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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:
Proposed to Greta Garbo in 1929. She turned him down. more
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Down 13% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Gudrun (1963)   Londonchefen 1963 - -
AKAs:
  • Suddenly, a Woman! (USA)
- 2. Vita frun (1962)   Simon Ek 1962 - 6.2 (41)
AKAs:
  • Lady in White (International: English title)
- 3. Svenska Floyd (1961) Vincent Mitella 1961 - 4.0 (14)
- 4. När mörkret faller (1960) Tord Ekstedt, vicar 1960 - 6.3 (21)
- 5. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1953)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - -
AKAs:
  • Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
- 6. Aquel hombre de Tánger (1953)   Henri 1953 - -
AKAs:
  • That Man from Tangier (USA)
- 7. "Studio One" (1948)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- 8. "The Adventures of Ellery Queen" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.8 (9)
- 9. "Starlight Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
- 10. Samson and Delilah (1949)   (uncredited) Prince 1949 - 6.7 (1,587)
AKAs:
  • Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 11. The Feathered Serpent (1948) Prof. Paul Evans 1948 - 7.4 (146)
- 12. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) Tony Linnard 1945 - -
- 13. Jealousy (1945) Peter Urban 1945 - 6.3 (17)
- 14. Son of Lassie (1945) Olav 1945 - 6.3 (172)
- 15. The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) Dr. Julian Karell 1945 - 6.9 (21)
- 16. Alaska (1944) Thomas La Roux 1944 - 5.4 (7)
- 17. Bluebeard (1944) Inspector Lefevre 1944 - 6.1 (581)
- 18. The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) Kurt van der Breughel 1944 - 6.5 (17)
- 19. Mystery Broadcast (1943) Ricky Moreno 1943 - 5.8 (19)
- 20. Submarine Alert (1943) Dr. Arthur Huneker 1943 - 5.9 (74)
- 21. Night Monster (1942)   Agor Singh 1942 - 6.0 (199)
AKAs:
  • House of Mystery (UK)
- 22. Sweater Girl (1942) Prof. Henri Menard 1942 - 7.1 (16)
- 23. The Night Before the Divorce (1942) Victor Roselle 1942 - -
- 24. Night of January 16th (1941) Bjorn Faulkner 1941 - 7.3 (15)
- 25. Flying Blind (1941) Eric Karolek 1941 - 5.4 (24)
- 26. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)   Constanzo Labardi 1941 - 6.0 (97)
AKAs:
  • Mary Names the Day (UK)
- 27. Forced Landing (1941) Col. Jan Golas 1941 - -
- 28. The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) Peter Ransome 1941 - 7.4 (6)
- 29. Tea Leaves in the Wind (1938)   Tony Drake 1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Hate in Paradise (USA)
- 30. Make-Up (1937) Bux 1937 - -
- 31. Guilty Melody (1936) Galloni 1936 - -
- 32. The Marriage of Corbal (1936)   Varennes 1936 - -
AKAs:
  • The Prisoner of Corbal (USA)
- 33. Abdul the Damned (1935) Chief of Police Kadar-Pasha 1935 - 6.6 (24)
- 34. Love Time (1934) Franz Schubert 1934 - -
- 35. The Love Captive (1934) Dr. Alexis Collender 1934 - -
- 36. The Crime Doctor (1934) Gary Patten 1934 - -
- 37. Madame Spy (1934) Capt. Franck 1934 - -
- 38. By Candlelight (1933) Prince Alfred von Rommer 1933 - 6.6 (26)
- 39. If I Were Free (1933)   Tono Casanove 1933 - 6.7 (78)
AKAs:
  • Behold We Live (UK)
- 40. The Right to Romance (1933) Dr. Helmuth 'Heppie' Heppling 1933 - 6.0 (65)
- 41. Bombshell (1933)   (scenes deleted) Undetermined Role 1933 - 7.5 (694)
AKAs:
  • Blonde Bombshell (UK)
- 42. Storm at Daybreak (1933) Capt. Geza Petery 1933 - 5.9 (81)
- 43. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) General Yen 1933 - 7.2 (905)
- 44. The Washington Masquerade (1932)   Henri Brenner 1932 - 5.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • Mad Masquerade (UK)
- 45. Letty Lynton (1932) Emile Renaul 1932 - 6.9 (95)
