David Niven
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1910
- Died
- July 29, 1983
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance 2028
as Self (archive footage)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger 2024
as (archive footage)
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret 2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula 2000
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story 1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class 1995
as Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... 1989
as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
as Self (archive footage)
The Night They Saved Christmas 1984
Executive Producer
Curse of the Pink Panther 1983
as Sir Charles Litton
Better Late Than Never 1983
as Nick Cartland
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
as Sir Charles Litton
The Sea Wolves 1980
as Col. W.H. Grice
Rough Cut 1980
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1980
as Ivan
Escape to Athena 1979
as Professor Blake
ABBA in Switzerland 1979
as Self
- Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette 1978
as Self / Colonel Race
Death on the Nile 1978
as Colonel Race
Formula 1 - Speed fever 1978
as Self
Candleshoe 1977
as Priory
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy 1976
as (archive footage)
Murder by Death 1976
as Dick Charleston
No Deposit, No Return 1976
as J.W. Osborne
Paper Tiger 1975
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
The Remarkable Rocket 1975
as Narrator (voice)
The Canterville Ghost 1974
as Sir Simon de Canterville
- Gorilla
Gorilla 1974
as Narrator
Vampira 1974
as Count Dracula
King, Queen, Knave 1972
as Charles Dreyer
- Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread 1971
as Host
The Statue 1971
as Alex Bolt
The Extraordinary Seaman 1969
as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
The Brain 1969
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Before Winter Comes 1969
as Major Burnside
The Impossible Years 1968
as Jonathan Kingsley
Prudence and the Pill 1968
as Gerald Hardcastle
Casino Royale 1967
as James Bond
Lionpower from MGM 1967
as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eye of the Devil 1966
as Philippe de Montfaucon
All Eyes on Sharon Tate 1966
as Self - Interviewee
Where the Spies Are 1966
as Dr. Jason Love
Lady L 1965
as Dicky, Lord Lendale
Bedtime Story 1964
as Lawrence Jameson
The Pink Panther 1963
as Sir Charles Lytton
55 Days at Peking 1963
as Sir Arthur Robertson
The Shortest Day 1963
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Conquered City 1962
as Major Peter Whitfield
Guns of Darkness 1962
as Tom Jordan
The Road to Hong Kong 1962
as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
The Best of Enemies 1961
as Maj. Richardson
The Guns of Navarone 1961
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960
as Larry Mackay
Ask Any Girl 1959
as Miles Doughton
Happy Anniversary 1959
as Chris Walters
Separate Tables 1958
as Angus Pollock
The All-Star Christmas Show 1958
as Self
Bonjour Tristesse 1958
as Raymond
My Man Godfrey 1957
as Godfrey Smith
The Little Hut 1957
as Henry Brittingham-Brett
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! 1957
as Alan Coles
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Phileas Fogg
The Silken Affair 1956
as Roger Tweakham
The Birds and the Bees 1956
as Patrick Harris
The King's Thief 1955
as James - Duke of Brampton
Carrington V.C. 1954
as Major Charles Carrington
Happy Ever After 1954
as Jasper O'Leary
The Love Lottery 1954
as Rex Allerton
The Moon Is Blue 1953
as David Slater
The Lady Says No 1952
as Bill Shelby
Appointment with Venus 1951
as Valentine Moreland
Soldiers Three 1951
as Capt. Pindenny
Happy Go Lovely 1951
as B.G. Bruno
The Elusive Pimpernel 1950
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
The Toast of New Orleans 1950
as Jacques Riboudeaux
Breakdowns of 1949 1949
as Self
A Kiss for Corliss 1949
as Kenneth Marquis
A Kiss in the Dark 1949
as Eric Phillips
Enchantment 1948
as Roland Dane
Bonnie Prince Charlie 1948
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
The Bishop's Wife 1947
as Henry Brougham
The Other Love 1947
as Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Perfect Marriage 1947
as Dale Williams
A Matter of Life and Death 1946
as Peter Carter
Magnificent Doll 1946
as Aaron Burr
United States 1944
as Narrator (voice)
The Way Ahead 1944
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
The First of the Few 1942
as Geoffrey Crisp
Raffles 1939
as A.J. Raffles
Eternally Yours 1939
as Tony
The Real Glory 1939
as Lieut. McCool
Bachelor Mother 1939
as David Merlin
Wuthering Heights 1939
as Edgar Linton
The Dawn Patrol 1938
as Lt. Scott
Three Blind Mice 1938
as Steve Harrington
Four Men and a Prayer 1938
as Christopher Leigh
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
as Albert De Regnier
Dinner at the Ritz 1937
as Paul de Brack
The Prisoner of Zenda 1937
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
We Have Our Moments 1937
as Joe Gilling
Beloved Enemy 1936
as Captain Gerald Preston
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936
as Captain Randall
Thank You, Jeeves! 1936
as Bertie Wooster
Dodsworth 1936
as Captain Clyde Lockert
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) 1936
as Self
Palm Springs 1936
as George Britell
Rose Marie 1936
as Teddy
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Splendor 1935
as Clancey Lorrimore
A Feather in Her Hat 1935
as Leo Cartwright
Barbary Coast 1935
as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Without Regret 1935
as Bill Gage
Cleopatra 1934
as Slave (uncredited)
There Goes the Bride 1932
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.