David Niven
(1910–83)
British actor, producer (died aged 73) | A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The First of the Few (1942), The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
David Niven, British actor, in an American publicity photograph
Latest David Niven Pictures
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) photograph (3) | Kim Hunter, David Niven
- 23rd October, 2023
Kim Hunter, David Niven
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) photograph (3) | Kim Hunter, David Niven
Death on the Nile (1978) screenshot (10) | David Niven
- 7th June, 2022
Death on the Nile (1978) screenshot (10) | David Niven
Four Star Theatre (1952-56) | Sound Off, My Love (1953) opening credits (4) | David Niven
- 27th December, 2021
Four Star Theatre (1952-56) | Sound Off, My Love (1953) opening credits (4) | David Niven
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)
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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Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Edgar
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Raffles (1939)
- Raffles
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Eternally Yours (1939)
- Tony aka The Great Arturo
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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 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 Elusive Pimpernel (1951)
- Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
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The Moon Is Blue (1953)
- David Slater
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Carrington VC (1954)
- Carrington
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Happy Ever After (1954)
- Jasper O’Leary
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The Love Lottery (1954)
- Rex Allerton
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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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Rough Cut (1980)
- Ch Insp Cyril Willis
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The Sea Wolves (1980)
- Colonel W. H. Grice
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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
- The Other Love (1947)
- At a Swiss sanatorium, a lady concert pianist who is dying falls in love with her doctor.
- Wednesday at 10.35am on Talking Pictures TV
- The Other Love (1947)
- Eternally Yours (1939)
- A magician’s wife thinks he is too interested in his tricks.
- Thursday at 3.10pm on Talking Pictures TV