David Niven

Person

David Niven

Born 1 March 1910 Died 29 July 1983, aged 73 London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
22age in their first credit on record (1932)
68years on screen and counting
33credits in 1952, their busiest year
144dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Many Faces of Dracula poster Age: 89

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker poster Age: 81

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Curse of the Pink Panther poster Age: 73

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983
as Sir Charles Litton
Better Late Than Never poster Age: 72

Better Late Than Never

1983
as Nick Cartland
Trail of the Pink Panther poster Age: 72

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982
as Sir Charles Litton
The Sea Wolves poster Age: 70

The Sea Wolves

1980
as Col. W.H. Grice
Rough Cut poster Age: 70

Rough Cut

1980
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square poster Age: 70

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

1980
as Ivan
Escape to Athena poster Age: 69

Escape to Athena

1979
as Professor Blake
Death on the Nile poster Age: 68

Death on the Nile

1978
as Colonel Race
Candleshoe poster Age: 67

Candleshoe

1977
as Priory
Murder by Death poster Age: 66

Murder by Death

1976
as Dick Charleston
No Deposit, No Return poster Age: 65

No Deposit, No Return

1976
as J.W. Osborne
Paper Tiger poster Age: 65

Paper Tiger

1975
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
The Remarkable Rocket poster Age: 64

The Remarkable Rocket

1975
as Narrator (voice)
The Canterville Ghost poster Age: 64

The Canterville Ghost

1974
as Sir Simon de Canterville
Vampira poster Age: 64

Vampira

1974
as Count Dracula
King, Queen, Knave poster Age: 62

King, Queen, Knave

1972
as Charles Dreyer
The Statue poster Age: 60

The Statue

1971
as Alex Bolt
The Extraordinary Seaman poster Age: 59

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969
as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
The Brain poster Age: 59

The Brain

1969
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Before Winter Comes poster Age: 58

Before Winter Comes

1969
as Major Burnside
The Impossible Years poster Age: 58

The Impossible Years

1968
as Jonathan Kingsley
Prudence and the Pill poster Age: 58

Prudence and the Pill

1968
as Gerald Hardcastle
Casino Royale poster Age: 57

Casino Royale

1967
as James Bond
Eye of the Devil poster Age: 56

Eye of the Devil

1966
as Philippe de Montfaucon
Where the Spies Are poster Age: 55

Where the Spies Are

1966
as Dr. Jason Love
Lady L poster Age: 55

Lady L

1965
as Dicky, Lord Lendale
Bedtime Story poster Age: 54

Bedtime Story

1964
as Lawrence Jameson
The Pink Panther poster Age: 53

The Pink Panther

1963
as Sir Charles Lytton
55 Days at Peking poster Age: 53

55 Days at Peking

1963
as Sir Arthur Robertson
The Shortest Day poster Age: 52

The Shortest Day

1963
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Conquered City poster Age: 52

Conquered City

1962
as Major Peter Whitfield
Guns of Darkness poster Age: 52

Guns of Darkness

1962
as Tom Jordan
The Road to Hong Kong poster Age: 52

The Road to Hong Kong

1962
as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
The Best of Enemies poster Age: 51

The Best of Enemies

1961
as Maj. Richardson
The Guns of Navarone poster Age: 51

The Guns of Navarone

1961
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster Age: 50

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960
as Larry Mackay
Ask Any Girl poster Age: 49

Ask Any Girl

1959
as Miles Doughton
Happy Anniversary poster Age: 48

Happy Anniversary

1959
as Chris Walters
Separate Tables poster Age: 48

Separate Tables

1958
as Major Angus Pollock
Bonjour Tristesse poster Age: 47

Bonjour Tristesse

1958
as Raymond
My Man Godfrey poster Age: 47

My Man Godfrey

1957
as Godfrey Smith
The Little Hut poster Age: 47

The Little Hut

1957
as Henry Brittingham-Brett
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! poster Age: 46

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957
as Alan Coles
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 46

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
as Phileas Fogg
The Silken Affair poster Age: 46

The Silken Affair

1956
as Roger Tweakham
The Birds and the Bees poster Age: 46

The Birds and the Bees

1956
as Patrick Harris
The King's Thief poster Age: 45

The King's Thief

1955
as James - Duke of Brampton
Carrington V.C. poster Age: 44

Carrington V.C.

