Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1886-07-10
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jean Hersholt
Biography
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.
Known For
as Self
as Adolph Kramer
as Karl Ohlin
as Marcus
as Lars Ericksen
as Senf
as Dr. Hochberg
as Baron Otto
as Von Berg
as Mr. Swenson
as Dr. John Luke
as August Bolte (Mamba)
as Self
as Boris
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
as Father Chevillon
as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
as Herman
as Joseph Horngold
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