Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Deceased · Born: Jan 16, 1897 · Died: Oct 13, 1981

Personal Details

Born Jan 16, 1897 Copenhagen, Denmark
Parents
  • Anton Andersson Asther
  • Hildegard Augusta Åkerlund
Relatives
  • Gunnar Anton Asther (Half Sibling)

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.

Career

1953
That Man from Tangier
That Man from Tangier as Henri
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1948
The Feathered Serpent
The Feathered Serpent as Paul Evans
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1945
The Man in Half Moon Street
The Man in Half Moon Street as Dr. Julian Karell
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Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie as Olav
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Jealousy
Jealousy as Peter Urban
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1944
The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn as Kurt van der Breughel
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Bluebeard
Bluebeard as Inspector Lefevre
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Alaska
Alaska as Thomas Leroux
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1943
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert as Dr. Arthur Huneker
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1942
Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl as Prof. Henri Menard
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Night Monster
Night Monster as Agor Singh
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The Night Before the Divorce
The Night Before the Divorce as Victor Roselle
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1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself as Peter Ransome
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The Night of January 16th
The Night of January 16th as Bjorn Faulkner
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Flying Blind
Flying Blind as Eric Karolek
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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Constanzo Labardi
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Forced Landing
Forced Landing as Col. Jan Golas
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1935
Abdul the Damned
Abdul the Damned as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police
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1934
The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor as Gary Patten
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1933
If I Were Free
If I Were Free as Tono Casanove
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as General Yen
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The Right to Romance
The Right to Romance as Dr. Helmuth Heppling
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Storm at Daybreak
Storm at Daybreak as Capt. Geza Petery
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By Candlelight
By Candlelight as Prince Alfred Von Rommer
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1932
-But the Flesh Is Weak
-But the Flesh Is Weak as Prince Paul
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Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton as Emile Renaul
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1930
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat as Carl
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1929
The Single Standard
The Single Standard as Packy Cannon
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Wild Orchids
Wild Orchids as Prince de Gace
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1928
The Cossacks
The Cossacks as Prince Olenin Stieshneff
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Our Dancing Daughters
Our Dancing Daughters as Norman
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