ACTOR
David Niven
Known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · What's My Line? · The Dick Cavett Show
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.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1910
- Died
- Jul 29, 1983
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
There Goes the BrideBit Role (uncredited)
1932
CleopatraSlave (uncredited)
1934
A Feather in Her HatLeo Cartwright
1935
Barbary CoastCockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
1935
Mutiny on the BountyAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
SplendorClancey Lorrimore
1935
Without RegretBill Gage
1935
Beloved EnemyCaptain Gerald Preston
1936
DodsworthCaptain Clyde Lockert
1936
Palm SpringsGeorge Britell
1936
Rose MarieTeddy
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!Bertie Wooster
1936
The Charge of the Light BrigadeCaptain Randall
1936
Dinner at the RitzPaul de Brack
1937
The Prisoner of ZendaCaptain Fritz von Tarlenheim
1937
We Have Our MomentsJoe Gilling
1937
Bluebeard's Eighth WifeAlbert De Regnier
1938
Four Men and a PrayerChristopher Leigh
1938
The Dawn PatrolLt. Scott
1938
Three Blind MiceSteve Harrington
1938
Bachelor MotherDavid Merlin
1939
Eternally YoursTony
1939
RafflesA.J. Raffles
1939
The Real GloryLieut. McCool
1939
Wuthering HeightsEdgar Linton
1939
The First of the FewGeoffrey Crisp
1942
The Way AheadLieutenant Jim Perry
1944
United StatesNarrator (voice)
1944
A Matter of Life and DeathPeter Carter
1946
Magnificent DollAaron Burr
1946
The Bishop's WifeHenry Brougham
1947
The Other LoveDoctor Anthony Stanton
1947
The Perfect MarriageDale Williams
1947
Bonnie Prince CharliePrince Charles Edward Stuart
1948
EnchantmentRoland Dane
1948
A Kiss for CorlissKenneth Marquis
1949
A Kiss in the DarkEric Phillips
1949
Breakdowns of 1949Self
1949
The Elusive PimpernelPercy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
1950
The Toast of New OrleansJacques Riboudeaux
1950
Appointment with VenusValentine Moreland
1951
Happy Go LovelyB.G. Bruno
1951
Soldiers ThreeCapt. Pindenny
1951
The Lady Says NoBill Shelby
1952
The Moon Is BlueDavid Slater
1953
Carrington V.C.Major Charles Carrington
1954
Happy Ever AfterJasper O'Leary
1954
The Love LotteryRex Allerton
1954
The King's ThiefJames - Duke of Brampton
1955
Around the World in 80 DaysPhileas Fogg
1956
The Birds and the BeesPatrick Harris
1956
The Silken AffairRoger Tweakham
1956
My Man GodfreyGodfrey Smith
1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!Alan Coles
1957
The Little HutHenry Brittingham-Brett
1957
Bonjour TristesseRaymond
1958
Separate TablesAngus Pollock
1958
The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf
1958
Ask Any GirlMiles Doughton
1959
Happy AnniversaryChris Walters
1959
Please Don't Eat the DaisiesLarry Mackay
1960
The Best of EnemiesMaj. Richardson
1961
The Guns of NavaroneCpl. John Anthony Miller
1961
Conquered CityMajor Peter Whitfield
1962
Guns of DarknessTom Jordan
1962
The Road to Hong KongLama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
1962
55 Days at PekingSir Arthur Robertson
1963
The Pink PantherSir Charles Lytton
1963
The Shortest DaySoldato inglese (uncredited)
1963
Bedtime StoryLawrence Jameson
1964
Lady LDicky, Lord Lendale
1965
All Eyes on Sharon TateSelf - Interviewee
1966
Eye of the DevilPhilippe de Montfaucon
1966
Where the Spies AreDr. Jason Love
1966
Casino RoyaleJames Bond
1967
Lionpower from MGMSelf - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Prudence and the PillGerald Hardcastle
1968
The Impossible YearsJonathan Kingsley
1968
Before Winter ComesMajor Burnside
1969
The BrainColonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
1969
The Extraordinary SeamanLt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
1969SY
Scotland Yard - the Golden ThreadHost
1971
The StatueAlex Bolt
1971
King, Queen, KnaveCharles Dreyer
1972G
GorillaNarrator
1974
The Canterville GhostSir Simon de Canterville
1974
VampiraCount Dracula
1974
Paper Tiger'Major' Walter Bradbury
1975
The Remarkable RocketNarrator (voice)
1975BH
Bob Hope's World of Comedy(archive footage)
1976
Murder by DeathDick Charleston
1976
No Deposit, No ReturnJ.W. Osborne
1976
CandleshoePriory
1977
Death on the NileColonel Race
1978DO
Death on the Nile: Making of FeaturetteSelf / Colonel Race
1978
Formula 1 - Speed feverSelf
1978
ABBA in SwitzerlandSelf
1979
Escape to AthenaProfessor Blake
1979
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareIvan
1980
Rough CutChief Insp. Cyril Willis
1980
The Sea WolvesCol. W.H. Grice
1980
Trail of the Pink PantherSir Charles Litton
1982
Better Late Than NeverNick Cartland
1983
Curse of the Pink PantherSir Charles Litton
