David Niven
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1910-03-01
- Died
- 1983-07-29
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- James David Graham Niven · David Nivens · Дейвид Нивен · Дэвид Нивен · 大卫·尼文
Biography
James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983), known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. He was awarded the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor in Separate Tables.
Known For
TV Shows (28)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Sheffield
What's My Line?
1950
as Self / Self - Panelist
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Allen Raikes / Milo Brant
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Doctor / William Langford / Bingham / Phil Weston / Mitch / Doctor Gentry / Ted Parker / Andy / Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle / Richard Lilliam / Andy Fields / Royal Thurston / John / Hal Winters / Tony Stewart / George / Deacon / Charles / Robert Louis Stevenson / Wyeth / Uncle Fred / Cookie / Henry / Adams / Maxwell / Larkin / Philip / Jim Kenyon / Frank / David / Lee
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Burke's Law
1963
as Harvey Cleeve
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as David Niven / Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Mark Garron / Paul Evans / Robert Medhill / Paul Martel / Jeff Carleton
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
The Rogues
1964
as Alec Fleming
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Marcus Dodds
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Self / Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Jeff Carleton
The Star and the Story
1955
as Johnny
The David Niven Show
1959
as Self - Host
A Man Called Intrepid
1979
as Sir William Stephenson
Movies (116)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Phileas Fogg
The Pink Panther
1963
as Sir Charles Lytton
Death on the Nile
1978
as Colonel Race
Casino Royale
1967
as James Bond
The Guns of Navarone
1961
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Wuthering Heights
1939
as Edgar Linton
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Peter Carter
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Sir Arthur Robertson
The Brain
1969
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Bachelor Mother
1939
as David Merlin
Escape to Athena
1979
as Professor Blake
Murder by Death
1976
as Dick Charleston
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Albert De Regnier
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Sir Charles Litton
Bonjour Tristesse
1958
as Raymond
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Dr. Jason Love
The Sea Wolves
1980
as Col. W.H. Grice
Barbary Coast
1935
as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Prudence and the Pill
1968
as Gerald Hardcastle
Dodsworth
1936
as Captain Clyde Lockert
Soldiers Three
1951
as Capt. Pindenny
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Sir Charles Litton
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Godfrey Smith
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Henry Brougham
Candleshoe
1977
as Priory
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Rose Marie
1936
as Teddy
Cleopatra
1934
as Slave (uncredited)
Separate Tables
1958
as Major Angus Pollock
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rough Cut
1980
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Bedtime Story
1964
as Lawrence Jameson
The First of the Few
1942
as Geoffrey Crisp
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Dale Williams
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
as Ivan
The Way Ahead
1944
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Eye of the Devil
1966
as Philippe de Montfaucon
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Larry Mackay
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
No Deposit, No Return
1976
as J.W. Osborne
The King's Thief
1955
as James - Duke of Brampton
The Best of Enemies
1961
as Maj. Richardson
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Aaron Burr
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Captain Randall
The Real Glory
1939
as Lieut. McCool
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Paper Tiger
1975
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
Lady L
1965
as Dicky, Lord Lendale
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Hut
1957
as Henry Brittingham-Brett
Enchantment
1948
as Roland Dane
The Moon Is Blue
1953
as David Slater
The Impossible Years
1968
as Jonathan Kingsley
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
as Self
The Dawn Patrol
1938
as Lt. Scott
Raffles
1939
as A.J. Raffles
The Love Lottery
1954
as Rex Allerton
Splendor
1935
as Clancey Lorrimore
The Shortest Day
1963
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
as (archive footage)
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Captain Gerald Preston
The Statue
1971
as Alex Bolt
The Birds and the Bees
1956
as Patrick Harris
Before Winter Comes
1969
as Major Burnside
The Other Love
1947
as Doctor Anthony Stanton
Eternally Yours
1939
as Tony "The Great Arturo"
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
A Kiss for Corliss
1949
as Kenneth Marquis
Happy Anniversary
1959
as Chris Walters
Carrington V.C.
1954
as Major Charles Carrington
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
The Canterville Ghost
1974
as Sir Simon de Canterville
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Jacques Riboudeaux
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
We Have Our Moments
1937
as Joe Gilling
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Miles Doughton
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Steve Harrington
Palm Springs
1936
as George Britell
Vampira
1974
as Count Dracula
Without Regret
1935
as Bill Gage
There Goes the Bride
1932
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Valentine Moreland
Happy Ever After
1954
as Jasper O'Leary
King, Queen, Knave
1972
as Charles Dreyer
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Leo Cartwright
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
Conquered City
1962
as Major Peter Whitfield
A Kiss in the Dark
1949
as Eric Phillips
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Christopher Leigh
Better Late Than Never
1983
as Nick Cartland
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Happy Go Lovely
1951
as B.G. Bruno
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Lady Says No
1952
as Bill Shelby
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Bertie Wooster
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
1971
as Host
The Silken Affair
1956
as Roger Tweakham
Guns of Darkness
1962
as Tom Jordan
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
as Alan Coles
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966
as Self - Interviewee
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
as Self / Colonel Race
Dinner at the Ritz
1937
as Paul de Brack
The Remarkable Rocket
1975
as Narrator (voice)
ABBA in Switzerland
1979
as Self
Gorilla
1974
as Narrator
United States
1944
as Narrator (voice)
About David Niven
James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983), known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. He was awarded the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor in Separate Tables. With 144 credits spanning from 1932 to 2024, David Niven has appeared in 116 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Niven Movies
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Phileas Fogg
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Sir Charles Lytton
- Death on the Nile (1978) — as Colonel Race
- Casino Royale (1967) — as James Bond
- The Guns of Navarone (1961) — as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
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