Jean Hersholt
Actor · 108 credits · 24 in highly-rated films
Best known for Greed (1924)
Frequent collaborators: Jack Mulhall, Noble Johnson, Zasu Pitts, Jack Curtis, John Gilbert
Best Jean Hersholt movies by genre
Movies (106 total, ranked by score)
1Greed
1924 · ★ 7.3 (202 votes)
Drama, Crime
2Grand Hotel
1932 · ★ 7.0 (358 votes)
Drama, Romance
3Heidi
1937 · ★ 6.9 (119 votes)
Drama, Family, Music
4Dinner at Eight
1933 · ★ 6.8 (127 votes)
Comedy, Drama
5The Fountain
1934 · ★ 9.5 (1 votes)
Drama, Romance
6They Meet Again
1941 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama
7Happy Landing
1938 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Comedy, Music
8So Big
1924
Drama
9Flesh
1932 · ★ 5.6 (13 votes)
Drama, Romance
10Run for Cover
1955 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)
Western, Drama
11The Phantom of Paris
1931 · ★ 5.9 (6 votes)
Drama, Crime
12The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921 · ★ 6.6 (60 votes)
War, Romance, Drama
13Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 · ★ 6.8 (33 votes)
Music, Drama, Romance
14The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
15Reunion
1936
Comedy
16Murder in the Fleet
1935 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
17Stella Dallas
1925 · ★ 7.1 (16 votes)
Drama
18Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)
Drama
19Hearts of Humanity
1932 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
20Private Lives
1931 · ★ 6.3 (16 votes)
Comedy, Romance
21Mark of the Vampire
1935 · ★ 6.2 (145 votes)
Mystery, Horror
22The Younger Generation
1929 · ★ 6.9 (12 votes)
Drama
23Tough Guy
1936 · ★ 4.6 (5 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
24The Crime of the Century
1933 · ★ 6.7 (12 votes)
Crime, Mystery
- 25
The Girl on the Barge
1929
Drama, Romance
26The Cat Creeps
1930 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)
Horror, Mystery
27The Aryan
1916 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Western
28'49–'17
1917 · ★ 5.4 (12 votes)
Western
29The Painted Veil
1934 · ★ 6.4 (39 votes)
Drama, Romance
30Dancing in the Dark
1949 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)
Comedy, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.