Jean Hersholt

Birth Name:

Jean Pierre Hersholt

Birth Place:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Assistant director

Served as the President of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, which provides support for financial support for film industry employees, for 18 years
The Academy Awards' Humanitarian Award was named after him in recognition of his being one of Hollywood's most active philanthropists during his lifetime
Was a leader of the effort to establish the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California
Was knighted by King Christian X of Denmark in 1948 for his translation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales
Began his acting career in the Danish films "Konfirmanden" and "Oplob Pa Frederiskberg" in 1906
Made his American acting debut as an extra in the film "The Disciple" in 1915
Best known for his role as Adolph Kramer in "Heidi" and as the star of the radio program "Dr․ Christian․"
Collected and translated a six-volume set of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales that he called "The Complete Andersen," and also wrote several articles on the author and edited "The Andersen-Scudder-Letters" in 1948
Created the kindly doctor character Dr․ Christian, named after his favorite author, Hans Christian Andersen, in 1937 for the radio show by the same name, and also starred in several films produced by RKO
Directed and starred in the films "The Golden Trail" and "The Deceiver" in 1920 and "When Romance Rides" in 1922

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