Jean Hersholt

Person

Jean Hersholt

Born 10 July 1886 Died 2 June 1956, aged 69 Copenhagen, Denmark TMDB ↗

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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1906)
49years on screen and counting
12credits in 1917, their busiest year
129dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Run for Cover poster Age: 68

Run for Cover

1955
as Mr. Swenson
Dancing in the Dark poster Age: 63

Dancing in the Dark

1949
as Jean Hersholt
To the People of the United States poster Age: 57

To the People of the United States

1944
as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps
Stage Door Canteen poster Age: 56

Stage Door Canteen

1943
as Jean Hersholt
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 poster Age: 55

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941
They Meet Again poster Age: 55

They Meet Again

1941
as Doctor Paul Christian
Melody for Three poster Age: 54

Melody for Three

1941
as Doctor Paul Christian
Remedy for Riches poster Age: 54

Remedy for Riches

1940
as Doctor Paul Christian
Dr. Christian Meets the Women poster Age: 54

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940
as Doctor Paul Christian
The Courageous Dr. Christian poster Age: 53

The Courageous Dr. Christian

1940
as Doctor Paul Christian
Meet Dr. Christian poster Age: 53

Meet Dr. Christian

1939
as Doctor Paul Christian
Mr. Moto in Danger Island poster Age: 52

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939
as Mr. Sutter
Five of a Kind poster Age: 52

Five of a Kind

1938
as Dr. John Luke
I'll Give a Million poster Age: 52

I'll Give a Million

1938
as Victor
Alexander's Ragtime Band poster Age: 51

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938
as Prof. Heinrich
Happy Landing poster Age: 51

Happy Landing

1938
as Lars Ericksen
Heidi poster Age: 51

Heidi

1937
as Adolph Kramer
Seventh Heaven poster Age: 50

Seventh Heaven

1937
as Father Chevillon
One in a Million poster Age: 50

One in a Million

1937
as Heinrich Muller
Reunion poster Age: 50

Reunion

1936
as Dr. John Luke
His Brother's Wife poster Age: 50

His Brother's Wife

1936
as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim
Sins of Man poster Age: 49

Sins of Man

1936
as Christopher Freyman
The Country Doctor poster Age: 49

The Country Doctor

1936
as Dr. John Luke
Tough Guy poster Age: 49

Tough Guy

1936
as Dr. Mulback
Break of Hearts poster Age: 48

Break of Hearts

1935
as Professor Thalma
Murder in the Fleet poster Age: 48

Murder in the Fleet

1935
as Victor Hanson
Mark of the Vampire poster Age: 48

Mark of the Vampire

1935
as Baron Otto
The Painted Veil poster Age: 48

The Painted Veil

1934
as Herr Koerber
The Fountain poster Age: 48

The Fountain

1934
as Baron von Leyden
Men in White poster Age: 47

Men in White

1934
as Dr. Hochberg
The Cat and the Fiddle poster Age: 47

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934
as Professor Bertier
Dinner at Eight poster Age: 47

Dinner at Eight

1933
as Jo Stengel
Christopher Bean poster Age: 47

Christopher Bean

1933
as Rosen
Song of the Eagle poster Age: 46

Song of the Eagle

1933
as Otto Hoffman
The Crime of the Century poster Age: 46

The Crime of the Century

1933
as Dr. Emil Brandt
Flesh poster Age: 46

Flesh

1932
as Mr. Herman
The Mask of Fu Manchu poster Age: 46

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932
as Von Berg
Grand Hotel poster Age: 46

Grand Hotel

1932
as Senf
Hearts of Humanity poster Age: 46

Hearts of Humanity

1932
as Sol Bloom
Skyscraper Souls poster Age: 46

Skyscraper Souls

1932
as Jake
Unashamed poster Age: 45

Unashamed

1932
as Mr. Schmidt
Night Court poster Age: 45

Night Court

1932
as Herman the Janitor
New Morals for Old poster Age: 45

New Morals for Old

1932
as James Hallett
Are You Listening? poster Age: 45

Are You Listening?

1932
as George Wagner
The Beast of the City poster Age: 45

The Beast of the City

1932
as Samuel "Sam" Belmonte
Emma poster Age: 45

Emma

1932
as Frederick Smith
Private Lives poster Age: 45

Private Lives

1931
as Oscar
The Sin of Madelon Claudet poster Age: 45

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931
as Dr. Dulac
Susan Lenox poster Age: 45

Susan Lenox

1931
as Karl Ohlin
The Phantom of Paris poster Age: 45

The Phantom of Paris

1931
as Herman
Transatlantic poster Age: 45

Transatlantic

1931
as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer
Daybreak poster Age: 44

Daybreak

1931
as Herr Schnabel
Viennese Nights poster Age: 44

Viennese Nights

1930
as Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father
The Third Alarm poster Age: 44

The Third Alarm

1930
as Frank 'Dad' Morton
The Cat Creeps poster Age: 44

The Cat Creeps

1930
as Dr. Patterson
East Is West poster Age: 44

East Is West

1930
as Man
Hell Harbor poster Age: 43

Hell Harbor

1930
as Joseph Horngold
Mamba poster Age: 43

Mamba

1930
as August Bolte (Mamba)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa poster Age: 43

