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Mini Biography:
If ever there was a Great Dane in Hollywood it was Jean Hersholt - and... moreTrivia:
Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, just outside... moreAwards:
4 wins moreFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- "Dr. Christian" .... Dr. Paul Christian (1 episode, 1956)
- The Thin Line (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Paul Christian - Run for Cover (1955) .... Mr. Swenson
... aka Colorado (USA: reissue title) - It's a Big Country (1951) (scenes deleted) .... Undetermined role/deleted episode
- Dancing in the Dark (1949) .... Jean Hersholt
- They Meet Again (1941) .... Dr. Paul Christian
- Melody for Three (1941) .... Dr. Paul Christian
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) .... Dr. Paul Christian
- The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940) .... Dr. Paul Christian
- Remedy for Riches (1940) .... Dr. Paul Christian
- Meet Dr. Christian (1939) .... Dr. Paul Christian
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) .... Mr. Sutter
... aka Danger Island
... aka Mr. Moto on Danger Island (UK) - Five of a Kind (1938) .... Dr. John Luke
- I'll Give a Million (1938) .... Victor
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) .... Professor Heinrich
... aka Irving Berlin's Alexander's Ragtime Band (USA: promotional title) - Happy Landing (1938) .... Lars Ericksen
- Heidi (1937) .... Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather
- Seventh Heaven (1937) .... Father Chevillon
- One in a Million (1936) .... Herr Heirich Muller (hotel proprietor and Greta's father)
- Reunion (1936) .... Dr. John Luke
- His Brother's Wife (1936) .... Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
... aka Lady of the Tropics (UK) - Sins of Man (1936) .... Christopher Freyman
- The Country Doctor (1936) .... Doctor John Luke
- Tough Guy (1936) .... Doctor Mulback, Veterinarian
- Murder in the Fleet (1935) .... Victor Hanson
- Break of Hearts (1935) .... Professor Thalma
- Mark of the Vampire (1935) .... Baron Otto Von Zinden
... aka Vampires of Prague - The Painted Veil (1934) .... Herr Koerber
- The Fountain (1934) .... Baron Van Leyden
- Men in White (1934) .... Dr. 'Hockie' Hochberg
- The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) .... Professor Bertier
- Christopher Bean (1933) .... Rosen
... aka Her Sweetheart, Christopher Bean
... aka The Late Christopher Bean (UK) - Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Jo Stengel
- Song of the Eagle (1933) .... Otto Hoffman
... aka The Beer Baron - The Crime of the Century (1933) .... Dr. Emil Brandt
- Flesh (1932) .... Mr. Herman
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) .... Professor Von Berg
- Hearts of Humanity (1932) .... Sol Bloom
- Skyscraper Souls (1932) .... Jacob 'Jake' Sorenson
- Unashamed (1932) .... Mr. Heinrich Schmidt
- New Morals for Old (1932) .... James Hallett
... aka After All (USA: alternative title) - Night Court (1932) .... Herman (janitor)
... aka Justice for Sale (UK) - Grand Hotel (1932) .... Senf
- Are You Listening? (1932) .... George Wagner
- The Beast of the City (1932) .... Samuel 'Sam' Belmonte
- Emma (1932) .... Mr. Frederick 'Fred' Smith
- Private Lives (1931) .... Oscar
- The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) .... Dr. Dulac
... aka The Lullaby (UK) - Susan Lenox <Her Fall and Rise> (1931) .... Karl Ohlin
... aka Rising to Fame
... aka The Rise of Helga (UK) - The Phantom of Paris (1931) .... Herman
- Transatlantic (1931) .... Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
- Daybreak (1931) .... Herr Schnabel
- Viennese Nights (1930) .... Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
- The Third Alarm (1930) .... Dad Morton
- The Cat Creeps (1930) .... Dr. Patterson
- A Soldier's Plaything (1930) (uncredited) .... Grandfather Rittner
... aka A Soldier's Pay (UK) - East Is West (1930) .... Man
- Hell Harbor (1930) .... Joseph Horngold
- Mamba (1930) .... August Bolte (Mamba)
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930) .... Posnanski
- The Climax (1930) .... Luigi Golfanti
- Modern Love (1929) .... Renault
... aka You Can't Buy Love - The Younger Generation (1929) .... Julius (Pa) Goldfish
- Girl on the Barge (1929) .... McCadden
- Give and Take (1928) .... Factory owner, John Bauer
- Jazz Mad (1928) .... Franz Hausmann
- The Battle of the Sexes (1928) .... William Judson - the Father
- Abie's Irish Rose (1928) .... Solomon Levy
- The Secret Hour (1928) .... Tony
... aka Beggars of Love - 13 Washington Square (1928) .... 'Deacon' Pyecroft
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) .... Dr. Friedrich Jüttner
... aka Old Heidelberg
... aka The Student Prince (UK) - Alias the Deacon (1927) .... George Caswell aka The Deacon
- The Wrong Mr. Wright (1927) .... Seymour White
- The Old Soak (1926) .... Clement Hawley, Sr.
