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Nils Asther

Acting
84 years oldCopenhagen, 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.

Personal Details

Born
January 16, 1897 - October 13, 1981 (age 84)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Nils Anton Alfhild Asther

Movies (50)

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
6.0

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Gudrun
8.0

Gudrun

as Mr. Roscoe

1963

Lady in White
5.7

Lady in White

as Simon Ek

1962

Svenska Floyd
4.0

Svenska Floyd

as Vincent Mitella

1961

When Darkness Falls
5.4

When Darkness Falls

as Vicar Tord Ekstedt

1960

That Man from Tangier
1.0

That Man from Tangier

as Henri

1953

The Feathered Serpent
5.8

The Feathered Serpent

as Paul Evans

1948

Love, Honor and Goodbye
4.0

Love, Honor and Goodbye

as Tony Linnard

1945

Jealousy
5.4

Jealousy

as Peter Urban

1945

Son of Lassie
6.0

Son of Lassie

as Olav

1945

The Man in Half Moon Street
5.4

The Man in Half Moon Street

as Dr. Julian Karell

1945

Alaska
5.0

Alaska

as Thomas Leroux

1944

Bluebeard
5.3

Bluebeard

as Inspector Lefevre

1944

The Hour Before the Dawn
5.5

The Hour Before the Dawn

as Kurt van der Breughel

1944

Mystery Broadcast
6.2

Mystery Broadcast

as Ricky Moreno

1943

Submarine Alert
4.3

Submarine Alert

as Dr. Arthur Huneker

1943

Night Monster
6.2

Night Monster

as Agor Singh

1942

Sweater Girl
4.0

Sweater Girl

as Prof. Henri Menard

1942

The Night Before the Divorce
4.5

The Night Before the Divorce

as Victor Roselle

1942

The Night of January 16th
5.0

The Night of January 16th

as Bjorn Faulkner

1941

Flying Blind
3.3

Flying Blind

as Eric Karolek

1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
6.6

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

as Constanzo Labardi

1941

Forced Landing
4.0

Forced Landing

as Col. Jan Golas

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself
4.3

The Man Who Lost Himself

as Peter Ransome

1941

Make-Up

Make-Up

as Bux

1937

Guilty Melody

Guilty Melody

as Galloni

1936

The Marriage of Corbal
5.0

The Marriage of Corbal

as Varennes

1936

Abdul the Damned
5.3

Abdul the Damned

as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

1935

Do You Remember?

Do You Remember?

as (archive footage)

1935

Love Time

Love Time

as Franz Schubert

1934

The Love Captive

The Love Captive

as Dr. Alexis Collender

1934

The Crime Doctor
2.7

The Crime Doctor

as Gary Patten

1934

Madame Spy
6.0

Madame Spy

as Capt. Franck

1934

By Candlelight
5.5

By Candlelight

as Prince Alfred Von Rommer

1933

If I Were Free
4.3

If I Were Free

as Tono Casanove

1933

The Right To Romance
4.0

The Right To Romance

as Dr. Helmuth Heppling

1933

Storm at Daybreak
5.8

Storm at Daybreak

as Capt. Geza Petery

1933

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
6.2

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as General Yen

1932

The Washington Masquerade
6.5

The Washington Masquerade

as Henri Brenner

1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
6.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

as Himself

1932

Letty Lynton
6.8

Letty Lynton

as Emile Renaul

1932

But the Flesh Is Weak
5.3

But the Flesh Is Weak

as Prince Paul

1932

The Sea Bat
4.3

The Sea Bat

as Carl

1930

The Single Standard
5.5

The Single Standard

as Packy Cannon

1929

Wild Orchids
6.3

Wild Orchids

as Prince de Gace

1929

Dream of Love
7.0

Dream of Love

as Prince Mauritz

1928

The Cardboard Lover
5.4

The Cardboard Lover

as Andre

1928

Our Dancing Daughters
6.2

Our Dancing Daughters

as Norman

1928

Loves of an Actress

Loves of an Actress

as Raoul Duval

1928

The Cossacks
7.3

The Cossacks

as Prince Olenin Stieshneff

1928