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David Niven

David Niven

Acting

Born: March 1, 1910London, England, UK

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
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

(archive footage)

2024
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2005
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Self (archive footage)

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

Count Dracula (archive footage)

2000
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Self (archive footage)

1995
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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

1991
Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Self (archive footage)

1988
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

1985
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

Sir Charles Litton

1983
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

Nick Cartland

1983
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

Sir Charles Litton

1982
The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

Col. W.H. Grice

1980
Rough Cut

Rough Cut

Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Ivan

1980
Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

Professor Blake

1979
ABBA in Switzerland

ABBA in Switzerland

Self

1979

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

Self / Colonel Race

1978
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

Colonel Race

1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Self

1978
Candleshoe

Candleshoe

Priory

1977
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

Dick Charleston

1976
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

J.W. Osborne

1976
Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

'Major' Walter Bradbury

1975
The Remarkable Rocket

The Remarkable Rocket

Narrator (voice)

1975
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Sir Simon de Canterville

1974

Gorilla

Narrator

1974
Vampira

Vampira

Count Dracula

1974
King, Queen, Knave

King, Queen, Knave

Charles Dreyer

1972

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread

Host

1971
The Statue

The Statue

Alex Bolt

1971
The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman

Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

1969
The Brain

The Brain

Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'

1969
Before Winter Comes

Before Winter Comes

Major Burnside

1969
The Impossible Years

The Impossible Years

Jonathan Kingsley

1968
Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

Gerald Hardcastle

1968
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

James Bond

1967
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

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

1967
Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

Philippe de Montfaucon

1966
All Eyes on Sharon Tate

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

Self - Interviewee

1966
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

Dr. Jason Love

1966
Lady L

Lady L

Dicky, Lord Lendale

1965
Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

Lawrence Jameson

1964
The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

Sir Charles Lytton

1963
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

Sir Arthur Robertson

1963
The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day

Soldato inglese (uncredited)

1963
Conquered City

Conquered City

Major Peter Whitfield

1962
Guns of Darkness

Guns of Darkness

Tom Jordan

1962
The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

1962
The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies

Maj. Richardson

1961
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

Cpl. John Anthony Miller

1961
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Larry Mackay

1960
Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

Miles Doughton

1959
Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary

Chris Walters

1959
Separate Tables

Separate Tables

Major Angus Pollock

1958
The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

1958
Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

Raymond

1958
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Godfrey Smith

1957
The Little Hut

The Little Hut

Henry Brittingham-Brett

1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Alan Coles

1957
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Phileas Fogg

1956
The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair

Roger Tweakham

1956
The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

Patrick Harris

1956
The King's Thief

The King's Thief

James - Duke of Brampton

1955
Carrington V.C.

Carrington V.C.

Major Charles Carrington

1954
Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

Jasper O'Leary

1954
The Love Lottery

The Love Lottery

Rex Allerton

1954
The Moon Is Blue

The Moon Is Blue

David Slater

1953
The Lady Says No

The Lady Says No

Bill Shelby

1952
Appointment with Venus

Appointment with Venus

Valentine Moreland

1951
Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three

Capt. Pindenny

1951
Happy Go Lovely

Happy Go Lovely

B.G. Bruno

1951
The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

1950
The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

Jacques Riboudeaux

1950
Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

Self

1949
A Kiss for Corliss

A Kiss for Corliss

Kenneth Marquis

1949
A Kiss in the Dark

A Kiss in the Dark

Eric Phillips

1949
Enchantment

Enchantment

Roland Dane

1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Prince Charles Edward Stuart

1948
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

Henry Brougham

1947
The Other Love

The Other Love

Doctor Anthony Stanton

1947
The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

Dale Williams

1947
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

Peter Carter

1946
Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

Aaron Burr

1946
United States

United States

Narrator (voice)

1944
The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

Lieutenant Jim Perry

1944
The First of the Few

The First of the Few

Geoffrey Crisp

1942
Raffles

Raffles

A.J. Raffles

1939
Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

Tony "The Great Arturo"

1939
The Real Glory

The Real Glory

Lieut. McCool

1939
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

David Merlin

1939
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Edgar Linton

1939
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

Lt. Scott

1938
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Steve Harrington

1938
Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

Christopher Leigh

1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

Albert De Regnier

1938
Dinner at the Ritz

Dinner at the Ritz

Paul de Brack

1937
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

1937
We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

Joe Gilling

1937
Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

Captain Gerald Preston

1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Captain Randall

1936
Thank You, Jeeves!

Thank You, Jeeves!

Bertie Wooster

1936
Dodsworth

Dodsworth

Captain Clyde Lockert

1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936
Palm Springs

Palm Springs

George Britell

1936
Rose Marie

Rose Marie

Teddy

1936
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

1935
Splendor

Splendor

Clancey Lorrimore

1935
A Feather in Her Hat

A Feather in Her Hat

Leo Cartwright

1935
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

1935
Without Regret

Without Regret

Bill Gage

1935
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Slave (uncredited)

1934
There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride

Bit Role (uncredited)

1932