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Casino Royale (1967) -- In this spoof, the heads of the allied spy forces call Sir James Bond out of retirement to fight the power of SMERSH.
The Bishop's Wife (1947) -- Dudley takes Julia and their cab driver ice skating.
Wuthering Heights (1939) -- The story of unfortunate lovers Heathcliff and Cathy who, despite a deep affection for one another, are forced by circumstance and prejudice to live their apart...
Happy Go Lovely (1951) -- B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness...
Eternally Yours (1939) -- Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.

Overview

Date of Death:
29 July 1983, Château-d'Oex, Switzerland more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
David Niven was named after the Saint's Day on which he was born, St. David... more
Trivia:
Met director Blake Edwards, when Edwards was writing and directing films... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations more
Alternate Names:
David Nivens

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) .... Sir Charles Litton
  2. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) .... Sir Charles Litton
  3. Better Late Than Never (1982) .... Nick Cartland
    ... aka Whose Little Girl Are You?
  4. The Sea Wolves (1980) .... Col. W.H. Grice
    ... aka The Sea Wolves: The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse (UK: complete title)
  5. Rough Cut (1980) .... Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
    ... aka Roughcut

  6. "A Man Called Intrepid" (1979) TV mini-series .... Sir William Stephenson
  7. Escape to Athena (1979) .... Professor Blake
  8. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) .... Ivan
    ... aka The Big Scam
    ... aka The Biggest Bank Robbery
    ... aka The Mayfair Bank Caper
  9. Death on the Nile (1978) .... Colonel Johnny Race
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK: complete title)
  10. Candleshoe (1977) .... Priory
  11. Murder by Death (1976) .... Dick Charleston
  12. No Deposit, No Return (1976) .... J.W. Osborne
    ... aka Double Trouble
  13. Paper Tiger (1975) .... 'Major' Walter Bradbury
  14. The Remarkable Rocket (1975) (voice) .... Narrator
  15. Vampira (1974) .... Count Dracula
    ... aka Old Drac (USA)
    ... aka Old Dracula (USA)
  16. The Canterville Ghost (1974) (TV) .... Sir Simon de Canterville
  17. King, Queen, Knave (1972) .... Charles Dreyer
    ... aka Herzbube
    ... aka König, Dame, Bube (West Germany)
  18. The Statue (1971) .... Alex Bolt

  19. The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) .... Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN
  20. Before Winter Comes (1969) .... Major Burnside
  21. Le cerveau (1969) .... Col. Carol Matthews
    ... aka Il cervello (Italy)
    ... aka The Brain (USA)
  22. The Impossible Years (1968) .... Jonathan Kingsley
  23. Prudence and the Pill (1968) .... Gerald Hardcastle
  24. Casino Royale (1967) .... Sir James Bond
    ... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
  25. Eye of the Devil (1966) .... Philippe de Montfaucon
    ... aka 13
  26. Lady L (1965) .... Dicky, Lord Lendale
  27. Where the Spies Are (1965) .... Dr. Jason Love
  28. "The Rogues" .... Alec Fleming / ... (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Bless You, G. Carter Huntington (1965) TV episode .... Alec Fleming
        - Gambit by the Golden Gate (1965) TV episode .... Alec Fleming
        - Money Is for Burning (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Alec Fleming
        - Fringe Benefits (1964) TV episode .... Alec Fleming
        - The Project Man (1964) TV episode .... Alexander 'Alec' Fleming
          (1 more)
  29. Bedtime Story (1964) .... Lawrence Jameson
  30. The Pink Panther (1963) .... Sir Charles Lytton
  31. "Burke's Law" .... Harvey Cleeve, the World's Greatest Juggler (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Billy Jo? (1963) TV episode .... Harvey Cleeve, the World's Greatest Juggler
  32. 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Sir Arthur Robertson
  33. Il giorno più corto (1963) .... Unconfirmed
    ... aka Il giorno più corto commedia umoristica
    ... aka The Shortest Day (USA)
  34. Guns of Darkness (1962) .... Tom Jordan
  35. The Road to Hong Kong (1962) (uncredited) .... Lama, remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover
  36. The Best of Enemies (1962) .... Maj. Richardson
    ... aka I due nemici (Italy)
  37. La città prigioniera (1962) .... Major Peter Whitfield
    ... aka Conquered City (USA)
    ... aka The Captive City (UK)
  38. The Guns of Navarone (1961) .... Cpl. Miller
  39. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) .... Lawrence Larry Mackay
  40. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Marcus Dodds (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - The Trench Coat (1960) TV episode .... Marcus Dodds

