Jean Hersholt Actor

Jean Hersholt is a 69 years old actor from Denmark from Copenhagen, Capital Region. Jean Hersholt was born on July 12, 1886 (died on June 02, 1956, he was 69 years old) in Copenhagen, Capital Region as Jean Pierre Hersholt. His nickname was Hersholt Jean Pierre.

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Biography

Jean Pierre Hersholt 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.
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Is Jean Hersholt still alive?

No, he died on 06/02/1956, 66 years ago. He was 69 years old when he died. Cause of death: cancer. He died in Hollywood and buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Works

Jean Hersholt Movies (94)

There are 94 movies of Jean Hersholt.

His first feature film was Heidi (1937, as Adolph 'Grandfather' Kramer). He was 51 when he starred in this movie. Since 1937, he has appeared in 94 feature films. The last one is Melody for Three (1941). In this movie, we watched him in the Dr. Paul Christian character .

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Jean Hersholt movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Adolph 'Grandfather' Kramer	Heidi (1937)	51
Senf	Grand Hotel (1932)	46
Jo Stengel	Dinner at Eight (1933)	47
Marcus	Greed (1925)	38
Baron Otto	Mark of the Vampire (1935)	48
Von Berg	The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)	46
Himself	Stage Door Canteen (1943)	56
Herr Koerber	The Painted Veil (1934)	48
Prof. von Hartrott	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)	34
Dr. Dulac	The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)	45
Mr. Swenson	Run for Cover (1955)	68
Prof. Heinrich	Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)	51
Don Fabrique Borusta	Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)	38
Mr. Herman	Flesh (1932)	46
Dr. Hochberg	Men in White (1934)	47
Joe Diamond	Her Night of Romance (1924)	38
Ed Munn	Stella Dallas (1925)	39
Joseph Horngold	Hell Harbor (1930)	43
Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte	The Beast of the City (1932)	45
Himself - Celebrity Actor	Souls for Sale (1923)	36
Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim	His Brother's Wife (1936)	50
Himself	Complicated Women (2003)	116
Dr. Jüttner	The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)	41
Mr. Sutter	Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)	52
The Minister	The Soul Herder (1917)	31
Herman the Janitor	Night Court (1932)	45
	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	76
Himself	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)	54
William Judson	The Battle of the Sexes (1928)	42
Ben Letts	Tess of the Storm Country (1922)	36
Dr. Mulback	Tough Guy (1936)	49
Father Chevillon	Seventh Heaven (1937)	50
Professor Thalma	Break of Hearts (1935)	48
Otto Hoffman	Song of the Eagle (1933)	46
'Gentleman Jim' Raynor	'49–'17 (1917)	31
James Hallett	New Morals for Old (1932)	45
Victor Hanson	Murder in the Fleet (1935)	48
Frederick 'Fred' Smith	Emma (1932)	45
Karl Ohlin	Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)	45
Gustav Schmidt	The Greater Glory (1926)	39
Julius Goldfish - Pa	The Younger Generation (1929)	42
Herman	The Phantom of Paris (1931)	45
Lars Ericksen	Happy Landing (1938)	51
Dr. Paul Christian	The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)	53
Heinrich Muller	One in a Million (1937)	50
Dr. Patterson	The Cat Creeps (1930)	44
Dr. Paul Christian	Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)	54
Dr. John Luke	Five of a Kind (1938)	52
Dr. Paul Christian	They Meet Again (1941)	54
August Bolte	Mamba (1930)	43
Victor	I'll Give a Million (1938)	52
George Wagner	Are You Listening? (1932)	45
Christopher Freyman	Sins of Man (1936)	49
	The Aryan (1916)	29
	The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios (1924)	0
Baron von Leyden	The Fountain (1934)	48
Professor Bertier	The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)	47
Rudolph aka Jed Kramer	Transatlantic (1931)	45
	A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)	68
	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)	55
Jake	Skyscraper Souls (1932)	46
Sol Bloom	Hearts of Humanity (1932)	46
Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father	Viennese Nights (1930)	44
Dr. John Luke	The Country Doctor (1936)	49
Prince Otto of Como	Jazzmania (1923)	36
Posnanski	The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)	43
Jean Hersholt	Dancing in the Dark (1949)	63
Herr Schnabel	Daybreak (1931)	44
Oscar	Private Lives (1931)	45
	To the People of the United States (1943)	56
Luigi Golfanti	The Climax (1930)	43
Dr. Christian	Meet Dr. Christian (1939)	53
Mr. Schmidt	Unashamed (1932)	45
	Love Aflame (1917)	30
	Black Orchids (1917)	30
Man	East Is West (1930)	44
Mob Member	The Disciple (1915)	29
	The Saintly Sinner (1917)	30
	Southern Justice (1917)	30
	A Stormy Knight (1917)	31
	Princess Virtue (1917)	31
	The Man Of The Forest (1921)	34
Henry Bird	Heart's Haven (1922)	36
Aug Hempel	So Big (1924)	38
'Erb 'Uggins	My Old Dutch (1926)	40
Tony	The Secret Hour (1928)	41
'Deacon' Pyecroft	13 Washington Square (1928)	41
Solomon Levy	Abie's Irish Rose (1928)	42
Franz Hausmann	Jazz Mad (1928)	42
John Bauer - Factory Owner	Give and Take (1928)	42
Dr. Emil Brandt	The Crime of the Century (1933)	46
Dr. John Luke	Reunion (1936)	50
Dr. Paul Christian	Remedy for Riches (1940)	54
Dr. Paul Christian	Melody for Three (1941)	54

Jean Hersholt TV Shows (2)

His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).

Awards (1)

Awarded knight of the Order of the Dannebrog .

What was Jean's zodiac sign?

Jean Hersholt zodiac sign was cancer.

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