David Niven

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Mar 01, 1910
Died	Jul 29, 1983 (73)
Birthplace	London, England, UK
Popularity	1 (history)
Updated	Jun 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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 Ac ... tor in Separate Tables.

Known For

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Filmography

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024

as (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

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

Better Late Than Never

1983

as Nick Cartland

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as Sir Charles Litton

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Sir Charles Litton

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

1980

as Ivan

Rough Cut

1980

as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

The Sea Wolves

1980

as Col. W.H. Grice

A Man Called Intrepid

1979

as Sir William Stephenson

Escape to Athena

1979

as Professor Blake

Death on the Nile

1978

as Colonel Race

Candleshoe

1977

as Priory

Murder by Death

1976

as Dick Charleston

No Deposit, No Return

1976

as J.W. Osborne

The Remarkable Rocket

1975

as Narrator (voice)

Paper Tiger

1975

as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

Vampira

1974

as Count Dracula

The Canterville Ghost

1974

as Sir Simon de Canterville

King, Queen, Knave

1972

as Charles Dreyer

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.

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

Where the Spies Are

1966

as Dr. Jason Love

Eye of the Devil

1966

as Philippe de Montfaucon

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

Guns of Darkness

1962

as Tom Jordan

The Road to Hong Kong

1962

as Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

The Best of Enemies

1961

as Maj. Richardson

The Guns of Navarone

1961

as Cpl. James Arthur Miller

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

as Larry Mackay

Happy Anniversary

1959

as Chris Walters

Ask Any Girl

1959

as Miles Doughton

Bonjour Tristesse

1958

as Raymond

Separate Tables

1958

as David Angus Pollock

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 Eighty 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

The Love Lottery

1954

as Rex Allerton

Happy Ever After

1954

as Jasper O'Leary

Carrington V.C.

1954

as Major Charles Carrington

The Moon Is Blue

1953

as David Slater

The Lady Says No

1952

as Bill Shelby

Appointment with Venus

1951

as Valentine Moreland

Happy Go Lovely

1951

as B.G. Bruno

Soldiers Three

1951

as Capt. Pindenny

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

as Jacques Riboudeaux

A Kiss in the Dark

1949

as Eric Phillips

A Kiss for Corliss

1949

as Kenneth Marquis

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948

as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Enchantment

1948

as Roland Dane

The Perfect Marriage

1947

as Dale Williams

The Other Love

1947

as Doctor Anthony Stanton

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as Henry Brougham

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

as Peter Carter

Magnificent Doll

1946

as Aaron Burr

The Way Ahead

1944

as Lieutenant Jim Perry

United States

1944

as Narrator (voice)

The First of the Few

1942

as Geoffrey Crisp

Raffles

1939

as A.J. Raffles

Bachelor Mother

1939

as David Merlin

The Real Glory

1939

as Lieut. McCool

Eternally Yours

1939

as Tony "The Great Arturo"

Wuthering Heights

1939

as Edgar Linton

The Dawn Patrol

1938

as Lt. Scott

Three Blind Mice

1938

as Steve Harrington

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

as Albert De Regnier

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

as Christopher Leigh

Dinner at the Ritz

1937

as Paul de Brack

We Have Our Moments

1937

as Joe Gilling

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

Palm Springs

1936

as George Britell

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936

as Bertie Wooster

Dodsworth

1936

as Captain Clyde Lockert

Beloved Enemy

1936

as Captain Gerald Preston

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

as Captain Randall

Rose Marie

1936

as Teddy

Splendor

1935

as Clancey Lorrimore

Without Regret

1935

as Bill Gage

A Feather in Her Hat

1935

as Leo Cartwright

Barbary Coast

1935

as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

Cleopatra

1934

as Slave (uncredited)

There Goes the Bride

1932

as Bit Role (uncredited)

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The Night They Saved Christmas

1984

Executive Producer

Organization	Category	Movie
Academy Awards	Best Actor	Separate Tables	Won
Golden Globes	Best Supporting Actress	Separate Tables	Won
BAFTA Awards	Best Actor	The Pink Panther	Won

The Rogues

as Alec Fleming

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 13, 1964

A Man Called Intrepid

as Sir William Stephenson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 07, 1979

Burke's Law

as Harvey Cleeve

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Alcoa Theatre

as Mark Garron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Sheffield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Allen Raikes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Jack Benny Program

as David Niven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1950

Goodyear Theatre

as Jeff Carleton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Marcus Dodds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

Alcoa Theatre

as Paul Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Alcoa Theatre

as Robert Medhill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Alcoa Theatre

as Paul Martel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

The Star and the Story

as Johnny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1955

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Milo Brant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Four Star Playhouse

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as William Langford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Bingham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Phil Weston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Mitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Doctor Gentry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Ted Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Andy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Richard Lilliam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Andy Fields

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Royal Thurston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Hal Winters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Tony Stewart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Deacon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Charles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Robert Louis Stevenson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Wyeth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Uncle Fred

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Cookie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Henry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Adams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Larkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Philip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Jim Kenyon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Frank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as David

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Ted

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Lee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Alcoa Theatre

as Jeff Carleton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

The David Niven Show

as Self - Host

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 07, 1959

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 09, 1971

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 2013

The Jack Benny Program

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1950

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

The Dick Powell Show

as Self / Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1961

Cinépanorama

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 1956

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The BAFTA Awards

as Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1949

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