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David Niven

Acting

Born: 1910-03-01
Died: 1983-07-29
From: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Height: 181.00 m
Popularity: 1.4

Also Known As

James David Graham NivenDavid NivensДейвид НивенДэвид Нивен大卫·尼文

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.

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actor

Separate Tables

1959
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Separate Tables

1959
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Separate Tables

1958
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

The Moon Is Blue

1953
🏆 Won

Legion of Merit

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting137 titles

Without Regret
10.0
Movie

Without Regret

1935Drama
The BAFTA Awards
10.0
Series

The BAFTA Awards

1949 - ...Documentary
Rat Pack
9.0
Movie

Rat Pack

2022Documentary
The Remarkable Rocket
9.0
Cartoon

The Remarkable Rocket

1975Animation
Cinépanorama
8.7
Series

Cinépanorama

1956-1965Documentary
Palm Springs
8.0
Movie

Palm Springs

1936Comedy
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0
Movie

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991Documentary
The Rogues
8.0
Series

The Rogues

1964-1965Action
The David Niven Show
8.0
Series

The David Niven Show

1959Drama
A Matter of Life and Death
7.8
Movie

A Matter of Life and Death

1946Romance
ABBA in Switzerland
7.8
Movie

ABBA in Switzerland

1979Drama
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
7.8
Movie

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

1966Documentary
The Jack Benny Program
7.8
Series

The Jack Benny Program

1950-1965Comedy
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
7.7
Movie

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005Documentary
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
7.7
Movie

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

2024Documentary
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
7.7
Movie

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995Documentary
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.5
Movie

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937Romance
The Star and the Story
7.5
Series

The Star and the Story

1955-1956Drama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Birds and the Bees
7.4
Movie

The Birds and the Bees

1956Comedy
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
Movie

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935Action
The Guns of Navarone
7.3
Movie

The Guns of Navarone

1961Action
The Brain
7.3
Movie

The Brain

1969Thriller
Wuthering Heights
7.2
Movie

Wuthering Heights

1939Drama
Murder by Death
7.2
Movie

Murder by Death

1976Comedy
Bachelor Mother
7.2
Movie

Bachelor Mother

1939Comedy
We Have Our Moments
7.2
Movie

We Have Our Moments

1937Comedy
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
Death on the Nile
7.1
Movie

Death on the Nile

1978Thriller
Dodsworth
7.1
Movie

Dodsworth

1936Drama
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
7.1
Movie

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938Comedy
The Bishop's Wife
7.1
Movie

The Bishop's Wife

1947Comedy
Formula 1 - Speed fever
7.1
Movie

Formula 1 - Speed fever

1978Documentary
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
7.0
Movie

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000Documentary
Separate Tables
7.0
Movie

Separate Tables

1958Drama
A Feather in Her Hat
7.0
Movie

A Feather in Her Hat

1935Drama
The Canterville Ghost
7.0
Movie

The Canterville Ghost

1974Drama
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
7.0
Movie

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

2019Documentary
Alcoa Theatre
7.0
Series

Alcoa Theatre

1957-1960Drama
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
Series

The Bob Hope Show

1950-1984Comedy
Dinah!
7.0
Series

Dinah!

1974 - ...Drama
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
A Man Called Intrepid
7.0
Series

A Man Called Intrepid

1979Drama
55 Days at Peking
6.9
Movie

55 Days at Peking

1963Drama
Candleshoe
6.9
Movie

Candleshoe

1977Drama
The Best of Enemies
6.9
Movie

The Best of Enemies

1961Comedy
The Pink Panther
6.8
Movie

The Pink Panther

1963Comedy
Enchantment
6.8
Movie

Enchantment

1948Drama
The Dawn Patrol
6.8
Movie

The Dawn Patrol

1938Action
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8
Series

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959-1961Drama
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
Bonjour Tristesse
6.7
Movie

Bonjour Tristesse

1958Drama
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
Movie

Around the World in 80 Days

1956Action
The First of the Few
6.7
Movie

The First of the Few

1942Action
Splendor
6.7
Movie

Splendor

1935Comedy
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
6.7
Movie

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988Documentary
The Way Ahead
6.6
Movie

The Way Ahead

1944Drama
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.6
Movie

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936Drama
My Man Godfrey
6.5
Movie

My Man Godfrey

1957Comedy
Ask Any Girl
6.5
Movie

Ask Any Girl

1959Comedy
Happy Anniversary
6.5
Movie

Happy Anniversary

1959Comedy
Four Men and a Prayer
6.5
Movie

Four Men and a Prayer

1938Action
There Goes the Bride
6.5
Movie

There Goes the Bride

1932Romance
Thank You, Jeeves!
6.4
Movie

Thank You, Jeeves!

