credits of
Jean Hersholt
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
February 3rd, 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | 7 | |
May 6th, 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 | |
April 29th, 1955 | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | 6.8 | |
September 28th, 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 8 | |
December 2nd, 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | Jean Hersholt | 6 | |
April 16th, 1944 | To the People of the United States | Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps | 6.2 | |
June 24th, 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Jean Hersholt | 6.3 | |
December 5th, 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | TBD | 7 | |
July 11th, 1941 | They Meet Again | Doctor Paul Christian | 7.5 | |
June 19th, 1941 | Melody for Three | Doctor Paul Christian | 6.5 | |
November 29th, 1940 | Remedy for Riches | Doctor Paul Christian | 5.5 | |
August 5th, 1940 | Dr. Christian Meets the Women | Doctor Paul Christian | 5.6 | |
July 31st, 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 6.5 | |
April 4th, 1940 | The Courageous Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 6.2 | |
November 17th, 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian | Doctor Paul Christian | 7 | |
April 7th, 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Mr. Sutter | 6.7 | |
October 14th, 1938 | Five of a Kind | Dr. John Luke | 4.8 | |
July 27th, 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Victor | 6.1 | |
May 24th, 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich | 6.8 | |
January 23rd, 1938 | Happy Landing | Lars Ericksen | 6.3 | |
October 15th, 1937 | Heidi | Adolph Kramer | 6.8 | |
March 25th, 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | 6.4 | |
January 1st, 1937 | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | 7 | |
November 20th, 1936 | Reunion | Dr. John Luke | 7 | |
August 7th, 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim | 5.8 | |
June 19th, 1936 | Sins of Man | Christopher Freyman | 9 | |
March 12th, 1936 | The Country Doctor | Dr. John Luke | 6.5 | |
January 24th, 1936 | Tough Guy | Dr. Mulback | 5.1 | |
May 31st, 1935 | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | 5.5 | |
May 24th, 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | 6.6 | |
April 26th, 1935 | Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 6.2 | |
November 23rd, 1934 | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | 6.4 | |
August 22nd, 1934 | The Fountain | Baron von Leyden | 9.2 | |
April 6th, 1934 | Men in White | Dr. Hochberg | 6.3 | |
February 16th, 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor Bertier | 7.1 | |
December 22nd, 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | 6.8 | |
November 17th, 1933 | Christopher Bean | Rosen | 8 | |
April 27th, 1933 | Song of the Eagle | Otto Hoffman | 10 | |
February 18th, 1933 | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | 6.7 | |
December 8th, 1932 | Flesh | Mr. Herman | 5.8 | |
November 4th, 1932 | The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg | 5.4 | |
September 11th, 1932 | Grand Hotel | Senf | 7 | |
August 31st, 1932 | Hearts of Humanity | Sol Bloom | 4.8 | |
July 16th, 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Jake | 5.5 | |
July 2nd, 1932 | Unashamed | Mr. Schmidt | 7.3 | |
June 4th, 1932 | New Morals for Old | James Hallett | 4.5 | |
June 4th, 1932 | Night Court | Herman the Janitor | 6.4 | |
March 21st, 1932 | Are You Listening? | George Wagner | 5.6 | |
February 13th, 1932 | The Beast of the City | Samuel "Sam" Belmonte | 6 | |
January 2nd, 1932 | Emma | Frederick Smith | 6.6 | |
December 12th, 1931 | Private Lives | Oscar | 6.5 | |
October 23rd, 1931 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Dr. Dulac | 5.9 | |
October 10th, 1931 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Karl Ohlin | 6.1 | |
September 12th, 1931 | The Phantom of Paris | Herman | 6 | |
August 19th, 1931 | Transatlantic | Rudolph aka Jed Kramer | 5.8 | |
May 2nd, 1931 | Daybreak | Herr Schnabel | 4.3 | |
November 25th, 1930 | Viennese Nights | Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father | 6 | |
November 16th, 1930 | The Third Alarm | Frank 'Dad' Morton | 10 | |
November 10th, 1930 | The Cat Creeps | Dr. Patterson | 6.5 | |
October 23rd, 1930 | East Is West | Man | 5.3 | |
March 14th, 1930 | Hell Harbor | Joseph Horngold | 6.1 | |
March 9th, 1930 | Mamba | August Bolte (Mamba) | 4.9 | |
February 23rd, 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Posnanski | 7.3 | |
