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Nils Asther

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1897-01-16

Day of Death

1981-10-13

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.

Filmography (68)

⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

2022
⭐ 7.5 Role: Mr. Roscoe

Gudrun

1963
⭐ 6.1 Role: Simon Ek

Lady in White

1962
⭐ 5.7 Role: Vincent Mitella

Svenska Floyd

1961
⭐ 5.6 Role: Vicar Tord Ekstedt

When Darkness Falls

1960
⭐ 4.0 Role: Henri

That Man from Tangier

1953
⭐ 6.1 Role: Paul Evans

The Feathered Serpent

1948
⭐ 5.5 Role: Tony Linnard

Love, Honor and Goodbye

1945
⭐ 5.7 Role: Peter Urban

Jealousy

1945
⭐ 6.2 Role: Olav

Son of Lassie

1945
⭐ 5.9 Role: Dr. Julian Karell

The Man in Half Moon Street

1945
⭐ 7.0 Role: Thomas Leroux

Alaska

1944
⭐ 5.4 Role: Inspector Lefevre

Bluebeard

1944
⭐ 6.4 Role: Kurt van der Breughel

The Hour Before the Dawn

1944
⭐ 6.7 Role: Ricky Moreno

Mystery Broadcast

1943