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David Niven

Acting

David Niven

EN, FR, IT cinema · 120 credits

Born

1 March 1910

Died

29 July 1983 (aged 73)

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Also known as James David Graham Niven · David Nivens · Дейвид Нивен · Дэвид Нивен · 大卫·尼文

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

Filmography

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance poster

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

EN · 2028Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger poster

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

EN · 20247.6

as (archive footage)

Rat Pack poster

Rat Pack

FR · 20229.0

as Self (archive footage)

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret poster

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

FR · 20197.2

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn poster

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

EN · 20159.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn poster

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

EN · 20057.7

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories poster

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

EN · 20007.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

EN · 20003.5

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story poster

Bogart: The Untold Story

EN · 1997Not rated

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class poster

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

EN · 19957.7

as Self (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker poster

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

EN · 19918.0

as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... poster

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

EN · 1989Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Gregory Peck: His Own Man poster

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

EN · 19886.7

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

EN · 19852.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Night They Saved Christmas poster

The Night They Saved Christmas

EN · 19845.6

Executive Producer

Curse of the Pink Panther poster

Curse of the Pink Panther

EN · 19834.6

as Sir Charles Litton

Better Late Than Never poster

Better Late Than Never

EN · 19834.8

as Nick Cartland

Trail of the Pink Panther poster

Trail of the Pink Panther

EN · 19825.1

as Sir Charles Litton

Rough Cut poster

Rough Cut

EN · 19805.8

as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

The Sea Wolves poster

The Sea Wolves

EN · 19805.9

as Col. W.H. Grice

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square poster

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

EN · 19806.0

as Ivan

Escape to Athena poster

Escape to Athena

EN · 19795.7

as Professor Blake

ABBA in Switzerland poster

ABBA in Switzerland

EN · 19797.8

as Self

Death on the Nile poster

Death on the Nile

EN · 19787.2

as Colonel Race

Formula 1 - Speed fever poster

Formula 1 - Speed fever

IT · 19787.1

as Self

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

1978

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

EN · 19787.0

as Self / Colonel Race

Candleshoe poster

Candleshoe

EN · 19776.9

as Priory

No Deposit, No Return poster

No Deposit, No Return

EN · 19766.3

as J.W. Osborne

Murder by Death poster

Murder by Death

EN · 19767.1

as Dick Charleston

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

EN · 1976Not rated

as (archive footage)

Paper Tiger poster

Paper Tiger

EN · 19756.2

as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

The Remarkable Rocket poster

The Remarkable Rocket

EN · 19759.0

as Narrator (voice)

Vampira poster

Vampira

EN · 19745.1

as Count Dracula

The Canterville Ghost poster

The Canterville Ghost

EN · 19747.0

as Sir Simon de Canterville

Gorilla

1974

Gorilla

EN · 1974Not rated

as Narrator

King, Queen, Knave poster

King, Queen, Knave

EN · 19724.5

as Charles Dreyer

The Statue poster

The Statue

EN · 19715.0

as Alex Bolt

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread

1971

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread

EN · 1971Not rated

as Host

The Brain poster

The Brain

FR · 19697.3

as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'

The Extraordinary Seaman poster

The Extraordinary Seaman

EN · 19693.4

as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

Before Winter Comes poster

Before Winter Comes

EN · 19696.0

as Major Burnside

The Impossible Years poster

The Impossible Years

EN · 19685.6

as Jonathan Kingsley

Prudence and the Pill poster

Prudence and the Pill

EN · 19685.7

as Gerald Hardcastle

Casino Royale poster

Casino Royale

EN · 19675.2

as James Bond

Lionpower from MGM poster

Lionpower from MGM

EN · 19676.3

as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eye of the Devil poster

Eye of the Devil

EN · 19666.1

as Philippe de Montfaucon

Where the Spies Are poster

Where the Spies Are

EN · 19665.4

as Dr. Jason Love

All Eyes on Sharon Tate poster

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

EN · 19667.4

as Self - Interviewee

Lady L poster

Lady L

EN · 19655.8

as Dicky, Lord Lendale

Bedtime Story poster

Bedtime Story

EN · 19646.3

as Lawrence Jameson

The Pink Panther poster

The Pink Panther

EN · 19636.9

as Sir Charles Lytton

55 Days at Peking poster

55 Days at Peking

EN · 19636.9

as Sir Arthur Robertson

The Shortest Day poster

The Shortest Day

IT · 19636.4

as Soldato inglese (uncredited)

