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Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Acting

Born: January 16, 1897Copenhagen, Denmark

​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
Filmography
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

Bux

1937

Guilty Melody

Galloni

1936

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

Fürst Ladrone

1927

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

Reginald Ellis

1926
Carl XII:s kurir

Carl XII:s kurir

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