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Portrait of Nils Asther

Acting

Nils Asther

Titles
65movies
Career

Active from 1916 to 1963, busiest in 1928 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Nils Asther Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Atmospheric Suspense 2
  • Black & White Cinema 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63

1960s

4 titles · average score 58

as Mr. Roscoe

as Vincent Mitella

as Vicar Tord Ekstedt

1950s

1 title

1940s

18 titles · average score 59
All 18 titles from the 1940s

1930s

18 titles · average score 58

as Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

as Capt. Franck

as Capt. Geza Petery

as Dr. Helmuth Heppling

as Tono Casanove

as Prince Alfred Von Rommer

as Emile Renaul

All 18 titles from the 1930s

1920s

20 titles · average score 63

as Prince de Gace

as Prince Mauritz

as Count Luigi Ravelli

as Prince Olenin Stieshneff

as George Shelby

as Torpedooffizier Günther Adenried

as Bandi Gyurkovics

All 20 titles from the 1920s

1910s

2 titles · average score 60

as Martian citizen

as Aspiring actor