Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
1 März 1910
Died
29 Juli 1983
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
James David Graham Niven · David Nivens · Дейвид Нивен · Дэвид Нивен
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 Actor in Separate Tables.
Bekannt für
5.2
Film
Casino Royale
James Bond
1967
7.2
Film
Death on the Nile
Colonel Race
1978
7.3
Film
The Guns of Navarone
Cpl. John Anthony Miller
1961
6.5
Film
Happy Anniversary
Chris Walters
1959
6.7
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg
1956
8.0
Series
The Rogues
Alec Fleming
1964–1965
7.7
Film
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2005
6.9
Film
55 Days at Peking
Sir Arthur Robertson
1963
6.8
Film
The Pink Panther
Sir Charles Lytton
1963
7.2
Film
Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
1939
7.1
Film
Murder by Death
Dick Charleston
1976
5.1
Film
Trail of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
1982
4.6
Film
Curse of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
1983
5.5
Film
Conquered City
Major Peter Whitfield
1962
7.5
Film
The Prisoner of Zenda
Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
1937
7.8
Film
A Matter of Life and Death
Peter Carter
1946
7.0
Series
A Man Called Intrepid
Sir William Stephenson
1979
9.0
Film
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
8.0
Series
The David Niven Show
Self - Host
1959
9.0
Film
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage)
2015
7.7
Film
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
(archive footage)
2024
7.0
Film
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Acting credits 22 titles
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as (archive footage)
7.7
2024
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
2022
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
2019
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
as Self (archive footage)
9.0
2015
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
7.7
2005
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton
4.6
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton
5.1
1982
A Man Called Intrepid
as Sir William Stephenson
7.0
1979
Death on the Nile
as Colonel Race
7.2
1978
Murder by Death
as Dick Charleston
7.1
1976
Casino Royale
as James Bond
5.2
1967
The Rogues
as Alec Fleming
8.0
1964–1965
The Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Lytton
6.8
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Sir Arthur Robertson
6.9
1963
Conquered City
as Major Peter Whitfield
5.5
1962
The Guns of Navarone
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
7.3
1961
Happy Anniversary
as Chris Walters
6.5
1959
The David Niven Show
as Self - Host
8.0
1959
Around the World in 80 Days
as Phileas Fogg
6.7
1956
A Matter of Life and Death
as Peter Carter
7.8
1946
Wuthering Heights
as Edgar Linton
7.2
1939
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
7.5
1937