David Niven

Acting • 182 Credits

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (1)

Directorial Filmography
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 ⭐ 3.1

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

1963 ⭐ 3.4
as Sir Charles Lytton
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978 ⭐ 3.6
as Colonel Race
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976 ⭐ 3.6
as Dick Charleston
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961 ⭐ 3.6
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967 ⭐ 2.6
as James Bond
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 ⭐ 3.3
as Phileas Fogg
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946 ⭐ 3.9
as Peter Carter
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935 ⭐ 3.7
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982 ⭐ 2.6
as Sir Charles Litton
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939 ⭐ 3.6
as Edgar Linton
The Brain

The Brain

1969 ⭐ 3.6
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947 ⭐ 3.5
as Henry Brougham
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983 ⭐ 2.3
as Sir Charles Litton
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963 ⭐ 3.4
as Sir Arthur Robertson
Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936 ⭐ 3.5
as Captain Clyde Lockert
Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse

1958 ⭐ 3.4
as Raymond
Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

1979 ⭐ 2.9
as Professor Blake
Separate Tables

Separate Tables

1958 ⭐ 3.5
as Angus Pollock
Candleshoe

Candleshoe

1977 ⭐ 3.5
as Priory
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938 ⭐ 3.5
as Albert De Regnier
The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

1980 ⭐ 3.0
as Col. W.H. Grice
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934 ⭐ 3.0
as Slave (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 ⭐ 3.8
as Self
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976 ⭐ 3.1
as J.W. Osborne
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936 ⭐ 3.3
as Captain Randall
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960 ⭐ 3.1
as Larry Mackay
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939 ⭐ 3.6
as David Merlin
Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

1966 ⭐ 3.0
as Philippe de Montfaucon
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937 ⭐ 3.8
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim