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David Niven

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 1, 1910 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1932 – 1983
Known Credits145 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 2.6

David Niven

Also known as:James David Graham NivenDavid NivensДейвид НивенДэвид Нивен+1 more
Total Works

145

116 movies • 29 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Pink Panther
6.9
The Pink Panther
1963•movie
as Sir Charles Lytton
Death on the Nile
7.2
Death on the Nile
1978•movie
as Colonel Race
Murder by Death
7.1
Murder by Death
1976•movie
as Dick Charleston
The Guns of Navarone
7.3
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 145 titles featuring David Niven

The Pink Panther
6.9
The Pink Panther
1963•movie

as Sir Charles Lytton

Death on the Nile
7.2
Death on the Nile
1978•movie

as Colonel Race

Murder by Death
7.1
Murder by Death
1976•movie

as Dick Charleston

The Guns of Navarone
7.3

as Cpl. John Anthony Miller

Casino Royale
5.2
Casino Royale
1967•movie

as James Bond

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

as Phileas Fogg

A Matter of Life and Death
7.7

as Peter Carter

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Trail of the Pink Panther
5.1

as Sir Charles Litton

Wuthering Heights
7.2
Wuthering Heights
1939•movie

as Edgar Linton

The Brain
7.3
The Brain
1969•movie

as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'

The Bishop's Wife
7.1
The Bishop's Wife
1947•movie

as Henry Brougham

Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6

as Sir Charles Litton

55 Days at Peking
6.9
55 Days at Peking
1963•movie

as Sir Arthur Robertson

Dodsworth
7.1
Dodsworth
1936•movie

as Captain Clyde Lockert

Bonjour Tristesse
6.7
Bonjour Tristesse
1958•movie

as Raymond

Escape to Athena
5.7
Escape to Athena
1979•movie

as Professor Blake

Separate Tables
7.1
Separate Tables
1958•movie

as Angus Pollock

Candleshoe
6.9
Candleshoe
1977•movie

as Priory

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
7.0

as Albert De Regnier

The Sea Wolves
5.9
The Sea Wolves
1980•movie

as Col. W.H. Grice

Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie

as Slave (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
3 eps
No Deposit, No Return
6.3

as J.W. Osborne

The Oscars
7.1
3 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.2

as Larry Mackay

The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.5

as Captain Randall

Bachelor Mother
7.2
Bachelor Mother
1939•movie

as David Merlin

Eye of the Devil
6.1
Eye of the Devil
1966•movie

as Philippe de Montfaucon

The Prisoner of Zenda
7.5

as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Bedtime Story
6.3
Bedtime Story
1964•movie

as Lawrence Jameson

The Moon Is Blue
6.3
The Moon Is Blue
1953•movie

as David Slater

The Dawn Patrol
6.8
The Dawn Patrol
1938•movie

as Lt. Scott

Rough Cut
5.8
Rough Cut
1980•movie

as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

The Way Ahead
6.5
The Way Ahead
1944•movie

as Lieutenant Jim Perry

The First of the Few
6.7

as Geoffrey Crisp

The Best of Enemies
6.9

as Maj. Richardson

Barbary Coast
6.4
Barbary Coast
1935•movie

as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

The Road to Hong Kong
5.8

as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

Vampira
5.1
Vampira
1974•movie

as Count Dracula

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
7.6
The Shortest Day
6.4
The Shortest Day
1963•movie

as Soldato inglese (uncredited)

What's My Line?
7.0
8 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Night They Saved Christmas
5.6

Role: Executive Producer

My Man Godfrey
6.5
My Man Godfrey
1957•movie

as Godfrey Smith

Lady L
5.8
Lady L
1965•movie

as Dicky, Lord Lendale

Carrington V.C.
6.2
Carrington V.C.
1954•movie

as Major Charles Carrington

The Real Glory
6.3
The Real Glory
1939•movie

as Lieut. McCool

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

The Love Lottery
5.1
The Love Lottery
1954•movie

as Rex Allerton

Eternally Yours
5.9
Eternally Yours
1939•movie

as Tony

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards
7.0
1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944•series

