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Nils Asther
1897 - 1981 |
. . The actor Nils Asther was, like Greta Garbo, spotted by director Mauritz Stiller, with whom he also had an affair at the beginning of the 20's. Nils Asther began his silent movie career in 1916 in Sweden and there he appeared in movies like "Vingarne" (16), "Das Himmelskibet" (17) and "Solen der draebte" (18). In the 20's he played in "Vem dömer" (22) and "Norrtullsligan" (23), after that he worked for the German productions "Finale der Liebe" (25), "Der Mann seiner Frau" (25), "Die verschwundene Flotte" (26), "Das süsse Mädel" (26) and "Gauner im Frack" (27). Nils Asther went to America in 1926 where he was able to build an impressive career. He acted successfully in "Sorrell and Son" (27), "The Blue Danube" (28), "Dream of Love" (28) and finally in "Wild Orchids" (29) at Greta Garbo's side. Because of his strong accent he got constantly less offers for parts in the talkies, the parts itself became more and more smaller. He appeared among others in "Letty Lynton" (32), "Storm at Daybreak" (33), "The Right to Romance" (33), "By Candlelight" (33), "Madame Spy" (34) and "Abdul the Damned" (35). But Nils Asther managed also to get engagements in the 40's, so in "Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day" (41), "Flying Blind" (41), "Sweater Girl" (42), "The Night Before the Divorce" (42), "Bluebeard" (44), "Jealousy" (45) and "The Feathered Serpent" (48). After some works for television during the 50's Nils Asther went
back to Sweden where he took part in four more movies - "När mörkret
faller" (60), "Svenska Floyd" (61), "Vita frun" (62) and "Gudrun" (63). Other movies with Nils Asther:
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