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