The Road to Hong Kong poster

The Road to Hong Kong

EN · 19625.8

as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

Guns of Darkness poster

Guns of Darkness

EN · 19626.2

as Tom Jordan

Conquered City poster

Conquered City

IT · 19626.0

as Major Peter Whitfield

The Guns of Navarone poster

The Guns of Navarone

EN · 19617.3

as Cpl. John Anthony Miller

The Best of Enemies poster

The Best of Enemies

EN · 19616.9

as Maj. Richardson

Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

EN · 19606.2

as Larry Mackay

Ask Any Girl poster

Ask Any Girl

EN · 19596.5

as Miles Doughton

Happy Anniversary poster

Happy Anniversary

EN · 19596.5

as Chris Walters

Bonjour Tristesse poster

Bonjour Tristesse

EN · 19586.7

as Raymond

Separate Tables poster

Separate Tables

EN · 19587.1

as Angus Pollock

The All-Star Christmas Show poster

The All-Star Christmas Show

EN · 19586.0

as Self

My Man Godfrey poster

My Man Godfrey

EN · 19576.5

as Godfrey Smith

Oh, Men! Oh, Women! poster

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

EN · 19576.2

as Alan Coles

The Little Hut poster

The Little Hut

EN · 19576.4

as Henry Brittingham-Brett

Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

EN · 19566.7

as Phileas Fogg

The Birds and the Bees poster

The Birds and the Bees

EN · 19567.4

as Patrick Harris

The Silken Affair poster

The Silken Affair

EN · 19563.3

as Roger Tweakham

The King's Thief poster

The King's Thief

EN · 19556.2

as James - Duke of Brampton

The Love Lottery poster

The Love Lottery

EN · 19545.1

as Rex Allerton

Carrington V.C. poster

Carrington V.C.

EN · 19546.2

as Major Charles Carrington

Happy Ever After poster

Happy Ever After

EN · 19545.5

as Jasper O'Leary

The Moon Is Blue poster

The Moon Is Blue

EN · 19536.3

as David Slater

The Lady Says No poster

The Lady Says No

EN · 19524.6

as Bill Shelby

Appointment with Venus poster

Appointment with Venus

EN · 19515.7

as Valentine Moreland

Happy Go Lovely poster

Happy Go Lovely

EN · 19516.1

as B.G. Bruno

Soldiers Three poster

Soldiers Three

EN · 19514.5

as Capt. Pindenny

The Toast of New Orleans poster

The Toast of New Orleans

EN · 19505.2

as Jacques Riboudeaux

The Elusive Pimpernel poster

The Elusive Pimpernel

EN · 19506.0

as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

A Kiss for Corliss poster

A Kiss for Corliss

EN · 19495.8

as Kenneth Marquis

A Kiss in the Dark poster

A Kiss in the Dark

EN · 19495.2

as Eric Phillips

Breakdowns of 1949 poster

Breakdowns of 1949

EN · 19496.0

as Self

Enchantment poster

Enchantment

EN · 19486.7

as Roland Dane

Bonnie Prince Charlie poster

Bonnie Prince Charlie

EN · 19485.5

as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

The Perfect Marriage poster

The Perfect Marriage

EN · 19475.5

as Dale Williams

The Bishop's Wife poster

The Bishop's Wife

EN · 19477.1

as Henry Brougham

The Other Love poster

The Other Love

EN · 19476.1

as Doctor Anthony Stanton

A Matter of Life and Death poster

A Matter of Life and Death

EN · 19467.7

as Peter Carter

Magnificent Doll poster

Magnificent Doll

EN · 19466.1

as Aaron Burr

The Way Ahead poster

The Way Ahead

EN · 19446.5

as Lieutenant Jim Perry

United States poster

United States

EN · 1944Not rated

as Narrator (voice)

The First of the Few poster

The First of the Few

EN · 19426.7

as Geoffrey Crisp

Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights

EN · 19397.2

as Edgar Linton

Bachelor Mother poster

Bachelor Mother

EN · 19397.2

as David Merlin

Eternally Yours poster

Eternally Yours

EN · 19395.9

as Tony

The Real Glory poster

The Real Glory

EN · 19396.3

as Lieut. McCool

Raffles poster

Raffles

EN · 19396.2

as A.J. Raffles

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife poster

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

EN · 19387.0

as Albert De Regnier

The Dawn Patrol poster

The Dawn Patrol

EN · 19386.8

as Lt. Scott

Four Men and a Prayer poster

Four Men and a Prayer

EN · 19386.5

as Christopher Leigh

Three Blind Mice poster

Three Blind Mice

EN · 19386.1

as Steve Harrington

The Prisoner of Zenda poster

The Prisoner of Zenda

EN · 19377.5

as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Dinner at the Ritz poster

Dinner at the Ritz

EN · 19375.8

as Paul de Brack

We Have Our Moments poster

We Have Our Moments

EN · 19377.1

as Joe Gilling

Dodsworth poster

Dodsworth

EN · 19367.1

as Captain Clyde Lockert

Beloved Enemy poster

Beloved Enemy

EN · 19366.3

as Captain Gerald Preston

Rose Marie poster

Rose Marie

EN · 19366.1

as Teddy

The Charge of the Light Brigade poster

The Charge of the Light Brigade

EN · 19366.5

as Captain Randall

Thank You, Jeeves! poster

Thank You, Jeeves!

EN · 19366.4

as Bertie Wooster

Palm Springs poster

Palm Springs

EN · 19368.0

as George Britell

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) poster

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

EN · 19366.0

as Self

A Feather in Her Hat poster

A Feather in Her Hat

EN · 19357.0

as Leo Cartwright

Without Regret poster

Without Regret

EN · 193510.0

as Bill Gage

Barbary Coast poster

Barbary Coast

EN · 19356.4

as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

Splendor poster

Splendor

EN · 19356.7

as Clancey Lorrimore

Mutiny on the Bounty poster

Mutiny on the Bounty

EN · 19357.4

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

EN · 19346.1

as Slave (uncredited)

There Goes the Bride poster

There Goes the Bride

EN · 19326.5

as Bit Role (uncredited)