David Niven
Date of birth: 1910-03-01
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: James David Graham Niven, David Nivens, Дейвид Нивен, Дэвид 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.
Movie Credits
The Pink Panther
1963-12-18
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Ins
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985-01-01
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilari
Eye of the Devil
1966-11-18
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
Wuthering Heights
1939-04-07
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthe
Bonjour Tristesse
1958-01-15
A spoiled teenager spends the summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy father, b
Around the World in 80 Days
1956-10-17
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the wor
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000-08-01
A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britai
Death on the Nile
1978-09-29
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on b
The Guns of Navarone
1961-04-27
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held i
Where the Spies Are
1966-01-26
A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Midd
No Deposit, No Return
1976-02-05
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for
Murder by Death
1976-06-23
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a b
Dodsworth
1936-09-23
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that the
The Road to Hong Kong
1962-03-29
When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938-03-25
American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke
Casino Royale
1967-04-18
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thin
Enchantment
1948-12-25
Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lar
The Impossible Years
1968-12-05
The eldest daughter of a professor of psychology at a large conservative university causes havoc, an
The Brain
1969-03-07
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a speci
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982-12-03
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspecto
55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati
A Matter of Life and Death
1946-12-15
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping
Bedtime Story
1964-06-10
Benson is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is content wi
The Way Ahead
1944-06-09
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and
Bachelor Mother
1939-06-30
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a fo
Escape to Athena
1979-05-21
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983-08-12
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for hi
Candleshoe
1977-12-16
When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estat
The Love Lottery
1954-01-30
Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pres
Separate Tables
1958-12-18
The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in t
Carrington V.C.
1954-12-09
Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces
The Perfect Marriage
1947-01-24
A couple celebrate their tenth anniversary by quarreling their way to divorce court.
United States
1944-08-01
Military training film, narrated by David Niven during his time away from Hollywood to serve in the
Beloved Enemy
1936-12-25
In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks.
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937-09-03
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who take
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936-10-20
In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful
Rose Marie
1936-01-31
An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive bro
The First of the Few
1942-09-14
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in av
The Dawn Patrol
1938-12-24
In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen g
The Best of Enemies
1961-10-26
During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met up
Rough Cut
1980-06-19
Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960-03-31
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apart
The Bishop's Wife
1947-12-25
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new c
My Man Godfrey
1957-10-11
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfre
The Sea Wolves
1980-07-03
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of G
Dinner at the Ritz
1937-11-26
The daughter of a murdered financier works as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks her father's co
The Toast of New Orleans
1950-08-24
Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman c
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936-10-04
Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.
The Moon Is Blue
1953-07-08
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claimin
Lady L
1965-12-17
Lady L is an elegant 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous life story, including past loves and
Ask Any Girl
1959-08-21
Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-d
Eternally Yours
1939-10-07
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say pre
Prudence and the Pill
1968-05-23
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin f
Happy Anniversary
1959-01-01
An accidental slip reveals that a happily married couple were intimate before marriage.
Vampira
1974-10-10
In order to revive his long hibernating bride, Vampira, Count Dracula takes blood samples from sever
The King's Thief
1955-08-05
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969-05-14
Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957-02-22
Arthur Turner's bored housewife Mildred seeks psychiatric help from Dr. Alan Coles who also has his
Appointment with Venus
1951-10-08
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands.
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1980-03-16
An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an audacious b
The Lady Says No
1952-01-06
The feminist author of a national best-seller titled The Lady Says No meets a sexist magazine photog
Paper Tiger
1975-11-05
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. H
The Other Love
1947-05-14
Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attract
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005-04-05
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
Happy Go Lovely
1951-03-06
Rich bachelor B.G. Bruno, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially
The Real Glory
1939-09-29
Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and na
Four Men and a Prayer
1938-04-29
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000-01-01
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula
The Birds and the Bees
1956-05-11
On an ocean voyage, a card shark and her father cheat a naive man out of his money. Things take a tw
The Little Hut
1957-05-03
Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best frie
The Statue
1971-01-27
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a N
Raffles
1939-11-11
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. M
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950-11-07
Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristoc
Soldiers Three
1951-04-01
Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.
Before Winter Comes
1969-01-17
Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual in
A Kiss for Corliss
1949-11-25
After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer decide
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948-10-26
Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose
A Kiss in the Dark
1949-03-25
Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.
Magnificent Doll
1946-12-08
While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending B
A Feather in Her Hat
1935-10-25
After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identit
We Have Our Moments
1937-03-28
A trio of American crooks board a ship bound for Europe, intending to get rid of $100,000 in stolen
Three Blind Mice
1938-06-18
Three sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich husb
Happy Ever After
1954-06-29
The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed
Guns of Darkness
1962-07-19
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a
King, Queen, Knave
1972-06-06
Based on a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, this English-language satirical drama details the experiences
Without Regret
1935-09-13
In order to save herself while in China, a woman marries a young drifter and is able to return to En
Palm Springs
1936-06-05
A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughte
Conquered City
1962-12-05
Filmed in 1962 but not released in the US until 1966 (with 20 of its 108 minutes removed), Conquered
ABBA in Switzerland
1979-04-16
ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also featuring
Barbary Coast
1935-10-13
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel o
Splendor
1935-11-22
When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointm
Better Late Than Never
1983-02-21
Two men show up claiming to be the grandfather of a child heiress.
Rat Pack
2022-01-11
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Fran
There Goes the Bride
1932-10-25
A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and sus
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024-05-10
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about Brit
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995-11-16
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews wit
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
1971-03-30
1971 NBC documentary by Frank Cvitanovich profiling the various elements of the Metropolitan Police,
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988-03-08
Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty.
The Canterville Ghost
1974-12-31
The ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a descendant wh
Breakdowns of 1949
1949-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997-01-05
Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film c
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11
Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Fr
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978-09-15
Interspersed with interviews that the actress Sydne Rome gives to some of the most famous "Formula 1
The Silken Affair
1956-10-02
An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director O
The Remarkable Rocket
1975-01-01
An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride hides hi
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966-09-06
Promotional short film on an aspiring young actress Sharon Tate and her first film Eye of the Devil
The Shortest Day
1963-02-14
Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an impor
Cleopatra
1934-10-05
The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
Gorilla
1974-12-23
This fascinating film tells the story of one man's struggle to protect a small population of gorilla
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958-12-01
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed ov
Lionpower from MGM
1967-01-01
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's rel
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019-12-31
How a young and wild tomboy Tunisian girl became a great actress by accident. Claudia Cardinale : th