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