Deceased

How Did David Niven Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

Also known asJames David Graham Niven, David Nivens, Дейвид Нивен, Дэвид Нивен, 大卫·尼文GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn01/03/1910Born inLondon, England, UKDied29/07/1983Died inChâteau-d’OexCauseamyotrophic lateral sclerosisWikidataQ181917 ↗Buried atCanton of VaudTMDb#14261 ↗

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.

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Filmography101 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2028	Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceMovie	Self (archive footage)	118
2022	Rat PackMovie	Self (archive footage)	112
2019	Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	109
2015	Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a DamnMovie	Self (archive footage)	105
2013	Talking PicturesSeries	Self (archive footage)	103
2005	The Adventures of Errol FlynnMovie	Self - Actor (archive footage)	95
2000	Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesMovie	Self (archive footage)	90
2000	The Many Faces of DraculaMovie	Count Dracula (archive footage)	90
1997	Bogart: The Untold StoryMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	87
1989	I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Movie	Self (Archive Footage)	79
1988	Gregory Peck: His Own ManMovie	Self (archive footage)	78
1985	Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersMovie	Self (archive footage)	75
1983	Curse of the Pink PantherMovie	Sir Charles Litton	73
1982	Trail of the Pink PantherMovie	Sir Charles Litton	72
1980	Rough CutMovie	Chief Insp. Cyril Willis	70
1980	A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareMovie	Ivan	70
1979	Escape to AthenaMovie	Professor Blake	69
1979	A Man Called IntrepidSeries	Sir William Stephenson	69
1978	Death on the NileMovie	Colonel Race	68
1978	Ciné regardsSeries	Self	68
1977	CandleshoeMovie	Priory	67
1976	Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie	Self (archive footage)	66
1976	No Deposit, No ReturnMovie	J.W. Osborne	66
1976	Murder by DeathMovie	Dick Charleston	66
1975	Paper TigerMovie	'Major' Walter Bradbury	65
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	64
1974	The Canterville GhostMovie	Sir Simon de Canterville	64
1974	VampiraMovie	Count Dracula	64
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	63
1971	The StatueMovie	Alex Bolt	61
1971	V.I.P. SchaukelSeries	Self	61
1969	The BrainMovie	Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'	59
1969	The Extraordinary SeamanMovie	Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.	59
1969	Before Winter ComesMovie	Major Burnside	59
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	58
1967	Casino RoyaleMovie	James Bond	57
1967	Lionpower from MGMMovie	Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)	57
1966	Eye of the DevilMovie	Philippe de Montfaucon	56
1965	Lady LMovie	Dicky, Lord Lendale	55
1964	Bedtime StoryMovie	Lawrence Jameson	54
1964	The RoguesSeries	Alec Fleming	54
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Harvey Cleeve	53
1963	The Pink PantherMovie	Sir Charles Lytton	53
1963	The Shortest DayMovie	Soldato inglese (uncredited)	53
1962	Guns of DarknessMovie	Tom Jordan	52
1962	The Road to Hong KongMovie	Lama Remembering Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)	52
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	51
1961	The Dick Powell ShowSeries	Self / Host	51
1961	The Guns of NavaroneMovie	Cpl. John Anthony Miller	51
1960	Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMovie	Larry Mackay	50
1959	Ask Any GirlMovie	Miles Doughton	49
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Marcus Dodds	49
1958	Separate TablesMovie	Angus Pollock	48
1958	The All-Star Christmas ShowMovie	Self	48
1958	Bonjour TristesseMovie	Raymond	48
1957	Alcoa TheatreSeries	Paul Evans	47
1957	My Man GodfreyMovie	Godfrey Smith	47
1956	Around the World in 80 DaysMovie	Phileas Fogg	46
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Allen Raikes	46
1956	CinépanoramaSeries	Self	46
1956	The Birds and the BeesMovie	Patrick Harris	46
1955	The King's ThiefMovie	James - Duke of Brampton	45
1954	The Love LotteryMovie	Rex Allerton	44
1954	Carrington V.C.Movie	Major Charles Carrington	44
1954	Happy Ever AfterMovie	Jasper O'Leary	44
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	43
1953	The Moon Is BlueMovie	David Slater	43
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Royal Thurston	42
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	41
1951	Soldiers ThreeMovie	Capt. Pindenny	41
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	Sheffield	40
1950	The Elusive PimpernelMovie	Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney	40
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self - Panelist	40
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	40
1950	The Toast of New OrleansMovie	Jacques Riboudeaux	40
1949	The BAFTA AwardsSeries	Host	39
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	38
1948	EnchantmentMovie	Roland Dane	38
1948	Bonnie Prince CharlieMovie	Prince Charles Edward Stuart	38
1947	The Bishop's WifeMovie	Henry Brougham	37
1946	Magnificent DollMovie	Aaron Burr	36
1946	A Matter of Life and DeathMovie	Peter Carter	36
1944	The Way AheadMovie	Lieutenant Jim Perry	34
1942	The First of the FewMovie	Geoffrey Crisp	32
1939	Bachelor MotherMovie	David Merlin	29
1939	Wuthering HeightsMovie	Edgar Linton	29
1939	Eternally YoursMovie	Tony	29
1938	The Dawn PatrolMovie	Lt. Scott	28
1938	Bluebeard's 8th WifeMovie	Albert De Regnier	28
1938	Four Men and a PrayerMovie	Christopher Leigh	28
1937	Dinner at the RitzMovie	Paul de Brack	27
1936	The Charge of the Light BrigadeMovie	Captain Randall	26
1936	Rose MarieMovie	Teddy	26
1936	DodsworthMovie	Captain Clyde Lockert	26
1936	Beloved EnemyMovie	Captain Gerald Preston	26
1936	Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Movie	Self	26
1935	Mutiny on the BountyMovie	Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)	25
1935	A Feather in Her HatMovie	Leo Cartwright	25
1935	SplendorMovie	Clancey Lorrimore	25
1935	Barbary CoastMovie	Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)	25
1934	CleopatraMovie	Slave (uncredited)	24