Nils Asther

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-01-16

Day of death

1981-10-13 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Nils Asther

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.

Known For

  • Love Time

    Love Time

  • By Candlelight

    By Candlelight

  • The Cardboard Lover

    The Cardboard Lover

  • The Blue Danube

    The Blue Danube

  • Flying Blind

    Flying Blind

  • The Wings

    The Wings

  • The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

  • Die drei Kuckucksuhren

    Die drei Kuckucksuhren

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • Do You Remember?

    Do You Remember?

  • Our Dancing Daughters

    Our Dancing Daughters

  • The Night Before the Divorce

    The Night Before the Divorce

  • The Washington Masquerade

    The Washington Masquerade

  • Letty Lynton

    Letty Lynton

  • The Single Standard

    The Single Standard

  • The Night of January 16th

    The Night of January 16th

  • Guilty Melody

    Guilty Melody

  • The Feathered Serpent

    The Feathered Serpent

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • But the Flesh Is Weak

    But the Flesh Is Weak

  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

  • The Hour Before the Dawn

    The Hour Before the Dawn

  • Dream of Love

    Dream of Love

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

  • The Sea Bat

    The Sea Bat

  • Alaska

    Alaska

  • Love's Crucible

    Love's Crucible

  • Submarine Alert

    Submarine Alert

  • Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

  • The Norrtull Gang

    The Norrtull Gang

  • The Cossacks

    The Cossacks

  • Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

  • Topsy and Eva

    Topsy and Eva

  • Night Monster

    Night Monster

  • The Gyurkovics Boys

    The Gyurkovics Boys

  • Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

  • Abdul the Damned

    Abdul the Damned

  • Sweater Girl

    Sweater Girl

  • Son of Lassie

    Son of Lassie

  • Wild Orchids

    Wild Orchids

  • Svenska Floyd

    Svenska Floyd

  • The Golden Butterfly

    The Golden Butterfly

  • When Darkness Falls

    When Darkness Falls

  • Mystery Broadcast

    Mystery Broadcast

  • The Crime Doctor

    The Crime Doctor

  • Make-Up

    Make-Up

  • Sorrell and Son

    Sorrell and Son

  • The Marriage of Corbal

    The Marriage of Corbal

  • If I Were Free

    If I Were Free

  • Love, Honor and Goodbye

    Love, Honor and Goodbye

  • Loves of an Actress

    Loves of an Actress

  • Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

  • Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

    Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

  • A Trip to Mars

    A Trip to Mars

  • Gauner im Frack

    Gauner im Frack

  • That Man from Tangier

    That Man from Tangier

  • Gudrun

    Gudrun

  • Hittebarnet

    Hittebarnet

  • The Right To Romance

    The Right To Romance

  • Carl XII:s kurir

    Carl XII:s kurir

  • Hotelratten

    Hotelratten

  • Wrath of the Seas

    Wrath of the Seas

  • Retten sejrer

    Retten sejrer