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Nils Anton Alfhild Asther (17 January 1897 – 19 October 1981) was a Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid-1950s, known as "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963 he appeared in over seventy feature films, sixteen of which were produced in the silent era .
Nils Asther. Actor: The Man in Half Moon Street. Nils Asther was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1897 and raised in Malmö, Sweden, by his wealthy Swedish parents. After attending the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm, he began his stage career in Copenhagen.
Aug 25, 2018 · Nils Asther was a queer Swedish actor who found his success in silent films and was partially loved by the media for his wallflower persona. Unsurprisingly then, he was often compared to Greta Garbo, another Swedish actor.
Oct 16, 1981 · Nils Asther, who was a leading man to such Hollywood film stars of the 20's and 30's as Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck and Marion Davies,...
May 7, 2024 · Nils Asther (born January 17, 1897, Hellerup, Denmark—died October 13, 1981, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish actor who was one of Hollywood’s leading actors during the late 1920s and early 1930s, playing opposite Greta Garbo in Wild Orchids (1929) and The Single Standard (1929).
Sep 25, 2021 · Nils Anton Alfhild Asther was a Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid-1950s, known as "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963 he appeared in over seventy feature films ...
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.
Jan 31, 2009 · Jan 31, 2009. Remembering Nils Asther. Hollywood Historian Alex Ben Block profiles the Swedish leading man whose career bridged silent movies and talkies, and who...
Dashing, smooth leading man of late silent films and the first decade of talkies, in the USA from 1927. Tall and often mustachioed, Asther proved a capable and attractive romantic lead opposite Greta Garbo in "The Single Standard" (1929) and Barbara Stanwyck in "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (1933).
Biography. Dashing, smooth leading man of late silent films and the first decade of talkies, in the USA from 1927. Tall and often mustachioed, Asther proved a capable and attractive romantic lead opposite Greta Garbo in "The Single Standard" (1929) and Barbara Stanwyck in "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (1933).
