David Niven

March 1, 1910 - July 29, 1983 London, England, UK
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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.

His titles like The Pink Panther, The Guns of Navarone, and Around the World in 80 Days - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/97
Weighted avg: 6.23 /10
  • 1
    1
    The Pink Panther
    1963December 1963 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Sir Charles Lytton
    Lead role as Sir Charles Lytton
    6.40 Good-
  • 2
    2
    The Guns of Navarone
    1961April 1961 by J. Lee Thompson
    Starring as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
    Starring as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
    6.87 Good+
  • 3
    3
    Around the World in 80 Days
    1956October 1956 by Michael Anderson
    Lead role as Phileas Fogg
    Lead role as Phileas Fogg
    6.20 Good--
  • 4
    4
    Casino Royale
    1967April 1967 by Val Guest
    Starring as James Bond
    Starring as James Bond
    4.78 Mediocre+
  • 5
    5
    A Matter of Life and Death
    1946December 1946 by Emeric Pressburger
    Lead role as Peter Carter
    Lead role as Peter Carter
    7.29 Excellent--
  • 6
    6
    Murder by Death
    1976June 1976 by Robert Moore
    Supporting as Dick Charleston
    Supporting as Dick Charleston
    6.71 Good
  • 7
    7
    Trail of the Pink Panther
    1982December 1982 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Sir Charles Litton
    Lead role as Sir Charles Litton
    4.76 Mediocre+
  • 8
    8
    Death on the Nile
    1978September 1978 by John Guillermin
    Minor role as Colonel Race
    Minor role as Colonel Race
    6.71 Good
  • 9
    9
    Curse of the Pink Panther
    1983August 1983 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Sir Charles Litton
    Lead role as Sir Charles Litton
    4.41 Mediocre
  • 10
    10
    Wuthering Heights
    1939April 1939 by William Wyler
    Starring as Edgar Linton
    Starring as Edgar Linton
    6.70 Good
  • 11
    11
    The Brain French
    1969March 1969 by Gérard Oury
    Starring as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
    Starring as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
    6.75 Good
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    12
    The Bishop's Wife
    1947December 1947 by Henry Koster
    Starring as Henry Brougham
    Starring as Henry Brougham
    6.59 Good
  • 13
    13
    Candleshoe
    1977December 1977 by Norman Tokar
    Lead role as Priory
    Lead role as Priory
    6.31 Good--
  • 14
    14
    55 Days at Peking
    1963May 1963 by Nicholas Ray
    Starring as Sir Arthur Robertson
    Starring as Sir Arthur Robertson
    6.37 Good-
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    15
    Bonjour Tristesse
    1958January 1958 by Otto Preminger
    Starring as Raymond
    Starring as Raymond
    6.20 Good--
  • 16
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    Escape to Athena
    1979May 1979 by George P. Cosmatos
    Starring as Professor Blake
    Starring as Professor Blake
    5.43 Okay-
  • 17
    17
    Separate Tables
    1958December 1958 by Delbert Mann
    Starring as Angus Pollock
    Starring as Angus Pollock
    6.43 Good-
  • 18
    18
    Dodsworth
    1936September 1936 by William Wyler
    Supporting as Captain Clyde Lockert
    Supporting as Captain Clyde Lockert
    6.52 Good-
  • 19
    19
    The Sea Wolves
    1980July 1980 by Andrew V. McLaglen
    Starring as Col. W.H. Grice
    Starring as Col. W.H. Grice
    5.60 Okay
  • 20
    20
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    1960March 1960 by Charles Walters
    Starring as Larry Mackay
    Starring as Larry Mackay
    5.80 Okay+
  • 21
    21
    Bachelor Mother
    1939June 1939 by Garson Kanin
    Starring as David Merlin
    Starring as David Merlin
    6.50 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Bluebeard's 8th Wife
    1938March 1938 by Ernst Lubitsch
    Supporting as Albert De Regnier
    Supporting as Albert De Regnier
    6.45 Good-
  • 23
    23
    Eye of the Devil
