Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

181

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-03-01

Day of Death

1983-07-29 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

James David Graham Niven

David Nivens

Дейвид Нивен

Дэвид Нивен

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David Niven

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

Acting

The Pink Panther

1963

The Pink Panther

as

Sir Charles Lytton

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as

Self (archive footage)

Eye of the Devil

1966

Eye of the Devil

as

Philippe de Montfaucon

Wuthering Heights

1939

Wuthering Heights

as

Edgar Linton

Bonjour Tristesse

1958

Bonjour Tristesse

as

Raymond

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

Phileas Fogg

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as

Self (archive footage)

Death on the Nile

1978

Death on the Nile

as

Colonel Race

The Guns of Navarone

1961

The Guns of Navarone

as

Cpl. James Arthur Miller

Where the Spies Are

1966

Where the Spies Are

as

Dr. Jason Love

No Deposit, No Return

1976

No Deposit, No Return

as

J.W. Osborne

Murder by Death

1976

Murder by Death

as

Dick Charleston

Dodsworth

1936

Dodsworth

as

Captain Clyde Lockert

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

The Road to Hong Kong

as

Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

as

Albert De Regnier

Casino Royale

1967

Casino Royale

as

James Bond

Enchantment

1948

Enchantment

as

Roland Dane

The Impossible Years

1968

The Impossible Years

as

Jonathan Kingsley

The Brain

1969

The Brain

as

Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

Trail of the Pink Panther

as

Sir Charles Litton

55 Days at Peking

1963

55 Days at Peking

as

Sir Arthur Robertson

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

A Matter of Life and Death

as

Peter Carter

Bedtime Story

1964

Bedtime Story

as

Lawrence Jameson

The Way Ahead

1944

The Way Ahead

as

Lieutenant Jim Perry

Bachelor Mother

1939

Bachelor Mother

as

David Merlin

Escape to Athena

1979

Escape to Athena

as

Professor Blake

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

Curse of the Pink Panther

as

Sir Charles Litton

Candleshoe

1977

Candleshoe

as

Priory

The Love Lottery

1954

The Love Lottery

as

Rex Allerton

Separate Tables

1958

Separate Tables

as

David Angus Pollock

Carrington V.C.

1954

Carrington V.C.

as

Major Charles Carrington

The Perfect Marriage

1947

The Perfect Marriage

as

Dale Williams

United States

1944

United States

as

Narrator (voice)

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

as

Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Beloved Enemy

1936

Beloved Enemy

as

Captain Gerald Preston

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as

Captain Randall

Rose Marie

1936

Rose Marie

as

Teddy

The First of the Few

1942

The First of the Few

as

Geoffrey Crisp

The Dawn Patrol

1938

The Dawn Patrol

as

Lt. Scott

The Best of Enemies

1961

The Best of Enemies

as

Maj. Richardson

Rough Cut

1980

Rough Cut

as

Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as

Larry Mackay

The Bishop's Wife

1947

The Bishop's Wife

as

Henry Brougham

My Man Godfrey

1957

My Man Godfrey

as

Godfrey Smith

The Sea Wolves

1980

The Sea Wolves

as

Col. W.H. Grice

Dinner at the Ritz

1937

Dinner at the Ritz

as

Paul de Brack

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

The Toast of New Orleans

as

Jacques Riboudeaux

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

Thank You, Jeeves!

as

Bertie Wooster

The Moon Is Blue

1953

The Moon Is Blue

as

David Slater

Lady L

1965

Lady L

as

Dicky, Lord Lendale

Ask Any Girl

1959

Ask Any Girl

as

Miles Doughton

Eternally Yours

1939

Eternally Yours

as

Tony "The Great Arturo"

Prudence and the Pill

1968

Prudence and the Pill

as

Gerald Hardcastle

Happy Anniversary

1959

Happy Anniversary

as

Chris Walters

Vampira

1974

Vampira

as

Count Dracula

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

James - Duke of Brampton

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969

The Extraordinary Seaman

as

Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

as

Alan Coles

Appointment with Venus

1951

Appointment with Venus

as

Valentine Moreland

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

1980

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

as

Ivan

The Lady Says No

1952

The Lady Says No

as

Bill Shelby

Paper Tiger

1975

Paper Tiger

as

'Major' Walter Bradbury

The Other Love

1947

The Other Love

as

Doctor Anthony Stanton

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Happy Go Lovely

1951

Happy Go Lovely

as

B.G. Bruno

The Real Glory

1939

The Real Glory

as

Lieut. McCool

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

Four Men and a Prayer

as

Christopher Leigh

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as

Count Dracula (archive footage)

