Nils Asther

Acting

Nils Asther

Born January 16, 1897Copenhagen, Denmark68 credits

​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
2022Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Gudrun
1963Gudrun
as Mr. RoscoeMovie
Lady in White
1962Lady in White
as Simon EkMovie
Svenska Floyd
1961Svenska Floyd
as Vincent MitellaMovie
When Darkness Falls
1960When Darkness Falls
as Vicar Tord EkstedtMovie
The Feathered Serpent
1948The Feathered Serpent
as Paul EvansMovie
Love, Honor and Goodbye
1945Love, Honor and Goodbye
as Tony LinnardMovie
Jealousy
1945Jealousy
as Peter UrbanMovie
Son of Lassie
1945Son of Lassie
as OlavMovie
The Man in Half Moon Street
1945The Man in Half Moon Street
as Dr. Julian KarellMovie
Alaska
1944Alaska
as Thomas LerouxMovie
Bluebeard
1944Bluebeard
as Inspector LefevreMovie
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944The Hour Before the Dawn
as Kurt van der BreughelMovie
Mystery Broadcast
1943Mystery Broadcast
as Ricky MorenoMovie
Submarine Alert
1943Submarine Alert
as Dr. Arthur HunekerMovie
Night Monster
1942Night Monster
as Agor SinghMovie
Sweater Girl
1942Sweater Girl
as Prof. Henri MenardMovie
The Night Before the Divorce
1942The Night Before the Divorce
as Victor RoselleMovie
The Night of January 16th
1941The Night of January 16th
as Bjorn FaulknerMovie
Flying Blind
1941Flying Blind
as Eric KarolekMovie
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Constanzo LabardiMovie
Forced Landing
1941Forced Landing
as Col. Jan GolasMovie
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941The Man Who Lost Himself
as Peter RansomeMovie
M
1937Make-Up
as BuxMovie
G
1936Guilty Melody
as GalloniMovie
Abdul the Damned
1935Abdul the Damned
as Kadar Pasha, Chief of PoliceMovie
Do You Remember?
1935Do You Remember?
as (archive footage)Movie
Love Time
1934Love Time
as Franz SchubertMovie
The Love Captive
1934The Love Captive
as Dr. Alexis CollenderMovie
The Crime Doctor
1934The Crime Doctor
as Gary PattenMovie
Madame Spy
1934Madame Spy
as Capt. FranckMovie
By Candlelight
1933By Candlelight
as Prince Alfred Von RommerMovie
If I Were Free
1933If I Were Free
as Tono CasanoveMovie
The Right To Romance
1933The Right To Romance
as Dr. Helmuth HepplingMovie
Storm at Daybreak
1933Storm at Daybreak
as Capt. Geza PeteryMovie
The Washington Masquerade
1932The Washington Masquerade
as Henri BrennerMovie
Letty Lynton
1932Letty Lynton
as Emile RenaulMovie
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932But the Flesh Is Weak
as Prince PaulMovie
The Sea Bat
1930The Sea Bat
as CarlMovie
The Single Standard
1929The Single Standard
as Packy CannonMovie
Wild Orchids
1929Wild Orchids
as Prince de GaceMovie
Dream of Love
1928Dream of Love
as Prince MauritzMovie
Loves of an Actress
1928Loves of an Actress
as Raoul DuvalMovie
The Cossacks
1928The Cossacks
as Prince Olenin StieshneffMovie
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
1928Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Count Luigi RavelliMovie
The Blue Danube
1928The Blue Danube
as Erich von StatzenMovie
Sorrell and Son
1927Sorrell and Son
as Christopher 'Kit' SorrellMovie
Topsy and Eva
1927Topsy and Eva
as George ShelbyMovie
H
1927Hotelratten
as Fürst LadroneMovie
G
1927Gauner im Frack
as George ValeskaMovie
Wrath of the Seas
1926Wrath of the Seas
as Torpedooffizier Günther AdenriedMovie
The Sweet Girl
1926The Sweet Girl
as The Prince's SonMovie
The Golden Butterfly
1926The Golden Butterfly
as Andy McFarlandMovie
A
1926Adventure Mad
as Reginald EllisMovie
Carl XII:s kurir
1924Carl XII:s kurir
as Stanislaus, Potockis nevöMovie
Love's Crucible
1922Love's Crucible
as ApprenticeMovie
The Gyurkovics Boys
1920The Gyurkovics Boys
as Bandi GyurkovicsMovie
A Trip to Mars
1918A Trip to Mars
as Martian citizenMovie
The Wings
1916The Wings
as Aspiring actorMovie