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
1950 The Elusive Pimpernel Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
1949 A Kiss for Corliss. Richard Wallace 88 min. 16mm B&W sound
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
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
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
1944 THE WAY AHEAD Carol Reed 115 min B&W
1944 The Way Ahead Carol Reed 115 min B&W
1942 The First of the Few Leslie Howard 107 min Color & B&W
1940 Raffles. Sam Wood 8 reels B&W
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
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
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
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
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