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Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Birthday: 1897-01-17 | Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

​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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
When Darkness Falls

as    Vicar Tord Ekstedt

1948
The Feathered Serpent

as    Paul Evans

1945
The Man in Half Moon Street

as    Dr. Julian Karell

1945
Son of Lassie

as    Olav

1945
Jealousy

as    Peter Urban

1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye

as    Tony Linnard

1944
Bluebeard

as    Inspector Lefevre

1943
Submarine Alert

as    Dr. Arthur Huneker

1942
Night Monster

as    Agor Singh

1942
Sweater Girl

as    Prof. Henri Menard

1941
The Night of January 16th

as    Bjorn Faulkner

1941
Forced Landing

as    Col. Jan Golas

1941
Flying Blind

as    Eric Karolek

1936
Abdul the Damned

as    Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

1933
Storm at Daybreak

as    Capt. Geza Petery

1933
The Right To Romance

as    Dr. Helmuth Heppling

1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as    General Yen

1932
The Washington Masquerade

as    Henri Brenner

1929
The Single Standard

as    Packy Cannon

1929
Wild Orchids

as    Prince de Gace

1928
The Cardboard Lover

as    Andre

1928
Our Dancing Daughters

as    Norman

1928
Loves of an Actress

as    Raoul Duval