Acting
David Niven
- Titles
- 120movies30TV 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
60/100
- Highest rated
A Matter of Life and Death90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.1average 2.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Physical Comedy3.2average 2.5
- Wonder3.8average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Psychological4.3, average 5.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Witty Dialogue 6
- Political Intrigue 6
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Romantic Comedy 5
- Character Study 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Lighthearted 4
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Situational Humor 4
- British Cinema 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Flora RobsonActor55 Days at Peking, Wuthering Heights, A Man Called Intrepid, Eye of the Devil, A Man Called Intrepid, +1 more
Deborah KerrActorCasino Royale, Eye of the Devil, Bonjour Tristesse, Separate Tables, Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, +1 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Real Glory, Dodsworth, Beloved Enemy, +1 more
Gregg TolandCinematographerWuthering Heights, The Bishop's Wife, Beloved Enemy, Enchantment, Raffles, +1 more
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, Beloved Enemy, The Dawn Patrol
Peter SellersActorThe Pink Panther, Casino Royale, Trail of the Pink Panther, Murder by Death
Robert CooteActorThe Rogues, A Matter of Life and Death, Prudence and the Pill, Soldiers Three
Daniel MandellEditorWuthering Heights, The Real Glory, Dodsworth, Enchantment
Henry ManciniComposerThe Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther, Curse of the Pink Panther, Better Late Than Never
James Robertson JusticeActorThe Guns of Navarone, The Lady Says No, Guns of Darkness
Michael PowellActorA Matter of Life and Death, Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, The Elusive Pimpernel
Movies and TV shows
1122020s
1 title · average score 86
86
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 49
66
Executive Producer
33
as Sir Charles Litton
51
as Nick Cartland
38
as Sir Charles Litton
54
as Col. W.H. Grice
45
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
1970s
14 titles · average score 60
48
as Professor Blake
69
TV show · as Sir William Stephenson
69
as Sir William Stephenson
70
as Priory
67
as Dick Charleston
64
as J.W. Osborne
58
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
37
as Count Dracula
as Sir Simon de Canterville
as Narrator
59
as Charles Dreyer
47
as Alex Bolt
1960s
21 titles · average score 58
70
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
46
as James Bond
59
as Philippe de Montfaucon
45
as Dr. Jason Love
37
as Dicky, Lord Lendale
80
TV show · as Alec Fleming
48
as Lawrence Jameson
80
as Sir Charles Lytton
60
as Sir Arthur Robertson
78
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller
68
as Maj. Richardson
59
as Larry Mackay
1950s
30 titles · average score 60
64
as Miles Doughton
57
as Angus Pollock
76
as Raymond
84
as Godfrey Smith
68
TV show · as Milo Brant / Allen Raikes
67
as Phileas Fogg
43
as James - Duke of Brampton
52
as David Slater
43
as Capt. Pindenny
68
as B.G. Bruno
56
as Jacques Riboudeaux
60
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
1940s
12 titles · average score 66
58
as Kenneth Marquis
56
as Eric Phillips
70
as Roland Dane
53
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
77
as Henry Brougham
60
as Doctor Anthony Stanton
as Dale Williams
90
as Peter Carter
45
as Aaron Burr
84
as Lieutenant Jim Perry
as Narrator (voice)
65
as Geoffrey Crisp
1930s
25 titles · average score 68
65
as Edgar Linton
89
as David Merlin
68
as Lieut. McCool
59
as A.J. Raffles
47
as Tony
71
as Lt. Scott
62
as Steve Harrington
57
as Albert De Regnier
57
as Paul de Brack
84
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
58
as Bertie Wooster
65
as Captain Randall