David Niven

David Niven

Known for: Acting

Born: March 1, 1910

Died: July 29, 1983

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

The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
1963
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
1966
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967
Enchantment
Enchantment
1948
The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years
1968
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Candleshoe
Candleshoe
1977
The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery
1954
Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
1954
United States
United States
1944
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl
1959
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
1959
Vampira
Vampira
1974
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969
Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus
1951
Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
1975
Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely
1951
The Statue
The Statue
1971
Raffles
Raffles
1939
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark
1949
Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After
1954
Conquered City
Conquered City
1962
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1983
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
1971
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1974
The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
1956
The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket
1975
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
1958
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1964
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
1939
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
1947
The First of the Few
The First of the Few
1942
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
1957
Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz
1937
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue
1953
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
1939
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
1968
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No
1952
The Other Love
The Other Love
1947
The Real Glory
The Real Glory
1939
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss
1949
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
1962
King, Queen, Knave
King, Queen, Knave
1972
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1939
The Brain
The Brain
1969
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
1979
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1958
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1938
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
1980
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife
1947
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
1980
The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
Lady L
Lady L
1965
The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
1956
The Little Hut
The Little Hut
1957
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
1951
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938
Palm Springs
Palm Springs
1936
Gorilla
1974
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
1936
Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy
1936
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
1937
Splendor
Splendor
1935
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
1976
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
Without Regret
Without Regret
1935
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride
1932
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
ABBA in Switzerland
ABBA in Switzerland
1979
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
1978
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1936
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935
Breakdowns of 1949
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1934
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
1957
The Rogues
The Rogues
1964
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
1950
The David Niven Show
The David Niven Show
1959
Goodyear Theatre
1957
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
2013
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950
The Star and the Story
The Star and the Story
1955
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
1956
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
1979
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
1949
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944