  41. Happy Anniversary (1959) .... Chris Walters
  42. "The David Niven Show" .... Inquisitor (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Last Room (1959) TV episode .... Inquisitor
  43. Ask Any Girl (1959) .... Miles Doughton
  44. Separate Tables (1958) .... Major Angus Pollock
  45. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Allen Raikes / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - The Accuser (1958) TV episode .... Milo Brant
        - Village of Fear (1957) TV episode .... Allen Raikes
  46. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Alan Kevin / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - Decision by Terror (1958) TV episode .... Charles Enright
        - Taps for Jeffrey (1958) TV episode .... Jeffrey Collins
        - The Tinhorn (1957) TV episode .... Jeff Carleton
        - The Danger by Night (1957) TV episode .... Alan Kevin
  47. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Mark Garron / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - My Wife's Next Husband (1958) TV episode .... Robert Medhill
        - Night Caller (1958) TV episode .... Paul Martel
        - The Fatal Charm (1958) TV episode
        - In the Dark (1958) TV episode .... Paul Evans
        - Circumstantial (1957) TV episode .... Mark Garron
  48. Bonjour tristesse (1958) .... Raymond
  49. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... Alan Kevin (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Danger by Night (1957) TV episode .... Alan Kevin
  50. My Man Godfrey (1957) .... Godfrey Smith
  51. "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Taming of the Shrew (1957) TV episode
  52. The Little Hut (1957) .... Henry Brittingham-Brett
  53. Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) .... Dr. Alan Coles
  54. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Phileas Fogg
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
  55. The Silken Affair (1956) .... Roger Tweakham
  56. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Various Characters / ... (33 episodes, 1952-1956)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Second Chance (1956) TV episode .... Lee Mason
        - Touch and Go (1956) TV episode .... Various Characters
        - The Rites of Spring (1956) TV episode .... Jim Kenyon
        - Red Wine (1956) TV episode .... David Wycliffe
        - Safe Keeping (1956) TV episode .... Frank Carstairs
          (28 more)
  57. The Birds and the Bees (1956) .... Colonel Patrick Henry Harris
  58. The King's Thief (1955) .... James - Duke of Brampton
  59. Carrington V.C. (1955) .... Major Charles 'Copper' Carrington
    ... aka Court Martial (USA)
  60. Happy Ever After (1954) .... Jasper O'Leary
    ... aka Tonight's the Night (USA)
  61. The Love Lottery (1954) .... Rex Allerton
  62. The Moon Is Blue (1953) .... David Slater
  63. "Hollywood Opening Night" (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
        - Uncle Fred Flits By (1953) TV episode
        - Sword Play (1952) TV episode
  64. "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Sheffield (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - The Sheffield Story (1952) TV episode .... Sheffield
  65. "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Petrified Forest (1952) TV episode
  66. "Chesterfield Presents" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Dramatic Mystery (USA: alternative title)
        - A Moment of Memory (1952) TV episode
  67. The Lady Says No (1952) .... Bill Shelby
  68. Appointment with Venus (1951) .... Maj. Valentine Moreland
    ... aka Island Rescue (USA)
  69. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Not a Chance (1951) TV episode
  70. Soldiers Three (1951) .... Capt. Pindenny
  71. Happy Go Lovely (1951) .... B.G. Bruno
  72. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) .... Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
    ... aka The Fighting Pimpernel (USA)
  73. "Nash Airflyte Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Airflyte Theatre
        - Portrait of Lydia (1950) TV episode
  74. The Toast of New Orleans (1950) .... Jacques Riboudeaux

  75. A Kiss for Corliss (1949) .... Kenneth Marquis
    ... aka Almost a Bride (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Dangerous Visitor (USA: reissue title)
  76. A Kiss in the Dark (1949) .... Eric Phillips
  77. Enchantment (1948) .... General Sir Roland 'Rollo' Dane
  78. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) .... Prince Charles
  79. The Bishop's Wife (1947) .... Bishop Henry Brougham
  80. The Other Love (1947) .... Doctor Anthony Stanton
    ... aka Man Killer (USA: reissue title)
  81. The Perfect Marriage (1947) .... Dale Williams
  82. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) .... Peter Carter
    ... aka Stairway to Heaven (USA)
  83. Magnificent Doll (1946) .... Aaron Burr
  84. The Way Ahead (1944) .... Lieutenant Jim Perry
    ... aka The Immortal Battalion (USA: cut version)
  85. The First of the Few (1942) .... Geoffrey Crisp
    ... aka Spitfire (USA)

