David Niven, British actor, in an American publicity photograph
David Niven
British actor (1910–1983) | A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The First of the Few (1942), The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Debonair British leading man whose natural enthusiasm found several outlets before he accidentally ended up in Hollywood and was signed up as an extra
Latest David Niven Pictures
David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- 28th August, 2020
David Niven, Kim Hunter
David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) photograph (1) | David Niven, Cary Grant
- 27th August, 2019
David Niven, Cary Grant
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) photograph (1) | David Niven, Cary Grant
Discovering Film | Discovering: David Niven opening credits
- 23rd June, 2019
Discovering Film | Discovering: David Niven opening credits
Talking Pictures (2013) | David Niven (2013) opening credits
- 6th April, 2019
Talking Pictures (2013) | David Niven (2013) opening credits
Select David Niven Filmography
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Splendor (1935)
- Clancey Lorrimore
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Beloved Enemy (1936)
- Capt Gerald Preston
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The Dawn Patrol (1938)
- Scott
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Raffles (1939)
- Raffles
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Eternally Yours (1939)
- Tony aka The Great Arturo
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Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Edgar
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The Real Glory (1939)
- Lt Terrence McCool
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The First of the Few (1942)
- Geoffrey Crisp
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The Way Ahead (1944)
- Lt. Jim Perry
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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- Peter D. Carter
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The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
- Henry Brougham
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The Other Love (1947)
- Dr Anthony Stanton
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Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
- Prince Charles
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Enchantment (1948)
- General Sir Roland Dane
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Soldiers Three (1951)
- Capt Pindenny
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Happy Go Lovely (1951)
- B.G. Bruno
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Appointment with Venus (1951)
- Maj Valentine Moreland
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The Moon Is Blue (1953)
- David Slater
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The Love Lottery (1954)
- Rex Allerton
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Carrington VC (1954)
- Carrington
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The King’s Thief (1955)
- James – Duke of Brampton
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Phileas Fogg
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The Little Hut (1957)
- Henry Brittingham-Brett
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Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
- Raymond
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Separate Tables (1958)
- Major Angus Pollock
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The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- Miller
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Guns of Darkness (1962)
- Tom Jordan
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55 Days at Peking (1963)
- Sir Arthur Robertson
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The Pink Panther (1964)
- Sir Charles Lytton
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Casino Royale (1967)
- Sir James Bond
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The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
- Cdr John Finchhaven RN
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Before Winter Comes (1969)
- Maj Burnside
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The Statue (1971)
- Alex Bolt
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Paper Tiger (1975)
- ‘Major’ Walter Bradbury
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Death on the Nile (1978)
- Colonel Race
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
- Ivan
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Escape to Athena (1979)
- Professor Blake
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The Sea Wolves (1980)
- Colonel W. H. Grice
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Rough Cut (1980)
- Ch Insp Cyril Willis
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
- Sir Charles Litton
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Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
- Sir Charles Litton
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Personal Details
Born 
Died Born
David Niven was born (as James David Graham Niven) in London on .
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Died
David Niven died in Château-d’Oex, Switzerland on , aged 73.
Watch David Niven on British television
- Paper Tiger (1975)
- Tomorrow at 4pm on Talking Pictures TV
- An ageing Englishman becomes tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador in a Pacific state, and finds he has to live his heroic fantasies in reality.
- Paper Tiger (1975)