January 4th, 1930 | The Climax | Luigi Golfanti | 8 | |
July 21st, 1929 | Modern Love | François Renault | 10 | |
March 4th, 1929 | The Younger Generation | Julius Goldfish - Pa | 6.9 | |
February 3rd, 1929 | The Girl on the Barge | McCadden | 8 | |
December 23rd, 1928 | Give and Take | John Bauer | 8 | |
November 18th, 1928 | Jazz Mad | Franz Hausmann | 8 | |
October 12th, 1928 | The Battle of the Sexes | William Judson | 5.1 | |
April 19th, 1928 | Abie's Irish Rose | Solomon Levy | 10 | |
February 4th, 1928 | The Secret Hour | Tony | 7 | |
January 30th, 1928 | The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | Dr. Jüttner | 7.2 | |
January 28th, 1928 | 13 Washington Square | 'Deacon' Pyecroft | 5.8 | |
June 20th, 1927 | Alias The Deacon | George Caswell or The Deacon | 9 | |
February 27th, 1927 | The Wrong Mr. Wright | Seymour White | 10 | |
October 11th, 1926 | The Old Soak | Clement Hawley, Sr. | 8 | |
September 15th, 1926 | Flames | Ole Bergson | 10 | |
August 22nd, 1926 | It Must Be Love | Pop Schmidt | 10 | |
May 23rd, 1926 | My Old Dutch | 'Erb 'Uggins | 7 | |
May 2nd, 1926 | The Greater Glory | Gustav Schmidt | 8 | |
November 16th, 1925 | Stella Dallas | Ed Munn | 7.1 | |
August 9th, 1925 | A Woman's Faith | Jules Cluny | 8 | |
June 15th, 1925 | Don Q Son of Zorro | Don Fabrique Borusta | 6.7 | |
April 26th, 1925 | Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook | 9 | |
April 12th, 1925 | Dangerous Innocence | Gilchrist | 8 | |
December 28th, 1924 | So Big | Aug Hempel | 9 | |
December 21st, 1924 | Cheap Kisses | Gustaf Borgstrom | 10 | |
December 4th, 1924 | Greed | Marcus | 7.3 | |
November 24th, 1924 | Her Night of Romance | Joe Diamond | 6.8 | |
September 1st, 1924 | Sinners in Silk | Dr. Eustace | 7 | |
April 20th, 1924 | The Woman on the Jury | Jury Foreman | 9 | |
March 30th, 1924 | The Goldfish | Herman Krauss | 9 | |
March 21st, 1924 | The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | TBD | 8 | |
February 25th, 1924 | Torment | Boris | 10 | |
September 30th, 1923 | Red Lights | Ezra Carson | 7 | |
April 22nd, 1923 | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor | 6.3 | |
February 28th, 1923 | Quicksands | Ring Member | 7 | |
February 12th, 1923 | Jazzmania | Prince Otto of Como | 10 | |
December 31st, 1922 | The Strangers' Banquet | Fiend | 10 | |
November 12th, 1922 | Tess of the Storm Country | Ben Letts | 6.2 | |
August 8th, 1922 | Heart's Haven | Henry Bird | 7 | |
March 16th, 1922 | When Romance Rides | Joel Creech | 7 | |
June 1st, 1921 | The Man Of The Forest | Lem Beasley | 9 | |
May 28th, 1921 | A Certain Rich Man | Adrian Brownwell | 10 | |
March 6th, 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
February 26th, 1921 | The Servant in the House | Manson, The Servant in the House | 9 | |
December 1st, 1920 | The Deceiver | TBD | 8 | |
September 12th, 1920 | Merely Mary Ann | Stranger | 9 | |
September 1st, 1920 | The Golden Trail | Harry Teal | 9 | |
July 12th, 1920 | The Red Lane | Vetal Beaulieu | 10 | |
June 7th, 1919 | Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
April 15th, 1919 | Whom the Gods Would Destroy | TBD | 9 | |
March 17th, 1918 | The Answer | Shepard | TBD | |
February 24th, 1918 | Little Red Decides | Sour Milk | TBD | |
January 21st, 1918 | Madame Spy | Count Von Ornstorff | TBD | |
November 12th, 1917 | Princess Virtue | Emile Carre | TBD | |
October 15th, 1917 | '49–'17 | 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor | 5.8 | |
September 10th, 1917 | A Stormy Knight | Dr. Fraser | TBD | |
August 7th, 1917 | The Soul Herder | The Minister | 4.5 | |
May 28th, 1917 | Southern Justice | Caleb Talbot | TBD | |
March 16th, 1917 | The Clash of Steel | Prince Feodor | 10 | |
March 9th, 1917 | Perils of the Secret Service | Prince Feodor (Episode #2) | 9 | |
February 26th, 1917 | The Saintly Sinner | Undetermined Role | TBD | |
February 12th, 1917 | The Terror | Jimm, the Dope | 7 | |
January 29th, 1917 | Love Aflame | Reginald | 9.5 | |
January 8th, 1917 | Fighting for Love | Ferdinand | TBD | |
January 1st, 1917 | Black Orchids | TBD | 1 | |
December 4th, 1916 | Kinkaid, Gambler | TBD | TBD | |
April 9th, 1916 | The Aryan | (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
March 12th, 1916 | Bullets and Brown Eyes | TBD | TBD | |
March 5th, 1916 | Hell's Hinges | Bartender (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
October 16th, 1915 | The Disciple | Mob Member | 8 | |
September 22nd, 1915 | Never Again | TBD | TBD | |
November 15th, 1906 | A New Hat for the Madam | TBD | 1.5 |