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Flying Blind (1941) -- A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.
Submarine Alert (1943) -- Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub...

Overview

Date of Birth:
17 January 1897, Hellerup, Denmark more
Date of Death:
13 October 1981, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden more
Mini Biography:
Nils Asther was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1897 and raised in Malmö... more
Trivia:
Attended Royal Dramatic Theater School, Stockholm more
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Awards:
1 win more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self
Actor:
  1. Gudrun (1963) .... Londonchefen
    ... aka Suddenly, a Woman! (USA)
  2. Vita frun (1962) .... Simon Ek
    ... aka Lady in White (International: English title)
  3. Svenska Floyd (1961) .... Vincent Mitella
  4. När mörkret faller (1960) .... Tord Ekstedt, vicar

  5. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Ponds Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Dodsworth (1954) TV episode
  6. Aquel hombre de Tánger (1953) .... Henri
    ... aka That Man from Tangier (USA)
  7. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Magic Lantern (1953) TV episode
  8. "The Adventures of Ellery Queen" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Ticket to Nowhere (1951) TV episode
  9. "Starlight Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Come-Back (1951) TV episode

  10. Samson and Delilah (1949) (uncredited) .... Prince
    ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  11. The Feathered Serpent (1948) .... Prof. Paul Evans
  12. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) .... Tony Linnard
  13. Jealousy (1945) .... Peter Urban
  14. Son of Lassie (1945) .... Olav
  15. The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) .... Dr. Julian Karell
  16. Alaska (1944) .... Thomas La Roux
  17. Bluebeard (1944) .... Inspector Lefevre
  18. The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) .... Kurt van der Breughel
  19. Mystery Broadcast (1943) .... Ricky Moreno
  20. Submarine Alert (1943) .... Dr. Arthur Huneker
  21. Night Monster (1942) .... Agor Singh
    ... aka House of Mystery (UK)
  22. Sweater Girl (1942) .... Prof. Henri Menard
  23. The Night Before the Divorce (1942) .... Victor Roselle
  24. Night of January 16th (1941) .... Bjorn Faulkner
  25. Flying Blind (1941) .... Eric Karolek
  26. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) .... Constanzo Labardi
    ... aka Mary Names the Day (UK)
  27. Forced Landing (1941) .... Col. Jan Golas
  28. The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) .... Peter Ransome

  29. Tea Leaves in the Wind (1938) .... Tony Drake
    ... aka Hate in Paradise (USA)
  30. Make-Up (1937) .... Bux
  31. Guilty Melody (1936) .... Galloni
  32. The Marriage of Corbal (1936) .... Varennes
    ... aka The Prisoner of Corbal (USA)
  33. Abdul the Damned (1935) .... Chief of Police Kadar-Pasha
  34. Love Time (1934) .... Franz Schubert
  35. The Love Captive (1934) .... Dr. Alexis Collender
  36. The Crime Doctor (1934) .... Gary Patten
  37. Madame Spy (1934) .... Capt. Franck
  38. By Candlelight (1933) .... Prince Alfred von Rommer
  39. If I Were Free (1933) .... Tono Casanove
    ... aka Behold We Live (UK)
  40. The Right to Romance (1933) .... Dr. Helmuth 'Heppie' Heppling
  41. Bombshell (1933) (scenes deleted) .... Undetermined Role
    ... aka Blonde Bombshell (UK)
  42. Storm at Daybreak (1933) .... Capt. Geza Petery
  43. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) .... General Yen
  44. The Washington Masquerade (1932) .... Henri Brenner
    ... aka Mad Masquerade (UK)
  45. Letty Lynton (1932) .... Emile Renaul
  46. -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) .... Prince Paul
  47. The Sea Bat (1930) .... Carl

  48. The Wrath of the Seas (1929)
  49. The Single Standard (1929) .... Packy Cannon
  50. Wild Orchids (1929) .... Prince De Gace
  51. Dream of Love (1928) .... Prince Maurice de Saxe
  52. Our Dancing Daughters (1928) .... Norman
  53. The Cardboard Lover (1928) .... Andre
    ... aka Her Cardboard Lover
  54. Loves of an Actress (1928) .... Raoul
  55. The Cossacks (1928) .... Prince Olenin
  56. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) .... Count Luigi Ravelli
  57. The Blue Danube (1928) .... Erich von Statzen
    ... aka Honour Above All (UK)
  58. Sorrell and Son (1927) .... Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell
  59. Topsy and Eva (1927/I) .... George Shelby
  60. Hotelratten (1927) .... Fürst Ladrone
  61. Gauner im Frack (1927)
  62. Der Mann mit den falschen Banknoten (1927)
  63. Die versunkene Flotte (1926) .... Tropedooffizier Günther Adenried
    ... aka When Fleet Meets Fleet: A Romance of the Great Battle of Jutland (UK: long title)
  64. Das süße Mädel (1926) .... The Prince's Son
  65. Der goldene Schmetterling (1926) .... Andy, sein Sohn
    ... aka The Golden Butterfly (USA: literal English title)
    ... aka The Road to Happiness
  66. Die drei Kuckucksuhren (1926) .... Reginald Ellis
    ... aka Adventure Mad (USA)
  67. Der Mann seiner Frau (1926)
    ... aka Her Husband's Wife (UK)
  68. Finale der Liebe (1925) .... Dr. Gaston Lasar
  69. Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten (1925) .... Georg von Arnim
  70. Carl XII:s kurir (1924) .... Stanislaus
  71. Norrtullsligan (1923) .... Baby's Fiancé
    ... aka The Nurtull Gang (International: English title)
  72. Das Geheimnis der Herzogin (1923)
  73. Vem dömer (1922) .... Apprentice
    ... aka Love's Crucible
    ... aka Mortal Clay
  74. Gyurkovicsarna (1920) .... Bandi Gyurkovics

  75. Solen der dræbte (1918)
  76. Himmelskibet (1918) .... Martian citizen
    ... aka 400 Million Miles from Earth (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka A Ship to Heaven (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka A Trip to Mars (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka Fourteen Million Leagues from Earth (International: English title: informal title)
    ... aka Sky Ship (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka The Airship (International: English title: informal title)
  77. Vingarne (1916) .... Aspiring actor
    ... aka The Wings
Soundtrack:
  1. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) ("Tableau Russe (Symphonic Suite)", "Ride of the Valkyrie" (1856))
    ... aka Mary Names the Day (UK)

  2. Storm at Daybreak (1933) ("Roses From the South")
Self:
  1. Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934) .... Himself
  2. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930) .... Himself

  3. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) .... Himself
    ... aka The Hollywood Revue

Additional Details

Genres:
Drama | Romance | Comedy | Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Based On Play | Murder | Beautiful Woman more

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