Jean Hersholt
Birthday: 1886-07-12 | Place of Birth: Copenhagen, DenmarkFrom 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Mr. Swenson
as Jean Hersholt
as Mr. Sutter
as Lars Ericksen
as Prof. Heinrich
as Adolph Kramer
as Father Chevillon
as Heinrich Muller
as Dr. Mulback
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
as Baron Otto
as Professor Thalma
as Baron von Leyden
as Dr. Hochberg
as Herr Koerber
as Professor Bertier
as Dr. Emil Brandt
as Jo Stengel
as Frederick Smith
as Herman the Janitor
as Jake
as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
as Senf
as Von Berg
as Herman
as Karl Ohlin
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
as Dr. Patterson
as Man
