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Jean Hersholt

Actor / Film Director | * 07/12/1886 († 69, 06/02/1956) | Copenhagen (Denmark)
Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is best known for starring on the CBS radio series Dr. Christian (1937–1954) and inspiring later subsequent TV series (1956-1957), along with co-starring in the Shirley Temple film Heidi (1937). Asked how to pronounce his name, he told to The Literary Digest, (major influential magazine of current affairs / news, opinion and cultural affairs, published 1890-1938) "In English, her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult." Of his total motion picture credits during 1924 to 1955, 75 were silent film and 65 were "talkies" - 140 total; he directed four. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain ...

Heidi

G

1937 | 3.4/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, Kids & Family, Music
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The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race. ...

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Certification unknown

1932 | 2.8/5 | 1h 8min
Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
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A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife. ...

Greed

Certification unknown

1924 | 3.8/5 | 2h 20min
Drama, Crime
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A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg. ...

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

NR

1928 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Jean Hersholt

Knight of The Order of The Dannebrog Ingenio et arti Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Honorary Award
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Movies with Jean Hersholt as Actor(119)

as Self (archive footage)2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)2003 Complicated Women
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as Mr. Swenson1955 Run for Cover
as himself1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere
as himself1949 Dancing in the Dark
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps1943 To the People of the United States
as himself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Doctor Paul Christian1941 Melody for Three
as Doctor Paul Christian1941 They Meet Again
1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as Doctor Paul Christian1940 Remedy for Riches
as Doctor Paul Christian1940 Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Doctor Paul Christian1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian
as himself1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Doctor Paul Christian1939 Meet Dr. Christian
as Mr. Sutter1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Dr. John Luke1938 Five of a Kind
as Victor1938 I'll Give a Million
as Prof. Heinrich1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Lars Ericksen1938 Happy Landing
as Father Chevillon1937 Seventh Heaven
as Heinrich Muller1937 One in a Million
as Adolph Kramer1937 Heidi
as Christopher Freyman1936 Sins of Man
as Dr. Mulback1936 Tough Guy
as Dr. John Luke1936 The Country Doctor
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim1936 His Brother's Wife
as Dr. John Luke1936 Reunion
as Baron Otto1935 Mark of the Vampire
as Professor Thalma1935 Break of Hearts
as Victor Hanson1935 Murder in the Fleet
as Dr. Hochberg1934 Men in White
as Baron von Leyden1934 The Fountain
as Herr Koerber1934 The Painted Veil
as Professor Bertier1934 The Cat and the Fiddle
as Jo Stengel1933 Dinner at Eight
as Otto Hoffman1933 Song of the Eagle
as Dr. Emil Brandt1933 The Crime of the Century
as Rosen1933 Christopher Bean
as Herman the Janitor1932 Night Court
as Frederick Smith1932 Emma
as George Wagner1932 Are You Listening?
as Jake1932 Skyscraper Souls
as Sol Bloom1932 Hearts of Humanity
as Mr. Schmidt1932 Unashamed
as Mr. Herman1932 Flesh
as Von Berg1932 The Mask of Fu Manchu
as James Hallett1932 New Morals for Old
as Senf1932 Grand Hotel
as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte1932 The Beast of the City
as Oscar1931 Private Lives
as Dr. Dulac1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer1931 Transatlantic
as Herman1931 The Phantom of Paris
as Karl Ohlin1931 Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Herr Schnabel1931 Daybreak
as August Bolte (Mamba)1930 Mamba
as Frank 'Dad' Morton1930 The Third Alarm
as Joseph Horngold1930 Hell Harbor
as Man1930 East Is West
as Dr. Patterson1930 The Cat Creeps
as Luigi Golfanti1930 The Climax
as Posnanski1930 The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father1930 Viennese Nights
as McCadden1929 The Girl on the Barge
as François Renault1929 Modern Love
as Julius Goldfish - Pa1929 The Younger Generation
as Franz Hausmann1928 Jazz Mad
as John Bauer1928 Give and Take
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft1928 13 Washington Square
as Tony1928 The Secret Hour
as Dr. Jüttner1928 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as William Judson1928 The Battle of the Sexes
as Solomon Levy1928 Abie's Irish Rose
as Seymour White1927 The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927 Alias The Deacon
as 'Erb 'Uggins1926 My Old Dutch
as Pop Schmidt1926 It Must Be Love
as Ole Bergson1926 Flames
as Gustav Schmidt1926 The Greater Glory
as Don Fabrique Borusta1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
as Ed Munn1925 Stella Dallas
as Mr. Jones - a Crook1925 Fifth Avenue Models
as Boris1924 Torment
as Jury Foreman1924 The Woman on the Jury
1924 The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
as Marcus1924 Greed
as Herman Krauss1924 The Goldfish
as Aug Hempel1924 So Big
as Joe Diamond1924 Her Night of Romance
as Himself - Celebrity Actor1923 Souls for Sale
as Prince Otto of Como1923 Jazzmania
as Ben Letts1922 Tess of the Storm Country
as Henry Bird1922 Heart's Haven
as Fiend1922 The Strangers' Banquet
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Lem Beasley1921 The Man Of The Forest
1920 The Deceiver
as Vetal Beaulieu1920 The Red Lane
as Harry Teal1920 The Golden Trail
as Party Guest (uncredited)1919 Love's Prisoner
as Count Von Ornstorff1918 Madame Spy
as Ferdinand1917 Fighting for Love
1917 Black Orchids
as Jimm, the Dope1917 The Terror
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)1917 Perils of the Secret Service
as Caleb Talbot1917 Southern Justice
as Undetermined Role1917 The Saintly Sinner
as Emile Carre1917 Princess Virtue
as The Minister1917 The Soul Herder
as Prince Feodor1917 The Clash of Steel
as Reginald1917 Love Aflame
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor1917 '49–'17
as Dr. Fraser1917 A Stormy Knight
1916 Kinkaid, Gambler
as (uncredited)1916 The Aryan
as Mob Member1915 The Disciple
1906 A New Hat for the Madam

TV Shows/Series with Jean Hersholt as Actor(3)

as himself1952 This Is Your Life
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Jean Hersholt as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1920 The Deceiver
Directing/Director1920 The Golden Trail

Born: Monday, 07/12 1886 (July) in Copenhagen (Denmark)
Died: Saturday, 06/02 1956 (June) in Hollywood (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Danish (DA), English (EN, native language)
Other names for Jean Hersholt (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jean Pierre Hersholt"
"Jean Pierre Carl Buron"
Jean Hersholt frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (22x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (15x, Crew)
Adrian (12x, Crew)
Lewis Stone (10x, Actor)
John Miljan (8x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Irving Thalberg (8x, Crew)
Raymond Wells (8x, Crew)
William Axt (8x, Crew)
Clark Gable (7x, Actor)
William H. Daniels (7x, Crew)
Wallace Beery (7x, Actor)
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