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Jean Hersholt (1886–1956)

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If ever there was a Great Dane in Hollywood it was Jean Hersholt - and one of its great hearts as well. He was from a well-known Danish stage and entertainment family that had toured throughout Europe performing with young Jean as an essential cast member. He graduated from the Copenhagen Art School... See full bio »

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in Copenhagen, Denmark

Died:

(age 69) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jean Hersholt, Hal Needham and George Stevens Jr. Best Actress Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday) with Jean Hersholt at the 26th Academy Awards.
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1956 Dr. Christian (TV series)
Dr. Paul Christian
– The Fighter (1956) … Dr. Paul Christian
– The Thin Line (1956) … Dr. Paul Christian
 
1955 Run for Cover
Mr. Swenson
 
1951 It's a Big Country
Undetermined role/deleted episode (scenes deleted)
 
1949 Dancing in the Dark
Jean Hersholt
 
1941 They Meet Again
Dr. Paul Christian
 
1941 Melody for Three
Dr. Paul Christian
 
1940 Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Paul Christian
 
1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian
Dr. Paul Christian
 
1940 Remedy for Riches
Dr. Paul Christian
 
1939 Meet Dr. Christian
Dr. Christian
 
1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Sutter
 
1938 Five of a Kind
Dr. John Luke
 
1938 I'll Give a Million
Victor
 
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Professor Heinrich
 
1938 Happy Landing
Lars Ericksen
 
1937 Heidi
Adolph Kramer
 
1937 Seventh Heaven
Father Chevillon
 
1936 One in a Million
Heinrich Muller
 
1936 Reunion
Dr. John Luke
 
1936 His Brother's Wife
Professor Fahrenheim
 
1936 Sins of Man
Christopher Freyman
 
1936 The Country Doctor
Dr. John Luke
 
1936 Tough Guy
Doctor Mulback, Veterinarian
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet
Victor Hanson
 
1935 Break of Hearts
Professor Thalma
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire
Baron Otto
 
1934 The Painted Veil
Herr Koerber
 
1934 The Fountain
Baron Van Leyden
 
1934 Men in White
Dr. Hochberg
 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle
Professor
 
1933 Christopher Bean
Rosen
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Jo Stengel
 
1933 Song of the Eagle
Otto Hoffman
 
1933 The Crime of the Century
Dr. Emil Brandt
 
1932 Flesh
Mr. Herman
 
1932 The Mask of Fu Manchu
Von Berg
 
1932 Hearts of Humanity
Sol Bloom
 
1932 Skyscraper Souls
Jake
 
1932 Unashamed
Mr. Schmidt
 
1932 New Morals for Old
James Hallett
 
1932 Night Court
Janitor
 
1932 Grand Hotel
Senf - the Porter
 
1932 Are You Listening?
George Wagner
 
1932 The Beast of the City
Sam Belmonte
 
1932 Emma
Mr. Smith
 
1931 Private Lives
Oscar
 
1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Dr. Dulac
 
1931 Susan Lenox <Her Fall and Rise>
Karl Ohlin
 
1931 The Phantom of Paris
Herman
 
1931 Transatlantic
Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
 
1931 Daybreak
Herr Schnabel
 
1931 The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (short)
 
1930 Viennese Nights
Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
 
1930 The Third Alarm
Frank 'Dad' Morton
 
1930 The Cat Creeps
Dr. Patterson
 
1930 A Soldier's Plaything
Grandfather Rittner (uncredited)
 
1930 East Is West
Man
 
1930 Hell Harbor
Joseph Horngold
 
1930 Mamba
August Bolte (Mamba)
 
1930 The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Posnanski
 
1930 The Climax
Luigi Golfanti
 
1929 Modern Love
François Renault
 
1929 The Younger Generation
Julius Goldfish - Pa
 
1929 Girl on the Barge
McCadden
 
1928 Give and Take
Factory owner, John Bauer
 
1928 Jazz Mad
Franz Hausmann
 
1928 The Battle of the Sexes
The Father
 
1928 Abie's Irish Rose
Solomon Levy
 
1928 The Secret Hour
Tony
 
1928 13 Washington Square
'Deacon' Pyecroft
 
1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Dr. Jüttner
 
1927 Alias the Deacon
George Caswell aka The Deacon
 
1927 The Wrong Mr. Wright
Seymour White
 
1926 The Old Soak
Clement Hawley, Sr.
 
1926 Flames
Ole Bergson
 
1926 It Must Be Love
Pop Schmidt
 
1926 My Old Dutch
'Erb 'Uggins
 
1926 The Greater Glory
Gustav Schmidt
 
1925 Stella Dallas
Ed Munn
 
1925 A Woman's Faith
Jules Cluny
 
1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Fabrique
 
1925 If Marriage Fails
Dr. Mallini
 
1925 Fifth Avenue Models
Mr. Jones - a Crook
 
1925 Dangerous Innocence
Gilchrist
 
1924 So Big
Aug Hempel
 
1924 Cheap Kisses
Gustaf Borgstrom
 
1924 Greed
Marcus
 
1924 Her Night of Romance
Joe Diamond
 
1924 Sinners in Silk
