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    Jean Hersholt

    1886-07-10 (138 years old) in Copenhagen, Denmark

    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.

    Movies

    actor
    Checking Out: Grand Hotel
    70 %|Feb 3, 2004
    Documentary, Drama
    poster
    Complicated Women
    67 %|May 6, 2003
    Documentary, TV Movie
    poster
    Vincent Price's Dracula
    79 %|Sep 29, 1986
    Documentary, Horror
    poster
    Run for Cover
    67 %|Apr 29, 1955
    Western, Drama
    actor
    A Star Is Born World Premiere
    80 %|Sep 28, 1954
    Documentary
    poster
    Dancing in the Dark
    50 %|Dec 2, 1949
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    To the People of the United States
    50 %|Apr 16, 1944
    Documentary
    poster
    Stage Door Canteen
    61 %|Jun 24, 1943
    Comedy, Music, Romance, War
    poster
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
    60 %|Dec 5, 1941
    Documentary
    poster
    They Meet Again
    50 %|Jul 11, 1941
    Drama
    poster
    Melody for Three
    50 %|Jun 19, 1941
    Drama
    poster
    Remedy for Riches
    58 %|Nov 29, 1940
    Comedy
    poster
    Dr. Christian Meets the Women
    50 %|Aug 5, 1940
    Drama
    poster
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
    65 %|Jul 31, 1940
    Documentary
    poster
    The Courageous Dr. Christian
    54 %|Apr 4, 1940
    Drama
    poster
    Meet Dr. Christian
    0 %|Nov 17, 1939
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Mr. Moto in Danger Island
    70 %|Apr 7, 1939
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Action
    poster
    Five of a Kind
    42 %|Oct 14, 1938
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    I'll Give a Million
    57 %|Jul 27, 1938
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Alexander's Ragtime Band
    65.96000000000001 %|May 24, 1938
    Music, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Happy Landing
    53 %|Jan 23, 1938
    Comedy, Music
    poster
    Heidi
    68 %|Oct 15, 1937
    Drama, Family, Music
    poster
    Seventh Heaven
    66 %|Mar 25, 1937
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    One in a Million
    70 %|Jan 1, 1937
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    poster
    Reunion
    0 %|Nov 20, 1936
    Comedy
    poster
    His Brother's Wife
    56 %|Aug 7, 1936
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Sins of Man
    0 %|Jun 19, 1936
    Drama
    poster
    The Country Doctor
    60 %|Mar 12, 1936
    Drama
    poster
    Tough Guy
    46 %|Jan 24, 1936
    Action, Crime, Drama
    poster
    Break of Hearts
    55 %|May 31, 1935
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Murder in the Fleet
    50 %|May 24, 1935
    Drama, Mystery, Comedy
    poster
    Mark of the Vampire
    61 %|Apr 26, 1935
    Mystery, Horror
    poster
    The Painted Veil
    66 %|Nov 23, 1934
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Fountain
    95 %|Aug 22, 1934
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Men in White
    60 %|Apr 6, 1934
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Cat and the Fiddle
    69 %|Feb 16, 1934
    Comedy, Romance, Drama, Music
    poster
    Dinner at Eight
    67 %|Dec 22, 1933
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Christopher Bean
    0 %|Nov 17, 1933
    Comedy
    poster
    Song of the Eagle
    0 %|Apr 27, 1933
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    The Crime of the Century
    63 %|Feb 18, 1933
    Crime, Mystery
    poster
    Flesh
    56 %|Dec 8, 1932
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Mask of Fu Manchu
    55 %|Nov 5, 1932
    Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
    poster
    Hearts of Humanity
    60 %|Aug 31, 1932
    Drama
    poster
    Skyscraper Souls
    56 %|Jul 16, 1932
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Unashamed
    63 %|Jul 2, 1932
    Drama
    poster
    New Morals for Old
    42 %|Jun 4, 1932
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Night Court
    63 %|Jun 4, 1932
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    poster
    Grand Hotel
    69 %|May 25, 1932
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Are You Listening?
    50 %|Mar 21, 1932
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    The Beast of the City
    59 %|Feb 13, 1932
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Emma
    65 %|Jan 2, 1932
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Private Lives
    63 %|Dec 12, 1931
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    The Sin of Madelon Claudet
    58.75 %|Oct 23, 1931
    Drama
    poster
    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
    63.61 %|Oct 10, 1931
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Phantom of Paris
    59 %|Sep 12, 1931
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Transatlantic
    55.45 %|Aug 19, 1931
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
    poster
    Daybreak
    40 %|May 2, 1931
    Drama
    poster
    Viennese Nights
    20 %|Nov 25, 1930
    Music, Romance
    poster
    The Third Alarm
    0 %|Nov 16, 1930
