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David Niven

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David Niven

Born March 1, 1910 in London, England, UKDied July 29, 198393 films

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 Guns of Navarone posterFirst watchThe Guns of Navarone19617.3as Cpl. John Anthony MillerA team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Death on the Nile poster7.2Death on the Nile1978Murder by Death poster7.1Murder by Death1976The Pink Panther poster6.9The Pink Panther1963A Matter of Life and Death poster7.7A Matter of Life and Death1946Mutiny on the Bounty poster7.4Mutiny on the Bounty1935Around the World in 80 Days poster6.7Around the World in 80 Days1956Wuthering Heights poster7.2Wuthering Heights1939The Brain poster7.3The Brain1969

Filmography

93 films as actor
  1. 1983Curse of the Pink PantherSir Charles Litton
  2. 1983Better Late Than NeverNick Cartland
  3. 1982Trail of the Pink PantherSir Charles Litton
  4. 1980The Sea WolvesCol. W.H. Grice
  5. 1980Rough CutChief Insp. Cyril Willis
  6. 1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareIvan
  7. 1979Escape to AthenaProfessor Blake
  8. 1978Death on the NileColonel Race
  9. 1977CandleshoePriory
  10. 1976Murder by DeathDick Charleston
  11. 1976No Deposit, No ReturnJ.W. Osborne
  12. 1975Paper Tiger'Major' Walter Bradbury
  13. 1975The Remarkable RocketNarrator (voice)
  14. 1974The Canterville GhostSir Simon de Canterville
  15. 1974VampiraCount Dracula
  16. 1972King, Queen, KnaveCharles Dreyer
  17. 1971The StatueAlex Bolt
  18. 1969The Extraordinary SeamanLt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
  19. 1969The BrainColonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
  20. 1969Before Winter ComesMajor Burnside
  21. 1968The Impossible YearsJonathan Kingsley
  22. 1968Prudence and the PillGerald Hardcastle
  23. 1967Casino RoyaleJames Bond
  24. 1966Eye of the DevilPhilippe de Montfaucon
  25. 1966Where the Spies AreDr. Jason Love
  26. 1965Lady LDicky, Lord Lendale
  27. 1964Bedtime StoryLawrence Jameson
  28. 1963The Pink PantherSir Charles Lytton
  29. 196355 Days at PekingSir Arthur Robertson
  30. 1963The Shortest DaySoldato inglese (uncredited)
  31. 1962Conquered CityMajor Peter Whitfield
  32. 1962Guns of DarknessTom Jordan
  33. 1962The Road to Hong KongLama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
  34. 1961The Best of EnemiesMaj. Richardson
  35. 1961The Guns of NavaroneCpl. John Anthony Miller
  36. 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesLarry Mackay
  37. 1959Ask Any GirlMiles Doughton
  38. 1959Happy AnniversaryChris Walters
  39. 1958Separate TablesAngus Pollock
  40. 1958Bonjour TristesseRaymond
  41. 1957My Man GodfreyGodfrey Smith
  42. 1957The Little HutHenry Brittingham-Brett
  43. 1957Oh, Men! Oh, Women!Alan Coles
  44. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysPhileas Fogg
  45. 1956The Silken AffairRoger Tweakham
  46. 1956The Birds and the BeesPatrick Harris
  47. 1955The King's ThiefJames - Duke of Brampton
  48. 1954Carrington V.C.Major Charles Carrington
  49. 1954Happy Ever AfterJasper O'Leary
  50. 1954The Love LotteryRex Allerton
  51. 1953The Moon Is BlueDavid Slater
  52. 1952The Lady Says NoBill Shelby
  53. 1951Appointment with VenusValentine Moreland
  54. 1951Soldiers ThreeCapt. Pindenny
  55. 1951Happy Go LovelyB.G. Bruno
  56. 1950The Elusive PimpernelPercy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
  57. 1950The Toast of New OrleansJacques Riboudeaux
  58. 1949A Kiss for CorlissKenneth Marquis
  59. 1949A Kiss in the DarkEric Phillips
  60. 1948EnchantmentRoland Dane
  61. 1948Bonnie Prince CharliePrince Charles Edward Stuart
  62. 1947The Bishop's WifeHenry Brougham
  63. 1947The Other LoveDoctor Anthony Stanton
  64. 1947The Perfect MarriageDale Williams
  65. 1946A Matter of Life and DeathPeter Carter
  66. 1946Magnificent DollAaron Burr
  67. 1944The Way AheadLieutenant Jim Perry
  68. 1942The First of the FewGeoffrey Crisp
  69. 1939RafflesA.J. Raffles
  70. 1939Eternally YoursTony
  71. 1939The Real GloryLieut. McCool
  72. 1939Bachelor MotherDavid Merlin
  73. 1939Wuthering HeightsEdgar Linton
  74. 1938The Dawn PatrolLt. Scott
  75. 1938Three Blind MiceSteve Harrington
  76. 1938Four Men and a PrayerChristopher Leigh
  77. 1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeAlbert De Regnier
  78. 1937Dinner at the RitzPaul de Brack
  79. 1937The Prisoner of ZendaCaptain Fritz von Tarlenheim
  80. 1937We Have Our MomentsJoe Gilling
  81. 1936Beloved EnemyCaptain Gerald Preston
  82. 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeCaptain Randall
  83. 1936Thank You, Jeeves!Bertie Wooster
  84. 1936DodsworthCaptain Clyde Lockert
  85. 1936Palm SpringsGeorge Britell
  86. 1936Rose MarieTeddy
  87. 1935SplendorClancey Lorrimore
  88. 1935Mutiny on the BountyAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
  89. 1935A Feather in Her HatLeo Cartwright
  90. 1935Barbary CoastCockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
  91. 1935Without RegretBill Gage
  92. 1934CleopatraSlave (uncredited)
  93. 1932There Goes the BrideBit Role (uncredited)