Jean Hersholt

Born: 1886-07-10, Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: 1956-06-02

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.

Filmography

• Run for Cover (1955)
• Susan Lenox (1931)
• Greed (1924)
• Dinner at Eight (1933)
• Happy Landing (1938)
• Jazzmania (1923)
• Mark of the Vampire (1935)
• Mamba (1930)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943)
• Hell Harbor (1930)
• The Beast of the City (1932)
• Five of a Kind (1938)
• Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
• Fighting for Love (1917)
• Seventh Heaven (1937)
• Cheap Kisses (1924)
• Break of Hearts (1935)
• Remedy for Riches (1940)
• '49 – '17 (1917)
• Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
• Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
• Sinners in Silk (1924)
• The Crime of the Century (1933)
• The Greater Glory (1926)
• A Certain Rich Man (1921)
• The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
• Skyscraper Souls (1932)
• The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
• The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
• Abie's Irish Rose (1928)