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

1930
as Posnanski
The Climax poster Age: 43

The Climax

1930
as Luigi Golfanti
Modern Love poster Age: 43

Modern Love

1929
as François Renault
The Younger Generation poster Age: 42

The Younger Generation

1929
as Julius Goldfish - Pa
The Girl on the Barge poster Age: 42

The Girl on the Barge

1929
as McCadden
No poster
Age: 42

Give and Take

1928
as John Bauer
Jazz Mad poster Age: 42

Jazz Mad

1928
as Franz Hausmann
The Battle of the Sexes poster Age: 42

The Battle of the Sexes

1928
as William Judson
Abie's Irish Rose poster Age: 41

Abie's Irish Rose

1928
as Solomon Levy
The Secret Hour poster Age: 41

The Secret Hour

1928
as Tony
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg poster Age: 41

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928
as Dr. Jüttner
13 Washington Square poster Age: 41

13 Washington Square

1928
as 'Deacon' Pyecroft
Alias The Deacon poster Age: 40

Alias The Deacon

1927
as George Caswell or The Deacon
The Wrong Mr. Wright poster Age: 40

The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927
as Seymour White
The Old Soak poster Age: 40

The Old Soak

1926
as Clement Hawley, Sr.
Flames poster Age: 40

Flames

1926
as Ole Bergson
It Must Be Love poster Age: 40

It Must Be Love

1926
as Pop Schmidt
My Old Dutch poster Age: 39

My Old Dutch

1926
as 'Erb 'Uggins
The Greater Glory poster Age: 39

The Greater Glory

1926
as Gustav Schmidt
Stella Dallas poster Age: 39

Stella Dallas

1925
as Ed Munn
No poster
Age: 39

A Woman's Faith

1925
as Jules Cluny
Don Q Son of Zorro poster Age: 38

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925
as Don Fabrique Borusta
Fifth Avenue Models poster Age: 38

Fifth Avenue Models

1925
as Mr. Jones - a Crook
Dangerous Innocence poster Age: 38

Dangerous Innocence

1925
as Gilchrist
So Big poster Age: 38

So Big

1924
as Aug Hempel
Cheap Kisses poster Age: 38

Cheap Kisses

1924
as Gustaf Borgstrom
Greed poster Age: 38

Greed

1924
as Marcus
Her Night of Romance poster Age: 38

Her Night of Romance

1924
as Joe Diamond
Sinners in Silk poster Age: 38

Sinners in Silk

1924
as Dr. Eustace
The Woman on the Jury poster Age: 37

The Woman on the Jury

1924
as Jury Foreman
The Goldfish poster Age: 37

The Goldfish

1924
as Herman Krauss
No poster
Age: 37

The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

1924
Torment poster Age: 37

Torment

1924
as Boris
Red Lights poster Age: 37

Red Lights

1923
as Ezra Carson
Quicksands poster Age: 36

Quicksands

1923
as Ring Member
Jazzmania poster Age: 36

Jazzmania

1923
as Prince Otto of Como
The Strangers' Banquet poster Age: 36

The Strangers' Banquet

1922
as Fiend
Tess of the Storm Country poster Age: 36

Tess of the Storm Country

1922
as Ben Letts
Heart's Haven poster Age: 36

Heart's Haven

1922
as Henry Bird
When Romance Rides poster Age: 35

When Romance Rides

1922
as Joel Creech
The Man Of The Forest poster Age: 34

The Man Of The Forest

1921
as Lem Beasley
A Certain Rich Man poster Age: 34

A Certain Rich Man

1921
as Adrian Brownwell
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse poster Age: 34

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921
as Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 34

The Servant in the House

1921
as Manson, The Servant in the House
The Deceiver poster Age: 34

The Deceiver

1920
Merely Mary Ann poster Age: 34

Merely Mary Ann

1920
as Stranger
The Golden Trail poster Age: 34

The Golden Trail

1920
as Harry Teal
The Red Lane poster Age: 34

The Red Lane

1920
as Vetal Beaulieu
Love's Prisoner poster Age: 32

Love's Prisoner

1919
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Would Destroy poster Age: 32

Whom the Gods Would Destroy

1919
The Answer poster Age: 31

The Answer

1918
as Shepard
No poster
Age: 31

Little Red Decides

1918
as Sour Milk
Madame Spy poster Age: 31

Madame Spy

1918
as Count Von Ornstorff
Princess Virtue poster Age: 31

Princess Virtue

1917
as Emile Carre
'49–'17 poster Age: 31

'49–'17

1917
as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor
A Stormy Knight poster Age: 31

A Stormy Knight

1917
as Dr. Fraser
The Soul Herder poster Age: 31

The Soul Herder

1917
as The Minister
Southern Justice poster Age: 30

Southern Justice

1917
as Caleb Talbot
No poster
Age: 30

The Clash of Steel

1917
as Prince Feodor
Perils of the Secret Service poster Age: 30

Perils of the Secret Service

1917
as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)
The Saintly Sinner poster Age: 30

The Saintly Sinner

1917
as Undetermined Role
The Terror poster Age: 30

The Terror

1917
as Jimm, the Dope
Love Aflame poster Age: 30

Love Aflame

1917
as Reginald
Fighting for Love poster Age: 30

Fighting for Love

1917
as Ferdinand
Black Orchids poster Age: 30

Black Orchids

1917
No poster
Age: 30

Kinkaid, Gambler

1916
No poster
Age: 29

Bullets and Brown Eyes

1916
Hell's Hinges poster Age: 29

Hell's Hinges

1916
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Disciple poster Age: 29

The Disciple

1915
as Mob Member
No poster
Age: 29

Never Again

1915
A New Hat for the Madam poster Age: 20

A New Hat for the Madam

1906
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