David Niven

David Niven

Deceased · Born: Mar 1, 1910 · Died: Jul 29, 1983

Personal Details

Height5' 11"
BornMar 1, 1910 Belgravia, London, England, UK
Spouse
  • Hjördis Genberg

    ( Jan 14, 1948 to Jul 29, 1983 )
  • Primula Rollo

    ( Sep 16, 1940 to May 21, 1946 )
Parents
  • William Edward Graham Niven
  • Henriette Julia Degacher

Biography

David Niven's mother was the French Lady Comynyplatt Henrietta de Gacher, and his father was the British Lieutenant William Graham Niven, who sadly passed away during the war when David was just six years old. Niven's childhood was marked by frequent changes in schools, ultimately leading him to attend the prestigious Sandhurst Military Academy.

Career

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never as Nick Cartland
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther as Sir Charles Litton
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther as Sir Charles Litton
1980
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves as Col. W.H. Grice
Rough Cut
Rough Cut as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
1979
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena as Professor Blake
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid as Sir William Stephenson
1978
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile as Colonel Race
1977
Candleshoe
Candleshoe as Priory
1976
Murder by Death
Murder by Death as Dick Charleston
1975
Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket as Narrator (voice)
1974
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost as Sir Simon de Canterville
Old Drac
Old Drac as Count Dracula
1972
King, Queen, Knave
King, Queen, Knave as Charles Dreyer
1971
The Statue
The Statue as Alex Bolt
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes as Major Burnside
1968
The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years as Jonathan Kingsley
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill as Gerald Hardcastle
1967
Casino Royale
Casino Royale as James Bond
1966
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are as Dr. Jason Love
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil as Philippe de Montfaucon
1965
Lady L
Lady L as Dicky, Lord Lendale
1964
Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story as Lawrence Jameson
The Rogues
The Rogues as Alec Fleming
1963
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking as Sir Arthur Robertson
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther as Sir Charles Lytton
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
1962
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness as Tom Jordan
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong as Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
1961
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies as Maj. Richardson
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone as Cpl. James Arthur Miller
1960
1959
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl as Miles Doughton
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary as Chris Walters
1958
Separate Tables
Separate Tables as Major Angus Pollock
1957
The Little Hut
The Little Hut as Henry Brittingham-Brett
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey as Godfrey Smith
1956
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees as Patrick Harris
1955
The King's Thief
The King's Thief as James - Duke of Brampton
1954
Court Martial
Court Martial as Major Charles Carrington
Tonight's the Night
Tonight's the Night as Jasper O'Leary
The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery as Rex Allerton
1953
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue as David Slater
1952
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No as Bill Shelby
1951
Island Rescue
Island Rescue as Valentine Moreland
Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely as B.G. Bruno
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three as Capt. Pindenny
1950
The Fighting Pimpernel
The Fighting Pimpernel as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans as Jacques Riboudeaux
1949
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss as Kenneth Marquis
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark as Eric Phillips
1948
Enchantment
Enchantment as Roland Dane
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
1947
The Other Love
The Other Love as Doctor Anthony Stanton
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife as Henry Brougham
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage as Dale Williams
1946
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll as Aaron Burr
1944
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead as Lieutenant Jim Perry
1942
Spitfire
Spitfire as Geoffrey Crisp
1939
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours as Tony "The Great Arturo"
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother as David Merlin
The Real Glory
The Real Glory as Lieut. McCool
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights as Edgar Linton
Raffles
Raffles as A.J. Raffles
1938
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol as Lt. Scott
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife as Albert De Regnier
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice as Steve Harrington
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer as Christopher Leigh
1937
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments as Joe Gilling
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz as Paul de Brack
1936
Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves! as Bertie Wooster
Dodsworth
Dodsworth as Captain Clyde Lockert
Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy as Captain Gerald Preston
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie as Teddy
1935
Splendor
Splendor as Clancey Lorrimore
Without Regret
Without Regret as Bill Gage
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat as Leo Cartwright
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1934
Cleopatra
Cleopatra as Slave (uncredited)
1932
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride as Bit Role (uncredited)