David Niven

David Niven

British actor and novelist (1910–1983)

James David Graham Niven was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Emmy Awards.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 88 films (1935–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 34 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1935 Mutiny on the bounty Films 2:13:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Frank Lloyd 132 min Color & B&W
1935 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Teaching Film Custodians, Inc 40min 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1935 WITHOUT REGRET. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1936 Dodsworth Commission on Human Relations 1:41:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 DODSWORTH New York University Film Library 9 min 16mm B&W Sound
1936 DODSWORTH. Samuel Goldwyn 11 reels. B&W
1936 THANK YOU, JEEVES! Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1937 BELOVED ENEMY. Samuel Goldwyn 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 DINNER AT THE RITZ. Fox Film Corp 8 reels B&W
1937 WE HAVE OUR MOMENTS. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE Paramount Pictures Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1938 Bluebeard's eighth wife Inc.: Publisher 12000 16mm B&W sound
1938 FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER. Fox Film Corp 85 min B&W
1938 The dawn patrol. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 12 reels 16mm B&W sound
1938 Three blind mice. Fox Film Corp 75 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 BACHELOR MOTHER. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 83 min B&W
1939 ETERNALLY YOURS Tay Garnett 87 min B&W
1939 ETERNALLY YOURS. Walter Wanger Productions Inc. 11 reels. B&W
1939 THE REAL GLORY. Samuel Goldwyn 10 reels B&W
1939 Wuthering Heights William Wyler 13 min. 16mm B&W
1939 Wuthering Heights Audio Brandon 104 mi 16mm B&W sound
1939 Wuthering heights. Samuel Goldwyn 11 reels. 16mm B&W sound
1940 Raffles. Sam Wood 8 reels B&W
1942 The First of the Few Leslie Howard 107 min Color & B&W
1944 THE WAY AHEAD Carol Reed 115 min B&W
1944 The Way Ahead Carol Reed 115 min B&W
1946 A Matter of Life and Death Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 108 min Color & B&W
1946 Magnificent Doll Frank Borzage 95 min B&W
1946 The Perfect Marriage. Lewis Allen 9 reels B&W
1947 The Bishop's Wife. Henry Koster 109 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Other Love. director, Andre de Toth. 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Perfect Marriage Lewis Allen 88 min 16mm B&W
1948 A Kiss In The Dark. Delmer Daves 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie. Anthony Kimmins 119 min 35mm Color sound
1948 Enchantment. Irving Reis 102 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 A Kiss for Corliss. Richard Wallace 88 min. 16mm B&W sound
1950 The Elusive Pimpernel Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
1951 Appointment with Venus Ralph Thomas 87 min B&W
1951 Happy Go Lovely. Motion Picture Capital Corp. 87 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 Island Rescue. British Film Makers Ltd. 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Soldiers three. Loew's Inc. 91 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 The Lady Says “No. Ross-Stillman Productions Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Moon Is Blue. Holmby Productions Inc. 10 reels 35mm B&W sound
1954 Carrington V.C. Anthony Asquith 106 min B&W
1954 Happy Ever After Mario Zampi 88 min
1954 The Love Lottery Ealing Studios, Ltd. Released through General Film Distributors, Ltd. England 88 min Color sound
1955 The King’s Thief. Loew’s Incorporated 79 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days Michael Anderson, John Farrow
1956 The Birds And The Bees. Gomalco Inc. 94 min. 35mm Color sound