Nils Asther

Biography

Nils Asther was a Swedish actor known as "the male Greta Garbo" for his stunning good looks and charisma on screen. Active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid-1950s, he appeared in over 70 feature films, including two notable silent classics with Greta Garbo. He also starred in Frank Capra's pre-Code film "The Bitter Tea of General Yen," cementing his reputation as a leading man of Hollywood's Golden Age.