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David Niven

David Niven

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.

Known for

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 • (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 • Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 • Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 • Count Dracula (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995 • Self (archive footage)

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Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 • Self (archive footage)
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Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 • Self (archive footage)
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The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 • Count Dracula (archive footage)
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Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995 • Self (archive footage)
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988 • Self (archive footage)
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Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983 • Sir Charles Litton
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Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1983 • Nick Cartland
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Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 • Sir Charles Litton
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The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
1980 • Col. W.H. Grice
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Rough Cut
Rough Cut
1980 • Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
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Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
1979 • Professor Blake
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Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
1978 • Colonel Race
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Candleshoe
Candleshoe
1977 • Priory
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Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • Self (archive footage)
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Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976 • Dick Charleston
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No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
1976 • J.W. Osborne
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Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
1975 • 'Major' Walter Bradbury
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The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket
1975 • Narrator (voice)
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The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1974 • Sir Simon de Canterville
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Gorilla
1974 • Narrator
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Vampira
Vampira
1974 • Count Dracula
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King, Queen, Knave
King, Queen, Knave
1972 • Charles Dreyer
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The Statue
The Statue
1971 • Alex Bolt
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The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 • Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
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The Brain
The Brain
1969 • Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'
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Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 • Major Burnside
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The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years
1968 • Jonathan Kingsley
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Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
1968 • Gerald Hardcastle
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Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 • James Bond
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Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 • Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 • Philippe de Montfaucon
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All Eyes on Sharon Tate
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966 • Self - Interviewee
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Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
1966 • Dr. Jason Love
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Lady L
Lady L
1965 • Dicky, Lord Lendale
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Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
1964 • Lawrence Jameson
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The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
1963 • Sir Charles Lytton
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55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 • Sir Arthur Robertson
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The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963 • Soldato inglese (uncredited)
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Conquered City
Conquered City
1962 • Major Peter Whitfield
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Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
1962 • Tom Jordan
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The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong
1962 • Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
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The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 • Maj. Richardson
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The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961 • Cpl. John Anthony Miller
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Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl
1959 • Miles Doughton
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Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
1959 • Chris Walters
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Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1958 • Major Angus Pollock
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My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
1957 • Godfrey Smith
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The Little Hut
The Little Hut
1957 • Henry Brittingham-Brett
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The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
1956 • Roger Tweakham
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The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
1956 • Patrick Harris
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The King's Thief
The King's Thief
1955 • James - Duke of Brampton
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Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
1954 • Major Charles Carrington
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Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After
1954 • Jasper O'Leary
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The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery
1954 • Rex Allerton
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The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue
1953 • David Slater
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The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No
1952 • Bill Shelby
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Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus
1951 • Valentine Moreland
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Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
1951 • Capt. Pindenny
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Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely
1951 • B.G. Bruno
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The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950 • Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
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The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 • Jacques Riboudeaux
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A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss
1949 • Kenneth Marquis
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A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark
1949 • Eric Phillips
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Enchantment
Enchantment
1948 • Roland Dane
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948 • Prince Charles Edward Stuart
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The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife
1947 • Henry Brougham
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The Other Love
The Other Love
1947 • Doctor Anthony Stanton
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The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
1947 • Dale Williams
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Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946 • Aaron Burr
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United States
United States
1944 • Narrator (voice)
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The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944 • Lieutenant Jim Perry
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The First of the Few
The First of the Few
1942 • Geoffrey Crisp
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Raffles
Raffles
1939 • A.J. Raffles
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Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
1939 • Tony "The Great Arturo"
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The Real Glory
The Real Glory
1939 • Lieut. McCool
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Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
1939 • David Merlin
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1939 • Edgar Linton
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The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1938 • Lt. Scott
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Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 • Steve Harrington
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Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 • Christopher Leigh
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Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 • Albert De Regnier
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Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz
1937 • Paul de Brack
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The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 • Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
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We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
1937 • Joe Gilling
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Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy
1936 • Captain Gerald Preston
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Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936 • Bertie Wooster
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Dodsworth
Dodsworth
1936 • Captain Clyde Lockert
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Palm Springs
Palm Springs
1936 • George Britell
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Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1936 • Teddy
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 • Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
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Splendor
Splendor
1935 • Clancey Lorrimore
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A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 • Leo Cartwright
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Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 • Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
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Without Regret
Without Regret
1935 • Bill Gage
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Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1934 • Slave (uncredited)
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There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride
1932 • Bit Role (uncredited)
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David Niven – Biography, Known For & Filmography