    1966November 1966 by J. Lee Thompson
    Starring as Philippe de Montfaucon
    Starring as Philippe de Montfaucon
    5.78 Okay+
  • 24
    24
    The Way Ahead
    1944June 1944 by Carol Reed
    Lead role as Lieutenant Jim Perry
    Lead role as Lieutenant Jim Perry
    6.04 Okay++
  • 25
    25
    The Best of Enemies
    1961October 1961 by Guy Hamilton
    Lead role as Maj. Richardson
    Lead role as Maj. Richardson
    6.22 Good--
  • 26
    26
    Bedtime Story
    1964June 1964 by Ralph Levy
    Starring as Lawrence Jameson
    Starring as Lawrence Jameson
    5.91 Okay++
  • 27
    27
    No Deposit, No Return
    1976February 1976 by Norman Tokar
    Supporting as J.W. Osborne
    Supporting as J.W. Osborne
    5.89 Okay+
  • 28
    28
    The Moon Is Blue
    1953July 1953 by Otto Preminger
    Starring as David Slater
    Starring as David Slater
    5.91 Okay++
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    29
    The Charge of the Light Brigade
    1936October 1936 by Michael Curtiz
    Supporting as Captain Randall
    Supporting as Captain Randall
    6.03 Okay++
  • 30
    30
    Vampira
    1974October 1974 by Clive Donner
    Lead role as Count Dracula
    Lead role as Count Dracula
    5.49 Okay
  • 31
    31
    The First of the Few
    1942September 1942 by Leslie Howard
    Starring as Geoffrey Crisp
    Starring as Geoffrey Crisp
    6.14 Good--
  • 32
    32
    Rough Cut
    1980June 1980 by Don Siegel
    Starring as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
    Starring as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
    5.72 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    The Dawn Patrol
    1938December 1938 by Edmund Goulding
    Starring as Lt. Scott
    Starring as Lt. Scott
    6.18 Good--
  • 34
    34
    The Prisoner of Zenda
    1937September 1937 by John Cromwell
    Supporting as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
    Supporting as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
    6.63 Good
  • 35
    35
    The Love Lottery
    1954January 1954 by Charles Crichton
    Lead role as Rex Allerton
    Lead role as Rex Allerton
    5.56 Okay
  • 36
    36
    Carrington V.C.
    1954December 1954 by Anthony Asquith
    Lead role as Major Charles Carrington
    Lead role as Major Charles Carrington
    5.89 Okay+
  • 37
    37
    Raffles
    1939November 1939 by Sam Wood
    Lead role as A.J. Raffles
    Lead role as A.J. Raffles
    5.93 Okay++
  • 38
    38
    My Man Godfrey
    1957October 1957 by Henry Koster
    Starring as Godfrey Smith
    Starring as Godfrey Smith
    6.02 Okay++
  • 39
    39
    Happy Ever After
    1954June 1954 by Mario Zampi
    Lead role as Jasper O'Leary
    Lead role as Jasper O'Leary
    5.75 Okay+
  • 40
    40
    Eternally Yours
    1939October 1939 by Tay Garnett
    Starring as Tony
    Starring as Tony
    5.82 Okay+
  • 41
    41
    The Real Glory
    1939September 1939 by Henry Hathaway
    Starring as Lieut. McCool
    Starring as Lieut. McCool
    5.94 Okay++
  • 42
    42
    Lady L
    1965December 1965 by Peter Ustinov
    Starring as Dicky, Lord Lendale
    Starring as Dicky, Lord Lendale
    5.76 Okay+
  • 43
    43
    Ask Any Girl
    1959August 1959 by Charles Walters
    Lead role as Miles Doughton
    Lead role as Miles Doughton
    6.01 Okay++
  • 44
    44
    Before Winter Comes
    1969January 1969 by J. Lee Thompson
    Lead role as Major Burnside
    Lead role as Major Burnside
    5.90 Okay++
  • 45
    45
    Paper Tiger
    1975November 1975 by Ken Annakin
    Lead role as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
    Lead role as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
    5.97 Okay++
  • 46
    46
    The Other Love
    1947May 1947 by André de Toth
    Starring as Doctor Anthony Stanton
    Starring as Doctor Anthony Stanton
    5.88 Okay+
  • 47
    47
    Enchantment
    1948December 1948 by Irving Reis
    Lead role as Roland Dane
    Lead role as Roland Dane
    6.06 Okay++
  • 48
    48
    Happy Go Lovely
    1951March 1951 by H. Bruce Humberstone
    Lead role as B.G. Bruno
