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 Run for Cover

as Mr. Swenson

1955
Dancing in the Dark

as Jean Hersholt

1949
Stage Door Canteen

as

1943
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Mr. Sutter

1939
Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Prof. Heinrich

1938
Happy Landing

as Lars Ericksen

1938
Heidi

as Adolph Kramer

1937
One in a Million

as Heinrich Muller

1937
Seventh Heaven

as Father Chevillon

1937
His Brother's Wife

as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

1936
Tough Guy

as Dr. Mulback

1936
Mark of the Vampire

as Baron Otto

1935
Break of Hearts

as Professor Thalma

1935
The Painted Veil

as Herr Koerber

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle

as Professor Bertier

1934
Men in White

as Dr. Hochberg

1934
The Fountain

as Baron von Leyden

1934
Dinner at Eight

as Jo Stengel

1933
The Crime of the Century

as Dr. Emil Brandt

1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu

as Von Berg

1932
The Beast of the City

as Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte

1932
Grand Hotel

as Senf

1932
Skyscraper Souls

as Jake

1932
Emma

as Frederick Smith

1932
Night Court

as Herman the Janitor

1932
Transatlantic

as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

1931
The Phantom of Paris

as Herman

1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

as Karl Ohlin

1931
The Cat Creeps

as Dr. Patterson

1930
East Is West

as Man

1930
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Jean Hersholt Jean Hersholt

Birthday

1886-07-12

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

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.
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