Portrait of Jean Hersholt

Acting

Jean Hersholt

Career

Active from 1915 to 1955, with a break from 1945 to 1954, busiest in 1932 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Greed
Greed
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Hersholt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Melodrama 6
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 67
Run for Cover
Run for Cover (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Swenson

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 59
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jean Hersholt

To the People of the United States
To the People of the United States (1944)

as Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jean Hersholt

Melody for Three
Melody for Three (1941)

as Doctor Paul Christian

They Meet Again
They Meet Again (1941)

as Doctor Paul Christian

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)

as Doctor Paul Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian
The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)

as Doctor Paul Christian

Remedy for Riches
Remedy for Riches (1940)

as Doctor Paul Christian

1930s

50 titles ยท average score 60
Happy Landing
Happy Landing (1938)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lars Ericksen

Heidi
Heidi (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

as Adolph Kramer

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Father Chevillon

His Brother's Wife
His Brother's Wife (1936)
GoodWatch score 44

as Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

Men in White
Men in White (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Hochberg

The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Emil Brandt

Emma
Emma (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Frederick Smith

Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

as Senf

Susan Lenox
Susan Lenox (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Karl Ohlin

Mamba
Mamba (1930)

as August Bolte (Mamba)

Hell Harbor
Hell Harbor (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Joseph Horngold

The Climax
The Climax (1930)

as Luigi Golfanti

1920s

46 titles ยท average score 74
The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Julius Goldfish - Pa

The Girl on the Barge
The Girl on the Barge (1929)

as McCadden

Modern Love
Modern Love (1929)

as Franรงois Renault

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Jรผttner

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

as William Judson

Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose (1928)

as Solomon Levy

13 Washington Square
13 Washington Square (1928)

as 'Deacon' Pyecroft

Alias The Deacon
Alias The Deacon (1927)

as George Caswell or The Deacon

Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)
GoodWatch score 68

as Don Fabrique Borusta

Greed
Greed (1924)
GoodWatch score 88

as Marcus

Her Night of Romance
Her Night of Romance (1924)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joe Diamond

Jazzmania
Jazzmania (1923)

as Prince Otto of Como

1910s

18 titles ยท average score 60
Love's Prisoner
Love's Prisoner (1919)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Little Red Decides
Little Red Decides (1918)

as Sour Milk

The Soul Herder
The Soul Herder (1917)

as The Minister

'49 โ€“ '17
'49 โ€“ '17 (1917)
GoodWatch score 58

as 'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

Perils of the Secret Service
Perils of the Secret Service (1917)

as Prince Feodor (Episode #2)

The Terror
The Terror (1917)

as Jimm, the Dope

Southern Justice
Southern Justice (1917)

as Caleb Talbot

The Clash of Steel
The Clash of Steel (1917)

as Prince Feodor

Love Aflame
Love Aflame (1917)

as Reginald

Hell's Hinges
Hell's Hinges (1916)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Aryan
The Aryan (1916)

as (uncredited)

The Disciple
The Disciple (1915)

as Mob Member