Nils Asther

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 16, 1897

died

October 13, 1981

place of birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

also known as

Nils Anton Alfhild Asther

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Night Monster
6.3

Night Monster

1942as Agor Singh
The Feathered Serpent
6.1

The Feathered Serpent

1948as Paul Evans
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
6.3

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932as General Yen
The Man in Half Moon Street
5.9

The Man in Half Moon Street

1945as Dr. Julian Karell
The Sea Bat
4.4

The Sea Bat

1930as Carl
The Hour Before the Dawn
6.4

The Hour Before the Dawn

1944as Kurt van der Breughel
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
6.0

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

2022as Self (archive footage)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
7.4

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928as Count Luigi Ravelli
The Washington Masquerade
6.8

The Washington Masquerade

1932as Henri Brenner
Bluebeard
5.4

Bluebeard

1944as Inspector Lefevre
Letty Lynton
7.2

Letty Lynton

1932as Emile Renaul
Wild Orchids
6.4

Wild Orchids

1929as Prince de Gace
A Trip to Mars
6.4

A Trip to Mars

1918as Martian citizen
The Crime Doctor
3.8

The Crime Doctor

1934as Gary Patten
Son of Lassie
6.2

Son of Lassie

1945as Olav
If I Were Free
5.0

If I Were Free

1933as Tono Casanove
Submarine Alert
4.8

Submarine Alert

1943as Dr. Arthur Huneker
By Candlelight
5.5

By Candlelight

1933as Prince Alfred Von Rommer
Sweater Girl
5.3

Sweater Girl

1942as Prof. Henri Menard
Storm at Daybreak
6.6

Storm at Daybreak

1933as Capt. Geza Petery
Alaska
7.0

Alaska

1944as Thomas Leroux
That Man from Tangier
4.0

That Man from Tangier

1953as Henri
Mystery Broadcast
6.7

Mystery Broadcast

1943as Ricky Moreno
The Blue Danube
10.0

The Blue Danube

1928as Erich von Statzen
The Cossacks
7.4

The Cossacks

1928as Prince Olenin Stieshneff
But the Flesh Is Weak
6.3

But the Flesh Is Weak

1932as Prince Paul
Abdul the Damned
6.5

Abdul the Damned

1935as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police
Our Dancing Daughters
6.3

Our Dancing Daughters

1928as Norman
Love, Honor and Goodbye
5.5

Love, Honor and Goodbye

1945as Tony Linnard
Love's Crucible
6.5

Love's Crucible

1922as Apprentice
The Single Standard
5.9

The Single Standard

1929as Packy Cannon
Dream of Love
7.3

Dream of Love

1928as Prince Mauritz
The Man Who Lost Himself
5.4

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941as Peter Ransome
Lady in White
6.1

Lady in White

1962as Simon Ek
Love Time
10.0

Love Time

1934as Franz Schubert
Jealousy
5.7

Jealousy

1945as Peter Urban
When Darkness Falls
5.6

When Darkness Falls

1960as Vicar Tord Ekstedt
The Night of January 16th
5.8

The Night of January 16th

1941as Bjorn Faulkner
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
6.8

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941as Constanzo Labardi
Loves of an Actress
8.0

Loves of an Actress

1928as Raoul Duval
Wrath of the Seas
5.5

Wrath of the Seas

1926as Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried
Sorrell and Son
6.0

Sorrell and Son

1927as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell
Flying Blind
4.6

Flying Blind

1941as Eric Karolek
The Wings
5.9

The Wings

1916as Aspiring actor
The Gyurkovics Boys
5.0

The Gyurkovics Boys

1920as Bandi Gyurkovics
Svenska Floyd
5.7

Svenska Floyd

1961as Vincent Mitella
Topsy and Eva
10.0

Topsy and Eva

1927as George Shelby
Forced Landing
6.0

Forced Landing

1941as Col. Jan Golas
The Right To Romance
4.9

The Right To Romance

1933as Dr. Helmuth Heppling
Madame Spy
7.5

Madame Spy

1934as Capt. Franck