Acting
David Niven
- Titles
- 116movies30TV shows
- Career
Active from 1932 to 2024, with a break from 1984 to 2023, busiest in 1936 and 1939 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 78top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
A Matter of Life and Death78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.2average 2.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Physical Comedy3.3average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.4, average 2.9
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Witty Dialogue 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Character Study 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Romantic Comedy 4
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Lighthearted 4
- British Cinema 3
- Escapist 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Deborah KerrActorCasino Royale, Bonjour Tristesse, Eye of the Devil, Separate Tables, Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, +1 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, The Real Glory, Dodsworth, The Prisoner of Zenda, Beloved Enemy, +1 more
Gregg TolandCinematographerWuthering Heights, The Bishop's Wife, Enchantment, Raffles, Beloved Enemy, +1 more
Flora RobsonActorWuthering Heights, 55 Days at Peking, Eye of the Devil, A Man Called Intrepid, The Canterville Ghost
Loretta YoungActorThe Bishop's Wife, Four Men and a Prayer, Eternally Yours, The Perfect Marriage, Three Blind Mice
Donald CrispActorWuthering Heights, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Dawn Patrol, Beloved Enemy
Robert CooteActorThe Rogues, A Matter of Life and Death, Prudence and the Pill, Soldiers Three
Peter SellersActorCasino Royale, The Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther, Murder by Death
Daniel MandellEditorWuthering Heights, The Real Glory, Dodsworth, Enchantment
John Le MesurierActorThe Pink Panther, Eye of the Devil, Where the Spies Are
Gladys CooperActorThe Rogues, The Bishop's Wife, Separate Tables
Broderick CrawfordActorThe Real Glory, Eternally Yours, A Kiss in the Dark
Movies and TV shows
1132020s
1 title · average score 78
78
as (archive footage)
2000s
1 title
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1990s
1 title
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
7 titles · average score 54
60
Executive Producer
45
as Sir Charles Litton
46
as Nick Cartland
50
as Sir Charles Litton
61
as Col. W.H. Grice
59
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
1970s
15 titles · average score 62
57
as Professor Blake
68
TV show · as Sir William Stephenson
69
as Sir William Stephenson
72
as Colonel Race
67
as Priory
71
as Dick Charleston
63
as J.W. Osborne
58
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
as Narrator (voice)
47
as Count Dracula
as Charles Dreyer
47
as Alex Bolt
1960s
21 titles · average score 61
70
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, aka 'Le Cerveau'
51
as James Bond
61
as Philippe de Montfaucon
54
as Dr. Jason Love
55
as Dicky, Lord Lendale
76
TV show · as Alec Fleming
64
as Lawrence Jameson
69
as Sir Charles Lytton
68
as Sir Arthur Robertson
74
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
68
as Maj. Richardson
62
as Larry Mackay
1950s
30 titles · average score 62
63
as Miles Doughton
67
as Raymond
71
as David Angus Pollock
63
as Godfrey Smith
60
as Henry Brittingham-Brett
65
TV show · as Milo Brant / Allen Raikes
66
as Phileas Fogg
60
as James - Duke of Brampton
64
as David Slater
51
as Capt. Pindenny
56
as Jacques Riboudeaux
60
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
1940s
12 titles · average score 64
54
as Eric Phillips
as Kenneth Marquis
68
as Roland Dane
49
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
73
as Henry Brougham
60
as Doctor Anthony Stanton
as Dale Williams
78
as Peter Carter
60
as Aaron Burr
67
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
as Narrator (voice)
68
as Geoffrey Crisp
1930s
25 titles · average score 66
73
as Edgar Linton
73
as David Merlin
64
as Lieut. McCool
62
as A.J. Raffles
57
as Tony "The Great Arturo"
70
as Albert De Regnier
as Lt. Scott
75
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
67
as Captain Randall
61
as Bertie Wooster
73
as Captain Clyde Lockert
as George Britell