as Self - Nominee

Raffles
6.2
Raffles
1939•movie

as A.J. Raffles

The Other Love
6.1
The Other Love
1947•movie

as Doctor Anthony Stanton

The Jack Benny Program
7.8
2 eps

as David Niven

Rose Marie
6.1
Rose Marie
1936•movie

as Teddy

Prudence and the Pill
5.7

as Gerald Hardcastle

The Little Hut
6.4
The Little Hut
1957•movie

as Henry Brittingham-Brett

Happy Ever After
5.5
Happy Ever After
1954•movie

as Jasper O'Leary

Paper Tiger
6.2
Paper Tiger
1975•movie

as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

Ask Any Girl
6.5
Ask Any Girl
1959•movie

as Miles Doughton

The Lady Says No
4.6
The Lady Says No
1952•movie

as Bill Shelby

Before Winter Comes
6.0

as Major Burnside

Enchantment
6.7
Enchantment
1948•movie

as Roland Dane

Four Men and a Prayer
6.5

as Christopher Leigh

The Toast of New Orleans
5.2

as Jacques Riboudeaux

The King's Thief
6.2
The King's Thief
1955•movie

as James - Duke of Brampton

Happy Go Lovely
6.1
Happy Go Lovely
1951•movie

as B.G. Bruno

The Statue
4.8
The Statue
1971•movie

as Alex Bolt

Magnificent Doll
6.1
Magnificent Doll
1946•movie

as Aaron Burr

Guns of Darkness
6.2
Guns of Darkness
1962•movie

as Tom Jordan

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as Harvey Cleeve

Where the Spies Are
5.4

as Dr. Jason Love

King, Queen, Knave
4.5
King, Queen, Knave
1972•movie

as Charles Dreyer

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as William Langford

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
4 eps

as Self

The Elusive Pimpernel
6.0

as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Allen Raikes

Beloved Enemy
6.3
Beloved Enemy
1936•movie

as Captain Gerald Preston

Appointment with Venus
5.7

as Valentine Moreland

A Kiss in the Dark
5.2
A Kiss in the Dark
1949•movie

as Eric Phillips

The Impossible Years
5.6

as Jonathan Kingsley

Thank You, Jeeves!
6.4
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936•movie

as Bertie Wooster

The Extraordinary Seaman
3.4

as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

Soldiers Three
4.5
Soldiers Three
1951•movie

as Capt. Pindenny

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
7.2

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps

as Sheffield

Bonnie Prince Charlie
5.5

as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Three Blind Mice
6.1
Three Blind Mice
1938•movie

as Steve Harrington

Splendor
6.7
Splendor
1935•movie

as Clancey Lorrimore

Formula 1 - Speed fever
7.1

as Self

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

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

Alcoa Theatre
7.0
1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
1957•series

as Mark Garron

The Rogues
8.0
30 eps
The Rogues
1964•series

as Alec Fleming

The Dick Powell Show
5.7
1 eps

as Self / Host

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.7

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

There Goes the Bride
6.5

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Talking Pictures
6.2
1 eps
Talking Pictures
2013•series

as Self (archive footage)

Dinner at the Ritz
5.8
Dinner at the Ritz
1937•movie

as Paul de Brack

The Birds and the Bees
7.4

as Patrick Harris

A Kiss for Corliss
5.8
A Kiss for Corliss
1949•movie

as Kenneth Marquis

A Feather in Her Hat
7.0

as Leo Cartwright

Conquered City
6.0
Conquered City
1962•movie

as Major Peter Whitfield

Better Late Than Never
4.8

as Nick Cartland

The Canterville Ghost
7.0

as Sir Simon de Canterville

All Eyes on Sharon Tate
7.4

as Self - Interviewee

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
3 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950•series

as Self

We Have Our Moments
7.1

as Joe Gilling

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8
1 eps

as Marcus Dodds

Dinah!
7.0
2 eps
Dinah!
1974•series

as Self

Happy Anniversary
6.5
Happy Anniversary
1959•movie

as Chris Walters

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
6.2

as Alan Coles

ABBA in Switzerland
7.8

as Self

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

The Silken Affair
3.3
The Silken Affair
1956•movie

as Roger Tweakham

Lionpower from MGM
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967•movie

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

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
1 eps
8.0
2 eps
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971•series

as Self

Cinépanorama
8.7
1 eps
Cinépanorama
1956•series

as Self

The Perfect Marriage
5.5

as Dale Williams

The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Rat Pack
9.0
Rat Pack
2022•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Star and the Story
7.5
1 eps

as Johnny

The BAFTA Awards
10.0
1 eps
The BAFTA Awards
1949•series

as Host

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
2.0

as Self (archive footage)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Without Regret
10.0
Without Regret
1935•movie

as Bill Gage

Palm Springs
8.0
Palm Springs
1936•movie

as George Britell

Breakdowns of 1949
6.0
Breakdowns of 1949
1949•movie

as Self

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Remarkable Rocket
9.0

as Narrator (voice)

The All-Star Christmas Show
6.0

as Self

The David Niven Show
8.0
13 eps

as Self - Host

A Man Called Intrepid
7.0
3 eps

as Sir William Stephenson

Ciné regards
5.0
1 eps
Ciné regards
1978•series

as Self

Parkinson
7.0
1 eps
Parkinson
2004•series

as Self - Guest (archive footage)

United States
United States
1944•movie

as Narrator (voice)

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

as Self (archive footage)

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

as Self (archive footage)