1983
The Night They Saved ChristmasExecutive Producer
1984
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
1985
Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf (archive footage)
1988
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self (archive footage)
1989
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)
1995
Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of DraculaCount Dracula (archive footage)
2000
The Adventures of Errol FlynnSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2005
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a DamnSelf (archive footage)
2015
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Rat PackSelf (archive footage)
2022
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger(archive footage)
2024
Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceSelf (archive footage)
2028Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
The BAFTA AwardsHost · 1 eps
1949
Robert Montgomery PresentsSheffield · 1 eps
1950
The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 3 eps
1950
The Jack Benny ProgramDavid Niven · 2 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self · 8 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 eps
1951
Four Star PlayhouseDoctor · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseWilliam Langford · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseBingham · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhousePhil Weston · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseMitch · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseDoctor Gentry · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseTed Parker · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseAndy · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseSteve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseRichard Lilliam · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseAndy Fields · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseRoyal Thurston · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseJohn · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseHal Winters · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseTony Stewart · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseGeorge · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseDeacon · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseCharles · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseRobert Louis Stevenson · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseWyeth · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseUncle Fred · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseCookie · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseHenry · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseAdams · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseMaxwell · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseLarkin · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhousePhilip · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseJim Kenyon · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseFrank · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseDavid · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseTed · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseLee · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseProducer
1952
The OscarsSelf · 3 eps
1953
The Star and the StoryJohnny · 1 eps
1955
CinépanoramaSelf · 1 eps
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreAllen Raikes · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMilo Brant · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDirector
1956
Alcoa TheatreMark Garron · 1 eps
1957Alcoa TheatrePaul Evans · 1 eps
1957Alcoa TheatreRobert Medhill · 1 eps
1957Alcoa TheatrePaul Martel · 1 eps
1957Alcoa TheatreJeff Carleton · 1 eps
1957GT
Goodyear TheatreJeff Carleton · 1 eps
1957
The David Niven ShowSelf - Host · 13 eps
1959
The DuPont Show with June AllysonMarcus Dodds · 1 eps
1959
The Dick Powell ShowSelf / Host · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 4 eps
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 eps
1962
Burke's LawHarvey Cleeve · 1 eps
1963
The RoguesAlec Fleming · 30 eps
1964
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1968VS
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 2 eps
1971
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
Dinah!Self · 2 eps
1974
Ciné regardsSelf · 1 eps
1978
A Man Called IntrepidSir William Stephenson · 3 eps
1979
ParkinsonSelf - Guest (archive footage) · 1 eps
2004
Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2013Photos
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