Person
David Niven
Acting · 1910–1983 · London, England, UK
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Sheffield
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Burke's Law
Harvey Cleeve
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Allen Raikes
Four Star Playhouse
Doctor
What's My Line?
Self
Filmography
- 2024Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger(archive footage)
- 2022Rat PackSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a DamnSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)
- 2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaCount Dracula (archive footage)
- 1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self (Archive Footage)
- 1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf (archive footage)
- 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
- 1984The Night They Saved ChristmasExecutive Producer
- 1983Curse of the Pink PantherSir Charles Litton
- 1983Better Late Than NeverNick Cartland
- 1982Trail of the Pink PantherSir Charles Litton
- 1980The Sea WolvesCol. W.H. Grice
- 1980Rough CutChief Insp. Cyril Willis
- 1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareIvan
- 1979Escape to AthenaProfessor Blake
- 1979A Man Called IntrepidSir William Stephenson
- 1979ABBA in SwitzerlandSelf
- 1978Death on the NileColonel Race
- 1978Death on the Nile: Making of FeaturetteSelf / Colonel Race
- 1978Formula 1 - Speed feverSelf
- 1977CandleshoePriory
- 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf (archive footage)
- 1976Murder by DeathDick Charleston
- 1976No Deposit, No ReturnJ.W. Osborne
- 1975Paper Tiger'Major' Walter Bradbury
- 1975The Remarkable RocketNarrator (voice)
- 1974The Canterville GhostSir Simon de Canterville
- 1974GorillaNarrator
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974VampiraCount Dracula
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
- 1972King, Queen, KnaveCharles Dreyer
- 1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
- 1971Scotland Yard - the Golden ThreadHost
- 1971The StatueAlex Bolt
- 1969The Extraordinary SeamanLt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
- 1969The BrainColonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
- 1969Before Winter ComesMajor Burnside
- 1968The Impossible YearsJonathan Kingsley
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968Prudence and the PillGerald Hardcastle
- 1967Casino RoyaleJames Bond
- 1967Lionpower from MGMSelf - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966Eye of the DevilPhilippe de Montfaucon
- 1966All Eyes on Sharon TateSelf - Interviewee
- 1966Where the Spies AreDr. Jason Love
- 1965Lady LDicky, Lord Lendale
- 1964The RoguesAlec Fleming
- 1964Bedtime StoryLawrence Jameson
- 1963The Pink PantherSir Charles Lytton
- 1963Burke's LawHarvey Cleeve
- 196355 Days at PekingSir Arthur Robertson
- 1963The Shortest DaySoldato inglese (uncredited)
- 1962Conquered CityMajor Peter Whitfield
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962Guns of DarknessTom Jordan
- 1962The Road to Hong KongLama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961The Best of EnemiesMaj. Richardson
- 1961The Dick Powell ShowSelf / Host
- 1961The Guns of NavaroneCpl. John Anthony Miller
- 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesLarry Mackay
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonMarcus Dodds
- 1959Ask Any GirlMiles Doughton
- 1959The David Niven ShowSelf - Host
- 1959Happy AnniversaryChris Walters
- 1958Separate TablesMajor Angus Pollock
- 1958The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf
- 1958Bonjour TristesseRaymond
- 1957My Man GodfreyGodfrey Smith
- 1957Alcoa TheatreMark Garron
- 1957Goodyear TheatreJeff Carleton
- 1957The Little HutHenry Brittingham-Brett
- 1957Oh, Men! Oh, Women!Alan Coles
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysPhileas Fogg
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreAllen Raikes
- 1956The Silken AffairRoger Tweakham
- 1956The Birds and the BeesPatrick Harris
- 1956CinépanoramaSelf
- 1955The King's ThiefJames - Duke of Brampton
- 1955The Star and the StoryJohnny
- 1954Carrington V.C.Major Charles Carrington
- 1954Happy Ever AfterJasper O'Leary
- 1954The Love LotteryRex Allerton
- 1953The Moon Is BlueDavid Slater
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseDoctor
- 1952The Lady Says NoBill Shelby
- 1951Appointment with VenusValentine Moreland
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951Soldiers ThreeCapt. Pindenny
- 1951Happy Go LovelyB.G. Bruno
- 1950The Elusive PimpernelPercy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramDavid Niven
- 1950The Toast of New OrleansJacques Riboudeaux
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSheffield
- 1949Breakdowns of 1949Self
- 1949A Kiss for CorlissKenneth Marquis
- 1949The BAFTA AwardsHost
- 1949A Kiss in the DarkEric Phillips
- 1948EnchantmentRoland Dane
- 1948Bonnie Prince CharliePrince Charles Edward Stuart
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1947The Bishop's WifeHenry Brougham
- 1947The Other LoveDoctor Anthony Stanton
- 1947The Perfect MarriageDale Williams
- 1946A Matter of Life and DeathPeter Carter
- 1946Magnificent DollAaron Burr
- 1944United StatesNarrator (voice)
- 1944The Way AheadLieutenant Jim Perry
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1942The First of the FewGeoffrey Crisp
- 1939RafflesA.J. Raffles
- 1939Eternally YoursTony
- 1939The Real GloryLieut. McCool
- 1939Bachelor MotherDavid Merlin
- 1939Wuthering HeightsEdgar Linton
- 1938The Dawn PatrolLt. Scott
- 1938Three Blind MiceSteve Harrington
- 1938Four Men and a PrayerChristopher Leigh
- 1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeAlbert De Regnier
- 1937Dinner at the RitzPaul de Brack
- 1937The Prisoner of ZendaCaptain Fritz von Tarlenheim
- 1937We Have Our MomentsJoe Gilling
- 1936Beloved EnemyCaptain Gerald Preston
- 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeCaptain Randall
- 1936Thank You, Jeeves!Bertie Wooster
- 1936DodsworthCaptain Clyde Lockert
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self
- 1936Palm SpringsGeorge Britell
- 1936Rose MarieTeddy
- 1935SplendorClancey Lorrimore
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
- 1935A Feather in Her HatLeo Cartwright
- 1935Barbary CoastCockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
- 1935Without RegretBill Gage
- 1934CleopatraSlave (uncredited)
- 1932There Goes the BrideBit Role (uncredited)
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