David Niven
| First Name | David |
| Last Name | Niven |
| Full Name at Birth | James David Graham Niven |
| Age | 74 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1909 |
| Birthplace | London, England |
| Date of Death | July 29, 1983 |
| Location of Death | Chateau d`Oex, Switzerland |
| Cause of Death | Lou Gehrig`s Disease |
| Height | 6' (183 cm) |
| Build | Slim |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Brown - Light |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | English |
| High School | Stowe School |
| University | Sandhurst Military Academy |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | The Pink Panther |
| Father | William Niven (William Edward Graham Niven)Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt (step father) |
| Mother | Henrietta Julia de Gacher |
| Friends | Errol Flynn, Dick Powell, Charles Boyer, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Richard Burton, Peter Ustinov, Richard Harris, Peter Viertel, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Qualye, Stanley Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Phil Kellogg, Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Noel Coward, Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, George Sanders, Ronald Colman, Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Joel McCrea, William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, Raymond Massey, Michael Trubshawne, Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Nigel Bruce, Richard Coote, Jimmy Stewart, John Ford, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Garson Kanin, John Huston, William Wyler, Cesar Romero, Tyrone Power, Annabella, Eddie Albert, Viveca Lindfors, Greta Garbo, Mario Lanza, Cyril Cuzack, Robert Newton, Kenneth More, Stewart Granger, C. Aubrey Smith, Patricia Medina, Peter Evans, Ken Annakin |
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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Filmography
Selected David Niven film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1983
Better Late Than Never
Nick Cartland
1979
A Man Called Intrepid
Sir William Stephenson
1975
Paper Tiger
'Major' Walter Bradbury
1975
The Remarkable Rocket
Narrator
1974
The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville
1972
King, Queen, Knave
Charles Dreyer
1964
The Rogues
Alexander 'Alec' Fleming, Alec Fleming
1962
The Shortest Day
Unconfirmed
1957
Goodyear Theatre
Alan Kevin, Charles Enright, Jeff Carleton, Jeff Carleton
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Mark Garron, Paul Evans, Paul Martel, Paul Martel
1957
Mr. Adams and Eve
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1955
The Star and the Story
Johnny
1952
Chesterfield Presents
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1951
The Lady Says No
Bill Shelby
1951
Goodyear Playhouse
Alan Kevin
1951
Celanese Theatre
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1951
Hollywood Opening Night
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1937
Dinner at the Ritz
Paul de Brack
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
Bertie Wooster
1936
Palm Springs
George Britell
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Leo Cartwright
1935
Without Regret
Bill Gage
1933
Eyes of Fate
Man at Race Course
1932
There Goes the Bride
Bit Role
Director Credits
Producer Credits
Soundtrack Credits
1949
Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet
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'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945)
100 Days (2001)
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
1871 (1990)
21 Days Together (1940)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
24 Hours in London (2000)
49th Parallel (1941)
500 Years Later (2005)
77 Park Lane (1931)
8 ½ Women (1999)
80,000 Suspects (1963)
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
A Business Affair (1994)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
A Circle of Deception (1960)
A Clean Sweep (1958)
A Clown Must Laugh (1936)
A Cup of Kindness (1934)
A Date with a Dream (1948)
A Day to Remember (1953)
A Doll's House (1973)
A Feast at Midnight (1995)
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
A Friend of Cupid (1925)
A Girl of London (1925)
A Good Year (2006)
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
A Killer Walks (1952)
A Kind of Loving (1962)
A Letter from Home (1941)
A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
A Man of Mayfair (1931)
A Matter of Choice (1963)
A Matter of Murder (1949)
A Mind of Her Own (2006)
A Month in the Country (1987)
A Night to Remember (1958)
A Novel Affair (1957)
A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
A Place of One's Own (1945)
A Political Party (1934)
A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
A Romance in Flanders (1937)
A Romance of Mayfair (1925)
A Royal Divorce (1938)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1950–1960)
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