David Niven
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: March 1, 1910
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
The BAFTA Awards
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA.
Rat Pack
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford together form the "rat pack": they sing the most popular hits of the moment, star in the most profitable Hollywood films and are already making a splash on television . This documentary, produced by a recognized specialist in the history of Hollywood, recounts the exceptional destiny of this informal group which flirted with the greats of this world, notably through Sinatra, personal friend of American President Kennedy.
Cinépanorama
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
ABBA in Switzerland
ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also featuring special guests Kate Bush and Roxy Music.
The Jack Benny Program
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
The Jack Benny Program
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
A Matter of Life and Death
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Filmography
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as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Sir Charles Litton
as Nick Cartland
as Sir Charles Litton
as Col. W.H. Grice
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
as Professor Blake
as Sir William Stephenson
as Self
as Colonel Race
as Self
as Priory
as Dick Charleston
as J.W. Osborne
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
as Narrator (voice)
as Sir Simon de Canterville
as Self
as Count Dracula
as Charles Dreyer
as Self
as Alex Bolt
as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'
as Major Burnside
as Jonathan Kingsley
as Self - Guest
as Gerald Hardcastle
as James Bond
as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Philippe de Montfaucon
as Self - Interviewee
as Dr. Jason Love
as Dicky, Lord Lendale
as Alec Fleming
as Lawrence Jameson
as Sir Charles Lytton
as Harvey Cleeve
as Sir Arthur Robertson
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
as Major Peter Whitfield
as Tom Jordan
as Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
as Self
as Maj. Richardson
as Self / Host
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
as Larry Mackay
as Marcus Dodds
as Miles Doughton
as Self - Host
as Chris Walters
as Major Angus Pollock
as Self
as Raymond
as Godfrey Smith
as Mark Garron
as Paul Evans
as Robert Medhill
as Paul Martel
as Jeff Carleton
as Henry Brittingham-Brett
as Alan Coles
as Phileas Fogg
as Allen Raikes
as Milo Brant
as Roger Tweakham
as Patrick Harris
as Self
as James - Duke of Brampton
as Johnny
as Major Charles Carrington
as Jasper O'Leary
as Rex Allerton
as David Slater
as Self
as Bill Shelby
as Valentine Moreland
as Capt. Pindenny
as B.G. Bruno
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
as David Niven
as Self
as Jacques Riboudeaux
as Self
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Sheffield
as Self
as Kenneth Marquis
as Host
as Eric Phillips
as Roland Dane
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
as Self
as Henry Brougham
as Doctor Anthony Stanton
as Dale Williams
as Peter Carter
as Aaron Burr
as Narrator (voice)
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
as Self - Nominee
as Geoffrey Crisp
as A.J. Raffles
as Tony "The Great Arturo"
as Lieut. McCool
as David Merlin
as Edgar Linton
as Lt. Scott
as Steve Harrington
as Christopher Leigh
as Albert De Regnier
as Paul de Brack
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
as Joe Gilling
as Captain Gerald Preston
as Captain Randall
as Bertie Wooster
as Captain Clyde Lockert
as George Britell
as Teddy
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
as Clancey Lorrimore
as Leo Cartwright
as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
as Bill Gage
as Slave (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)