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Nils Asther

Actor

Nils Asther

Born January 16, 1897 in Copenhagen, DenmarkDied October 13, 198165 films

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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.

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen posterFirst watchThe Bitter Tea of General Yen19336.3as General YenShanghai, China, the 1920s. In the midst of a bloody civil war, General Yen, a ruthless warlord, rescues Megan Davis —who was about to marry a missionary— from certain death amid the chaos.View film

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Filmography

65 films as actor
  1. 1963GudrunMr. Roscoe
  2. 1962Lady in WhiteSimon Ek
  3. 1961Svenska FloydVincent Mitella
  4. 1960When Darkness FallsVicar Tord Ekstedt
  5. 1953That Man from TangierHenri
  6. 1948The Feathered SerpentPaul Evans
  7. 1945Love, Honor and GoodbyeTony Linnard
  8. 1945JealousyPeter Urban
  9. 1945Son of LassieOlav
  10. 1945The Man in Half Moon StreetDr. Julian Karell
  11. 1944AlaskaThomas Leroux
  12. 1944BluebeardInspector Lefevre
  13. 1944The Hour Before the DawnKurt van der Breughel
  14. 1943Mystery BroadcastRicky Moreno
  15. 1943Submarine AlertDr. Arthur Huneker
  16. 1942Night MonsterAgor Singh
  17. 1942Sweater GirlProf. Henri Menard
  18. 1942The Night Before the DivorceVictor Roselle
  19. 1941The Night of January 16thBjorn Faulkner
  20. 1941Flying BlindEric Karolek
  21. 1941Dr. Kildare's Wedding DayConstanzo Labardi
  22. 1941Forced LandingCol. Jan Golas
  23. 1941The Man Who Lost HimselfPeter Ransome
  24. 1937Make-UpBux
  25. 1936Guilty MelodyGalloni
  26. 1936The Marriage of CorbalVarennes
  27. 1935Abdul the DamnedKadar Pasha, Chief of Police
  28. 1934Love TimeFranz Schubert
  29. 1934The Love CaptiveDr. Alexis Collender
  30. 1934The Crime DoctorGary Patten
  31. 1934Madame SpyCapt. Franck
  32. 1933By CandlelightPrince Alfred Von Rommer
  33. 1933If I Were FreeTono Casanove
  34. 1933The Right To RomanceDr. Helmuth Heppling
  35. 1933Storm at DaybreakCapt. Geza Petery
  36. 1933The Bitter Tea of General YenGeneral Yen
  37. 1932The Washington MasqueradeHenri Brenner
  38. 1932Letty LyntonEmile Renaul
  39. 1932But the Flesh Is WeakPrince Paul
  40. 1930The Sea BatCarl
  41. 1929The Single StandardPacky Cannon
  42. 1929Wild OrchidsPrince de Gace
  43. 1928Dream of LovePrince Mauritz
  44. 1928The Cardboard LoverAndre
  45. 1928Our Dancing DaughtersNorman
  46. 1928Loves of an ActressRaoul Duval
  47. 1928The CossacksPrince Olenin Stieshneff
  48. 1928Laugh, Clown, LaughCount Luigi Ravelli
  49. 1928The Blue DanubeErich von Statzen
  50. 1927Sorrell and SonChristopher 'Kit' Sorrell
  51. 1927Topsy and EvaGeorge Shelby
  52. 1927HotelrattenFürst Ladrone
  53. 1927Crooks in TailsGeorge Valeska
  54. 1926Wrath of the SeasTorpedooffizier Günther Adenried
  55. 1926The Sweet GirlThe Prince's Son
  56. 1926The Golden ButterflyAndy McFarland
  57. 1926Adventure MadReginald Ellis
  58. 1924Carl XII:s CourierStanislaus, Potockis nevö
  59. 1923The Norrtull Gang
  60. 1922Love's CrucibleApprentice
  61. 1920The Gyurkovics BoysBandi Gyurkovics
  62. 1918A Trip to MarsMartian citizen
  63. 1918Retten sejrer
  64. 1917Hittebarnet
  65. 1916The WingsAspiring actor