
David Niven
Acting
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.
TV Shows(28)

Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2013

A Man Called Intrepid
Sir William Stephenson
1979

Dinah!
Self
1974

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968

The Rogues
Alec Fleming
1964

Burke's Law
Harvey Cleeve
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

The Dick Powell Show
Self / Host
1961

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Marcus Dodds
1959

The David Niven Show
Self - Host
1959

Alcoa Theatre
Mark Garron
1957
Goodyear Theatre
Jeff Carleton
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Allen Raikes
1956

Cinépanorama
Self
1956

The Star and the Story
Johnny
1955

The Oscars
Self
1953
Four Star Playhouse
William Langford
1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

The Jack Benny Program
David Niven
1950

The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950

What's My Line?
Self
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
Sheffield
1950

The BAFTA Awards
Host
1949

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(116)

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
(archive footage)
2024

Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2005

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
2000

The Many Faces of Dracula
Count Dracula (archive footage)
2000

Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
1995

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self (archive footage)
1988

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985

Curse of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
1983

Better Late Than Never
Nick Cartland
1983

Trail of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
1982

The Sea Wolves
Col. W.H. Grice
1980

Rough Cut
Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
1980

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ivan
1980

Escape to Athena
Professor Blake
1979

ABBA in Switzerland
Self
1979

Death on the Nile
Colonel Race
1978
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Self / Colonel Race
1978

Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
1978

Candleshoe
Priory
1977
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
1976

Murder by Death
Dick Charleston
1976

No Deposit, No Return
J.W. Osborne
1976

Paper Tiger
'Major' Walter Bradbury
1975

The Remarkable Rocket
Narrator (voice)
1975

The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville
1974
Gorilla
Narrator
1974

Vampira
Count Dracula
1974

King, Queen, Knave
Charles Dreyer
1972
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
Host
1971

The Statue
Alex Bolt
1971

The Extraordinary Seaman
Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
1969

The Brain
Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
1969

Before Winter Comes
Major Burnside
1969

The Impossible Years
Jonathan Kingsley
1968

Prudence and the Pill
Gerald Hardcastle
1968

Casino Royale
James Bond
1967

Lionpower from MGM
Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967

Eye of the Devil
Philippe de Montfaucon
1966

All Eyes on Sharon Tate
Self - Interviewee
1966

Where the Spies Are
Dr. Jason Love
1966

Lady L
Dicky, Lord Lendale
1965

Bedtime Story
Lawrence Jameson
1964

The Pink Panther
Sir Charles Lytton
1963

55 Days at Peking
Sir Arthur Robertson
1963

The Shortest Day
Soldato inglese (uncredited)
1963

Conquered City
Major Peter Whitfield
1962

Guns of Darkness
Tom Jordan
1962

The Road to Hong Kong
Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
1962

The Best of Enemies
Maj. Richardson
1961

The Guns of Navarone
Cpl. John Anthony Miller
1961

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Larry Mackay
1960

Ask Any Girl
Miles Doughton
1959

Happy Anniversary
Chris Walters
1959

Separate Tables
Major Angus Pollock
1958

The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
1958

Bonjour Tristesse
Raymond
1958

My Man Godfrey
Godfrey Smith
1957

The Little Hut
Henry Brittingham-Brett
1957

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Alan Coles
1957

Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg
1956

The Silken Affair
Roger Tweakham
1956

The Birds and the Bees
Patrick Harris
1956

The King's Thief
James - Duke of Brampton
1955

Carrington V.C.
Major Charles Carrington
1954

Happy Ever After
Jasper O'Leary
1954

The Love Lottery
Rex Allerton
1954

The Moon Is Blue
David Slater
1953

The Lady Says No
Bill Shelby
1952

Appointment with Venus
Valentine Moreland
1951

Soldiers Three
Capt. Pindenny
1951

Happy Go Lovely
B.G. Bruno
1951

The Elusive Pimpernel
Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
1950

The Toast of New Orleans
Jacques Riboudeaux
1950

Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949

A Kiss for Corliss
Kenneth Marquis
1949

A Kiss in the Dark
Eric Phillips
1949

Enchantment
Roland Dane
1948

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
1948

The Bishop's Wife
Henry Brougham
1947

The Other Love
Doctor Anthony Stanton
1947

The Perfect Marriage
Dale Williams
1947

A Matter of Life and Death
Peter Carter
1946

Magnificent Doll
Aaron Burr
1946

United States
Narrator (voice)
1944

The Way Ahead
Lieutenant Jim Perry
1944

The First of the Few
Geoffrey Crisp
1942

Raffles
A.J. Raffles
1939

Eternally Yours
Tony "The Great Arturo"
1939

The Real Glory
Lieut. McCool
1939

Bachelor Mother
David Merlin
1939

Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
1939

The Dawn Patrol
Lt. Scott
1938

Three Blind Mice
Steve Harrington
1938

Four Men and a Prayer
Christopher Leigh
1938

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Albert De Regnier
1938

Dinner at the Ritz
Paul de Brack
1937

The Prisoner of Zenda
Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
1937

We Have Our Moments
Joe Gilling
1937

Beloved Enemy
Captain Gerald Preston
1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Captain Randall
1936

Thank You, Jeeves!
Bertie Wooster
1936

Dodsworth
Captain Clyde Lockert
1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936

Palm Springs
George Britell
1936

Rose Marie
Teddy
1936

Splendor
Clancey Lorrimore
1935

Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935

A Feather in Her Hat
Leo Cartwright
1935

Barbary Coast
Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
1935

Without Regret
Bill Gage
1935

Cleopatra
Slave (uncredited)
1934

There Goes the Bride
Bit Role (uncredited)
1932