Nils Asther

Nils Asther

1897-01-16 – 1981-10-13 (age 84) Copenhagen, Denmark
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Biography

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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

Alaska
Alaska

1944

as Thomas Leroux

Hittebarnet
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Gudrun
Gudrun

1963

as Mr. Roscoe

Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

as Count Luigi Ravelli

A Trip to Mars
A Trip to Mars

1918

as Martian citizen

Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl

1942

as Prof. Henri Menard

Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie

1945

as Olav

Retten sejrer
Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton

1932

as Emile Renaul

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

2022

as Self (archive footage)

The Cossacks
The Cossacks

1928

as Prince Olenin Stieshneff

Night Monster
Night Monster

1942

as Agor Singh

The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor

1934

as Gary Patten

The Washington Masquerade
The Washington Masquerade

1932

as Henri Brenner

Bluebeard
Bluebeard

1944

as Inspector Lefevre

Wrath of the Seas
Wrath of the Seas

1926

as Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried

That Man from Tangier
The Feathered Serpent
The Feathered Serpent

1948

as Paul Evans

The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn

1944

as Kurt van der Breughel