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David Niven

Acting
Known For

73 Years Old

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.

Born

London, England, UK on 1st March 1910

Died

29th July 1983

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Milo Brant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Image
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Allen Raikes
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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
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What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
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Robert Montgomery Presents
Sheffield
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The Oscars
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Burke's Law
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Four Star Playhouse
Lee
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Four Star Playhouse
Ted
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Four Star Playhouse
David
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Four Star Playhouse
Frank
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Four Star Playhouse
Jim Kenyon
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Four Star Playhouse
Philip
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Four Star Playhouse
Larkin
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Maxwell
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Four Star Playhouse
Adams
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Four Star Playhouse
Henry
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Four Star Playhouse
Cookie
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Uncle Fred
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Wyeth
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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Charles
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Deacon
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Tony Stewart
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Four Star Playhouse
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Andy
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Four Star Playhouse
Mitch
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Four Star Playhouse
Phil Weston
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Four Star Playhouse
Bingham
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Four Star Playhouse
William Langford
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Four Star Playhouse
Doctor
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The Jack Benny Program
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The Jack Benny Program Image
The Jack Benny Program
David Niven
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Cinépanorama
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
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The Bob Hope Show
Self
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
Casino Royale Image
Casino Royale
James Bond
The Brain Image
The Brain
Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'
The Elusive Pimpernel Image
The Elusive Pimpernel
Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
The Love Lottery Image
The Love Lottery
Rex Allerton
Without Regret Image
Without Regret
Bill Gage
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Alcoa Theatre
Jeff Carleton
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Alcoa Theatre
Paul Martel
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Alcoa Theatre
Robert Medhill
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Alcoa Theatre
Paul Evans
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Alcoa Theatre
Mark Garron
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Guns of Darkness
Tom Jordan
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Enchantment
Roland Dane
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Splendor
Clancey Lorrimore
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Happy Anniversary
Chris Walters
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The Impossible Years
Jonathan Kingsley
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The Dick Powell Show
Self / Host
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Curse of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
Prudence and the Pill Image
Prudence and the Pill
Gerald Hardcastle
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Marcus Dodds
The Rogues Image
The Rogues
Alec Fleming
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The Extraordinary Seaman
Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
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Vampira
Count Dracula
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Barbary Coast
Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Raffles Image
Raffles
A.J. Raffles
Rat Pack Image
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Wuthering Heights Image
Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
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V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
Cleopatra Image
Cleopatra
Slave (uncredited)
The Sea Wolves Image
The Sea Wolves
Col. W.H. Grice
Bachelor Mother Image
Bachelor Mother
David Merlin
Talking Pictures Image
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Where the Spies Are Image
Where the Spies Are
Dr. Jason Love
Rose Marie Image
Rose Marie
Teddy
The Guns of Navarone Image
The Guns of Navarone
Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Eternally Yours Image
Eternally Yours
Tony "The Great Arturo"
The Pink Panther Image
The Pink Panther
Sir Charles Lytton
The BAFTA Awards Image
The BAFTA Awards
Host
My Man Godfrey Image
My Man Godfrey
Godfrey Smith
Happy Go Lovely Image
Happy Go Lovely
B.G. Bruno
Breakdowns of 1949 Image
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Death on the Nile Image
Death on the Nile
Colonel Race
The Silken Affair Image
The Silken Affair
Roger Tweakham
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Image
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Soldiers Three Image
Soldiers Three
Capt. Pindenny
The Adventures of Errol Flynn Image
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Dawn Patrol Image
