

1956-06-02
1886-07-10140 years, 3 months, and 24 days old
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Male
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.


| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greed | Marcus | 7.3 | 1924-12-04 | 5.6212 | ||
The Mask of Fu Manchu | Von Berg | 5.4 | 1932-11-04 | 2.6052 | ||
The Beast of the City | Samuel "Sam" Belmonte | 5.9 | 1932-02-13 | 1.8676 | ||
Fifth Avenue Models | Mr. Jones - a Crook | 9 | 1925-04-26 | 1.133 | ||
Flames | Ole Bergson | 10 | 1926-09-15 | 0.9083 | ||
Grand Hotel | Senf | 7 | 1932-09-11 | 3.0126 | ||
Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 6.2 | 1935-04-26 | 1.8878 | ||
The Terror | Jimm, the Dope | 7 | 1917-02-12 | 4.8796 | ||
Love's Prisoner | Party Guest (uncredited) | 5.9 | 1919-06-07 | 0.6397 | ||
Alexander's Ragtime Band | Prof. Heinrich | 6.8 | 1938-05-24 | 1.4119 |