6.3
Movie
Acting
Nils Asther
- Born
- Died
- (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Credits
- 68 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
6.3
Movie
5.5
Movie
Bluebeard
6.2
Movie
Night Monster
7.4
Movie
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
6.4
Movie
A Trip to Mars
6.3
Movie
Our Dancing Daughters
6.2
Movie
Son of Lassie
5.9
Movie
The Wings
6.3
Movie
Wild Orchids
5.7
Movie
By Candlelight
5.4
Movie
Jealousy
6.1
Movie
The Feathered Serpent
7.0
Movie
Letty Lynton
4.4
Movie
The Sea Bat
4.8
Movie
Submarine Alert
5.6
Movie
When Darkness Falls
6.1
Movie
Lady in White
6.6
Movie
The Norrtull Gang
Acting credits 68
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1963 | Gudrun Film | Mr. Roscoe |
| 1962 | Lady in White Film | Simon Ek |
| 1961 | Svenska Floyd Film | Vincent Mitella |
| 1960 | When Darkness Falls Film | Vicar Tord Ekstedt |
| 1953 | That Man from Tangier Film | Henri |
| 1948 | The Feathered Serpent Film | Paul Evans |
| 1945 | Love, Honor and Goodbye Film | Tony Linnard |
| 1945 | Jealousy Film | Peter Urban |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie Film | Olav |
| 1945 | The Man in Half Moon Street Film | Dr. Julian Karell |
| 1944 | Alaska Film | Thomas Leroux |
| 1944 | Bluebeard Film | Inspector Lefevre |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn Film | Kurt van der Breughel |
| 1943 | Mystery Broadcast Film | Ricky Moreno |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert Film | Dr. Arthur Huneker |
| 1942 | Night Monster Film | Agor Singh |
| 1942 | Sweater Girl Film | Prof. Henri Menard |
| 1942 | The Night Before the Divorce Film | Victor Roselle |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16th Film | Bjorn Faulkner |
| 1941 | Flying Blind Film | Eric Karolek |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Film | Constanzo Labardi |
| 1941 | Forced Landing Film | Col. Jan Golas |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost Himself Film | Peter Ransome |
| 1937 | Make-Up Film | Bux |
| 1936 | Guilty Melody Film | Galloni |
| 1936 | The Marriage of Corbal Film | Varennes |
| 1935 | Abdul the Damned Film | Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police |
| 1935 | Do You Remember? Film | (archive footage) |
| 1934 | Love Time Film | Franz Schubert |
| 1934 | The Love Captive Film | Dr. Alexis Collender |
| 1934 | The Crime Doctor Film | Gary Patten |
| 1934 | Madame Spy Film | Capt. Franck |
| 1933 | By Candlelight Film | Prince Alfred Von Rommer |
| 1933 | If I Were Free Film | Tono Casanove |
| 1933 | The Right To Romance Film | Dr. Helmuth Heppling |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak Film | Capt. Geza Petery |
| 1933 | The Bitter Tea of General Yen Film | General Yen |
| 1932 | The Washington Masquerade Film | Henri Brenner |
| 1932 | Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) Film | Himself |
| 1932 | Letty Lynton Film | Emile Renaul |
| 1932 | But the Flesh Is Weak Film | Prince Paul |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat Film | Carl |
| 1929 | The Single Standard Film | Packy Cannon |
| 1929 | Wild Orchids Film | Prince de Gace |
| 1928 | Dream of Love Film | Prince Mauritz |
| 1928 | The Cardboard Lover Film | Andre |
| 1928 | Our Dancing Daughters Film | Norman |
| 1928 | Loves of an Actress Film | Raoul Duval |
| 1928 | The Cossacks Film | Prince Olenin Stieshneff |
| 1928 | Laugh, Clown, Laugh Film | Count Luigi Ravelli |
| 1928 | The Blue Danube Film | Erich von Statzen |
| 1927 | Sorrell and Son Film | Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell |
| 1927 | Topsy and Eva Film | George Shelby |
| 1927 | Hotelratten Film | Fürst Ladrone |
| 1927 | Crooks in Tails Film | George Valeska |
| 1926 | Wrath of the Seas Film | Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried |
| 1926 | The Sweet Girl Film | The Prince's Son |
| 1926 | The Golden Butterfly Film | Andy McFarland |
| 1926 | Adventure Mad Film | Reginald Ellis |