Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Allan Dwan
Writers: Julien Josephson,
Cast: Arthur Treacher, Delmar Watson, Helen Westley, Jean Hersholt, Marcia Mae Jones, Mary Nash, Pauline Moore, Shirley Temple, Sidney Blackmer, Thomas Beck,
Director: George Cukor
Writers: Herman J. Mankiewicz,
Cast: Billie Burke, Edmund Lowe, Jean Harlow, Jean Hersholt, John Barrymore, Lee Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Madge Evans, Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery,
Director: Edmund Goulding
Writers: Vicki Baum,
Cast: Ferdinand Gottschalk, Greta Garbo, Jean Hersholt, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Lionel Barrymore, Purnell Pratt, Robert McWade, Wallace Beery,
Director: Erich von Stroheim
Writers: June Mathis,
Cast: Chester Conklin, Dale Fuller, Gibson Gowland, Jack Curtis, James F. Fulton, Jean Hersholt, Joan Standing, Sylvia Ashton, Tempe Pigott, Zasu Pitts,