Nils Asther

Jan 16, 1897 - Oct 13, 1981 (84 years old) in Copenhagen, Denmark

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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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Known For

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The Single Standard

Packy Cannon

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By Candlelight

Prince Alfred Von Rommer

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen

General Yen

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The Man Who Lost Himself

Peter Ransome

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Jealousy

Peter Urban

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Dream of Love

Prince Mauritz

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The Blue Danube

Erich von Statzen

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Madame Spy

Capt. Franck

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The Right To Romance

Dr. Helmuth Heppling

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The Man in Half Moon Street

Dr. Julian Karell

Credits

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer 2022

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.7
Gudrun 1963

Mr. Roscoe

★ 8
Lady in White 1962

Simon Ek

★ 5.7
Svenska Floyd 1961

Vincent Mitella

★ 4
When Darkness Falls 1960

Vicar Tord Ekstedt

★ 5.4
That Man from Tangier 1953

Henri

★ 1
The Feathered Serpent 1948

Paul Evans

★ 5.8
Love, Honor and Goodbye 1945

Tony Linnard

★ 4.5
Jealousy 1945

Peter Urban

★ 5.4
Son of Lassie 1945

Olav

★ 6
The Man in Half Moon Street 1945

Dr. Julian Karell

★ 5.4
Alaska 1944

Thomas Leroux

★ 5
Bluebeard 1944

Inspector Lefevre

★ 5.4
The Hour Before the Dawn 1944

Kurt van der Breughel

★ 5.5
Mystery Broadcast 1943

Ricky Moreno

★ 6.2
Submarine Alert 1943

Dr. Arthur Huneker

★ 4.2
Night Monster 1942

Agor Singh

★ 6.2
Sweater Girl 1942

Prof. Henri Menard

★ 4
The Night Before the Divorce 1942

Victor Roselle

★ 5
The Night of January 16th 1941

Bjorn Faulkner

★ 5
Flying Blind 1941

Eric Karolek

★ 2.7
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day 1941

Constanzo Labardi

★ 6.6
Forced Landing 1941

Col. Jan Golas

★ 4
The Man Who Lost Himself 1941

Peter Ransome

★ 4.3
Make-Up 1937

Bux

★ NR
Guilty Melody 1936

Galloni

★ NR
The Marriage of Corbal 1936

Varennes

★ 5
Abdul the Damned 1935

Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

★ 5.3
Do You Remember? 1935

(archive footage)

★ NR
Love Time 1934

Franz Schubert

★ NR
The Crime Doctor 1934

Gary Patten

★ 3.5
Madame Spy 1934

Capt. Franck

★ 6
By Candlelight 1933

Prince Alfred Von Rommer

★ 5.8
If I Were Free 1933

Tono Casanove

★ 5
The Right To Romance 1933

Dr. Helmuth Heppling

★ 4.6
Storm at Daybreak 1933

Capt. Geza Petery

★ 5.8
The Bitter Tea of General Yen 1932

General Yen

★ 6.2
The Washington Masquerade 1932

Henri Brenner

★ 6.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) 1932

Himself

★ 6
Letty Lynton 1932

Emile Renaul

★ 6.8
But the Flesh Is Weak 1932

Prince Paul

★ 5.3
The Sea Bat 1930

Carl

★ 4.6
The Single Standard 1929

Packy Cannon

★ 6.2
Wild Orchids 1929

Prince de Gace

★ 6.6
Dream of Love 1928

Prince Mauritz

★ 7
The Cardboard Lover 1928

Andre

★ 5.4
Our Dancing Daughters 1928

Norman

★ 6.5
Loves of an Actress 1928

Raoul Duval

★ NR
The Cossacks 1928

Prince Olenin Stieshneff

★ 7.3
Laugh, Clown, Laugh 1928

Count Luigi Ravelli

★ 7.3
The Blue Danube 1928

Erich von Statzen

★ NR
Sorrell and Son 1927

Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell

★ 5.7
Topsy and Eva 1927

George Shelby

★ NR
Hotelratten 1927

Fürst Ladrone

★ NR
Gauner im Frack 1927

George Valeska

★ NR
Wrath of the Seas 1926

Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried

★ 4
The Golden Butterfly 1926

Andy McFarland

★ NR
Die drei Kuckucksuhren 1926

Reginald Ellis

★ NR
Carl XII:s kurir 1924

Stanislaus, Potockis nevö

★ NR
The Norrtull Gang 1923

★ 6.4
Love's Crucible 1922

Apprentice

★ 6.3
The Gyurkovics Boys 1920

Bandi Gyurkovics

★ 4.2
A Trip to Mars 1918

Martian citizen

★ 6.4
Retten sejrer 1918

★ NR
Hittebarnet 1917

★ NR
The Wings 1916

Aspiring actor

★ 5.2