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
This Is Your Life
1952
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Grand Hotel
1932
Susan Lenox
1931
Greed
1924
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
Run for Cover
1955
Dinner at Eight
1933
Jazzmania
1923
Mark of the Vampire
1935
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Heidi
1937
The Terror
1917
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
Happy Landing
1938
The Painted Veil
1934
Mamba
1930
Five of a Kind
1938
Murder in the Fleet
1935
I'll Give a Million
1938
Dancing in the Dark
1949
The Beast of the City
1932
Seventh Heaven
1937
Souls for Sale
1923
Are You Listening?
1932
The Answer
1918
Skyscraper Souls
1932
Complicated Women
2003
Men in White
1934
His Brother's Wife
1936
The Climax
1930
Fighting for Love
1917
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
Emma
1932
The Phantom of Paris
1931