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Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 16, 1897
Died Oct 13, 1981 (84)
Birthplace Copenhagen, Denmark
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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​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.

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That Man from Tangier

That Man from Tangier

1953

as Henri

The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948

as Paul Evans

The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street

1945

as Dr. Julian Karell

Love, Honor and Goodbye

Love, Honor and Goodbye

1945

as Tony Linnard

Jealousy

Jealousy

1945

as Peter Urban

Son of Lassie

Son of Lassie

1945

as Olav

Bluebeard

Bluebeard

1944

as Inspector Lefevre

Alaska

Alaska

1944

as Thomas Leroux

The Hour Before the Dawn

The Hour Before the Dawn

1944

as Kurt van der Breughel

Submarine Alert

Submarine Alert

1943

as Dr. Arthur Huneker

Mystery Broadcast

Mystery Broadcast

1943

as Ricky Moreno

The Night Before the Divorce

The Night Before the Divorce

1942

as Victor Roselle

Sweater Girl

Sweater Girl

1942

as Prof. Henri Menard

Night Monster

Night Monster

1942

as Agor Singh

Flying Blind

Flying Blind

1941

as Eric Karolek

The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

1941

as Bjorn Faulkner

Forced Landing

Forced Landing

1941

as Col. Jan Golas

The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

as Peter Ransome

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941

as Constanzo Labardi

Make-Up

Make-Up

1937

as Bux

The Marriage of Corbal

The Marriage of Corbal

1936

as Varennes

Guilty Melody

Guilty Melody

1936

as Galloni

Abdul the Damned

Abdul the Damned

1935

as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

Love Time

Love Time

1934

as Franz Schubert

Madame Spy

Madame Spy

1934

as Capt. Franck

The Crime Doctor

The Crime Doctor

1934

as Gary Patten

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

as Capt. Geza Petery

By Candlelight

By Candlelight

1933

as Prince Alfred Von Rommer

The Right To Romance

The Right To Romance

1933

as Dr. Helmuth Heppling

If I Were Free

If I Were Free

1933

as Tono Casanove

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

as General Yen

Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton

1932

as Emile Renaul

The Washington Masquerade

The Washington Masquerade

1932

as Henri Brenner

But the Flesh Is Weak

But the Flesh Is Weak

1932

as Prince Paul

The Sea Bat

The Sea Bat

1930

as Carl

The Single Standard

The Single Standard

1929

as Packy Cannon

Wild Orchids

Wild Orchids

1929

as Prince de Gace

Dream of Love

Dream of Love

1928

as Prince Mauritz

Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters

1928

as Norman

The Blue Danube

The Blue Danube

1928

as Erich von Statzen

The Cardboard Lover

The Cardboard Lover

1928

as Andre

The Cossacks

The Cossacks

1928

as Prince Olenin Stieshneff

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

as Count Luigi Ravelli

Topsy and Eva

Topsy and Eva

1927

as George Shelby

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

1927

as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell

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