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David Niven
Actor 1910 - 1983

David Niven

London, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Eye of the Devil
Character Philippe de Montfaucon
Shot from The Way Ahead
Character Lieutenant Jim Perry
Shot from Murder by Death
Character Dick Charleston
Shot from A Matter of Life and Death
Character Peter Carter
Shot from Le cerveau
Character Colonel Carol Matthews

Le cerveau

1969

Shot from Casino Royale
Character James Bond
Shot from 55 Days at Peking
Character Sir Arthur Robertson
Shot from The Pink Panther
Character Sir Charles Lytton
Shot from Around the World in 80 Days
Character Phileas Fogg
Shot from Soldiers Three
Character Capt. Pindenny
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Character Edgar Linton
Shot from The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character Captain James Randall
Curse of the Pink Panther No snapshots yet
Character Sir Charles Litton
Title screen of Trail of the Pink Panther No snapshots yet
Character Sir Charles Litton
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Character Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

Rough Cut

1980

The Sea Wolves No snapshots yet
Character Col. W.H. Grice
Title screen of Escape to Athena No snapshots yet
Character Professor Blake
Title screen of Death on the Nile No snapshots yet
Character Colonel Race

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

53 titles
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther 1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves 1980
Rough Cut
Rough Cut 1980
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena 1979
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile 1978
Candleshoe
Candleshoe 1977
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return 1976
Murder by Death
Murder by Death 1976
Vampira
Vampira 1974
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost 1974
Le cerveau
Le cerveau 1969
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes 1969
Casino Royale
Casino Royale 1967
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are 1966
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil 1966
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther 1963
Il giorno più corto
Il giorno più corto 1963
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking 1963
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong 1962
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness 1962
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone 1961
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl 1959
Separate Tables
Separate Tables 1958
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 1958
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery 1954
Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After 1954
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue 1953
Four Star Playhouse TV
Four Star Playhouse 1952
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three 1951
Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus 1951
The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans 1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel 1950
The Other Love
The Other Love 1947
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife 1947
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll 1946
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death 1946
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead 1944
The First of the Few
The First of the Few 1942
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 1939
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother 1939
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol 1938
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer 1938
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda 1937
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936
Dodsworth
Dodsworth 1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast 1935
Cleopatra
Cleopatra 1934
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride 1932

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