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.
Filmography
all 144
Movies 116
self 32
TV Shows 28
Producer 2
Narrator 2
Director 1
(archive footage)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack (2022)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures (2013)
TV
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)
Movie
Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
Movie
Peter Carter
The Colour Merchant (1998)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Survival (1998)
TV
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class (1995)
Movie
actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
Movie
Sir Charles Litton
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Movie
5.32
Nick Cartland
Better Late Than Never (1983)
Movie
Sir Charles Litton
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Movie
5.39
Col. W.H. Grice
The Sea Wolves (1980)
Movie
Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
Rough Cut (1980)
Movie
Sir William Stephenson
A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
TV
Professor Blake
Escape to Athena (1979)
Movie
Sir William Stephenson
A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
Movie
Colonel Race
Death on the Nile (1978)
Movie
6
Self / Colonel Johnny Race
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette (1978)
Movie
Priory
Candleshoe (1977)
Movie
Dick Charleston
Murder by Death (1976)
Movie
6
J.W. Osborne
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
Movie
6
'Major' Bradbury
Paper Tiger (1975)
Movie
The Ghost - Sir Simon de Canterville
The Canterville Ghost (1974)
Movie
Self
Dinah! (1974)
TV
Count Dracula
Vampira (1974)
Movie
Charles Dreyer
King, Queen, Knave (1972)
Movie
Alex Bolt
The Statue (1971)
Movie
Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
Movie
Le Colonnel Carol Matthews, dit « Le Cerveau »
The Brain (1969)
Movie
Major Burnside
Before Winter Comes (1969)
Movie
Jonathan Kingsley
The Impossible Years (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Gerald Hardcastle
Prudence and the Pill (1968)
Movie
James Bond
Casino Royale (1967)
Movie
Philippe de Montfaucon
Eye of the Devil (1966)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966)
Movie
Dr. Jason Love
Where the Spies Are (1966)
Movie
Dicky, Lord Lendale
Lady L (1965)
Movie
Alec Fleming
The Rogues (1964)
TV
Lawrence Jameson
Bedtime Story (1964)
Movie
Sir Charles Lytton
The Pink Panther (1963)
Movie
5.56
Harvey Cleeve
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Sir Arthur Robertson
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Movie
Soldato inglese (uncredited)
The Shortest Day (1963)
Movie
Maj. Peter Whitfield
Conquered City (1962)
Movie
Tom Jordan
Guns of Darkness (1962)
Movie
Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Movie
4.78
Maj. Richardson
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Movie
Self - Host
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
TV
Cpl. James Arthur Miller
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Movie
5.7
Laurence Mackay
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Movie
6.67
Marcus Dodds
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
TV
Miles Doughton
Ask Any Girl (1959)
Movie
Self - Host
The David Niven Show (1959)
TV
Chris Walters
Happy Anniversary (1959)
Movie
David Angus Pollock
Separate Tables (1958)
Movie
Godfrey Smith
My Man Godfrey (1957)
Movie
Jeff Carleton
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV
'Jeffrey Collins'
Goodyear Theatre (1957)
TV
Henry Brittingham-Brett
The Little Hut (1957)
Movie
Dr. Alan Coles
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
Movie
Phileas Fogg
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Movie
4.67
Milo Brant / Allen Raikes / Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Roger Tweakham
The Silken Affair (1956)
Movie
Colonel Patrick Henry Harris
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
Movie
6
James - Duke of Brampton
The King's Thief (1955)
Movie
Carrington
Carrington V.C. (1954)
Movie
Jasper O'Leary
Happy Ever After (1954)
Movie
Rex Allerton
The Love Lottery (1954)
Movie
David Slater
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
Movie
Robert Louis Stevenson / Ted / Hal Winters / Cookie / Doctor Gentry / Phil Weston / Larkin / Andy Fields / Wyeth / Royal Thurston / George / Bingham / Henry / Richard Lilliam / Philip / Lee / Maxwell / Frank / Andy / Charles / Jim Kenyon / William Langford / David / John / Doctor / Ted Parker / Adams / Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle / Uncle Fred / Mitch / Deacon / Tony Stewart / Producer
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Bill Shelby
The Lady Says No (1952)
Movie
Maj. Valentine Moreland
Appointment with Venus (1951)
Movie
Capt. Pindenny
Soldiers Three (1951)
Movie
B.G. Bruno
Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Movie
Sir Percy Blakeney
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
Movie
Self / David Niven
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
TV
Jacques Riboudeaux
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Movie
Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Sheffield
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Kenneth Marquis
A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
Movie
Eric Phillips
A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
Movie
General Sir Roland Dane
Enchantment (1948)
Movie
6.18
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Movie
Self / Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Henry Brougham
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Movie
6
Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Other Love (1947)
Movie
Dale Williams
The Perfect Marriage (1947)
Movie
Peter Carter
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Movie
5.29
Aaron Burr
Magnificent Doll (1946)
Movie
Narrator
United States (1944)
Movie
Lt. Jim Perry
The Way Ahead (1944)
Movie
Geoffrey Crisp
The First of the Few (1942)
Movie
Raffles
Raffles (1939)
Movie
Tony 'The Great Arturo'
Eternally Yours (1939)
Movie
Lieut. McCool
The Real Glory (1939)
Movie
David Merlin
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Movie
Steve Harrington
Three Blind Mice (1938)
Movie
Christopher Leigh
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
Movie
Albert De Regnier
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Movie
Paul de Brack
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
Movie
Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Movie
Joe Gilling
We Have Our Moments (1937)
Movie
Gerald Preston
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Movie
Captain Randall
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Movie
Bertie Wooster
Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)
Movie
Captain Clyde Lockert
Dodsworth (1936)
Movie
5.33
George Britell
Palm Springs (1936)
Movie
Clancey Lorrimore
Splendor (1935)
Movie
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Movie
4.33
Leo Cartwright
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
Movie
Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Barbary Coast (1935)
Movie
Bill Gage
Without Regret (1935)
Movie
Slave (uncredited)
Cleopatra (1934)
Movie
Bit Role (uncredited)
There Goes the Bride (1932)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-02-28
Deathday1983-07-29 (73 years old)
Birth NameDavid Graham Niven
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
Height181-centimeter
RelationshipsPrimula Rollo (1940 - 1946)
SpouseHjördis Genberg
ChildrenJames Niven, Fiona Niven, Kristina Niven, David Niven, Jr.
FatherWilliam Edward Graham Niven
MotherHenriette Julia Degacher
SiblingsGrizel Niven
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsJames David Graham Niven, David Nivens, Дейвид Нивен, Дэвид Нивен, 大卫·尼文
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Legion of Merit, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Actor
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