Nils Asther

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Nils Asther

Acting January 16, 1897

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 1…

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

6.3 1932 Movie
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

5.5 1944 Movie
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

7.4 1928 Movie
Night Monster

Night Monster

6.2 1942 Movie
A Trip to Mars

A Trip to Mars

6.4 1918 Movie
Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters

6.3 1928 Movie
Son of Lassie

Son of Lassie

6.2 1945 Movie
The Wings

The Wings

5.9 1916 Movie
Wild Orchids

Wild Orchids

6.3 1929 Movie
By Candlelight

By Candlelight

5.7 1933 Movie
Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton

7.0 1932 Movie
The Sea Bat

The Sea Bat

4.4 1930 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1963
    Gudrun

    Movie Mr. Roscoe

  3. 1962
    Lady in White

    Movie Simon Ek

  4. 1961
    Svenska Floyd

    Movie Vincent Mitella

  5. 1960
    When Darkness Falls

    Movie Vicar Tord Ekstedt

  6. 1953
    That Man from Tangier

    Movie Henri

  7. 1948
    The Feathered Serpent

    Movie Paul Evans

  8. 1945
    Love, Honor and Goodbye

    Movie Tony Linnard

  9. 1945
    Jealousy

    Movie Peter Urban

  10. 1945
    Son of Lassie

    Movie Olav

  11. 1945
    The Man in Half Moon Street

    Movie Dr. Julian Karell

  12. 1944
    Alaska

    Movie Thomas Leroux

  13. 1944
    Bluebeard

    Movie Inspector Lefevre

  14. 1944
    The Hour Before the Dawn

    Movie Kurt van der Breughel

  15. 1943
    Mystery Broadcast

    Movie Ricky Moreno

  16. 1943
    Submarine Alert

    Movie Dr. Arthur Huneker

More credits
  1. 1942
    Night Monster

    Movie Agor Singh

  2. 1942
    Sweater Girl

    Movie Prof. Henri Menard

  3. 1942
    The Night Before the Divorce

    Movie Victor Roselle

  4. 1941
    The Night of January 16th

    Movie Bjorn Faulkner

  5. 1941
    Flying Blind

    Movie Eric Karolek

  6. 1941
    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

    Movie Constanzo Labardi

  7. 1941
    Forced Landing

    Movie Col. Jan Golas

  8. 1941
    The Man Who Lost Himself

    Movie Peter Ransome

  9. 1937
    Make-Up

    Movie Bux

  10. 1936
    Guilty Melody

    Movie Galloni

  11. 1936
    The Marriage of Corbal

    Movie Varennes

  12. 1935
    Abdul the Damned

    Movie Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

  13. 1935
    Do You Remember?

    Movie (archive footage)

  14. 1934
    Love Time

    Movie Franz Schubert

  15. 1934
    The Love Captive

    Movie Dr. Alexis Collender

  16. 1934
    The Crime Doctor

    Movie Gary Patten

  17. 1934
    Madame Spy

    Movie Capt. Franck

  18. 1933
    By Candlelight

    Movie Prince Alfred Von Rommer

  19. 1933
    If I Were Free

    Movie Tono Casanove

  20. 1933
    The Right To Romance

    Movie Dr. Helmuth Heppling

  21. 1933
    Storm at Daybreak

    Movie Capt. Geza Petery

  22. 1932
    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    Movie General Yen

  23. 1932
    The Washington Masquerade

    Movie Henri Brenner

  24. 1932
    Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

    Movie Himself