The Dawn Patrol
Lt. Scott
ABBA in Switzerland Image
ABBA in Switzerland
Self
A Kiss for Corliss Image
A Kiss for Corliss
Kenneth Marquis
We Have Our Moments Image
We Have Our Moments
Joe Gilling
Rough Cut Image
Rough Cut
Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
Eye of the Devil Image
Eye of the Devil
Philippe de Montfaucon
The Canterville Ghost Image
The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville
Murder by Death Image
Murder by Death
Dick Charleston
Around the World in 80 Days Image
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg
Separate Tables Image
Separate Tables
Major Angus Pollock
55 Days at Peking Image
55 Days at Peking
Sir Arthur Robertson
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Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
Host
King, Queen, Knave Image
King, Queen, Knave
Charles Dreyer
Ask Any Girl Image
Ask Any Girl
Miles Doughton
Mutiny on the Bounty Image
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
A Matter of Life and Death Image
A Matter of Life and Death
Peter Carter
The Bishop's Wife Image
The Bishop's Wife
Henry Brougham
Trail of the Pink Panther Image
Trail of the Pink Panther
Sir Charles Litton
Lady L Image
Lady L
Dicky, Lord Lendale
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Conquered City
Major Peter Whitfield
The Little Hut Image
The Little Hut
Henry Brittingham-Brett
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Escape to Athena
Professor Blake
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Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Albert De Regnier
Bonjour Tristesse Image
Bonjour Tristesse
Raymond
Please Don't Eat the Daisies Image
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Larry Mackay
The Star and the Story Image
The Star and the Story
Johnny
Happy Ever After Image
Happy Ever After
Jasper O'Leary
A Man Called Intrepid Image
A Man Called Intrepid
Sir William Stephenson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Image
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dodsworth Image
Dodsworth
Captain Clyde Lockert
Thank You, Jeeves! Image
Thank You, Jeeves!
Bertie Wooster
The David Niven Show Image
The David Niven Show
Self - Host
The Best of Enemies Image
The Best of Enemies
Maj. Richardson
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Goodyear Theatre
Jeff Carleton
The Other Love Image
The Other Love
Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Prisoner of Zenda Image
The Prisoner of Zenda
Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
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Candleshoe
Priory
The Real Glory Image
The Real Glory
Lieut. McCool
Before Winter Comes Image
Before Winter Comes
Major Burnside
The Charge of the Light Brigade Image
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Captain Randall
The Way Ahead Image
The Way Ahead
Lieutenant Jim Perry
The Shortest Day Image
The Shortest Day
Soldato inglese (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong Image
The Road to Hong Kong
Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
The King's Thief Image
The King's Thief
James - Duke of Brampton
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Image
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
(archive footage)
The Moon Is Blue Image
The Moon Is Blue
David Slater
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Image
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
The First of the Few Image
The First of the Few
Geoffrey Crisp
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! Image
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Alan Coles
Beloved Enemy Image
Beloved Enemy
Captain Gerald Preston
Bonnie Prince Charlie Image
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
The Many Faces of Dracula Image
The Many Faces of Dracula
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Magnificent Doll Image
Magnificent Doll
Aaron Burr
No Deposit, No Return Image
No Deposit, No Return
J.W. Osborne
There Goes the Bride Image
There Goes the Bride
Bit Role (uncredited)
Formula 1 - Speed fever Image
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
Bedtime Story Image
Bedtime Story
Lawrence Jameson
United States Image
United States
Narrator (voice)
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The Toast of New Orleans
Jacques Riboudeaux
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Image
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carrington V.C. Image
Carrington V.C.
Major Charles Carrington
Three Blind Mice Image
Three Blind Mice
Steve Harrington
Four Men and a Prayer Image
Four Men and a Prayer
Christopher Leigh
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Image
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show Image
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Gregory Peck: His Own Man Image
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Self (archive footage)
Appointment with Venus Image
Appointment with Venus
Valentine Moreland
A Feather in Her Hat Image
A Feather in Her Hat
Leo Cartwright
The Birds and the Bees Image
The Birds and the Bees
Patrick Harris
The Statue Image
The Statue
Alex Bolt
Palm Springs Image
Palm Springs
George Britell
The Perfect Marriage Image
The Perfect Marriage
Dale Williams
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Gorilla
Narrator
A Kiss in the Dark Image
A Kiss in the Dark
Eric Phillips
Lionpower from MGM Image
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Image
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ivan
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class Image
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Image
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
The Lady Says No Image
The Lady Says No
Bill Shelby
Dinner at the Ritz Image
Dinner at the Ritz
Paul de Brack
Paper Tiger Image
Paper Tiger
'Major' Walter Bradbury
Bogart: The Untold Story Image
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All Eyes on Sharon Tate Image
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
Self - Interviewee
Better Late Than Never Image
Better Late Than Never
Nick Cartland
The Remarkable Rocket Image
The Remarkable Rocket
Narrator (voice)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret Image
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)