    Lead role as B.G. Bruno
    5.93 Okay++
  • 49
    49
    The Statue
    1971January 1971 by Rod Amateau
    Lead role as Alex Bolt
    Lead role as Alex Bolt
    5.66 Okay
  • 50
    50
    Prudence and the Pill
    1968May 1968 by Fielder Cook
    Starring as Gerald Hardcastle
    Starring as Gerald Hardcastle
    5.81 Okay+
  • 51
    51
    Where the Spies Are
    1966January 1966 by Val Guest
    Lead role as Dr. Jason Love
    Lead role as Dr. Jason Love
    5.80 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
    2024May 2024 by David Hinton
    Supporting as (archive footage)
    Supporting as (archive footage)
    6.50 Good-
  • 53
    53
    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
    1980March 1980 by Ralph Thomas
    Starring as Ivan
    Starring as Ivan
    5.87 Okay+
  • 54
    54
    The Elusive Pimpernel
    1950November 1950 by Michael Powell
    Lead role as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
    Lead role as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
    5.92 Okay++
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    55
    Barbary Coast
    1935October 1935 by Howard Hawks
    Minor role as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
    Minor role as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
    5.99 Okay++
  • 56
    56
    The Lady Says No
    1952January 1952 by Frank Ross
    Starring as Bill Shelby
    Starring as Bill Shelby
    5.58 Okay
  • 57
    57
    A Kiss in the Dark
    1949March 1949 by Delmer Daves
    Lead role as Eric Phillips
    Lead role as Eric Phillips
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    Appointment with Venus
    1951October 1951 by Ralph Thomas
    Lead role as Valentine Moreland
    Lead role as Valentine Moreland
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    The Little Hut
    1957May 1957 by Mark Robson
    Starring as Henry Brittingham-Brett
    Starring as Henry Brittingham-Brett
    5.99 Okay++
  • 60
    60
    Guns of Darkness
    1962July 1962 by Anthony Asquith
    Starring as Tom Jordan
    Starring as Tom Jordan
    5.95 Okay++
  • 61
    61
    Magnificent Doll
    1946December 1946 by Frank Borzage
    Starring as Aaron Burr
    Starring as Aaron Burr
    5.93 Okay++
  • 62
    62
    The Impossible Years
    1968December 1968 by Michael Gordon
    Lead role as Jonathan Kingsley
    Lead role as Jonathan Kingsley
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    King, Queen, Knave
    1972June 1972 by Jerzy Skolimowski
    Starring as Charles Dreyer
    Starring as Charles Dreyer
    5.62 Okay
  • 64
    64
    The Road to Hong Kong
    1962March 1962 by Norman Panama
    Minor role as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
    Minor role as Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
    5.72 Okay+
  • 65
    65
    Bonnie Prince Charlie
    1948October 1948 by Anthony Kimmins
    Lead role as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
    Lead role as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The Rogues
    1964–1965 by Ben Roberts
    Lead role as Alec Fleming
    Lead role as Alec Fleming
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    The King's Thief
    1955August 1955 by Robert Z. Leonard
    Starring as James - Duke of Brampton
    Starring as James - Duke of Brampton
    5.95 Okay++
  • 68
    68
    The Toast of New Orleans
    1950August 1950 by Norman Taurog
    Starring as Jacques Riboudeaux
    Starring as Jacques Riboudeaux
    5.75 Okay+
  • 69
    69
    Four Men and a Prayer
    1938April 1938 by John Ford
    Supporting as Christopher Leigh
    Supporting as Christopher Leigh
    6.02 Okay++
  • 70
    70
    The Extraordinary Seaman
    1969May 1969 by John Frankenheimer
    Lead role as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
    Lead role as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    Better Late Than Never
    1983February 1983 by Bryan Forbes
    Lead role as Nick Cartland
    Lead role as Nick Cartland
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Thank You, Jeeves!
