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David Niven

David Niven

Known for: Actor
Born: 1 March 1910, London, England, UK
Died: 29 July 1983
Credits: 60+ titles

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.

Filmography

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 · as (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 · as Sir Charles Litton
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1983 · as Nick Cartland
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · as Sir Charles Litton
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
1980 · as Col. W.H. Grice
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
1980 · as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980 · as Ivan
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
1979 · as Professor Blake
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
1979 · as Sir William Stephenson
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
1978 · as Colonel Race
Candleshoe
Candleshoe
1977 · as Priory
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · as (archive footage)
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976 · as Dick Charleston
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
1976 · as J.W. Osborne
Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
1975 · as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket
1975 · as Narrator (voice)
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1974 · as Sir Simon de Canterville
Gorilla
1974 · as Narrator
Vampira
Vampira
1974 · as Count Dracula
King, Queen, Knave
King, Queen, Knave
1972 · as Charles Dreyer
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
1971 · as Host
The Statue
The Statue
1971 · as Alex Bolt
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 · as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
The Brain
The Brain
1969 · as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 · as Major Burnside
The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years
1968 · as Jonathan Kingsley
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
1968 · as Gerald Hardcastle
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 · as James Bond
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · as Philippe de Montfaucon
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
1966 · as Dr. Jason Love
Lady L
Lady L
1965 · as Dicky, Lord Lendale
The Rogues
The Rogues
1964 · as Alec Fleming
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1964 · as Lawrence Jameson
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
1963 · as Sir Charles Lytton
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963 · as Harvey Cleeve
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 · as Sir Arthur Robertson
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963 · as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Conquered City
Conquered City
1962 · as Major Peter Whitfield
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
1962 · as Tom Jordan
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong
1962 · as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 · as Maj. Richardson
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960 · as Larry Mackay
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · as Marcus Dodds
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl
1959 · as Miles Doughton
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
1959 · as Chris Walters
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1958 · as Angus Pollock
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
1958 · as Raymond
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
1957 · as Godfrey Smith
Goodyear Theatre
1957 · as Jeff Carleton
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · as Mark Garron
The Little Hut
The Little Hut
1957 · as Henry Brittingham-Brett
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957 · as Alan Coles
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · as Phileas Fogg
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · as Allen Raikes
The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
1956 · as Roger Tweakham
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
1956 · as Patrick Harris
The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955 · as James - Duke of Brampton

Directed / Created

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Director

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