David Niven

David Niven

28 Feb 1910 (114 years old) in London, 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

Credits

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