    Action, Adventure, Drama
    poster
    The Cat Creeps
    60 %|Nov 10, 1930
    Horror, Mystery
    poster
    East Is West
    40 %|Oct 23, 1930
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Hell Harbor
    60 %|Mar 14, 1930
    Romance, Drama
    poster
    Mamba
    50 %|Mar 9, 1930
    Drama
    poster
    The Case of Sergeant Grischa
    65 %|Feb 23, 1930
    Drama
    poster
    The Climax
    0 %|Jan 4, 1930
    Thriller
    poster
    Modern Love
    0 %|Jul 21, 1929
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    The Younger Generation
    62 %|Mar 4, 1929
    Drama
    poster
    The Girl on the Barge
    0 %|Feb 3, 1929
    Drama, Romance
    actor
    Give and Take
    0 %|Dec 23, 1928
    Drama, Romance, Comedy
    poster
    Jazz Mad
    0 %|Nov 18, 1928
    Drama
    poster
    The Battle of the Sexes
    52 %|Oct 12, 1928
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Abie's Irish Rose
    0 %|Apr 19, 1928
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    The Secret Hour
    0 %|Feb 4, 1928
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
    72 %|Jan 30, 1928
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    13 Washington Square
    52 %|Jan 28, 1928
    Comedy, Crime
    poster
    Alias The Deacon
    0 %|Jun 20, 1927
    Drama
    poster
    The Wrong Mr. Wright
    0 %|Feb 27, 1927
    Comedy
    poster
    The Old Soak
    0 %|Oct 11, 1926
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    Flames
    0 %|Sep 15, 1926
    Drama
    poster
    It Must Be Love
    0 %|Aug 22, 1926
    Comedy
    poster
    My Old Dutch
    0 %|May 23, 1926
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Greater Glory
    0 %|May 2, 1926
    Drama, War, Romance
    poster
    Stella Dallas
    71 %|Nov 16, 1925
    Drama
    poster
    Don Q Son of Zorro
    66 %|Jun 15, 1925
    Western, Adventure, Romance
    poster
    Fifth Avenue Models
    0 %|Apr 26, 1925
    Drama
    poster
    Dangerous Innocence
    0 %|Apr 12, 1925
    Romance, Comedy
    poster
    So Big
    0 %|Dec 28, 1924
    Drama
    poster
    Cheap Kisses
    0 %|Dec 21, 1924
    Drama
    poster
    Greed
    74 %|Dec 4, 1924
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Her Night of Romance
    64 %|Nov 24, 1924
    Romance, Comedy
    poster
    The Woman on the Jury
    0 %|Apr 20, 1924
    Drama
    poster
    The Goldfish
    0 %|Mar 30, 1924
    Comedy
    actor
    Torment
    0 %|Feb 25, 1924
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Red Lights
    0 %|Sep 30, 1923
    Mystery
    poster
    Souls for Sale
    62 %|Apr 22, 1923
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Jazzmania
    0 %|Feb 12, 1923
    Drama
    poster
    The Strangers' Banquet
    0 %|Dec 31, 1922
    poster
    Tess of the Storm Country
    58 %|Nov 12, 1922
    Romance, Drama
    poster
    Heart's Haven
    0 %|Aug 8, 1922
    Drama
    poster
    When Romance Rides
    0 %|Mar 16, 1922
    poster
    The Man Of The Forest
    0 %|Jun 1, 1921
    Western
    poster
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
    66 %|Mar 6, 1921
    War, Romance, Drama
    poster
    The Deceiver
    0 %|Dec 1, 1920
    Drama
    poster
    The Golden Trail
    0 %|Sep 1, 1920
    Drama
    poster
    The Red Lane
    0 %|Jul 12, 1920
    Drama
    poster
    Love's Prisoner
    57 %|Jun 7, 1919
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Whom the Gods Would Destroy
    0 %|Apr 15, 1919
    Drama
    actor
    Little Red Decides
    0 %|Feb 24, 1918
    Comedy, Drama, Western
    poster
    Madame Spy
    0 %|Jan 21, 1918
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    Princess Virtue
    0 %|Nov 12, 1917
    Drama
    poster
    '49–'17
    54 %|Oct 15, 1917
    Western
    poster
    A Stormy Knight
    0 %|Sep 10, 1917
    Comedy, Mystery
    poster
    The Soul Herder
    45 %|Aug 7, 1917
    Western
    poster
    Southern Justice
    0 %|May 28, 1917
    Drama
    actor
    The Clash of Steel
    0 %|Mar 16, 1917
    Adventure, Thriller
    poster
    Perils of the Secret Service
    0 %|Mar 9, 1917
    Adventure, Thriller
    poster
    The Saintly Sinner
    0 %|Feb 26, 1917
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    The Terror
    70 %|Feb 12, 1917
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Love Aflame
    95 %|Jan 29, 1917
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Fighting for Love
    0 %|Jan 8, 1917
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Black Orchids
    10 %|Jan 1, 1917
    Horror, Drama
    actor
    Kinkaid, Gambler
    0 %|Dec 4, 1916
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    The Aryan
    55 %|Apr 9, 1916
    Western
    poster
    Hell's Hinges
    61 %|Mar 5, 1916
    Western, Action, Romance
    poster
    The Disciple
    80 %|Oct 16, 1915
    Western
    poster
    A New Hat for the Madam
    15 %|Nov 15, 1906
    Comedy

    Series

    poster
    This Is Your Life
    65.56 %|Oct 1, 1952
    Documentary
    poster
    What's My Line?
    67 %|Feb 2, 1950
    Family, Comedy
    poster
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    66.32 %|Jun 20, 1948
    Comedy, Talk