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Nils Asther

Acting 84 (deceased) years old Copenhagen, Denmark ★ 1.1
Born: January 16, 1897
Died: October 13, 1981

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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Filmography

Acting Credits (68)

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer Self (archive footage) 2022
Gudrun
Gudrun Mr. Roscoe 1963
Lady in White
Lady in White Simon Ek 1962
Svenska Floyd
Svenska Floyd Vincent Mitella 1961
When Darkness Falls
When Darkness Falls Vicar Tord Ekstedt 1960
That Man from Tangier
That Man from Tangier Henri 1953
The Feathered Serpent
The Feathered Serpent Paul Evans 1948
Love, Honor and Goodbye
Love, Honor and Goodbye Tony Linnard 1945
Jealousy
Jealousy Peter Urban 1945
Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie Olav 1945
The Man in Half Moon Street
The Man in Half Moon Street Dr. Julian Karell 1945
Alaska
Alaska Thomas Leroux 1944
Bluebeard
Bluebeard Inspector Lefevre 1944
The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn Kurt van der Breughel 1944
Mystery Broadcast
Mystery Broadcast Ricky Moreno 1943
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert Dr. Arthur Huneker 1943
Night Monster
Night Monster Agor Singh 1942
Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl Prof. Henri Menard 1942
The Night Before the Divorce
The Night Before the Divorce Victor Roselle 1942
The Night of January 16th
The Night of January 16th Bjorn Faulkner 1941
Flying Blind
Flying Blind Eric Karolek 1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Constanzo Labardi 1941
Forced Landing
Forced Landing Col. Jan Golas 1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself Peter Ransome 1941
Make-Up
Make-Up Bux 1937
Guilty Melody
Guilty Melody Galloni 1936
The Marriage of Corbal
The Marriage of Corbal Varennes 1936
Abdul the Damned
Abdul the Damned Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police 1935
Do You Remember?
Do You Remember? (archive footage) 1935
Love Time
Love Time Franz Schubert 1934
The Love Captive
The Love Captive Dr. Alexis Collender 1934
The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor Gary Patten 1934
Madame Spy
Madame Spy Capt. Franck 1934
By Candlelight
By Candlelight Prince Alfred Von Rommer 1933
If I Were Free
If I Were Free Tono Casanove 1933
The Right To Romance
The Right To Romance Dr. Helmuth Heppling 1933
Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak Capt. Geza Petery 1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen General Yen 1932
The Washington Masquerade
The Washington Masquerade Henri Brenner 1932
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) Himself 1932
Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton Emile Renaul 1932
But the Flesh Is Weak
But the Flesh Is Weak Prince Paul 1932
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat Carl 1930
The Single Standard
The Single Standard Packy Cannon 1929
Wild Orchids
Wild Orchids Prince de Gace 1929
Dream of Love
Dream of Love Prince Mauritz 1928
The Cardboard Lover
The Cardboard Lover Andre 1928
Our Dancing Daughters
Our Dancing Daughters Norman 1928
Loves of an Actress
Loves of an Actress Raoul Duval 1928
The Cossacks
The Cossacks Prince Olenin Stieshneff 1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Count Luigi Ravelli 1928
The Blue Danube
The Blue Danube Erich von Statzen 1928
Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell 1927
Topsy and Eva
Topsy and Eva George Shelby 1927
Hotelratten
Hotelratten Fürst Ladrone 1927
Gauner im Frack
Gauner im Frack George Valeska 1927
Wrath of the Seas
Wrath of the Seas Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried 1926
The Sweet Girl
The Sweet Girl The Prince's Son 1926
The Golden Butterfly
The Golden Butterfly Andy McFarland 1926
Adventure Mad
Adventure Mad Reginald Ellis 1926
Carl XII:s Courier
Carl XII:s Courier Stanislaus, Potockis nevö 1924
The Norrtull Gang
The Norrtull Gang 1923
Love's Crucible
Love's Crucible Apprentice 1922
The Gyurkovics Boys
The Gyurkovics Boys Bandi Gyurkovics 1920
A Trip to Mars
A Trip to Mars Martian citizen 1918
Retten sejrer
Retten sejrer 1918
Hittebarnet
Hittebarnet 1917
The Wings
The Wings Aspiring actor 1916

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