Susan Lenox1931
As Karl Ohlin
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Jean Hersholt
Born
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 (135)
Run for Cover1955
As Mr. Swenson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Greed1924
As Marcus
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Grand Hotel1932
As Senf
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mark of the Vampire1935
As Baron Otto
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Heidi1937
As Adolph Kramer
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dinner at Eight1933
As Jo Stengel
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Mask of Fu Manchu1932
As Von Berg
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Terror1917
As Jimm, the Dope
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1921
As Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Jazzmania1923
As Prince Otto of Como
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Alexander's Ragtime Band1938
As Prof. Heinrich
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Painted Veil1934
As Herr Koerber
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Happy Landing1938
As Lars Ericksen
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Dancing in the Dark1949
As Jean Hersholt
TMDb 6.0 / 10
A Star Is Born World Premiere1954
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Seventh Heaven1937
As Father Chevillon
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Never Again
Never Again1915
Stage Door Canteen1943
As Jean Hersholt
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Sin of Madelon Claudet1931
As Dr. Dulac
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Don Q Son of Zorro1925
As Don Fabrique Borusta
TMDb 6.7 / 10
His Brother's Wife1936
As Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Crime of the Century1933
As Dr. Emil Brandt
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mamba1930
As August Bolte (Mamba)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Cat Creeps1930
As Dr. Patterson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939
As Mr. Sutter
TMDb 6.7 / 10
I'll Give a Million1938
As Victor
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Answer1918
As Shepard
Men in White1934
As Dr. Hochberg
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Beast of the City1932
As Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Country Doctor1936
As Dr. John Luke
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sinners in Silk1924
As Dr. Eustace
TMDb 7.0 / 10
One in a Million1937
As Heinrich Muller
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Murder in the Fleet1935
As Victor Hanson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg1928
As Dr. Jüttner
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Abie's Irish Rose1928
As Solomon Levy
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Daybreak1931
As Herr Schnabel
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Phantom of Paris1931
As Herman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Complicated Women2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Five of a Kind1938
As Dr. John Luke
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Cat and the Fiddle1934
As Professor Bertier
TMDb 7.1 / 10
New Morals for Old1932
As James Hallett
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Torment1924
As Boris
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Skyscraper Souls1932
As Jake
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dr. Christian Meets the Women1940
As Doctor Paul Christian
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Hell Harbor1930
As Joseph Horngold
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Souls for Sale1923
As Self - Celebrity Actor
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Break of Hearts1935
As Professor Thalma
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Are You Listening?1932
As George Wagner
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Courageous Dr. Christian1940
As Doctor Paul Christian
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Flesh1932
As Mr. Herman
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Kinkaid, Gambler
Kinkaid, Gambler1916
Song of the Eagle1933
As Otto Hoffman
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Man Of The Forest1921
As Lem Beasley
TMDb 9.0 / 10
It Must Be Love1926
As Pop Schmidt
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Cheap Kisses1924
As Gustaf Borgstrom
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Fighting for Love1917
As Ferdinand
A Certain Rich Man1921
As Adrian Brownwell
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Night Court1932
As Herman the Janitor
TMDb 6.5 / 10
East Is West1930
As Man
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Hell's Hinges1916
As Bartender (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Servant in the House
The Servant in the House1921
As Manson, The Servant in the House
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Transatlantic1931
As Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Emma1932
As Frederick Smith
TMDb 6.6 / 10
'49 – '171917
As 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Goldfish1924
As Herman Krauss
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Tess of the Storm Country1922
As Ben Letts
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Viennese Nights1930
As Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Fountain1934
As Baron von Leyden
TMDb 8.9 / 10
The Climax1930
As Luigi Golfanti
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Whom the Gods Would Destroy1919
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Case of Sergeant Grischa1930
As Posnanski
TMDb 7.3 / 10
To the People of the United States1944
As Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Deceiver1920
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Red Lane1920
As Vetal Beaulieu
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Remedy for Riches1940
As Doctor Paul Christian
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Jazz Mad1928
As Franz Hausmann
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Merely Mary Ann1920
As Stranger
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Private Lives1931
As Oscar
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Her Night of Romance1924
As Joe Diamond
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Quicksands1923
As Ring Member
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Girl on the Barge1929
As McCadden
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Woman's Faith
A Woman's Faith1925
As Jules Cluny
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Fifth Avenue Models1925
As Mr. Jones - a Crook
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Love Aflame1917
As Reginald
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Sins of Man1936
As Christopher Freyman
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Tough Guy1936
As Dr. Mulback
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Stella Dallas1925
As Ed Munn
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Perils of the Secret Service1917
As Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
So Big1924
As Aug Hempel
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Princess Virtue1917
As Emile Carre
The Battle of the Sexes1928
As William Judson
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Unashamed1932
As Mr. Schmidt
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Secret Hour1928
As Tony
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Younger Generation1929
As Julius Goldfish - Pa
TMDb 6.9 / 10
My Old Dutch1926
As 'Erb 'Uggins
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Strangers' Banquet1922
As Fiend
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Christopher Bean1933
As Rosen
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Greater Glory1926
As Gustav Schmidt
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Stormy Knight1917
As Dr. Fraser
Alias The Deacon1927
As George Caswell or The Deacon
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Meet Dr. Christian1939
As Doctor Paul Christian
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Wrong Mr. Wright1927
As Seymour White
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Reunion1936
As Dr. John Luke
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Woman on the Jury1924
As Jury Foreman
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Old Soak1926
As Clement Hawley, Sr.
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Red Lights1923
As Ezra Carson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Aryan1916
As (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Saintly Sinner1917
As Undetermined Role
Hearts of Humanity1932
As Sol Bloom
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios1924
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Dangerous Innocence1925
As Gilchrist
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Black Orchids1917
TMDb 1.0 / 10
The Third Alarm1930
As Frank 'Dad' Morton
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Soul Herder1917
As The Minister
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Melody for Three1941
As Doctor Paul Christian
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Disciple1915
As Mob Member
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Love's Prisoner1919
As Party Guest (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Flames1926
As Ole Bergson
TMDb 10.0 / 10
They Meet Again1941
As Doctor Paul Christian
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Madame Spy1918
As Count Von Ornstorff
The Clash of Steel
The Clash of Steel1917
As Prince Feodor
TMDb 10.0 / 10
13 Washington Square1928
As 'Deacon' Pyecroft
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Bullets and Brown Eyes
Bullets and Brown Eyes1916
Southern Justice1917
As Caleb Talbot
Give and Take
Give and Take1928
As John Bauer
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Modern Love1929
As François Renault
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Heart's Haven1922
As Henry Bird
TMDb 7.0 / 10
When Romance Rides1922
As Joel Creech
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Golden Trail1920
As Harry Teal
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A New Hat for the Madam1906
TMDb 1.5 / 10
Little Red Decides
Little Red Decides1918
As Sour Milk
Filmography and biography: TMDb