Cast
Jean Hersholt
1886 – 1956
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1924–1935
- Schools and movements
- Classical HollywoodHorror and the Uncanny
Directors worked with
Biography
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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Awards and honours
International
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1946
- Ingenio et arti 1955
National / local
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960
- Academy Honorary Award
3 films on this site
- Greed 1924 · Erich von Stroheim · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
- Dinner at Eight 1933 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
- Mark of the Vampire 1935 · Tod Browning · IMDb 6.3 · Cast