The Birds and the Bees

1956

The Birds and the Bees

as

Patrick Harris

The Little Hut

1957

The Little Hut

as

Henry Brittingham-Brett

The Statue

1971

The Statue

as

Alex Bolt

Raffles

1939

Raffles

as

A.J. Raffles

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

The Elusive Pimpernel

as

Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

Soldiers Three

1951

Soldiers Three

as

Capt. Pindenny

Before Winter Comes

1969

Before Winter Comes

as

Major Burnside

A Kiss for Corliss

1949

A Kiss for Corliss

as

Kenneth Marquis

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948

Bonnie Prince Charlie

as

Prince Charles Edward Stuart

A Kiss in the Dark

1949

A Kiss in the Dark

as

Eric Phillips

Magnificent Doll

1946

Magnificent Doll

as

Aaron Burr

A Feather in Her Hat

1935

A Feather in Her Hat

as

Leo Cartwright

We Have Our Moments

1937

We Have Our Moments

as

Joe Gilling

Three Blind Mice

1938

Three Blind Mice

as

Steve Harrington

Happy Ever After

1954

Happy Ever After

as

Jasper O'Leary

Guns of Darkness

1962

Guns of Darkness

as

Tom Jordan

King, Queen, Knave

1972

King, Queen, Knave

as

Charles Dreyer

Without Regret

1935

Without Regret

as

Bill Gage

Palm Springs

1936

Palm Springs

as

George Britell

Conquered City

1962

Conquered City

as

Major Peter Whitfield

ABBA in Switzerland

1979

ABBA in Switzerland

as

Self

Splendor

1935

Splendor

as

Clancey Lorrimore

Barbary Coast

1935

Barbary Coast

as

Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

A Man Called Intrepid

1979

A Man Called Intrepid

as

Sir William Stephenson

Better Late Than Never

1983

Better Late Than Never

as

Nick Cartland

Rat Pack

2022

Rat Pack

as

Self (archive footage)

There Goes the Bride

1932

There Goes the Bride

as

Bit Role (uncredited)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

as

(archive footage)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as

Self (archive footage)

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread

1971

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread

as

Host

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

as

Self (archive footage)

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

as

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

The Canterville Ghost

1974

The Canterville Ghost

as

Sir Simon de Canterville

Breakdowns of 1949

1949

Breakdowns of 1949

as

Self

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

Formula 1 - Speed fever

1978

Formula 1 - Speed fever

as

Self

The Silken Affair

1956

The Silken Affair

as

Roger Tweakham

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

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

The Remarkable Rocket

1975

The Remarkable Rocket

as

Narrator (voice)

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

1966

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

as

Self - Interviewee

The Shortest Day

1963

The Shortest Day

as

Soldato inglese (uncredited)

Cleopatra

1934

Cleopatra

as

Slave (uncredited)

Gorilla

1974

Gorilla

as

Narrator

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Harvey Cleeve

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Mark Garron

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Alec Fleming

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Sheffield

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Allen Raikes

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

David Niven

The David Niven Show

The David Niven Show

as

Self - Host

Goodyear Theatre

Goodyear Theatre

as

Jeff Carleton

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as

Marcus Dodds

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Paul Evans

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

as

Self (archive footage)

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Robert Medhill

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Paul Martel

The Star and the Story

The Star and the Story

as

Johnny

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Milo Brant

Four Star Playhouse

as

Doctor

Four Star Playhouse

as

William Langford

Four Star Playhouse

as

Mitch

Four Star Playhouse

as

Phil Weston

Four Star Playhouse

as

Bingham

Four Star Playhouse

as

Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle

Four Star Playhouse

as

Doctor Gentry

Four Star Playhouse

as

Ted Parker

Four Star Playhouse

as

Andy

Four Star Playhouse

as

Richard Lilliam

Four Star Playhouse

as

Andy Fields

Four Star Playhouse

as

John

Four Star Playhouse

as

Royal Thurston

Four Star Playhouse

as

Hal Winters

Four Star Playhouse

as

Tony Stewart

Four Star Playhouse

as

George

Four Star Playhouse

as

Deacon

Four Star Playhouse

as

Charles

Four Star Playhouse

as

Robert Louis Stevenson

Four Star Playhouse

as

Henry

Four Star Playhouse

as

Wyeth

Four Star Playhouse

as

Uncle Fred

Four Star Playhouse

as

Cookie

Four Star Playhouse

as

Adams

Four Star Playhouse

as

Maxwell

Four Star Playhouse

as

Philip

Four Star Playhouse

as

Larkin

Four Star Playhouse

as

Frank

Four Star Playhouse

as

David

Four Star Playhouse

as

Jim Kenyon

Four Star Playhouse

as

Ted

Four Star Playhouse

as

Lee

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

as

Self

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

Self / Host

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Jeff Carleton

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

A Man Called Intrepid

A Man Called Intrepid

as

Sir William Stephenson

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as

Host

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Production

The Night They Saved Christmas

1984

The Night They Saved Christmas

as

Four Star Playhouse

as

Crew

Directing

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as