- 46. -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) Prince Paul 1932 - 6.1 (55)
- 47. The Sea Bat (1930) Carl 1930 - 6.0 (58)
- 48. The Wrath of the Seas (1929) 1929 - -
- 49. The Single Standard (1929) Packy Cannon 1929 - 7.1 (129)
- 50. Wild Orchids (1929) Prince De Gace 1929 - 6.9 (139)
- 51. Dream of Love (1928) Prince Maurice de Saxe 1928 - 3.0 (13)
- 52. Our Dancing Daughters (1928) Norman 1928 - 8.1 (546)
- 53. The Cardboard Lover (1928)   Andre 1928 - 8.6 (472)
AKAs:
  • Her Cardboard Lover
- 54. Loves of an Actress (1928) Raoul 1928 - -
- 55. The Cossacks (1928) Prince Olenin 1928 - 8.3 (313)
- 56. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) Count Luigi Ravelli 1928 - 7.9 (595)
- 57. The Blue Danube (1928)   Erich von Statzen 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • Honour Above All (UK)
- 58. Sorrell and Son (1927) Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell 1927 - 6.9 (16)
- 59. Topsy and Eva (1927/I) George Shelby 1927 - 6.8 (6)
- 60. Hotelratten (1927) Fürst Ladrone 1927 - -
- 61. Gauner im Frack (1927) 1927 - -
- 62. Der Mann mit den falschen Banknoten (1927) 1927 - -
- 63. Die versunkene Flotte (1926)   Tropedooffizier Günther Adenried 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • When Fleet Meets Fleet: A Romance of the Great Battle of Jutland (UK: long title)
- 64. Das süße Mädel (1926) The Prince's Son 1926 - -
- 65. Der goldene Schmetterling (1926)   Andy, sein Sohn 1926 - 6.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Golden Butterfly (USA: literal English title)
  • The Road to Happiness
- 66. Die drei Kuckucksuhren (1926)   Reginald Ellis 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Adventure Mad (USA)
- 67. Der Mann seiner Frau (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Her Husband's Wife (UK)
- 68. Finale der Liebe (1925) Dr. Gaston Lasar 1925 - -
- 69. Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten (1925) Georg von Arnim 1925 - -
- 70. Carl XII:s kurir (1924) Stanislaus 1924 - -
- 71. Norrtullsligan (1923)   Baby's Fiancé 1923 - 7.1 (19)
AKAs:
  • The Nurtull Gang (International: English title)
- 72. Das Geheimnis der Herzogin (1923) 1923 - -
- 73. Vem dömer (1922)   Apprentice 1922 - 6.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • Love's Crucible
  • Mortal Clay
- 74. Gyurkovicsarna (1920) Bandi Gyurkovics 1920 - -
- 75. Solen der dræbte (1918) 1918 - -
- 76. Himmelskibet (1918)   Martian citizen 1918 - 6.2 (51)
AKAs:
  • 400 Million Miles from Earth (International: English title: informal title)
  • A Ship to Heaven (International: English title: informal title)
  • A Trip to Mars (International: English title: informal title)
  • Fourteen Million Leagues from Earth (International: English title: informal title)
  • Sky Ship (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Airship (International: English title: informal title)
- 77. Vingarne (1916)   Aspiring actor 1916 - 6.4 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Wings
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)   ("Tableau Russe (Symphonic Suite)", "Ride of the Valkyrie" (1856)) 1941 - 6.0 (97)
AKAs:
  • Mary Names the Day (UK)
- 2. Storm at Daybreak (1933) ("Roses From the South") 1933 - 5.9 (81)
Self
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- 1. Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934) Himself 1934 - 2.9 (7)
- 2. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930) Himself 1930 - -
- 3. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)   Himself 1929 - 8.1 (1,004)
AKAs:
  • The Hollywood Revue

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Drama | Romance | Comedy | Mystery more
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