Acting
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.
Titles
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
This Is Your Life
1952
Grand Hotel
1932
Dinner at Eight
1933
Susan Lenox
1931
Greed
1924
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
Mark of the Vampire
1935
Run for Cover
1955
Dancing in the Dark
1949
Heidi
1937
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
Seventh Heaven
1937
The Beast of the City
1932
The Painted Veil
1934
I'll Give a Million
1938
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
The Phantom of Paris
1931
Complicated Women
2003
One in a Million
1937
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
To the People of the United States
1944
Happy Landing
1938
Break of Hearts
1935
Men in White
1934
The Cat Creeps
1930
So Big
1924
Murder in the Fleet
1935
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
His Brother's Wife
1936
The Crime of the Century
1933
Hell Harbor
1930