1954
as Major Charles Carrington
Happy Ever After poster Age: 44

Happy Ever After

1954
as Jasper O'Leary
The Love Lottery poster Age: 43

The Love Lottery

1954
as Rex Allerton
The Moon Is Blue poster Age: 43

The Moon Is Blue

1953
as David Slater
The Lady Says No poster Age: 41

The Lady Says No

1952
as Bill Shelby
Appointment with Venus poster Age: 41

Appointment with Venus

1951
as Valentine Moreland
Soldiers Three poster Age: 41

Soldiers Three

1951
as Capt. Pindenny
Happy Go Lovely poster Age: 41

Happy Go Lovely

1951
as B.G. Bruno
The Elusive Pimpernel poster Age: 40

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
The Toast of New Orleans poster Age: 40

The Toast of New Orleans

1950
as Jacques Riboudeaux
A Kiss for Corliss poster Age: 39

A Kiss for Corliss

1949
as Kenneth Marquis
A Kiss in the Dark poster Age: 39

A Kiss in the Dark

1949
as Eric Phillips
Enchantment poster Age: 38

Enchantment

1948
as Roland Dane
Bonnie Prince Charlie poster Age: 38

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
The Bishop's Wife poster Age: 37

The Bishop's Wife

1947
as Henry Brougham
The Other Love poster Age: 37

The Other Love

1947
as Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Perfect Marriage poster Age: 36

The Perfect Marriage

1947
as Dale Williams
A Matter of Life and Death poster Age: 36

A Matter of Life and Death

1946
as Peter Carter
Magnificent Doll poster Age: 36

Magnificent Doll

1946
as Aaron Burr
United States poster Age: 34

United States

1944
as Narrator (voice)
The Way Ahead poster Age: 34

The Way Ahead

1944
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
The First of the Few poster Age: 32

The First of the Few

1942
as Geoffrey Crisp
Raffles poster Age: 29

Raffles

1939
as A.J. Raffles
Eternally Yours poster Age: 29

Eternally Yours

1939
as Tony
The Real Glory poster Age: 29

The Real Glory

1939
as Lieut. McCool
Bachelor Mother poster Age: 29

Bachelor Mother

1939
as David Merlin
Wuthering Heights poster Age: 29

Wuthering Heights

1939
as Edgar Linton
The Dawn Patrol poster Age: 28

The Dawn Patrol

1938
as Lt. Scott
Three Blind Mice poster Age: 28

Three Blind Mice

1938
as Steve Harrington
Four Men and a Prayer poster Age: 28

Four Men and a Prayer

1938
as Christopher Leigh
Bluebeard's 8th Wife poster Age: 28

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938
as Albert De Regnier
Dinner at the Ritz poster Age: 27

Dinner at the Ritz

1937
as Paul de Brack
The Prisoner of Zenda poster Age: 27

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
We Have Our Moments poster Age: 27

We Have Our Moments

1937
as Joe Gilling
Beloved Enemy poster Age: 26

Beloved Enemy

1936
as Captain Gerald Preston
The Charge of the Light Brigade poster Age: 26

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936
as Captain Randall
Thank You, Jeeves! poster Age: 26

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936
as Bertie Wooster
Dodsworth poster Age: 26

Dodsworth

1936
as Captain Clyde Lockert
Palm Springs poster Age: 26

Palm Springs

1936
as George Britell
Rose Marie poster Age: 25

Rose Marie

1936
as Teddy
Splendor poster Age: 25

Splendor

1935
as Clancey Lorrimore
Mutiny on the Bounty poster Age: 25

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat poster Age: 25

A Feather in Her Hat

1935
as Leo Cartwright
Barbary Coast poster Age: 25

Barbary Coast

1935
as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Without Regret poster Age: 25

Without Regret

1935
as Bill Gage
Cleopatra poster Age: 24

Cleopatra

1934
as Slave (uncredited)
There Goes the Bride poster Age: 22

There Goes the Bride

1932
as Bit Role (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
A Man Called Intrepid poster Age: 69

A Man Called Intrepid

1979
as Sir William Stephenson
The Rogues poster Age: 54

The Rogues

1964
as Alec Fleming
Burke's Law poster Age: 53

Burke's Law

1963
as Harvey Cleeve
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster Age: 49

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959
as Marcus Dodds
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 47

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Mark Garron
No poster
Age: 47

Goodyear Theatre

1957
as Jeff Carleton
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 47

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Paul Evans
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 47

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Robert Medhill
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 47

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Paul Martel
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 47

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Jeff Carleton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 46

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Allen Raikes
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 46

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Milo Brant
The Star and the Story poster Age: 44

The Star and the Story

1955
as Johnny
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Doctor
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as William Langford
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Mitch
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Phil Weston
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Bingham
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Doctor Gentry
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Ted Parker
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Andy
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Richard Lilliam
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Andy Fields
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as John
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Royal Thurston
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Hal Winters
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Tony Stewart
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as George
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Deacon
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Charles
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Robert Louis Stevenson
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Henry
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Wyeth
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Uncle Fred
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Cookie
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Adams
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Maxwell
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Philip
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Larkin
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Frank
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as David
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Jim Kenyon
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Ted
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 42

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Lee
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 41

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Jack Benny Program poster Age: 40

The Jack Benny Program

1950
as David Niven
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 39

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
as Sheffield
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