Acting
David Niven
Born 1 March 1910 in London, England, UK · Died 29 July 1983
140 credits
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
Acting 137
- 2028Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Made in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerFilm(archive footage)
- 2022Rat PackFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a DamnFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Talking PicturesSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnFilmSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaFilmCount Dracula (archive footage)
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Bogart: The Untold StoryFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerFilmactor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Curse of the Pink PantherFilmSir Charles Litton
- 1983Better Late Than NeverFilmNick Cartland
- 1982Trail of the Pink PantherFilmSir Charles Litton
- 1980The Sea WolvesFilmCol. W.H. Grice
- 1980Rough CutFilmChief Insp. Cyril Willis
- 1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareFilmIvan
- 1979Escape to AthenaFilmProfessor Blake
- 1979ABBA in SwitzerlandFilmSelf
- 1979A Man Called IntrepidSeriesSir William Stephenson
- 1978Death on the NileFilmColonel Race
- 1978Ciné regardsSeriesSelf
- 1978Formula 1 - Speed feverFilmSelf
- 1978Death on the Nile: Making of FeaturetteFilmSelf / Colonel Race
- 1977CandleshoeFilmPriory
- 1976Murder by DeathFilmDick Charleston
- 1976No Deposit, No ReturnFilmJ.W. Osborne
- 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedyFilm(archive footage)
- 1975Paper TigerFilm'Major' Walter Bradbury
- 1975The Remarkable RocketFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974VampiraFilmCount Dracula
- 1974The Canterville GhostFilmSir Simon de Canterville
- 1974GorillaFilmNarrator
- 1972King, Queen, KnaveFilmCharles Dreyer
- 1971The StatueFilmAlex Bolt
- 1971Scotland Yard - the Golden ThreadFilmHost
- 1969The BrainFilmColonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
- 1969Before Winter ComesFilmMajor Burnside
- 1969The Extraordinary SeamanFilmLt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
- 1968Prudence and the PillFilmGerald Hardcastle
- 1968The Impossible YearsFilmJonathan Kingsley
- 1967Casino RoyaleFilmJames Bond
- 1967Lionpower from MGMFilmSelf - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966Eye of the DevilFilmPhilippe de Montfaucon
- 1966Where the Spies AreFilmDr. Jason Love
- 1966All Eyes on Sharon TateFilmSelf - Interviewee
- 1965Lady LFilmDicky, Lord Lendale
- 1964Bedtime StoryFilmLawrence Jameson
- 1964The RoguesSeriesAlec Fleming
- 1963The Pink PantherFilmSir Charles Lytton
- 196355 Days at PekingFilmSir Arthur Robertson
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesHarvey Cleeve
- 1963The Shortest DayFilmSoldato inglese (uncredited)
- 1962The Road to Hong KongFilmLama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
- 1962Guns of DarknessFilmTom Jordan
- 1962Conquered CityFilmMajor Peter Whitfield
- 1961The Guns of NavaroneFilmCpl. John Anthony Miller
- 1961The Best of EnemiesFilmMaj. Richardson
- 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesFilmLarry Mackay
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesMarcus Dodds
- 1959Ask Any GirlFilmMiles Doughton
- 1959Happy AnniversaryFilmChris Walters
- 1959The David Niven ShowSeriesSelf - Host
- 1958Bonjour TristesseFilmRaymond
- 1958Separate TablesFilmAngus Pollock
- 1958The All-Star Christmas ShowFilmSelf
- 1957Alcoa TheatreSeriesJeff Carleton, Mark Garron, Paul Evans, Paul Martel, Robert Medhill
- 1957My Man GodfreyFilmGodfrey Smith
- 1957Goodyear TheatreSeriesJeff Carleton
- 1957The Little HutFilmHenry Brittingham-Brett
- 1957Oh, Men! Oh, Women!FilmAlan Coles
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysFilmPhileas Fogg
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesAllen Raikes, Milo Brant
- 1956The Birds and the BeesFilmPatrick Harris
- 1956The Silken AffairFilmRoger Tweakham
- 1955The King's ThiefFilmJames - Duke of Brampton
- 1955The Star and the StorySeriesJohnny
- 1954The Love LotteryFilmRex Allerton
- 1954Carrington V.C.FilmMajor Charles Carrington
- 1954Happy Ever AfterFilmJasper O'Leary
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953The Moon Is BlueFilmDavid Slater
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesAdams, Andy, Andy Fields, Bingham, Charles, Cookie, David, Deacon, Doctor, Doctor Gentry, Frank, George, Hal Winters, Henry, Jim Kenyon, John, Larkin, Lee, Maxwell, Mitch, Philip, Phil Weston, Richard Lilliam, Robert Louis Stevenson, Royal Thurston, Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle, Ted, Ted Parker, Tony Stewart, Uncle Fred, William Langford, Wyeth
- 1952The Lady Says NoFilmBill Shelby
- 1951Happy Go LovelyFilmB.G. Bruno
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
- 1951Soldiers ThreeFilmCapt. Pindenny
- 1951Appointment with VenusFilmValentine Moreland
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramSeriesDavid Niven
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeriesSheffield
- 1950The Toast of New OrleansFilmJacques Riboudeaux
- 1950The Elusive PimpernelFilmPercy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
- 1949A Kiss in the DarkFilmEric Phillips
- 1949A Kiss for CorlissFilmKenneth Marquis
- 1949Breakdowns of 1949FilmSelf
- 1948EnchantmentFilmRoland Dane
- 1948Bonnie Prince CharlieFilmPrince Charles Edward Stuart
- 1947The Bishop's WifeFilmHenry Brougham
- 1947The Other LoveFilmDoctor Anthony Stanton
- 1947The Perfect MarriageFilmDale Williams
- 1946A Matter of Life and DeathFilmPeter Carter
- 1946Magnificent DollFilmAaron Burr
- 1944The Way AheadFilmLieutenant Jim Perry
- 1944United StatesFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1942The First of the FewFilmGeoffrey Crisp
- 1939Wuthering HeightsFilmEdgar Linton
- 1939Bachelor MotherFilmDavid Merlin
- 1939The Real GloryFilmLieut. McCool
- 1939RafflesFilmA.J. Raffles
- 1939Eternally YoursFilmTony
- 1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeFilmAlbert De Regnier
- 1938The Dawn PatrolFilmLt. Scott
- 1938Four Men and a PrayerFilmChristopher Leigh
- 1938Three Blind MiceFilmSteve Harrington
- 1937The Prisoner of ZendaFilmCaptain Fritz von Tarlenheim
- 1937Dinner at the RitzFilmPaul de Brack
- 1937We Have Our MomentsFilmJoe Gilling
- 1936DodsworthFilmCaptain Clyde Lockert
- 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeFilmCaptain Randall
- 1936Rose MarieFilmTeddy
- 1936Beloved EnemyFilmCaptain Gerald Preston
- 1936Thank You, Jeeves!FilmBertie Wooster
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)FilmSelf
- 1936Palm SpringsFilmGeorge Britell
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyFilmAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
- 1935Barbary CoastFilmCockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
- 1935A Feather in Her HatFilmLeo Cartwright
- 1935SplendorFilmClancey Lorrimore
- 1935Without RegretFilmBill Gage
- 1934CleopatraFilmSlave (uncredited)
- 1932There Goes the BrideFilmBit Role (uncredited)
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