
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

Dinah!
1974
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as David Niven / 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 BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Marcus Dodds
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self

The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Self / Host

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self

Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)

The Star and the Story
1955
as Johnny

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Jeff Carleton

The David Niven Show
1959
as Self - Host

A Man Called Intrepid
1979
as Sir William Stephenson
Movies (116)

Casino Royale
1967
as James Bond

Death on the Nile
1978
as Colonel Race

The Pink Panther
1963
as Sir Charles Lytton

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Phileas Fogg

The Guns of Navarone
1961
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller

Wuthering Heights
1939
as Edgar Linton

Where the Spies Are
1966
as Dr. Jason Love

55 Days at Peking
1963
as Sir Arthur Robertson

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Albert De Regnier

A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Peter Carter

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

The Brain
1969
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'

Murder by Death
1976
as Dick Charleston

Bachelor Mother
1939
as David Merlin

The Sea Wolves
1980
as Col. W.H. Grice

Escape to Athena
1979
as Professor Blake

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Bonjour Tristesse
1958
as Raymond

Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Sir Charles Litton

Rough Cut
1980
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

Dodsworth
1936
as Captain Clyde Lockert

Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Sir Charles Litton

Barbary Coast
1935
as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
1957
as Godfrey Smith

Prudence and the Pill
1968
as Gerald Hardcastle

Candleshoe
1977
as Priory

The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Soldiers Three
1951
as Capt. Pindenny

The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Henry Brougham

Bedtime Story
1964
as Lawrence Jameson

Separate Tables
1958
as Major Angus Pollock

The Way Ahead
1944
as Lieutenant Jim Perry

Cleopatra
1934
as Slave (uncredited)

Rose Marie
1936
as Teddy

The Perfect Marriage
1947
as Dale Williams

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Larry Mackay

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Enchantment
1948
as Roland Dane

Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The First of the Few
1942
as Geoffrey Crisp

A Kiss for Corliss
1949
as Kenneth Marquis

The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Captain Randall

Raffles
1939
as A.J. Raffles

The Impossible Years
1968
as Jonathan Kingsley

Eye of the Devil
1966
as Philippe de Montfaucon

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
as Ivan

Magnificent Doll
1946
as Aaron Burr

No Deposit, No Return
1976
as J.W. Osborne

Splendor
1935
as Clancey Lorrimore

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
as (archive footage)

The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

The Real Glory
1939
as Lieut. McCool

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)

The Shortest Day
1963
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)

The Best of Enemies
1961
as Maj. Richardson

Lady L
1965
as Dicky, Lord Lendale

Beloved Enemy
1936
as Captain Gerald Preston

Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paper Tiger
1975
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
as Self

The Love Lottery
1954
as Rex Allerton

We Have Our Moments
1937
as Joe Gilling

The Statue
1971
as Alex Bolt

The Dawn Patrol
1938
as Lt. Scott

The King's Thief
1955
as James - Duke of Brampton

Carrington V.C.
1954
as Major Charles Carrington

The Other Love
1947
as Doctor Anthony Stanton

Eternally Yours
1939
as Tony "The Great Arturo"

The Moon Is Blue
1953
as David Slater

The Little Hut
1957
as Henry Brittingham-Brett

The Birds and the Bees
1956
as Patrick Harris

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)

Happy Ever After
1954
as Jasper O'Leary

Before Winter Comes
1969
as Major Burnside

A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Leo Cartwright

Vampira
1974
as Count Dracula

Happy Anniversary
1959
as Chris Walters

The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Jacques Riboudeaux

Three Blind Mice
1938
as Steve Harrington

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)

The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

The Canterville Ghost
1974
as Sir Simon de Canterville

Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Christopher Leigh

The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
1971
as Host

King, Queen, Knave
1972
as Charles Dreyer

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self

Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self

Palm Springs
1936
as George Britell

The Lady Says No
1952
as Bill Shelby

There Goes the Bride
1932
as Bit Role (uncredited)

A Kiss in the Dark
1949
as Eric Phillips

Ask Any Girl
1959
as Miles Doughton

Happy Go Lovely
1951
as B.G. Bruno

Conquered City
1962
as Major Peter Whitfield

The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Without Regret
1935
as Bill Gage

Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Bertie Wooster

United States
1944
as Narrator (voice)

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
as Alan Coles

Guns of Darkness
1962
as Tom Jordan

Appointment with Venus
1951
as Valentine Moreland

The Silken Affair
1956
as Roger Tweakham

Better Late Than Never
1983
as Nick Cartland

ABBA in Switzerland
1979
as Self
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
as Self / Colonel Race

All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966
as Self - Interviewee

Dinner at the Ritz
1937
as Paul de Brack

The Remarkable Rocket
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Gorilla
1974
as Narrator
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
- Casino Royale (1967) — as James Bond
- Death on the Nile (1978) — as Colonel Race
- The Pink Panther (1963) — as Sir Charles Lytton
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Phileas Fogg
- The Guns of Navarone (1961) — as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
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