| Jean Hersholt  Born: 12-Jul-1886
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 2-Jun-1956
Location of death: Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder, Motion Picture Relief Fund Namesake of the Motion Picture Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Wife: Via Andersen (m. 1914, one son)
Son: Allan
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President (1945-49)
Oscar (honorary) 1940 (shared)
Oscar (honorary) 1950
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6501 Hollywood Blvd.
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Run for Cover (29-Apr-1955) · Swenson
Dancing in the Dark (2-Dec-1949)
Stage Door Canteen (24-Jun-1943) · Himself
Melody for Three (1941)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (7-Apr-1939)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (24-May-1938)
Happy Landing (23-Jan-1938)
Heidi (15-Oct-1937) · Adolph Kramer
Seventh Heaven (25-Mar-1937)
One in a Million (31-Dec-1936)
His Brother's Wife (7-Aug-1936) · Prof. Fahrenheim
The Country Doctor (12-Mar-1936)
Tough Guy (24-Jan-1936) · Doctor
Murder in the Fleet (27-May-1935) · Victor Hanson
Break of Hearts (16-May-1935) · Prof. Thalma
Mark of the Vampire (28-Mar-1935) · Baron Otto
The Painted Veil (23-Nov-1934) · Herr Koerber
The Fountain (23-Aug-1934)
Men in White (28-Mar-1934) · Dr. Hochberg
The Cat and the Fiddle (16-Feb-1934) · Prof. Bertier
Dinner at Eight (29-Aug-1933) · Jo Stengel
Flesh (8-Dec-1932) · Mr. Herman
The Mask of Fu Manchu (5-Nov-1932) · Von Berg
Skyscraper Souls (16-Jul-1932) · Jake
Unashamed (2-Jul-1932)
New Morals for Old (4-Jun-1932) · Hallett
Night Court (23-Apr-1932) · Janitor
Grand Hotel (12-Apr-1932) · Senf, the Porter
Are You Listening? (26-Mar-1932)
The Beast of the City (13-Feb-1932)
Emma (2-Jan-1932)
Private Lives (12-Dec-1931) · Oscar
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (23-Oct-1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Rise and Fall) (10-Oct-1931) · Ohlin
The Phantom of Paris (12-Sep-1931)
Daybreak (2-May-1931) · Herr Schnabel
Hell Harbor (15-Mar-1930)
The Younger Generation (4-Mar-1929)
The Battle of the Sexes (12-Oct-1928) · The Father
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (21-Sep-1927) · Dr. Jüttner
Stella Dallas (16-Nov-1925)
Don Q, Son of Zorro (15-Jun-1925)
Greed (4-Dec-1924) · Marcus
Her Night of Romance (Oct-1924) · Joseph Diamond
Souls for Sale (27-Mar-1923) · Himself
Tess of the Storm Country (12-Nov-1922)
'49-'17 (15-Oct-1917)
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