Jean Hersholt
Danish-American actor (1886-1956) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 69
Jean Pierre Carl Buron, known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is most famous for starring on the CBS radio series Dr. Christian from 1937-1954, reprising the role in a film series from 1939-1941. He also co-starred with Shirley Temple in the film Heidi (1937).
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This Is Your LifeSeries1950
What's My Line?Series1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1946Knight of the Order of the DannebrogAward1943
Stage Door CanteenFilm, Jean Hersholt1940
Dr. Christian Meets the WomenFilm, Doctor Paul Christian1938
Alexander's Ragtime BandFilm, Prof. Heinrich1936
His Brother's WifeFilm, Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim1935
Mark of the VampireFilm, Baron Otto1933
Dinner at EightFilm, Jo Stengel1931
Private LivesFilm, Oscar1929
The Younger GenerationFilm, Julius Goldfish - Pa1928
The Battle of the SexesFilm, William Judson1924
GreedFilm, Marcus1922
Tess of the Storm CountryFilm, Ben Letts1921
The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFilm, Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)1916
Hell's HingesFilm, Bartender (uncredited)1886Born12 July 1886Known for
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Greed 1924
Heidi 1937
Grand Hotel 1932
Dinner at Eight 1933
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921
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Irving Thalberg Produced Grand Hotel and Greed
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Alexander's Ragtime Band and Heidi
Henry King Directed Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Carl Laemmle Produced Dangerous Innocence (1925)- William Axt Wrote Grand Hotel, Greed and Dinner at Eight
Frank Borzage Directed Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Thomas H. Ince Produced Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
William S. Hart Directed Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
Jack Conway Directed The Servant in the House and Quicksands
Erle C. Kenton Directed Remedy for Riches and Melody for Three- Clifford Smith Directed Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
John Miljan Also in Susan Lenox, Emma and Flesh
John Ford Directed The Soul Herder and Flesh
Wallace Beery Also in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Myrna Loy Also in The Mask of Fu Manchu and Transatlantic
W. S. Van Dyke Directed His Brother's Wife and Night Court
Sidney Franklin Directed Private Lives (1931 film) (1931)
Howard Hickman Directed A Certain Rich Man (1921)
William K. Howard Directed Transatlantic (1931)
John Ince Directed Cheap Kisses and If Marriage Fails
Charles Arling Jean directed When Romance Rides (1922)
Edward Sloman Directed The Old Soak and Alias the Deacon
B. P. Schulberg Produced Abie's Irish Rose (1928)
C. Gardner Sullivan Produced Cheap Kisses (1924)
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Television 3
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When asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, "in English her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult." From 1924 to 1955, he had 140 motion picture credits: 75 silent film and 65 "talkies"; he directed four.
