- Films
- 42
- Avg rating
- 6.88
- Peak run
- 1916’31
- 7+ run
- 2 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
6.88
19 rated films
Vote weighted
6.90
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
40y
1916 to 1955
Total votes
92.7K
across every film
Best
8.0
Greed
Worst
6.3
Mark of the Vampire
Newest first
Filmography
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Mr. Swenson | 6.7 | 2,082 |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Sutter | · | 934 |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Professor Heinrich | 6.8 | 2,520 |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Victor | · | 313 |
| 1937 | Heidi | Adolph Kramer | 7.2 | 5,447 |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Father Chevillon | 7.0 | 1,248 |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Professor Fahrenheim | · | 775 |
| 1936 | One in a Million | Heinrich Muller | · | 370 |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Professor Thalma | · | 709 |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire | Baron Otto | 6.3 | 6,194 |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Victor Hanson | · | 342 |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Professor | · | 512 |
| 1934 | Men in White | Dr. 'Hockie' Hochberg | · | 835 |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Herr Koerber | 6.5 | 1,894 |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century | Dr. Emil Brandt | · | 279 |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Jo Stengel | 7.5 | 9,829 |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | George Wagner | · | 549 |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Sam Belmonte | 6.7 | 1,707 |
| 1932 | Emma | Frederick Smith | 7.0 | 1,275 |
| 1932 | Flesh | Mr. Herman | · | 794 |
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▲+0.06
- William K. HowardDirector and actor · 2 films
- Sidney FranklinDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.24
- John S. RobertsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.29
- Richard BoleslawskiDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.25
- Charles BrabinDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.45 avg▼−0.39
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
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.