- Films
- 47
- Avg rating
- 6.87
- Peak run
- 1916’27
- 7+ run
- 4 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Jean by the numbers
Average
6.87
22 rated films
Vote weighted
6.89
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.46
rating spread
Career
48y
1916 to 1963
Total votes
100K
across every film
Best
8.0
Greed
Worst
6.3
Mark of the Vampire
Newest first
Filmography
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | · | · | 493 |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | 6.7 | 2,084 |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | · | 6.3 | 1,948 |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Sutter | · | 935 |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Professor Heinrich | 6.8 | 2,518 |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Victor | · | 313 |
| 1937 |  Heidi | Adolph Kramer | 7.2 | 5,448 |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | 7.0 | 1,248 |
| 1936 | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | · | 370 |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Professor Fahrenheim | · | 775 |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | · | 710 |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | · | 343 |
| 1935 |  Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 6.3 | 6,202 |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | 6.5 | 1,895 |
| 1934 | Men in White | Dr. 'Hockie' Hochberg | · | 836 |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor | · | 512 |
| 1933 |  Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | 7.5 | 9,831 |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | · | 279 |
| 1932 |  Grand Hotel | Senf | 7.3 | 22,988 |
| 1932 | Flesh | Mr. Herman | · | 795 |
Better together?
Jean Hersholt's regulars
- Henry KingDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.10
- John MiljanCo-star · 4 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.07
- Lewis StoneCo-star · 3 films · 6.55 avg▼−0.28
- William K. HowardDirector and actor · 2 films
- Sidney FranklinDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.16
- John S. RobertsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.29
- Richard BoleslawskiDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.21
- Charles BrabinDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.45 avg▼−0.21
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Henry King and Jean Hersholt movies · Jean Hersholt and John Miljan movies · Jean Hersholt and Lewis Stone movies · William K. Howard and Jean Hersholt movies
Takes
On Jean Hersholt
3 nominations, 3 wins
Awards record
- WonSpecial Award · Academy Awards 1950Jean Hersholt
- WonSpecial Award · Academy Awards 1949Jean Hersholt
- WonSpecial Award · Academy Awards 1940The Motion Picture Relief Fund, Jean Hersholt, Ralph Morgan, Ralph Block, Conrad Nagel
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.