David Niven

David Niven

James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983), known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. He was awarded the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor in Separate Tables.

Known For

The Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Lytton

Death on the Nile

as Colonel Race

Casino Royale

as James Bond

Cast Credits

Curse of the Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Litton

Better Late Than Never

as Nick Cartland

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Litton

The Sea Wolves

as Col. W.H. Grice

Rough Cut

as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

Escape to Athena

as Professor Blake

Death on the Nile

as Colonel Race

Candleshoe

as Priory

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Murder by Death

as Dick Charleston

No Deposit, No Return

as J.W. Osborne

Paper Tiger

as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

The Remarkable Rocket

as Narrator (voice)

The Canterville Ghost

as Sir Simon de Canterville

Vampira

as Count Dracula

King, Queen, Knave

as Charles Dreyer

The Statue

as Alex Bolt

The Extraordinary Seaman

as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

The Brain

as Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'

Before Winter Comes

as Major Burnside

The Impossible Years

as Jonathan Kingsley

Prudence and the Pill

as Gerald Hardcastle

Casino Royale

as James Bond

Eye of the Devil

as Philippe de Montfaucon

Where the Spies Are

as Dr. Jason Love

Lady L

as Dicky, Lord Lendale

Bedtime Story

as Lawrence Jameson

The Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Lytton

55 Days at Peking

as Sir Arthur Robertson

Crew Credits