Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Known for
Acting
Born
January 16, 1897
Died
October 13, 1981 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Copenhagen, Denmark

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Nils Anton Alfhild Asther (17 January 1897 - 13 October 1981) was a Danish-born Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid 1950s, known for his beautiful face and often called "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963 he appeared in over 70 feature films, 16 done in the silent era. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Nils Anton Alfhild Asther, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

2022
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer poster

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1963
Gudrun poster

Gudrun

Movie · as Mr. Roscoe

1962
Lady in White poster

Lady in White

Movie · as Simon Ek

1961
Svenska Floyd poster

Svenska Floyd

Movie · as Vincent Mitella

1960
When Darkness Falls poster

When Darkness Falls

Movie · as Vicar Tord Ekstedt

1953
That Man from Tangier poster

That Man from Tangier

Movie · as Henri

1948
The Feathered Serpent poster

The Feathered Serpent

Movie · as Paul Evans

1945
Jealousy poster

Jealousy

Movie · as Peter Urban

1945
The Man in Half Moon Street poster

The Man in Half Moon Street

Movie · as Dr. Julian Karell

1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye poster

Love, Honor and Goodbye

Movie · as Tony Linnard

1945
Son of Lassie poster

Son of Lassie

Movie · as Olav

1944
Bluebeard poster

Bluebeard

Movie · as Inspector Lefevre

1944
Alaska poster

Alaska

Movie · as Thomas Leroux

1944
The Hour Before the Dawn poster

The Hour Before the Dawn

Movie · as Kurt van der Breughel

1943
Submarine Alert poster

Submarine Alert

Movie · as Dr. Arthur Huneker

1943
Mystery Broadcast poster

Mystery Broadcast

Movie · as Ricky Moreno

1942
Night Monster poster

Night Monster

Movie · as Agor Singh

1942
Sweater Girl poster

Sweater Girl

Movie · as Prof. Henri Menard

1942
The Night Before the Divorce poster

The Night Before the Divorce

Movie · as Victor Roselle

1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day poster

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Movie · as Constanzo Labardi

1941
The Night of January 16th poster

The Night of January 16th

Movie · as Bjorn Faulkner

1941
Forced Landing poster

Forced Landing

Movie · as Col. Jan Golas

1941
Flying Blind poster

Flying Blind

Movie · as Eric Karolek

1941
The Man Who Lost Himself poster

The Man Who Lost Himself

Movie · as Peter Ransome

1937
Make-Up

Make-Up

Movie · as Bux

1936
Guilty Melody poster

Guilty Melody

Movie · as Galloni

1936
The Marriage of Corbal

The Marriage of Corbal

Movie · as Varennes

1935
Abdul the Damned poster

Abdul the Damned

Movie · as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

1935
Do You Remember?

Do You Remember?

Movie · as (archive footage)

1934
The Crime Doctor poster

The Crime Doctor

Movie · as Gary Patten

1934
Love Time poster

Love Time

Movie · as Franz Schubert

1934
Madame Spy poster

Madame Spy

Movie · as Capt. Franck

1934
The Love Captive poster

The Love Captive

Movie · as Dr. Alexis Collender

1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Movie · as General Yen

1933
If I Were Free poster

If I Were Free

Movie · as Tono Casanove

1933
By Candlelight poster

By Candlelight

Movie · as Prince Alfred Von Rommer

1933
The Right To Romance poster

The Right To Romance

Movie · as Dr. Helmuth Heppling

1933
Storm at Daybreak poster

Storm at Daybreak

Movie · as Capt. Geza Petery

1932
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) poster

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

Movie · as Himself

1932
Letty Lynton poster

Letty Lynton

Movie · as Emile Renaul

1932
But the Flesh Is Weak poster

But the Flesh Is Weak

Movie · as Prince Paul

1932
The Washington Masquerade poster

The Washington Masquerade

Movie · as Henri Brenner

1930
The Sea Bat poster

The Sea Bat

Movie · as Carl

1929
Wild Orchids poster

Wild Orchids

Movie · as Prince de Gace

1929
The Single Standard poster

The Single Standard

Movie · as Packy Cannon

1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh poster

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Movie · as Count Luigi Ravelli

1928
Our Dancing Daughters poster

Our Dancing Daughters

Movie · as Norman

1928
The Cardboard Lover poster

The Cardboard Lover

Movie · as Andre

1928
The Cossacks poster

The Cossacks

Movie · as Prince Olenin Stieshneff

1928
The Blue Danube poster

The Blue Danube

Movie · as Erich von Statzen

1928
Dream of Love poster

Dream of Love

Movie · as Prince Mauritz

1928
Loves of an Actress poster

Loves of an Actress

Movie · as Raoul Duval

1927
Topsy and Eva poster

Topsy and Eva

Movie · as George Shelby

1927
Sorrell and Son poster

Sorrell and Son

Movie · as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell

1927
Hotelratten

Hotelratten

Movie · as Fürst Ladrone

1927
Crooks in Tails poster

Crooks in Tails

Movie · as George Valeska

1926
The Golden Butterfly poster

The Golden Butterfly

Movie · as Andy McFarland

1926
Wrath of the Seas poster

Wrath of the Seas

Movie · as Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried

1926
Adventure Mad

Adventure Mad

Movie · as Reginald Ellis

1926
The Sweet Girl poster

The Sweet Girl

Movie · as The Prince's Son

1924
Carl XII:s Courier poster

Carl XII:s Courier

Movie · as Stanislaus, Potockis nevö

1923
The Norrtull Gang poster

The Norrtull Gang

Movie

1922
Love's Crucible poster

Love's Crucible

Movie · as Apprentice

1920
The Gyurkovics Boys poster

The Gyurkovics Boys

Movie · as Bandi Gyurkovics

1918
A Trip to Mars poster

A Trip to Mars

Movie · as Martian citizen

1918
Retten sejrer poster

Retten sejrer

Movie

1917
Hittebarnet poster

Hittebarnet

Movie

1916
The Wings poster

The Wings

Movie · as Aspiring actor