Dr. Eustace
 
1924 The Woman on the Jury
Juror
 
1924 The Goldfish
Herman Krauss
 
1924 Torment
Boris
 
1923 Red Lights
Ezra Carson
 
1923 Quicksands
Ring Member
 
1923 Jazzmania
Prince Otto of Como
 
1922 The Strangers' Banquet
Fiend
 
1922 Tess of the Storm Country
Ben Letts
 
1922 Heart's Haven
Henry Bird
 
1922 When Romance Rides
Joel Creech
 
1921 Man of the Forest
Lem Beasley
 
1921 A Certain Rich Man
Adrian Brownwell
 
1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Professor von Hartrott (uncredited)
 
1921 The Servant in the House
Manson, The Servant in the House
 
1920 The Deceiver
 
1920 The Golden Trail
Harry Teal
 
1920 Merely Mary Ann
Stranger
 
1920 The Red Lane
Vetal Beaulieu
 
1919 In the Land of the Setting Sun (short)
 
1919 Love's Prisoner
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1919 Whom the Gods Would Destroy
 
1918 The Answer
Shepard
 
1918 Madame Spy
Count Von Ornstorff
 
1917 Princess Virtue
Emile Carre
 
1917 '49-'17
'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
 
1917 A Stormy Knight
Dr. Fraser
 
1917 The Show Down
Parkes
 
1917 The Soul Herder (short)
Priest
 
1917 The Greater Law
Basil Pelly
 
1917 The Gunman's Gospel (short)
 
1917 Southern Justice
Caleb Talbot
 
1917 The Townsend Divorce Case (short)
Mr. Townsend
 
1917 Her Primitive Man (short)
 
1917 The Clash of Steel (short)
 
1917 Perils of the Secret Service
(Episode #2)
 
1917 The Saintly Sinner
Undetermined Role
 
1917 The Terror
Jimm, the Dope
 
1917 Love Aflame
Reginald
 
1917 Fighting for Love
Ferdinand
 
1917 Black Orchids
 
1916 Scratched (short)
 
1916 Kinkaid, Gambler
Undetermined Role
 
1916 It's All Wrong (short)
 
1916 As the Candle Burned (short)
 
1916 Some Medicine Man (short)
 
1916 The Apostle of Vengeance
 
1916 The Aryan
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1916 Hell's Hinges
Rowdy Townsman (uncredited)
 
1916 Bullets and Brown Eyes
 
1916 The Desert
 
1915 The Disciple
Mob Member (uncredited)
 
1915/II Never Again (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1906 En ny hat til Madammen (short)
 
1906 Konfirmanden (short)
 
1906 Professorens Morgenavis (short)
 
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1938 Five of a Kind (performer: "Frere Jacques" - uncredited)
 
1937 Heidi (performer: "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" 1774 - uncredited)
 
1936 The Country Doctor (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
1935 Break of Hearts (performer: "The Wedding March" 1842 - uncredited)
 
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1922 When Romance Rides
 
1922 The Gray Dawn (unconfirmed)
 
1920 The Deceiver
 
1920 The Golden Trail
 
1922 Heart's Haven (assistant director)
 
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1922 Golden Dreams (associate director)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
1955 Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars (short)
Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars on Parade (documentary short)
Himself
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
1954 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Jean Hersholt (1954) … Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
 
1952 Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club (documentary short)
Himself - Honoree
 
1952 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 31 August 1952 (1952) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1949 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Happy Homes (documentary short)
Himself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Himself
 
1943 To the People of the United States (documentary short)
Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps.
 
1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (documentary short)
Himself - at Motion Picture Home Dedication (uncredited)
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1924 The City of Stars (short)
Himself
 
1923 Souls for Sale
Himself - Celebrity Actor
 
1923 C-V News: Filming Greed (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1943) Novel (w/Ruth Adams Knight): "Dr. Christian's Office"

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Personal Quote:

[in 1954] Dr Christian is such a sweet sentimental fellow, I'd hate to be stuck with playing him for the rest of my life. See more »

Trivia:

In 1939 Hersholt helped to form the Motion Picture Relief Fund. This helped to support industry employees with medical care when they were down on their luck and was used to create the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. This led to the creation in 1956 of the Jean Hersholt... See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer