jul 1886
Age
140 Years
Born In
Copenhagen, Denmark
Total Projects
138
Years Active
98 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.1 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)

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Complicated Women
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)

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Run for Cover
Run for Cover
as Mr. Swenson

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A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self

tv
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

movie
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark
as Jean Hersholt

tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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

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Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
as Jean Hersholt

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

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They Meet Again
They Meet Again
as Doctor Paul Christian

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Melody for Three
Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian

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Remedy for Riches
Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian

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Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self

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The Courageous Dr. Christian
The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian

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Meet Dr. Christian
Meet Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian

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Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Mr. Sutter

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Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind
as Dr. John Luke

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I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million
as Victor

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Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Prof. Heinrich

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Happy Landing
Happy Landing
as Lars Ericksen

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Heidi
Heidi
as Adolph Kramer

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Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven
as Father Chevillon

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One in a Million
One in a Million
as Heinrich Muller

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Reunion
Reunion
as Dr. John Luke

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His Brother's Wife
His Brother's Wife
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

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Sins of Man
Sins of Man
as Christopher Freyman

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The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
as Dr. John Luke

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Tough Guy
Tough Guy
as Dr. Mulback

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Break of Hearts
Break of Hearts
as Professor Thalma

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Murder in the Fleet
Murder in the Fleet
as Victor Hanson

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Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire
as Baron Otto

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The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil
as Herr Koerber

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The Fountain
The Fountain
as Baron von Leyden

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Men in White
Men in White
as Dr. Hochberg

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The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Professor Bertier

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Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
as Jo Stengel

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Christopher Bean
Christopher Bean
as Rosen

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Song of the Eagle
Song of the Eagle
as Otto Hoffman

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The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century
as Dr. Emil Brandt

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Flesh
Flesh
as Mr. Herman

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The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Von Berg

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Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel
as Senf

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Hearts of Humanity
Hearts of Humanity
as Sol Bloom

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Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
as Jake

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Unashamed
Unashamed
as Mr. Schmidt

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New Morals for Old
New Morals for Old
as James Hallett

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Night Court
Night Court
as Herman the Janitor

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Are You Listening?
Are You Listening?
as George Wagner

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The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City
as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte

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Emma
Emma
as Frederick Smith

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Private Lives
Private Lives
as Oscar

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The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Dr. Dulac

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Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Karl Ohlin

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The Phantom of Paris
The Phantom of Paris
as Herman

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Transatlantic
Transatlantic
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

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Daybreak
Daybreak
as Herr Schnabel

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Viennese Nights
Viennese Nights
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father

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The Third Alarm
The Third Alarm
as Frank 'Dad' Morton

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The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps
as Dr. Patterson

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East Is West
East Is West
as Man

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Hell Harbor
Hell Harbor
as Joseph Horngold

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Mamba
Mamba
as August Bolte (Mamba)

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The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Posnanski

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The Climax
The Climax
as Luigi Golfanti

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Modern Love
Modern Love
as François Renault

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The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation
as Julius Goldfish - Pa

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The Girl on the Barge
The Girl on the Barge
as McCadden

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Give and Take
Give and Take
as John Bauer

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Jazz Mad
Jazz Mad
as Franz Hausmann

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The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
as William Judson

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Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy

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The Secret Hour
The Secret Hour
as Tony

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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Dr. Jüttner

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13 Washington Square
13 Washington Square
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft

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Alias The Deacon
Alias The Deacon
as George Caswell or The Deacon

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The Wrong Mr. Wright
The Wrong Mr. Wright
as Seymour White

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The Old Soak
The Old Soak
as Clement Hawley, Sr.

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Flames
Flames
as Ole Bergson

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It Must Be Love
It Must Be Love
as Pop Schmidt

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My Old Dutch
My Old Dutch
as 'Erb 'Uggins

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The Greater Glory
The Greater Glory
as Gustav Schmidt

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Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas
as Ed Munn

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A Woman's Faith
A Woman's Faith
as Jules Cluny

movie
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Fabrique Borusta

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Fifth Avenue Models
Fifth Avenue Models
as Mr. Jones - a Crook

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Dangerous Innocence
Dangerous Innocence
as Gilchrist

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So Big
So Big
as Aug Hempel

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Cheap Kisses
Cheap Kisses
as Gustaf Borgstrom

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Greed
Greed
as Marcus

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Her Night of Romance
Her Night of Romance
as Joe Diamond

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Sinners in Silk
Sinners in Silk
as Dr. Eustace

movie
The Woman on the Jury
The Woman on the Jury
as Jury Foreman

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The Goldfish
The Goldfish
as Herman Krauss

movie
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

movie
Torment
Torment
as Boris

movie
Red Lights
Red Lights
as Ezra Carson

movie
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor

movie
Quicksands
Quicksands
as Ring Member

movie
Jazzmania
Jazzmania
as Prince Otto of Como

movie
The Strangers' Banquet
The Strangers' Banquet
as Fiend

movie
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country
as Ben Letts

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Heart's Haven
Heart's Haven
as Henry Bird

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When Romance Rides
When Romance Rides
as Joel Creech

movie
The Man Of The Forest
The Man Of The Forest
as Lem Beasley

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A Certain Rich Man
A Certain Rich Man
as Adrian Brownwell

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)

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The Servant in the House
The Servant in the House
as Manson, The Servant in the House

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The Deceiver
The Deceiver

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Merely Mary Ann
Merely Mary Ann
as Stranger

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The Golden Trail
The Golden Trail
as Harry Teal

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The Red Lane
The Red Lane
as Vetal Beaulieu

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Love's Prisoner
Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)

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Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Whom the Gods Would Destroy

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The Answer
The Answer
as Shepard

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Little Red Decides
Little Red Decides
as Sour Milk

movie
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
as Count Von Ornstorff

movie
Princess Virtue
Princess Virtue
as Emile Carre

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'49–'17
'49–'17
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

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A Stormy Knight
A Stormy Knight
as Dr. Fraser

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The Soul Herder
The Soul Herder
as The Minister

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Southern Justice
Southern Justice
as Caleb Talbot

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The Clash of Steel
The Clash of Steel
as Prince Feodor

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Perils of the Secret Service
Perils of the Secret Service
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)

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The Saintly Sinner
The Saintly Sinner
as Undetermined Role

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The Terror
The Terror
as Jimm, the Dope

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Love Aflame
Love Aflame
as Reginald

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Fighting for Love
Fighting for Love
as Ferdinand

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Black Orchids
Black Orchids

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Kinkaid, Gambler
Kinkaid, Gambler

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The Aryan
The Aryan
as (uncredited)

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Bullets and Brown Eyes
Bullets and Brown Eyes

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Hell's Hinges
Hell's Hinges
as Bartender (uncredited)

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The Disciple
The Disciple
as Mob Member

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Never Again
Never Again

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A New Hat for the Madam