Birthday
1886/07/10
Day of death
1956/06/02 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also know as
Jean Pierre Hersholt, Jean Pierre Carl Buron
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.
(1924) Greed
as Marcus
(1932) The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Von Berg
(1932) The Beast of the City
as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
(1925) Fifth Avenue Models
as Mr. Jones - a Crook
(1926) Flames
as Ole Bergson
(1932) Grand Hotel
as Senf
(1935) Mark of the Vampire
as Baron Otto
(1917) The Terror
as Jimm, the Dope
(1919) Love's Prisoner
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1938) Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Prof. Heinrich
(1938) Happy Landing
as Lars Ericksen
(1926) The Old Soak
as Clement Hawley, Sr.
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Jean Hersholt
(1924) Cheap Kisses
as Gustaf Borgstrom
(1933) Dinner at Eight
as Jo Stengel
(1934) The Painted Veil
as Herr Koerber
(1949) Dancing in the Dark
as Jean Hersholt
(1928) Abie's Irish Rose
as Solomon Levy
(1920) The Golden Trail
as Harry Teal
(1923) Jazzmania
as Prince Otto of Como
(1928) The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Dr. Jüttner
(1931) The Phantom of Paris
as Herman
(1939) Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Mr. Sutter
(1934) The Cat and the Fiddle
as Professor Bertier
(1933) The Crime of the Century
as Dr. Emil Brandt
(1932) Emma
as Frederick Smith
(1934) Men in White
as Dr. Hochberg
(1928) The Battle of the Sexes
as William Judson
(1917) Perils of the Secret Service
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
(1917) The Clash of Steel
as Prince Feodor
(1932) Flesh
as Mr. Herman
(1925) Don Q Son of Zorro
as Don Fabrique Borusta
(1931) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Karl Ohlin
(1936) His Brother's Wife
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
(1935) Break of Hearts
as Professor Thalma
(1937) One in a Million
as Heinrich Muller
(1930) East Is West
as Man
(1932) Hearts of Humanity
as Sol Bloom
(1932) Are You Listening?
as George Wagner
(1930) Hell Harbor
as Joseph Horngold
(1941) They Meet Again
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1922) When Romance Rides
as Joel Creech
(1929) The Younger Generation
as Julius Goldfish - Pa
(1924) Her Night of Romance
as Joe Diamond
(1937) Seventh Heaven
as Father Chevillon
(1930) The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Posnanski
(1936) Tough Guy
as Dr. Mulback
(1938) Five of a Kind
as Dr. John Luke
(1940) Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1944) To the People of the United States
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
(1932) New Morals for Old
as James Hallett
(1932) Unashamed
as Mr. Schmidt
(1931) Daybreak
as Herr Schnabel
(1934) The Fountain
as Baron von Leyden
(2004) Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
(1930) Viennese Nights
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
(1936) The Country Doctor
as Dr. John Luke
(1937) Heidi
as Adolph Kramer
(1938) I'll Give a Million
as Victor
(1930) Mamba
as August Bolte (Mamba)
(1932) Skyscraper Souls
as Jake
(1925) Stella Dallas
as Ed Munn
(1936) Reunion
as Dr. John Luke
(1928) Give and Take
as John Bauer
(1922) Tess of the Storm Country
as Ben Letts
(1923) Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor
(1922) The Strangers' Banquet
as Fiend
(1939) Meet Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1921) The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
(1931) The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Dr. Dulac
(1929) The Girl on the Barge
as McCadden
(1923) Red Lights
as Ezra Carson
(1917) Black Orchids
as ---
(1940) The Courageous Dr. Christian
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1940) Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1941) Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian
(1935) Murder in the Fleet
as Victor Hanson
(1917) '49–'17
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
(1932) Night Court
as Herman the Janitor
(1931) Transatlantic
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
(1936) Sins of Man
as Christopher Freyman
(1930) The Cat Creeps
as Dr. Patterson
(1926) My Old Dutch
as 'Erb 'Uggins
(1933) Song of the Eagle
as Otto Hoffman
(1916) Hell's Hinges
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1924) So Big
as Aug Hempel
(1928) The Secret Hour
as Tony
(1915) The Disciple
as Mob Member
(1955) Run for Cover
as Mr. Swenson
(1931) Private Lives
as Oscar
(1917) The Soul Herder
as The Minister
(1925) Dangerous Innocence
as Gilchrist
(1928) Jazz Mad
as Franz Hausmann
(1916) The Aryan
as (uncredited)
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
(1930) The Climax
as Luigi Golfanti
(1922) Heart's Haven
as Henry Bird
(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as ---
(1926) The Greater Glory
as Gustav Schmidt
(1928) 13 Washington Square
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
(1917) Princess Virtue
as Emile Carre
(1917) The Saintly Sinner
as Undetermined Role
(1917) Southern Justice
as Caleb Talbot
(1917) A Stormy Knight
as Dr. Fraser
(1917) Love Aflame
as Reginald
(1921) The Man Of The Forest
as Lem Beasley
(1924) The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
as ---
(1918) Madame Spy
as Count Von Ornstorff
(1927) The Wrong Mr. Wright
as Seymour White
(1927) Alias The Deacon
as George Caswell or The Deacon
(1906) A New Hat for the Madam
as ---
(1916) Kinkaid, Gambler
as ---
(1930) The Third Alarm
as Frank 'Dad' Morton
(1924) The Goldfish
as Herman Krauss
(1926) It Must Be Love
as Pop Schmidt
(1920) The Deceiver
as ---
(1933) Christopher Bean
as Rosen
(1924) Torment
as Boris
(1924) The Woman on the Jury
as Jury Foreman
(1929) Modern Love
as François Renault
(1917) Fighting for Love
as Ferdinand
(1920) The Red Lane
as Vetal Beaulieu
(1918) Little Red Decides
as Sour Milk
(1919) Whom the Gods Would Destroy
as ---
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest