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Nils Asther
Actor

Nils Asther

16 Jan 1897Born
13 Oct 1981Died
84Age at death
66Credits

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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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1963GudrunFilm: Mr. Roscoe
  2. 1962Lady in WhiteFilm: Simon Ek
  3. 1961Svenska FloydFilm: Vincent Mitella
  4. 1960When Darkness FallsFilm: Vicar Tord Ekstedt
  5. 1953That Man from TangierFilm: Henri
  6. 1948The Feathered SerpentFilm: Paul Evans
  7. 1945Love, Honor and GoodbyeFilm: Tony Linnard
  8. 1945JealousyFilm: Peter Urban
  9. 1945Son of LassieFilm: Olav
  10. 1945The Man in Half Moon StreetFilm: Dr. Julian Karell
  11. 1944AlaskaFilm: Thomas Leroux
  12. 1944BluebeardFilm: Inspector Lefevre
  13. 1944The Hour Before the DawnFilm: Kurt van der Breughel
  14. 1943Mystery BroadcastFilm: Ricky Moreno
  15. 1943Submarine AlertFilm: Dr. Arthur Huneker
  16. 1942Night MonsterFilm: Agor Singh
  17. 1942Sweater GirlFilm: Prof. Henri Menard
  18. 1942The Night Before the DivorceFilm: Victor Roselle
  19. 1941The Night of January 16thFilm: Bjorn Faulkner
  20. 1941Flying BlindFilm: Eric Karolek
  21. 1941Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayFilm: Constanzo Labardi
  22. 1941Forced LandingFilm: Col. Jan Golas
  23. 1941The Man Who Lost HimselfFilm: Peter Ransome
  24. 1937Make-UpFilm: Bux
  25. 1936Guilty MelodyFilm: Galloni
  26. 1936The Marriage of CorbalFilm: Varennes
  27. 1935Abdul the DamnedFilm: Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police
  28. 1935Do You Remember?Film: (archive footage)
  29. 1934Love TimeFilm: Franz Schubert
  30. 1934The Love CaptiveFilm: Dr. Alexis Collender
  31. 1934The Crime DoctorFilm: Gary Patten
  32. 1934Madame SpyFilm: Capt. Franck
  33. 1933By CandlelightFilm: Prince Alfred Von Rommer
  34. 1933If I Were FreeFilm: Tono Casanove
  35. 1933The Right To RomanceFilm: Dr. Helmuth Heppling
  36. 1933Storm at DaybreakFilm: Capt. Geza Petery
  37. 1933The Bitter Tea of General YenFilm: General Yen
  38. 1932The Washington MasqueradeFilm: Henri Brenner
  39. 1932Letty LyntonFilm: Emile Renaul
  40. 1932But the Flesh Is WeakFilm: Prince Paul
  41. 1930The Sea BatFilm: Carl
  42. 1929The Single StandardFilm: Packy Cannon
  43. 1929Wild OrchidsFilm: Prince de Gace
  44. 1928Dream of LoveFilm: Prince Mauritz
  45. 1928The Cardboard LoverFilm: Andre
  46. 1928Our Dancing DaughtersFilm: Norman
  47. 1928Loves of an ActressFilm: Raoul Duval
  48. 1928The CossacksFilm: Prince Olenin Stieshneff
  49. 1928Laugh, Clown, LaughFilm: Count Luigi Ravelli
  50. 1928The Blue DanubeFilm: Erich von Statzen
  51. 1927Sorrell and SonFilm: Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell
  52. 1927Topsy and EvaFilm: George Shelby
  53. 1927HotelrattenFilm: Fürst Ladrone
  54. 1927Crooks in TailsFilm: George Valeska
  55. 1926Wrath of the SeasFilm: Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried
  56. 1926The Sweet GirlFilm: The Prince's Son
  57. 1926The Golden ButterflyFilm: Andy McFarland
  58. 1926Adventure MadFilm: Reginald Ellis
  59. 1924Carl XII:s CourierFilm: Stanislaus, Potockis nevö
  60. 1923The Norrtull GangFilm
  61. 1922Love's CrucibleFilm: Apprentice
  62. 1920The Gyurkovics BoysFilm: Bandi Gyurkovics
  63. 1918A Trip to MarsFilm: Martian citizen
  64. 1918Retten sejrerFilm
  65. 1917HittebarnetFilm
  66. 1916The WingsFilm: Aspiring actor

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