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David Niven

David Niven

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.

Born

Mar 01, 1910

London, England, UK

Died

Jul 29, 1983

Known For

Acting

Movies

119 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.1

movie

Known For

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978

as Colonel Race
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961

as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

1963

as Sir Charles Lytton
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Phileas Fogg
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as James Bond
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939

as Edgar Linton
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

as Peter Carter
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

as Sir Arthur Robertson
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Sir Charles Litton
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
1978 • as Colonel Race
★ 7.2
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961 • as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
★ 7.3
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
1963 • as Sir Charles Lytton
★ 6.8
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • as Phileas Fogg
★ 6.7
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 • as James Bond
★ 5.2
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1939 • as Edgar Linton
★ 7.2
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946 • as Peter Carter
★ 7.8
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 • as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
★ 7.4
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 • as Sir Arthur Robertson
★ 6.9
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 • as Sir Charles Litton
★ 5.1
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 • as Sir Charles Litton
★ 4.6
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976 • as Dick Charleston
★ 7.1
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
1958 • as Raymond
★ 6.7
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife
1947 • as Henry Brougham
★ 7.1
The Brain
The Brain
1969 • as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
★ 7.3
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
1979 • as Professor Blake
★ 5.7
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
1980 • as Col. W.H. Grice
★ 5.9
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
1957 • as Godfrey Smith
★ 6.5
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1958 • as Angus Pollock
★ 7.0
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
1980 • as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
★ 5.9
Candleshoe
Candleshoe
1977 • as Priory
★ 6.9
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 • as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
★ 7.5
Lady L
Lady L
1965 • as Dicky, Lord Lendale
★ 5.8
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1934 • as Slave (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 • as Maj. Richardson
★ 6.9
The Real Glory
The Real Glory
1939 • as Lieut. McCool
★ 6.3
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980 • as Ivan
★ 6.0
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
1939 • as David Merlin
★ 7.2
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 • as Philippe de Montfaucon
★ 6.1
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
1976 • as J.W. Osborne
★ 6.3
Conquered City
Conquered City
1962 • as Major Peter Whitfield
★ 5.5
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960 • as Larry Mackay
★ 6.2
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong
1962 • as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963 • as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1964 • as Lawrence Jameson
★ 6.3
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue
1953 • as David Slater
★ 6.3
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1936 • as Teddy
★ 6.1
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 • as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 • as Captain Randall
★ 6.5
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 • as Albert De Regnier
★ 7.1
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.0
ABBA in Switzerland
ABBA in Switzerland
1979 • as Self
★ 7.8
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
1936 • as Captain Clyde Lockert
★ 7.1
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 • as Major Burnside
★ 6.0
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989 • as Self (Archive Footage)
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl
1959 • as Miles Doughton
★ 6.5
The First of the Few
The First of the Few
1942 • as Geoffrey Crisp
★ 6.7
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery
1954 • as Rex Allerton
★ 5.1
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1938 • as Lt. Scott
★ 6.8
The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955 • as James - Duke of Brampton
★ 6.2
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946 • as Aaron Burr
★ 6.1
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 • as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
1968 • as Gerald Hardcastle
★ 5.7
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 • as Christopher Leigh
★ 6.5
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
1966 • as Dr. Jason Love
★ 5.4
King, Queen, Knave
King, Queen, Knave
1972 • as Charles Dreyer
★ 4.5
The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 • as Jacques Riboudeaux
★ 5.2
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely
1951 • as B.G. Bruno
★ 6.1
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Vampira
Vampira
1974 • as Count Dracula
★ 5.2
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
1959 • as Chris Walters
★ 6.5
The Other Love
The Other Love
1947 • as Doctor Anthony Stanton
★ 6.1
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
1951 • as Capt. Pindenny
★ 4.5
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.7
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss
1949 • as Kenneth Marquis
★ 5.8
The Statue
The Statue
1971 • as Alex Bolt
★ 4.8
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944 • as Lieutenant Jim Perry
★ 6.5
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 • as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
★ 3.4
Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936 • as Bertie Wooster
★ 6.4
Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After
1954 • as Jasper O'Leary
★ 5.5
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957 • as Alan Coles
★ 6.2
Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
1975 • as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
★ 6.2
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950 • as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
★ 6.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Enchantment
Enchantment
1948 • as Roland Dane
★ 6.7
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1974 • as Sir Simon de Canterville
★ 7.0
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978 • as Self
★ 7.1
The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years
1968 • as Jonathan Kingsley
★ 5.6
The Little Hut
The Little Hut
1957 • as Henry Brittingham-Brett
★ 6.4
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No
1952 • as Bill Shelby
★ 4.6
Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus
1951 • as Valentine Moreland
★ 5.7
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 • as Leo Cartwright
★ 7.0
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 • as Steve Harrington
★ 6.1
movie
Gorilla
1974 • as Narrator
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark
1949 • as Eric Phillips
★ 5.2
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
1937 • as Joe Gilling
★ 7.2
Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy
1936 • as Captain Gerald Preston
★ 6.3
Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
1954 • as Major Charles Carrington
★ 6.2
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1983 • as Nick Cartland
★ 4.8
Breakdowns of 1949
Breakdowns of 1949
1949 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
1956 • as Roger Tweakham
★ 3.3
United States
United States
1944 • as Narrator (voice)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 • as Count Dracula (archive footage)
★ 3.5
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
1939 • as Tony
★ 5.9
Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz
1937 • as Paul de Brack
★ 5.8
Raffles
Raffles
1939 • as A.J. Raffles
★ 6.2
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride
1932 • as Bit Role (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958 • as Self
★ 6.0
movie
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978 • as Self / Colonel Race
★ 7.0
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
1956 • as Patrick Harris
★ 7.4
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
1947 • as Dale Williams
★ 5.5
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
1962 • as Tom Jordan
★ 6.2
Without Regret
Without Regret
1935 • as Bill Gage
★ 10.0
Palm Springs
Palm Springs
1936 • as George Britell
★ 8.0
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948 • as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
★ 5.5
Splendor
Splendor
1935 • as Clancey Lorrimore
★ 6.7
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966 • as Self - Interviewee
★ 7.4
movie
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
1971 • as Host
The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket
1975 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0