
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.

The Fountain

Love Aflame

The Disciple

A Star Is Born World Premiere

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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

Stella Dallas

The Terror

What's My Line?

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The Cat and the Fiddle

One in a Million

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エド・サリヴァン・ショー

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Dinner at Eight

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

The Younger Generation

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

Run for Cover

Complicated Women

Don Q Son of Zorro

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Her Night of Romance

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

The Painted Veil

Emma

Night Court

This Is Your Life

The Crime of the Century

Murder in the Fleet

Seventh Heaven

Unashamed

Private Lives

Souls for Sale

Mark of the Vampire

Stage Door Canteen

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Men in White

Hell Harbor

The Country Doctor

The Cat Creeps

Hell's Hinges

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

The Phantom of Paris

The Beast of the City

Tess of the Storm Country

'49–'17

Love's Prisoner

I'll Give a Million

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Flesh

His Brother's Wife

To the People of the United States

Transatlantic

The Aryan

The Courageous Dr. Christian

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Happy Landing

Skyscraper Souls

13 Washington Square

Dancing in the Dark

Are You Listening?

They Meet Again

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Melody for Three

Quicksands

Break of Hearts

The Battle of the Sexes

Remedy for Riches

Mamba

The Soul Herder

Tough Guy

Five of a Kind

East Is West

Hearts of Humanity

New Morals for Old

Daybreak

Viennese Nights

En ny Hat til Madammen

Black Orchids

Fifth Avenue Models

Flames

The Old Soak

Cheap Kisses

Abie's Irish Rose

The Golden Trail

Jazzmania

Perils of the Secret Service

When Romance Rides

Reunion

The Strangers' Banquet

Meet Dr. Christian

The Girl on the Barge

Red Lights

Sins of Man

My Old Dutch

Song of the Eagle

So Big

The Secret Hour

Dangerous Innocence

Jazz Mad

The Climax

Heart's Haven

The Greater Glory

Princess Virtue

The Saintly Sinner

Southern Justice

A Stormy Knight

The Man Of The Forest

Madame Spy

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Alias The Deacon

The Third Alarm

The Goldfish

It Must Be Love

The Deceiver

Christopher Bean

Torment

The Woman on the Jury

Modern Love

Fighting for Love

The Red Lane

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

The Answer

Merely Mary Ann

A Certain Rich Man

Sinners in Silk