Director

Jean Hersholt

Acting

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 32138

IMDb ID: nm0380965

Known for: Acting

Born: July 10, 1886

Died: June 2, 1956

Age: 69

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1906 - 2003

Years active: 98

Average TMDB rating: 6.49

Wikidata: Q359251

Also known as

Jean Pierre Hersholt • Jean Pierre Carl Buron

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Assistant Director (1)

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Biography

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.