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David Niven
Born · February 28, 1910
Died · July 29, 1983 (73 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Bio
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.
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
(archive footage)
7.5
2024
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2022
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.0
2013
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.8
2005
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Count Dracula (archive footage)
5.0
2000
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
0.0
1997
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1995
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.7
1991
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self (archive footage)
6.7
1988
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1985
Curse of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
4.7
1983
Better Late Than Never
Nick Cartland
4.7
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
5.2
1982
The Sea Wolves
Col. W.H. Grice
5.8
1980
Rough Cut
Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
5.7
1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ivan
6.4
1980
A Man Called Intrepid
Sir William Stephenson · (3 episodes)
0.0
1979
Escape to Athena
Professor Blake
5.6
1979
A Man Called Intrepid
Sir William Stephenson
7.0
1979
ABBA in Switzerland
Self
7.8
1979
Hercule Poirot
(1 episode)
0.0
1978
Death on the Nile
Colonel Race
7.2
1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
7.0
1978
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Self / Colonel Johnny Race
6.3
1978
Candleshoe
Priory
6.9
1977
Murder by Death
Dick Charleston
7.2
1976
No Deposit, No Return
J.W. Osborne
6.2
1976
Paper Tiger
'Major' Walter Bradbury
5.7
1975
The Remarkable Rocket
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1975
The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville
6.0
1974
Dinah!
Self · (2 episodes)
6.5
1974
Vampira
Count Dracula
5.1
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
King, Queen, Knave
Charles Dreyer
4.4
1972
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (2 episodes)
6.0
1971
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
Host
0.0
1971
The Statue
Alex Bolt
4.7
1971
The Extraordinary Seaman
Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
2.6
1969
The Brain
Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'
7.3
1969
Before Winter Comes
Major Burnside
5.9
1969
The Impossible Years
Jonathan Kingsley
5.7
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
6.7
1968
Prudence and the Pill
Gerald Hardcastle
5.5
1968
Casino Royale
James Bond
5.3
1967
Eye of the Devil
Philippe de Montfaucon
6.0
1966
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
Self - Interviewee
7.0
1966
Where the Spies Are
Dr. Jason Love
5.2
1966
Lady L
Dicky, Lord Lendale
5.8
1965
The Rogues
Alec Fleming · (30 episodes)
7.5
1964
Bedtime Story
Lawrence Jameson
6.1
1964
The Pink Panther
Sir Charles Lytton
6.9
1963
Burke's Law
Harvey Cleeve · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
55 Days at Peking
Sir Arthur Robertson
7.0
1963
The Shortest Day
Soldato inglese (uncredited)
5.8
1963
Conquered City
Major Peter Whitfield
4.3
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
7.4
1962
Guns of Darkness
Tom Jordan
6.0
1962
The Road to Hong Kong
Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
5.7
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (4 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Best of Enemies
Maj. Richardson
6.9
1961
The Dick Powell Show
Self / Host · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
The Guns of Navarone
Cpl. James Arthur Miller
7.3
1961
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Larry Mackay
6.1
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Marcus Dodds · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
Ask Any Girl
Miles Doughton
6.2
1959
The David Niven Show
Self - Host · (13 episodes)
0.0
1959
Happy Anniversary
Chris Walters
5.8
1959
Separate Tables
David Angus Pollock
6.9
1958
Bonjour Tristesse
Raymond
6.6
1958
My Man Godfrey
Godfrey Smith
6.3
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Mark Garron · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Goodyear Theatre
Jeff Carleton · (1 episode)
6.7
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Paul Evans · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Robert Medhill · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Paul Martel · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Jeff Carleton · (1 episode)
6.2
1957
The Little Hut
Henry Brittingham-Brett
6.3
1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Alan Coles
5.5
1957
Around the World in Eighty Days
Phileas Fogg
6.6
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Allen Raikes · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Milo Brant · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
The Silken Affair
Roger Tweakham
1.0
1956
The Birds and the Bees
Patrick Harris
6.8
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1956
The King's Thief
James - Duke of Brampton
6.2
1955
The Star and the Story
Johnny · (1 episode)
0.0
1955
Carrington V.C.
Major Charles Carrington
5.9
1954
Happy Ever After
Jasper O'Leary
5.2
1954
The Love Lottery
Rex Allerton
4.8
1954
The Moon Is Blue
David Slater
6.4
1953
The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
1953
Four Star Playhouse
William Langford · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Doctor · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Bingham · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Phil Weston · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mitch · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Doctor Gentry · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Ted Parker · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Andy · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Richard Lilliam · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Andy Fields · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
John · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Royal Thurston · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Hal Winters · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
George · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Deacon · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Charles · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Tony Stewart · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Wyeth · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Robert Louis Stevenson · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Henry · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Uncle Fred · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Cookie · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Adams · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Maxwell · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Philip · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Larkin · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Frank · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
David · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Jim Kenyon · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Ted · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Lee · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
The Lady Says No
Bill Shelby
4.5
1952
Appointment with Venus
Valentine Moreland
5.1
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
7.0
1951
Soldiers Three
Capt. Pindenny
4.4
1951
Happy Go Lovely
B.G. Bruno
5.9
1951
The Elusive Pimpernel
Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
6.0
1950
The Jack Benny Program
David Niven · (1 episode)
7.7
1950
The Jack Benny Program
Self · (1 episode)
7.7
1950
The Toast of New Orleans
Jacques Riboudeaux
5.2
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist · (7 episodes)
6.7
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Sheffield · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
6.0
1949
A Kiss for Corliss
Kenneth Marquis
4.7
1949
The BAFTA Awards
Host · (1 episode)
10.0
1949
A Kiss in the Dark
Eric Phillips
4.7
1949
Enchantment
Roland Dane
6.4
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
4.4
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1948
The Bishop's Wife
Henry Brougham
7.0
1947
The Other Love
Doctor Anthony Stanton
6.0
1947
The Perfect Marriage
Dale Williams
4.0
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
Peter Carter
7.7
1946
Magnificent Doll
Aaron Burr
5.9
1946
United States
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1944
The Way Ahead
Lieutenant Jim Perry
6.4
1944
The First of the Few
Geoffrey Crisp
6.7
1942
Raffles
A.J. Raffles
6.2
1939
Eternally Yours
Tony "The Great Arturo"
5.6
1939
The Real Glory
Lieut. McCool
6.3
1939
Bachelor Mother
David Merlin
7.1
1939
Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
7.2
1939
The Dawn Patrol
Lt. Scott
6.8
1938
Three Blind Mice
Steve Harrington
6.0
1938
Four Men and a Prayer
Christopher Leigh
6.3
1938
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Albert De Regnier
7.0
1938
Dinner at the Ritz
Paul de Brack
5.5
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
7.5
1937
We Have Our Moments
Joe Gilling
5.8
1937
Beloved Enemy
Captain Gerald Preston
6.1
1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Captain Randall
6.5
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
Bertie Wooster
6.0
1936
Dodsworth
Captain Clyde Lockert
7.1
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
6.0
1936
Palm Springs
George Britell
0.0
1936
Rose Marie
Teddy
6.2
1936
Splendor
Clancey Lorrimore
6.3
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
7.3
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Leo Cartwright
6.8
1935
Barbary Coast
Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
6.5
1935
Without Regret
Bill Gage
0.0
1935
Cleopatra
Slave (uncredited)
6.0
1934
There Goes the Bride
Bit Role (uncredited)
6.4
1932