Acting

David Niven

Born: 1910-03-01
Died: 1983-07-29
Birthplace: 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

Filmography

150 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

2028 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024 · Movie

(archive footage)

Rat Pack

2022 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

2019 · Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

2015 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

2013 · TV Show

Self (archive footage)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005 · Movie

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Parkinson

2004 · TV Show

Self - Guest (archive footage)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 · Movie

Count Dracula (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997 · Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991 · Movie

actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

1989 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

The Night They Saved Christmas

1984 · Movie

Executive Producer

Better Late Than Never

1983 · Movie

Nick Cartland

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983 · Movie

Sir Charles Litton

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982 · Movie

Sir Charles Litton

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

1980 · Movie

Ivan

Rough Cut

1980 · Movie

Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

The Sea Wolves

1980 · Movie

Col. W.H. Grice

A Man Called Intrepid

1979 · TV Show

Sir William Stephenson

ABBA in Switzerland

1979 · Movie

Self

Escape to Athena

1979 · Movie

Professor Blake

Ciné regards

1978 · TV Show

Self

Death on the Nile

1978 · Movie

Colonel Race

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

1978 · Movie

Self / Colonel Race

Formula 1 - Speed fever

1978 · Movie

Self

Candleshoe

1977 · Movie

Priory

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · Movie

(archive footage)

Murder by Death

1976 · Movie

Dick Charleston

No Deposit, No Return

1976 · Movie

J.W. Osborne

Paper Tiger

1975 · Movie

'Major' Walter Bradbury

The Remarkable Rocket

1975 · Movie

Narrator (voice)

Dinah!

1974 · TV Show

Self

Gorilla

1974 · Movie

Narrator

The Canterville Ghost

1974 · Movie

Sir Simon de Canterville

Vampira

1974 · Movie

Count Dracula

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · TV Show

Self

King, Queen, Knave

1972 · Movie

Charles Dreyer

Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread

1971 · Movie

Host

The Statue

1971 · Movie

Alex Bolt

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971 · TV Show

Self

Before Winter Comes

1969 · Movie

Major Burnside

The Brain

1969 · Movie

Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969 · Movie

Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

Prudence and the Pill

1968 · Movie

Gerald Hardcastle

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · TV Show

Self - Guest

The Impossible Years

1968 · Movie

Jonathan Kingsley

Casino Royale

1967 · Movie

James Bond

Lionpower from MGM

1967 · Movie

Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

1966 · Movie

Self - Interviewee

Eye of the Devil

1966 · Movie

Philippe de Montfaucon

Where the Spies Are

1966 · Movie

Dr. Jason Love

Lady L

1965 · Movie

Dicky, Lord Lendale

Bedtime Story

1964 · Movie

Lawrence Jameson

The Rogues

1964 · TV Show

Alec Fleming

55 Days at Peking

1963 · Movie

Sir Arthur Robertson

Burke's Law

1963 · TV Show

Harvey Cleeve

The Pink Panther

1963 · Movie

Sir Charles Lytton

The Shortest Day

1963 · Movie

Soldato inglese (uncredited)

Conquered City

1962 · Movie

Major Peter Whitfield

Guns of Darkness

1962 · Movie

Tom Jordan

The Road to Hong Kong

1962 · Movie

Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · TV Show

Self

The Best of Enemies

1961 · Movie

Maj. Richardson

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · TV Show

Self / Host

The Guns of Navarone

1961 · Movie

Cpl. John Anthony Miller

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · TV Show

Self

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960 · Movie

Larry Mackay

Ask Any Girl

1959 · Movie

Miles Doughton

Happy Anniversary

1959 · Movie

Chris Walters

The David Niven Show

1959 · TV Show

Self - Host

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959 · TV Show

Marcus Dodds

Bonjour Tristesse

1958 · Movie

Raymond

Separate Tables

1958 · Movie

Angus Pollock

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958 · Movie

Self

Alcoa Theatre

1957 · TV Show

Mark Garron · Paul Evans · Robert Medhill · Paul Martel · Jeff Carleton

Goodyear Theatre

1957 · TV Show

Jeff Carleton

My Man Godfrey

1957 · Movie

Godfrey Smith

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957 · Movie

Alan Coles

The Little Hut

1957 · Movie

Henry Brittingham-Brett

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · Movie

Phileas Fogg

Cinépanorama

1956 · TV Show

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · TV Show

Allen Raikes · Milo Brant · Director

The Birds and the Bees

1956 · Movie

Patrick Harris

The Silken Affair

1956 · Movie

Roger Tweakham

The King's Thief

1955 · Movie

James - Duke of Brampton

The Star and the Story

1955 · TV Show

Johnny

Carrington V.C.

1954 · Movie

Major Charles Carrington

Happy Ever After

1954 · Movie

Jasper O'Leary

The Love Lottery

1954 · Movie

Rex Allerton

The Moon Is Blue

1953 · Movie

David Slater

The Oscars

1953 · TV Show

Self

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · TV Show

Doctor · William Langford · Mitch · Phil Weston · Bingham · Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle · Doctor Gentry · Ted Parker · Andy · Richard Lilliam · Andy Fields · John · Royal Thurston · Hal Winters · Tony Stewart · George · Deacon · Charles · Robert Louis Stevenson · Henry · Wyeth · Uncle Fred · Cookie · Adams · Maxwell · Philip · Larkin · Frank · David · Jim Kenyon · Ted · Lee · Producer