  86. Raffles (1939) .... A.J. Raffles
  87. Eternally Yours (1939) .... Tony
  88. The Real Glory (1939) .... Lt. Terence McCool
  89. Bachelor Mother (1939) .... David Merlin
  90. Wuthering Heights (1939) .... Edgar
  91. The Dawn Patrol (1938) .... Lieutenant Scott
  92. Three Blind Mice (1938) .... Steve Harrington
  93. Four Men and a Prayer (1938) .... Christopher Leigh
  94. Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) .... Albert De Regnier
  95. Dinner at the Ritz (1937) .... Paul de Brack
  96. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) .... Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
  97. We Have Our Moments (1937) .... Joe Gilling
  98. Beloved Enemy (1936) .... Captain Gerald Preston
  99. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) .... Captain James Randall
  100. Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) .... Bertram Wooster
    ... aka Thank You, Mr. Jeeves
  101. Dodsworth (1936) .... Capt. Clyde Lockert
  102. Palm Springs (1936) .... George Britell
    ... aka Palm Springs Affair (UK)
  103. Rose-Marie (1936) (as David Nivens) .... Teddy
    ... aka Indian Love Call (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Rose Marie (USA: poster title)
  104. Splendor (1935) .... Clancey Lorrimore
    ... aka Splendour
  105. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) (uncredited) .... Extra
  106. A Feather in Her Hat (1935) .... Leo Cartwright
  107. Barbary Coast (1935) (uncredited) .... Cockney Sailor Thrown out of Saloon
    ... aka Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
  108. Without Regret (1935) .... Bill Gage
  109. Cleopatra (1934) (uncredited) .... Slave
  110. Eyes of Fate (1933) (uncredited) .... Man at race course
  111. There Goes the Bride (1932) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
Producer:
  1. "Zane Grey Theater" (producer) (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Village of Fear (1957) TV episode (producer) (uncredited)
  2. "Four Star Playhouse" (producer) (8 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Full Circle (1955) TV episode (producer)
        - The Firing Squad (1955) TV episode (producer)
        - Uncle Fred Flits By (1955) TV episode (producer)
        - Tusitala (1955) TV episode (producer)
        - Breakfast in Bed (1955) TV episode (producer)
          (3 more)
Director:
  1. "Zane Grey Theater" (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Wayfarers (1960) TV episode
        - The Vaunted (1958) TV episode
Soundtrack:
  1. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (performer: "Have Courage to Say No" (uncredited))
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)

  2. The Dawn Patrol (1938) ("Plum and Apple" (uncredited))
Self:
  1. Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983) (V) .... Himself - Interviewee
  2. "Parkinson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1972-1981)
        - Episode #11.1 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.4 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.16 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  3. The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) .... Himself/Host

  4. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Ronald Colman (1978) TV episode .... Himself
        - Errol Flynn (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee
  5. Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette (1978) (TV) .... Himself / Colonel Johnny Race
  6. Formula uno, febbre della velocità (1978) .... Himself
    ... aka Speed Fever (USA)
  7. "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1976)
        - David Niven Special (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  8. "David Niven's World" (1976) TV series .... Host
  9. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972-1975)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 24 October 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 April 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1975)
        - Episode #5.3 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.2 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 22 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  12. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
  13. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
        - Jack Paar Tonight (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - David Niven (1971) TV episode .... Himself

  15. "Paris aktuell" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode #3.2 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 27 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  17. All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1967) .... Himself - interviewee
  18. The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded)
  19. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Himself--Host / ... (8 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Epilogue (1963) TV episode .... Himself--Host
        - Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) TV episode .... Himself--Host
        - Apples Don't Fall Far (1963) TV episode .... Himself--Guest Host
        - The Judge (1963) TV episode .... Himself--Host
        - The Rage of Silence (1963) TV episode .... Himself--Host
          (3 more)
  20. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 28 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (8 episodes, 1952-1960)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 13 December 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 25 January 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 28 September 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 21 September 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
          (3 more)

  22. "The David Niven Show" .... Himself - Host (12 episodes, 1959)
        - Good Deed (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Vengeance (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Sticks and Stones (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Portrait (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Maggie Malone (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (7 more)
  23. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host/Best Actor Winner
  24. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1954-1958)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - Stars' Wives Show (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - David Niven Show (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  25. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Himself - Co-host
  26. Glamorous Hollywood (1958) .... Himself
  27. "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 26 September 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) .... Himself
  29. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 29 October 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant
  31. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #4.15 (1950) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #2.5 (1950) TV episode .... Himself

  33. "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet" .... Himself (1 episode, 1949)
        - Episode #1.4 (1949) TV episode .... Himself

  34. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 4 (1936) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Il falso bugiardo (2008) .... Himself
  2. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. "Time Shift"
        - Parallel Worlds: A User's Guide (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Peter Carter
  4. "The Hollywood Greats"
        - David Niven (2005) TV episode .... Himself/Various Roles
  5. "Ciclo Agatha Christie"
        - Sobre 'Muerte en el Nilo' (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  6. 50 y más (2005) (TV)
  7. Monaco - Le circuit des princes (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Bob Hope at 100 (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  9. Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
  10. "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Himself
  11. The Colour Merchant (1998) (V) (uncredited) .... Peter Carter
  12. Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Funeral Attendee
  13. Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V) .... Himself
  14. "Washes Whiter"
        - The Getaway People (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Maxwell House commercial 1976
  15. Bonds Are Forever (1983) (V) .... James Bond/Himself
  16. "Disneyland"
        - No Deposit, No Return: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... J.W. Osborne
        - No Deposit, No Return: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... J.W. Osborne
  17. Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN
  19. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #12.25 (1959) TV episode .... Himself


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