Jean Hersholt
Jean Pierre Carl Buron, known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is most famous for starring on the CBS radio series Dr. Christian from 1937–1954, reprising the role in a film series from 1939-1941. He also co-starred with Shirley Temple in the film Heidi (1937). When asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, "in English her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult." From 1924 to 1955, he had 140 motion picture credits: 75 silent film and 65 "talkies"; he directed four.
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🎬 Movies
Run for Cover
actor
1955
Dancing in the Dark
actor
1949
I'll Give a Million
actor
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
actor
1938
Heidi
actor
1937
Seventh Heaven
actor
1937
One in a Million
actor
1937
Break of Hearts
actor
1935
Murder in the Fleet
actor
1935
Mark of the Vampire
actor
1935
The Painted Veil
actor
1934
Men in White
actor
1934
Dinner at Eight
actor
1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu
actor
1932
Grand Hotel
actor
1932
Night Court
actor
1932
Emma
actor
1932
Private Lives
actor
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
actor
1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
actor
1931
East Is West
actor
1930
13 Washington Square
actor
1928
Greed
actor
1924
Princess Virtue
actor
1917