American publicity photograph featuring British actor David Niven

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

Photo of 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)
Photograph from The Bishop’s Wife (1947) featuring David Niven as Henry Brougham and Cary Grant as Dudley (1)
  • 27th August, 2019
David Niven, Cary Grant
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) photograph (1) | David Niven, Cary Grant
Main title from the ‘Discovering: David Niven’ episode of Discovering Film, featuring David Niven
  • 23rd June, 2019
David Niven
Discovering Film | Discovering: David Niven opening credits
Main title from Talking Pictures (2013) | David Niven (2013)
  • 6th April, 2019
David Niven
Talking Pictures (2013) | David Niven (2013) opening credits

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Splendor (1935)
Clancey Lorrimore
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Capt Gerald Preston
The Dawn Patrol (1938) opening credits
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Scott
Raffles (1939) opening credits (3)
Raffles (1939)
Raffles
Raffles (1939) opening credits (3)
Eternally Yours (1939)
Tony aka The Great Arturo
Wuthering Heights (1939) opening credits
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Edgar
Wuthering Heights (1939) opening credits
The Real Glory (1939)
Lt Terrence McCool
The First of the Few (1942) opening credits
The First of the Few (1942)
Geoffrey Crisp
The Way Ahead (1944) opening credits (3)
The Way Ahead (1944)
Lt. Jim Perry
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) opening credits (6)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Peter D. Carter
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) opening credits
The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Henry Brougham
The Other Love (1947) opening credits (4)
The Other Love (1947)
Dr Anthony Stanton
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) opening credits (3)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Prince Charles
Enchantment (1948) opening credits (3)
Enchantment (1948)
General Sir Roland Dane
Enchantment (1948) opening credits (3)
Soldiers Three (1951)
Capt Pindenny
Happy Go Lovely (1951) opening credits (3)
Happy Go Lovely (1951)
B.G. Bruno
Appointment with Venus (1951) opening credits
Appointment with Venus (1951)
Maj Valentine Moreland
Appointment with Venus (1951) opening credits
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
David Slater
The Love Lottery (1954) opening credits
The Love Lottery (1954)
Rex Allerton
Carrington VC (1954) opening credits (4)
Carrington VC (1954)
Carrington
The King’s Thief (1955) opening credits
The King’s Thief (1955)
James – Duke of Brampton
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) opening credits
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Phileas Fogg
The Little Hut (1957) screenshot (1)
The Little Hut (1957)
Henry Brittingham-Brett
The Little Hut (1957) screenshot (1)
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Raymond
Separate Tables (1958) opening credits (9)
Separate Tables (1958)
Major Angus Pollock
The Guns of Navarone (1961) opening credits
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Miller
Guns of Darkness (1962) opening credits (5)
Guns of Darkness (1962)
Tom Jordan
55 Days at Peking (1963) opening credits (3)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Sir Arthur Robertson
The Pink Panther (1964) opening credits (7)
The Pink Panther (1964)
Sir Charles Lytton
Casino Royale (1967) opening credits (3)
Casino Royale (1967)
Sir James Bond
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) opening credits (9)
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
Cdr John Finchhaven RN
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) opening credits (9)
Before Winter Comes (1969)
Maj Burnside
The Statue (1971) opening credits (6)
The Statue (1971)
Alex Bolt
Paper Tiger (1975) opening credits (5)
Paper Tiger (1975)
‘Major’ Walter Bradbury
Death on the Nile (1978) opening credits (16)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Colonel Race
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) opening credits (4)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
Ivan
Escape to Athena (1979) opening credits (12)
Escape to Athena (1979)
Professor Blake
The Sea Wolves (1980) opening credits (8)
The Sea Wolves (1980)
Colonel W. H. Grice
The Sea Wolves (1980) opening credits (8)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Sir Charles Litton
The Sea Wolves (1980) opening credits (8)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Sir Charles Litton
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