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About Jean Hersholt
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.
Everything about Jean Hersholt →- Occupation
- film actor, actor, linguist, translator
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Denmark, United States
- Born
- July 12, 1886
- Died
- June 2, 1956