Jean Hersholt

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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.

Filmography

• Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
• Complicated Women (2003)
• Run for Cover (1955)
• A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
• Dancing in the Dark (1949)
• To the People of the United States (1944)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943)
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
• They Meet Again (1941)
• Melody for Three (1941)
• Remedy for Riches (1940)
• Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
• The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
• Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
• Five of a Kind (1938)
• I'll Give a Million (1938)
• Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
• Happy Landing (1938)
• Heidi (1937)
• Seventh Heaven (1937)
• One in a Million (1937)
• Reunion (1936)
• His Brother's Wife (1936)
• Sins of Man (1936)
• The Country Doctor (1936)
• Tough Guy (1936)
• Break of Hearts (1935)
• Murder in the Fleet (1935)
• Mark of the Vampire (1935)
• The Painted Veil (1934)
• The Fountain (1934)
• Men in White (1934)
• The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
• Dinner at Eight (1933)
• Christopher Bean (1933)
• Song of the Eagle (1933)
• The Crime of the Century (1933)
• Flesh (1932)
• The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
• Grand Hotel (1932)
• Hearts of Humanity (1932)
• Skyscraper Souls (1932)
• Unashamed (1932)
• New Morals for Old (1932)
• Night Court (1932)
• Are You Listening? (1932)
• The Beast of the City (1932)
• Emma (1932)
• Private Lives (1931)
• The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
• Susan Lenox (1931)
• The Phantom of Paris (1931)
• Transatlantic (1931)
• Daybreak (1931)
• Viennese Nights (1930)
• The Third Alarm (1930)
• The Cat Creeps (1930)
• East Is West (1930)
• Hell Harbor (1930)
• Mamba (1930)
• The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
• The Climax (1930)
• Modern Love (1929)
• The Younger Generation (1929)
• The Girl on the Barge (1929)
• Give and Take (1928)
• Jazz Mad (1928)
• The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
• Abie's Irish Rose (1928)
• The Secret Hour (1928)
• The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
• 13 Washington Square (1928)
• Alias The Deacon (1927)
• The Wrong Mr. Wright (1927)
• The Old Soak (1926)
• Flames (1926)
• It Must Be Love (1926)
• My Old Dutch (1926)
• The Greater Glory (1926)
• Stella Dallas (1925)
• A Woman's Faith (1925)
• Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
• Fifth Avenue Models (1925)
• Dangerous Innocence (1925)
• So Big (1924)
• Cheap Kisses (1924)
• Greed (1924)
• Her Night of Romance (1924)
• Sinners in Silk (1924)
• The Woman on the Jury (1924)
• The Goldfish (1924)
• The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios (1924)
• Torment (1924)
• Red Lights (1923)
• Souls for Sale (1923)
• Quicksands (1923)
• Jazzmania (1923)
• The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
• Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
• Heart's Haven (1922)
• Golden Dreams (1922)
• When Romance Rides (1922)
• The Man Of The Forest (1921)
• A Certain Rich Man (1921)
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
• The Servant in the House (1921)
• The Deceiver (1920)
• Merely Mary Ann (1920)
• The Golden Trail (1920)
• The Red Lane (1920)
• Love's Prisoner (1919)
• Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
• The Answer (1918)
• Little Red Decides (1918)
• Madame Spy (1918)
• Princess Virtue (1917)
• '49 – '17 (1917)
• A Stormy Knight (1917)
• The Soul Herder (1917)
• Southern Justice (1917)
• The Clash of Steel (1917)
• Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
• The Saintly Sinner (1917)
• The Terror (1917)
• Love Aflame (1917)
• Fighting for Love (1917)
• Black Orchids (1917)
• Kinkaid, Gambler (1916)
• The Aryan (1916)
• Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916)
• Hell's Hinges (1916)
• The Disciple (1915)
• Never Again (1915)
• A New Hat for the Madam (1906)