Nils Asther

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

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

  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

  • If I Were Free

    If I Were Free

  • Love's Crucible

    Love's Crucible

  • Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

  • The Cossacks

    The Cossacks

  • Flying Blind

    Flying Blind

  • The Gyurkovics Boys

    The Gyurkovics Boys

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • Do You Remember?

    Do You Remember?

  • The Wings

    The Wings

  • By Candlelight

    By Candlelight

  • Guilty Melody

    Guilty Melody

  • Mystery Broadcast

    Mystery Broadcast

  • Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

  • Alaska

    Alaska

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • Svenska Floyd

    Svenska Floyd

  • Submarine Alert

    Submarine Alert

  • Make-Up

    Make-Up

  • Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

    Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

  • Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

  • The Norrtull Gang

    The Norrtull Gang

  • Our Dancing Daughters

    Our Dancing Daughters

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

  • The Sea Bat

    The Sea Bat

  • Son of Lassie

    Son of Lassie

  • The Night Before the Divorce

    The Night Before the Divorce

  • The Hour Before the Dawn

    The Hour Before the Dawn

  • The Golden Butterfly

    The Golden Butterfly

  • The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

  • But the Flesh Is Weak

    But the Flesh Is Weak

  • Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

  • The Blue Danube

    The Blue Danube

  • The Single Standard

    The Single Standard

  • Sweater Girl

    Sweater Girl

  • Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

  • The Washington Masquerade

    The Washington Masquerade

  • The Marriage of Corbal

    The Marriage of Corbal

  • Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Laugh, Clown, Laugh

  • The Cardboard Lover

    The Cardboard Lover

  • When Darkness Falls

    When Darkness Falls

  • Jealousy

    Jealousy

  • The Feathered Serpent

    The Feathered Serpent

  • Abdul the Damned

    Abdul the Damned

  • The Sweet Girl

    The Sweet Girl

  • The Night of January 16th

    The Night of January 16th

  • Love, Honor and Goodbye

    Love, Honor and Goodbye

  • Loves of an Actress

    Loves of an Actress

  • The Crime Doctor

    The Crime Doctor

  • Dream of Love

    Dream of Love

  • Topsy and Eva

    Topsy and Eva

  • Sorrell and Son

    Sorrell and Son

  • Die drei Kuckucksuhren

    Die drei Kuckucksuhren

  • Letty Lynton

    Letty Lynton

  • Wild Orchids

    Wild Orchids

  • Night Monster

    Night Monster

  • A Trip to Mars

    A Trip to Mars

  • Gudrun

    Gudrun

  • The Right To Romance

    The Right To Romance

  • Hotelratten

    Hotelratten

  • Carl XII:s kurir

    Carl XII:s kurir

  • Wrath of the Seas

    Wrath of the Seas

  • Retten sejrer

    Retten sejrer

  • That Man from Tangier

    That Man from Tangier

  • Hittebarnet

    Hittebarnet

  • Gauner im Frack

    Gauner im Frack

  • Love Time

    Love Time