David Niven

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 1, 1910

died

July 29, 1983

place of birth

London, England, UK

also known as

James David Graham Niven · David Nivens · Дейвид Нивен · Дэвид Нивен

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Casino Royale
5.3

Casino Royale

1967as James Bond
The Pink Panther
6.8

The Pink Panther

1963as Sir Charles Lytton
Death on the Nile
7.1

Death on the Nile

1978as Colonel Race
Wuthering Heights
7.2

Wuthering Heights

1939as Edgar Linton
The Guns of Navarone
7.3

The Guns of Navarone

1961as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Phileas Fogg
Murder by Death
7.2

Murder by Death

1976as Dick Charleston
55 Days at Peking
6.9

55 Days at Peking

1963as Sir Arthur Robertson
Bonjour Tristesse
6.7

Bonjour Tristesse

1958as Raymond
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982as Sir Charles Litton
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983as Sir Charles Litton
A Matter of Life and Death
7.8

A Matter of Life and Death

1946as Peter Carter
Escape to Athena
5.7

Escape to Athena

1979as Professor Blake
The Sea Wolves
6.0

The Sea Wolves

1980as Col. W.H. Grice
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
The Brain
7.3

The Brain

1969as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Lady L
5.8

Lady L

1965as Dicky, Lord Lendale
Dodsworth
7.1

Dodsworth

1936as Captain Clyde Lockert
Bachelor Mother
7.2

Bachelor Mother

1939as David Merlin
Rat Pack
9.0

Rat Pack

2022as Self (archive footage)
Rough Cut
5.9

Rough Cut

1980as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
Cleopatra
6.1

Cleopatra

1934as Slave (uncredited)
Candleshoe
6.9

Candleshoe

1977as Priory
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.2

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960as Larry Mackay
The Bishop's Wife
7.1

The Bishop's Wife

1947as Henry Brougham
The Road to Hong Kong
5.8

The Road to Hong Kong

1962as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
Separate Tables
7.0

Separate Tables

1958as Major Angus Pollock
The Way Ahead
6.6

The Way Ahead

1944as Lieutenant Jim Perry
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936as Captain Randall
Bedtime Story
6.3

Bedtime Story

1964as Lawrence Jameson
Eternally Yours
5.9

Eternally Yours

1939as Tony "The Great Arturo"
Beloved Enemy
6.3

Beloved Enemy

1936as Captain Gerald Preston
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Other Love
6.1

The Other Love

1947as Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Shortest Day
6.2

The Shortest Day

1963as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
The Statue
4.8

The Statue

1971as Alex Bolt
My Man Godfrey
6.5

My Man Godfrey

1957as Godfrey Smith
Eye of the Devil
6.1

Eye of the Devil

1966as Philippe de Montfaucon
The Dawn Patrol
6.8

The Dawn Patrol

1938as Lt. Scott
The Little Hut
6.4

The Little Hut

1957as Henry Brittingham-Brett
The King's Thief
6.3

The King's Thief

1955as James - Duke of Brampton
No Deposit, No Return
6.3

No Deposit, No Return

1976as J.W. Osborne
Vampira
5.2

Vampira

1974as Count Dracula
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.5

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
The First of the Few
6.7

The First of the Few

1942as Geoffrey Crisp
A Feather in Her Hat
7.0

A Feather in Her Hat

1935as Leo Cartwright
Four Men and a Prayer
6.5

Four Men and a Prayer

1938as Christopher Leigh
Carrington V.C.
6.1

Carrington V.C.

1954as Major Charles Carrington
The Real Glory
6.3

The Real Glory

1939as Lieut. McCool
Lionpower from MGM
6.3

Lionpower from MGM

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