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Jean Hersholt Acting Filmography (135)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004·Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women
2003·Self (archive footage)

Run for Cover
1955·Mr. Swenson

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954·Self

Dancing in the Dark
1949·Jean Hersholt

To the People of the United States
1944·Colonel Jensen - Medical Corps

Stage Door Canteen
1943·Jean Hersholt

They Meet Again
1941·Doctor Paul Christian

Melody for Three
1941·Doctor Paul Christian

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941

Remedy for Riches
1940·Doctor Paul Christian

The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940·Doctor Paul Christian

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940·Doctor Paul Christian

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940·Self

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939·Mr. Sutter

Meet Dr. Christian
1939·Doctor Paul Christian

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938·Prof. Heinrich

Happy Landing
1938·Lars Ericksen

Five of a Kind
1938·Dr. John Luke

I'll Give a Million
1938·Victor

One in a Million
1937·Heinrich Muller

Seventh Heaven
1937·Father Chevillon

Heidi
1937·Adolph Kramer

His Brother's Wife
1936·Professor 'Pop' Fahrenheim

Tough Guy
1936·Dr. Mulback

The Country Doctor
1936·Dr. John Luke

Reunion
1936·Dr. John Luke

Sins of Man
1936·Christopher Freyman

Mark of the Vampire
1935·Baron Otto

Break of Hearts
1935·Professor Thalma

Murder in the Fleet
1935·Victor Hanson

The Painted Veil
1934·Herr Koerber

The Cat and the Fiddle
1934·Professor Bertier

Men in White
1934·Dr. Hochberg

The Fountain
1934·Baron von Leyden

Dinner at Eight
1933·Jo Stengel

The Crime of the Century
1933·Dr. Emil Brandt

Song of the Eagle
1933·Otto Hoffman

Christopher Bean
1933·Rosen

The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932·Von Berg

The Beast of the City
1932·Samuel "Sam" Belmonte

Grand Hotel
1932·Senf

Emma
1932·Frederick Smith

Flesh
1932·Mr. Herman

Hearts of Humanity
1932·Sol Bloom

Are You Listening?
1932·George Wagner

New Morals for Old
1932·James Hallett

Unashamed
1932·Mr. Schmidt

Skyscraper Souls
1932·Jake

Night Court
1932·Herman the Janitor

The Phantom of Paris
1931·Herman

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931·Karl Ohlin

Daybreak
1931·Herr Schnabel

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931·Dr. Dulac

Transatlantic
1931·Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

Private Lives
1931·Oscar

East Is West
1930·Man

Hell Harbor
1930·Joseph Horngold

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930·Posnanski

Viennese Nights
1930·Herr Hofner, Elsa's Father

Mamba
1930·August Bolte (Mamba)

The Cat Creeps
1930·Dr. Patterson

The Climax
1930·Luigi Golfanti

The Third Alarm
1930·Frank 'Dad' Morton

The Younger Generation
1929·Julius Goldfish - Pa

The Girl on the Barge
1929·McCadden

Modern Love
1929·François Renault

Abie's Irish Rose
1928·Solomon Levy

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928·Dr. Jüttner

The Battle of the Sexes
1928·William Judson
Give and Take
1928·John Bauer

The Secret Hour
1928·Tony

Jazz Mad
1928·Franz Hausmann

13 Washington Square
1928·'Deacon' Pyecroft

The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927·Seymour White

Alias The Deacon
1927·George Caswell or The Deacon

Flames
1926·Ole Bergson

The Old Soak
1926·Clement Hawley, Sr.

My Old Dutch
1926·'Erb 'Uggins

The Greater Glory
1926·Gustav Schmidt

It Must Be Love
1926·Pop Schmidt

Fifth Avenue Models
1925·Mr. Jones - a Crook

Don Q Son of Zorro
1925·Don Fabrique Borusta

Stella Dallas
1925·Ed Munn

Dangerous Innocence
1925·Gilchrist
A Woman's Faith
1925·Jules Cluny

Greed
1924·Marcus

Cheap Kisses
1924·Gustaf Borgstrom

Her Night of Romance
1924·Joe Diamond

So Big
1924·Aug Hempel
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924

The Goldfish
1924·Herman Krauss

The Woman on the Jury
1924·Jury Foreman

Torment
1924·Boris

Sinners in Silk
1924·Dr. Eustace

Jazzmania
1923·Prince Otto of Como

Souls for Sale
1923·Self - Celebrity Actor

Red Lights
1923·Ezra Carson

Quicksands
1923·Ring Member

When Romance Rides
1922·Joel Creech

Tess of the Storm Country
1922·Ben Letts

The Strangers' Banquet
1922·Fiend

Heart's Haven
1922·Henry Bird

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921·Prof. von Hartrott (uncredited)

The Man Of The Forest
1921·Lem Beasley

A Certain Rich Man
1921·Adrian Brownwell
The Servant in the House
1921·Manson, The Servant in the House

The Golden Trail
1920·Harry Teal

The Deceiver
1920

The Red Lane
1920·Vetal Beaulieu

Merely Mary Ann
1920·Stranger

Love's Prisoner
1919·Party Guest (uncredited)

Whom the Gods Would Destroy
1919

Madame Spy
1918·Count Von Ornstorff
Little Red Decides
1918·Sour Milk

The Answer
1918·Shepard

The Terror
1917·Jimm, the Dope
The Clash of Steel
1917·Prince Feodor

Perils of the Secret Service
1917·Prince Feodor (Episode #2)

Black Orchids
1917

'49–'17
1917·'Gentleman Jim' Raynor

The Soul Herder
1917·The Minister

Princess Virtue
1917·Emile Carre

The Saintly Sinner
1917·Undetermined Role

A Stormy Knight
1917·Dr. Fraser

Southern Justice
1917·Caleb Talbot

Love Aflame
1917·Reginald

Fighting for Love
1917·Ferdinand

Hell's Hinges
1916·Bartender (uncredited)

The Aryan
1916·(uncredited)
Kinkaid, Gambler
1916
Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916

The Disciple
1915·Mob Member
Never Again
1915

A New Hat for the Madam
1906