- Flames (1926) .... Ole Bergson
- It Must Be Love (1926) .... Pop Schmidt
- My Old Dutch (1926) .... 'Erb 'Uggins
- The Greater Glory (1926) .... Gustav Schmidt
- Stella Dallas (1925) .... Ed Munn
- A Woman's Faith (1925) .... Cluny
... aka The Clash - Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) .... Don Fabrique Borusta
- If Marriage Fails (1925) .... Dr. Mallini
- Fifth Avenue Models (1925) .... Crook
- Dangerous Innocence (1925) .... Gilchrist
- So Big (1924) .... Aug Hempel
- Cheap Kisses (1924) .... Gustaf Borgstrom
- Greed (1924) .... Marcus
- Her Night of Romance (1924) .... Joe Diamond
- Sinners in Silk (1924) .... Dr. Eustace
- The Woman on the Jury (1924) .... Juror
- The Goldfish (1924) .... Herman Krauss
- Torment (1924) .... Boris
- Red Lights (1923) .... Ezra Carson
- Quicksands (1923) .... Ring Member
- Jazzmania (1923) .... Prince Otto of Como
- The Strangers' Banquet (1922) .... Fiend
- Tess of the Storm Country (1922) .... Ben Letts
- Heart's Haven (1922) .... Henry Bird
- When Romance Rides (1922) .... Joel Creech
- Man of the Forest (1921) .... Lem Beasley
- A Certain Rich Man (1921) .... Adrian Brownwell
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) .... Professor von Hartrott
- The Servant in the House (1921) .... Manson, The Servant in the House
- The Deceiver (1920)
- The Golden Trail (1920) .... Harry Teal
- Merely Mary Ann (1920) .... Stranger
- The Red Lane (1920) .... Vetal Beaulieu
- In the Land of the Setting Sun (1919)
- Love's Prisoner (1919) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
- Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
... aka Whom the Gods Destroy - The Answer (1918) .... Shepard
- Madame Spy (1918) .... Count Von Ornstorff
- Princess Virtue (1917) .... Emile Carre
- '49-'17 (1917) .... Gentleman Jim Raynor
... aka 49-17
... aka Forty-Nine Seventeen - A Stormy Knight (1917) .... Dr. Fraser
- The Show Down (1917) .... Parkes
- The Soul Herder (1917) .... Priest
... aka The Sky Pilot - The Greater Law (1917) .... Basil Pelly
- The Gunman's Gospel (1917)
- Southern Justice (1917) .... Caleb Talbot
- The Townsend Divorce Case (1917)
- Her Primitive Man (1917)
- The Clash of Steel (1917)
- Perils of the Secret Service (1917) .... (Episode #2)
- The Saintly Sinner (1917) .... Undetermined Role
- The Terror (1917) .... Jimm, the Dope
- Love Aflame (1917) .... Reginald
... aka Hearts Aflame (USA: review title) - Fighting for Love (1917) .... Ferdinand
- Black Orchids (1917)
- Scratched (1916)
- Kinkaid, Gambler (1916) .... Undetermined Role
- It's All Wrong (1916)
- As the Candle Burned (1916)
- Some Medicine Man (1916)
- The Apostle of Vengeance (1916)
- The Aryan (1916)
- Hell's Hinges (1916) (uncredited) .... Rowdy townsman
- Bullets and Brown Eyes (1916)
- The Desert (1916)
- The Disciple (1915) .... Extra
- Never Again (1915/II)
- Ny hat til Madammen, En (1906)
- Opløb på Frederiksberg (1906)
... aka Professorens Morgenavis - Konfirmanden (1906)
... aka Konfirmander på Alleenberg
... aka Konfirmander på Frederiksberg
Director:
- When Romance Rides (1922)
- The Gray Dawn (1922) (unconfirmed)
- The Deceiver (1920)
- The Golden Trail (1920)
Soundtrack:
- Five of a Kind (1938) (performer: "Frere Jacques" (uncredited))
- Heidi (1937) (performer: "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name")
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Heart's Haven (1922) (assistant director)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Golden Dreams (1922) (associate director)
Self:
- Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars (1955) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.21 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars on Parade (1954) .... Himself
- A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Jean Hersholt (1954) TV episode .... Himself - The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
- Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club (1952) .... Himself - Honoree
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1952)
- Episode #3.51 (1952) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Happy Homes (1949) .... Himself
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
- The City of Stars (1924) .... Himself
- Souls for Sale (1923) .... Himself - Celebrity Actor
- C-V News: Filming Greed (1923) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- "Hollywood" (1980) (mini) .... Himself
- Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
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