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

Night Monster
Night Monster

1942

as Agor Singh

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son

1927

as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell

The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn

1944

as Kurt van der Breughel

The Night of January 16th
The Night of January 16th

1941

as Bjorn Faulkner

Bluebeard
Bluebeard

1944

as Inspector Lefevre

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

2022

as Self (archive footage)

The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat

1930

as Carl

The Man in Half Moon Street
The Man in Half Moon Street

1945

as Dr. Julian Karell

A Trip to Mars
A Trip to Mars

1918

as Martian citizen

Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton

1932

as Emile Renaul

The Feathered Serpent
The Feathered Serpent

1948

as Paul Evans

Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie

1945

as Olav

Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

as Count Luigi Ravelli

The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

as Peter Ransome

Loves of an Actress
Loves of an Actress

1928

as Raoul Duval

Abdul the Damned
Abdul the Damned

1935

as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

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Adventure Mad

1926

as Reginald Ellis

The Washington Masquerade
The Washington Masquerade

1932

as Henri Brenner

The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor

1934

as Gary Patten