    1936October 1936 by Arthur Greville Collins
    Starring as Bertie Wooster
    Starring as Bertie Wooster
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Conquered City Italian
    1962December 1962 by Joseph Anthony
    Lead role as Major Peter Whitfield
    Lead role as Major Peter Whitfield
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    The Canterville Ghost
    1974December 1974 by Robin Miller
    Lead role as Sir Simon de Canterville
    Lead role as Sir Simon de Canterville
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Soldiers Three
    1951April 1951 by Tay Garnett
    Starring as Capt. Pindenny
    Starring as Capt. Pindenny
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Three Blind Mice
    1938June 1938 by William A. Seiter
    Starring as Steve Harrington
    Starring as Steve Harrington
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Beloved Enemy
    1936December 1936 by H. C. Potter
    Supporting as Captain Gerald Preston
    Supporting as Captain Gerald Preston
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Rose Marie
    1936January 1936 by W.S. Van Dyke
    Minor role as Teddy
    Minor role as Teddy
    5.99 Okay++
  • 79
    79
    A Kiss for Corliss
    1949November 1949 by Richard Wallace
    Starring as Kenneth Marquis
    Starring as Kenneth Marquis
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Dinner at the Ritz
    1937November 1937 by Harold D. Schuster
    Starring as Paul de Brack
    Starring as Paul de Brack
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Happy Anniversary
    1959January 1959 by David Miller
    Lead role as Chris Walters
    Lead role as Chris Walters
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    The Silken Affair
    1956October 1956 by Roy Kellino
    Lead role as Roger Tweakham
    Lead role as Roger Tweakham
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Splendor
    1935November 1935 by Elliott Nugent
    Supporting as Clancey Lorrimore
    Supporting as Clancey Lorrimore
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    The Birds and the Bees
    1956May 1956 by Norman Taurog
    Starring as Patrick Harris
    Starring as Patrick Harris
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    Formula 1 - Speed fever Italian
    1978September 1978 by Mario Morra
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    There Goes the Bride
    1932October 1932 by Albert de Courville
    Supporting as Bit Role (uncredited)
    Supporting as Bit Role (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    All Eyes on Sharon Tate
    1966September 1966
    Supporting as Self - Interviewee
    Supporting as Self - Interviewee
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
    1957February 1957 by Nunnally Johnson
    Starring as Alan Coles
    Starring as Alan Coles
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    The Adventures of Errol Flynn
    2005April 2005 by David Heeley
    Minor role as Self - Actor (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self - Actor (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    A Man Called Intrepid
    1979
    Lead role as Sir William Stephenson
    Lead role as Sir William Stephenson
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    The David Niven Show
    1959
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret French
    2019December 2019 by Emmanuelle Nobécourt
    Minor role as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    We Have Our Moments
    1937March 1937 by Alfred L. Werker
    Supporting as Joe Gilling
    Supporting as Joe Gilling
    Needs more reviews
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    94
    A Feather in Her Hat
    1935October 1935 by Alfred Santell
    Minor role as Leo Cartwright
    Minor role as Leo Cartwright
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    ABBA in Switzerland
    1979April 1979 by Michael Hurll
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Gregory Peck: His Own Man
    1988March 1988 by Gene Feldman
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
    2028May 2028
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Peter Sellers 5 titles
Gregory Peck 3 titles
Roger Moore 4 titles
Shirley MacLaine 2 titles
Robert Wagner 3 titles
Claudia Cardinale 3 titles
Gary Cooper 2 titles
Alberto Sordi 1 title
Sophia Loren 2 titles