David Niven

Acting

David Niven

Born 1 March 1910 · London, England, UK · Died 29 July 1983 at 73

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

Highlights

The Guns of Navarone1961 · Film · Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Death on the Nile1978 · Film · Colonel Race
The Pink Panther1963 · Film · Sir Charles Lytton
Murder by Death1976 · Film · Dick Charleston
A Matter of Life and Death1946 · Film · Peter Carter
Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · Film · Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

92 films

Curse of the Pink Panther1983 · Film · Sir Charles Litton
Better Late Than Never1983 · Film · Nick Cartland
Trail of the Pink Panther1982 · Film · Sir Charles Litton
The Sea Wolves1980 · Film · Col. W.H. Grice
Rough Cut1980 · Film · Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square1980 · Film · Ivan
Escape to Athena1979 · Film · Professor Blake
Death on the Nile1978 · Film · Colonel Race
Candleshoe1977 · Film · Priory
Murder by Death1976 · Film · Dick Charleston
No Deposit, No Return1976 · Film · J.W. Osborne
Paper Tiger1975 · Film · 'Major' Walter Bradbury
The Canterville Ghost1974 · Film · Sir Simon de Canterville
Vampira1974 · Film · Count Dracula
King, Queen, Knave1972 · Film · Charles Dreyer
The Statue1971 · Film · Alex Bolt
The Extraordinary Seaman1969 · Film · Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
The Brain1969 · Film · Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Before Winter Comes1969 · Film · Major Burnside
The Impossible Years1968 · Film · Jonathan Kingsley
Prudence and the Pill1968 · Film · Gerald Hardcastle
Casino Royale1967 · Film · James Bond
Eye of the Devil1966 · Film · Philippe de Montfaucon
Where the Spies Are1966 · Film · Dr. Jason Love
Lady L1965 · Film · Dicky, Lord Lendale
Bedtime Story1964 · Film · Lawrence Jameson
The Pink Panther1963 · Film · Sir Charles Lytton
55 Days at Peking1963 · Film · Sir Arthur Robertson
The Shortest Day1963 · Film · Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Conquered City1962 · Film · Major Peter Whitfield
Guns of Darkness1962 · Film · Tom Jordan
The Road to Hong Kong1962 · Film · Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
The Best of Enemies1961 · Film · Maj. Richardson
The Guns of Navarone1961 · Film · Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960 · Film · Larry Mackay
Ask Any Girl1959 · Film · Miles Doughton
Happy Anniversary1959 · Film · Chris Walters
Separate Tables1958 · Film · Angus Pollock
Bonjour Tristesse1958 · Film · Raymond
My Man Godfrey1957 · Film · Godfrey Smith
The Little Hut1957 · Film · Henry Brittingham-Brett
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!1957 · Film · Alan Coles
Around the World in 80 Days1956 · Film · Phileas Fogg
The Silken Affair1956 · Film · Roger Tweakham
The Birds and the Bees1956 · Film · Patrick Harris
The King's Thief1955 · Film · James - Duke of Brampton
Carrington V.C.1954 · Film · Major Charles Carrington
Happy Ever After1954 · Film · Jasper O'Leary
The Love Lottery1954 · Film · Rex Allerton
The Moon Is Blue1953 · Film · David Slater
The Lady Says No1952 · Film · Bill Shelby
Appointment with Venus1951 · Film · Valentine Moreland
Soldiers Three1951 · Film · Capt. Pindenny
Happy Go Lovely1951 · Film · B.G. Bruno
The Elusive Pimpernel1950 · Film · Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
The Toast of New Orleans1950 · Film · Jacques Riboudeaux
A Kiss for Corliss1949 · Film · Kenneth Marquis
A Kiss in the Dark1949 · Film · Eric Phillips
Enchantment1948 · Film · Roland Dane
Bonnie Prince Charlie1948 · Film · Prince Charles Edward Stuart
The Bishop's Wife1947 · Film · Henry Brougham
The Other Love1947 · Film · Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Perfect Marriage1947 · Film · Dale Williams
A Matter of Life and Death1946 · Film · Peter Carter
Magnificent Doll1946 · Film · Aaron Burr
The Way Ahead1944 · Film · Lieutenant Jim Perry
The First of the Few1942 · Film · Geoffrey Crisp
Raffles1939 · Film · A.J. Raffles
Eternally Yours1939 · Film · Tony
The Real Glory1939 · Film · Lieut. McCool
Bachelor Mother1939 · Film · David Merlin
Wuthering Heights1939 · Film · Edgar Linton
The Dawn Patrol1938 · Film · Lt. Scott
Three Blind Mice1938 · Film · Steve Harrington
Four Men and a Prayer1938 · Film · Christopher Leigh
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife1938 · Film · Albert De Regnier
Dinner at the Ritz1937 · Film · Paul de Brack
The Prisoner of Zenda1937 · Film · Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
We Have Our Moments1937 · Film · Joe Gilling
Beloved Enemy1936 · Film · Captain Gerald Preston
The Charge of the Light Brigade1936 · Film · Captain Randall
Thank You, Jeeves!1936 · Film · Bertie Wooster
Dodsworth1936 · Film · Captain Clyde Lockert
Palm Springs1936 · Film · George Britell
Rose Marie1936 · Film · Teddy
Splendor1935 · Film · Clancey Lorrimore
Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · Film · Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat1935 · Film · Leo Cartwright
Barbary Coast1935 · Film · Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Without Regret1935 · Film · Bill Gage
Cleopatra1934 · Film · Slave (uncredited)
There Goes the Bride1932 · Film · Bit Role (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

11 shows

A Man Called Intrepid1979 · Series · Sir William Stephenson
The Rogues1964 · Series · Alec Fleming
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Harvey Cleeve
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · Series · Marcus Dodds
Alcoa Theatre1957 · Series · Mark Garron
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Allen Raikes
The Star and the Story1955 · Series · Johnny
Four Star Playhouse1952 · Series · Doctor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series
The Jack Benny Program1950 · Series · David Niven
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · Series · Sheffield