Birth Day: 1886-07-10
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Mr. Swenson -
As Self -
As Jean Hersholt -
As Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps -
As Jean Hersholt -
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As Doctor Paul Christian -
As Doctor Paul Christian -
As Doctor Paul Christian -
As Self -
As Doctor Paul Christian -
As Doctor Paul Christian -
As Doctor Paul Christian -
As Mr. Sutter -
As Lars Ericksen -
As Prof. Heinrich -
As Dr. John Luke -
As Victor -
As Father Chevillon -
As Heinrich Muller -
As Adolph Kramer -
As Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim -
As Dr. John Luke -
As Dr. Mulback -
As Dr. John Luke -
As Christopher Freyman -
As Victor Hanson -
As Baron Otto -
As Professor Thalma -
As Baron von Leyden -
As Professor Bertier -
As Herr Koerber -
As Dr. Hochberg -
As Rosen -
As Otto Hoffman -
As Dr. Emil Brandt -
As Jo Stengel -
As Von Berg -
As Senf -
As Herman the Janitor -
As Samuel "Sam" Belmonte -
As Mr. Schmidt -
As Jake -
As George Wagner -
As Sol Bloom -
As Mr. Herman -
As Frederick Smith -
As James Hallett -
As Herr Schnabel -
As Karl Ohlin -
As Oscar -
As Dr. Dulac -
As Rudolph aka Jed Kramer -
As Herman -
As Luigi Golfanti -
As Dr. Patterson -
As Posnanski -
As August Bolte (Mamba) -
As Joseph Horngold -
As Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father -
As Frank 'Dad' Morton -
As Man -
As François Renault -
As Julius Goldfish - Pa -
As McCadden -
As Tony -
As Solomon Levy -
As Dr. Jüttner -
As William Judson -
As Franz Hausmann -
As John Bauer
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As 'Deacon' Pyecroft -
As Seymour White -
As George Caswell or The Deacon -
As Clement Hawley, Sr. -
As Pop Schmidt -
As Ole Bergson -
As Gustav Schmidt -
As 'Erb 'Uggins -
As Mr. Jones - a Crook -
As Ed Munn -
As Jules Cluny
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As Don Fabrique Borusta -
As Gilchrist -
As Jury Foreman -
As Dr. Eustace -
As Boris -
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As Herman Krauss -
As Marcus -
As Joe Diamond -
As Aug Hempel -
As Gustaf Borgstrom -
As Ring Member -
As Ezra Carson -
As Prince Otto of Como -
As Self - Celebrity Actor -
As Fiend -
As Henry Bird -
As Joel Creech -
As Ben Letts -
As Manson, The Servant in the House
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As Adrian Brownwell -
As Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited) -
As Lem Beasley -
As Harry Teal -
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As Vetal Beaulieu -
As Stranger -
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As Party Guest (uncredited) -
As Count Von Ornstorff -
As Shepard -
As Sour Milk
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As Ferdinand -
As Jimm, the Dope -
As The Minister -
As Prince Feodor (Episode #2) -
As Prince Feodor
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As Reginald -
As Dr. Fraser -
As Caleb Talbot -
As Undetermined Role -
As Emile Carre -
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As 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor -
As (uncredited) -
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As Bartender (uncredited) -
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As Mob Member -