1936Comedy
The Little Hut
6.4
Movie

The Little Hut

1957Comedy
Barbary Coast
6.4
Movie

Barbary Coast

1935Romance
No Deposit, No Return
6.3
Movie

No Deposit, No Return

1976Comedy
Bedtime Story
6.3
Movie

Bedtime Story

1964Comedy
Beloved Enemy
6.3
Movie

Beloved Enemy

1936Drama
The Moon Is Blue
6.3
Movie

The Moon Is Blue

1953Comedy
The King's Thief
6.3
Movie

The King's Thief

1955Action
Paper Tiger
6.3
Movie

Paper Tiger

1975Action
The Real Glory
6.3
Movie

The Real Glory

1939Drama
Lionpower from MGM
6.3
Movie

Lionpower from MGM

1967Documentary
Burke's Law
6.3
Series

Burke's Law

1963-1966Drama
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
Series

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 - ...Documentary
Rose Marie
6.2
Movie

Rose Marie

1936Romance
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.2
Movie

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960Comedy
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
6.2
Movie

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957Comedy
Raffles
6.2
Movie

Raffles

1939Action
Guns of Darkness
6.2
Movie

Guns of Darkness

1962Drama
The Shortest Day
6.2
Movie

The Shortest Day

1963Comedy
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
Series

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-1961Action
Talking Pictures
6.2
Series

Talking Pictures

2013 - ...Documentary
Eye of the Devil
6.1
Movie

Eye of the Devil

1966Horror
Carrington V.C.
6.1
Movie

Carrington V.C.

1954Drama
The Other Love
6.1
Movie

The Other Love

1947Drama
Happy Go Lovely
6.1
Movie

Happy Go Lovely

1951Drama
Magnificent Doll
6.1
Movie

Magnificent Doll

1946Drama
Three Blind Mice
6.1
Movie

Three Blind Mice

1938Comedy
Cleopatra
6.1
Movie

Cleopatra

1934Drama
The Sea Wolves
6.0
Movie

The Sea Wolves

1980Action
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
6.0
Movie

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

1980Thriller
The Elusive Pimpernel
6.0
Movie

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950Action
Before Winter Comes
6.0
Movie

Before Winter Comes

1969Drama
Breakdowns of 1949
6.0
Movie

Breakdowns of 1949

1949Documentary
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
6.0
Movie

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936Documentary
The All-Star Christmas Show
6.0
Movie

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958Drama
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
Series

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950-1957Drama
Rough Cut
5.9
Movie

Rough Cut

1980Action
Eternally Yours
5.9
Movie

Eternally Yours

1939Drama
The Road to Hong Kong
5.8
Movie

The Road to Hong Kong

1962Comedy
Dinner at the Ritz
5.8
Movie

Dinner at the Ritz

1937Thriller
Lady L
5.8
Movie

Lady L

1965Comedy
A Kiss for Corliss
5.8
Movie

A Kiss for Corliss

1949Comedy
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Escape to Athena
5.7
Movie

Escape to Athena

1979Action
Prudence and the Pill
5.7
Movie

Prudence and the Pill

1968Comedy
Appointment with Venus
5.7
Movie

Appointment with Venus

1951Romance
The Dick Powell Show
5.7
Series

The Dick Powell Show

1961-1963Drama
The Impossible Years
5.6
Movie

The Impossible Years

1968Comedy
The Perfect Marriage
5.5
Movie

The Perfect Marriage

1947Comedy
Bonnie Prince Charlie
5.5
Movie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948Drama
Happy Ever After
5.5
Movie

Happy Ever After

1954Comedy
Conquered City
5.5
Movie

Conquered City

1962Drama
Where the Spies Are
5.4
Movie

Where the Spies Are

1966Comedy
Casino Royale
5.3
Movie

Casino Royale

1967Action
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2
Movie

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982Comedy
The Toast of New Orleans
5.2
Movie

The Toast of New Orleans

1950Drama
Vampira
5.2
Movie

Vampira

1974Comedy
A Kiss in the Dark
5.2
Movie

A Kiss in the Dark

1949Comedy
The Love Lottery
5.1
Movie

The Love Lottery

1954Comedy
The Statue
4.8
Movie

The Statue

1971Comedy
Better Late Than Never
4.8
Movie

Better Late Than Never

1983Comedy
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6
Movie

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983Comedy
The Lady Says No
4.6
Movie

The Lady Says No

1952Comedy
King, Queen, Knave
4.5
Movie

King, Queen, Knave

1972Comedy
Soldiers Three
4.3
Movie

Soldiers Three

1951Action
The Extraordinary Seaman
3.8
Movie

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969Action
The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5
Movie

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000Documentary
The Silken Affair
3.3
Movie

The Silken Affair

1956Comedy
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
0
Movie

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985Documentary
United States
0
Movie

United States

1944Documentary
Bogart: The Untold Story
0
Movie

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997Documentary

Directing1 title

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
Series

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-1961Action

Production1 title

The Night They Saved Christmas
5.6
Movie

The Night They Saved Christmas

1984Drama