David Niven

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David Niven    played James Bond in    Casino Royale (1967) An 'unoffical' James Bond film spoof made by film producer Charles K. Feldman Movies > James Bond

David Niven    for his role in    Separate Tables (1958) His characters are often named after his real-life friends, or refer to his real-life friends as sources of information. After Great Britain declared war in 1939, he was one of the first actors to go back and join the army. Although Niven had a reputation for telling good old stories over and over again, he was totally silent about his war experience. Movies > Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

David Niven    wrote    The Moon's a Balloon Arts & Literature > Books - Autobiographies

David Niven    wrote    Bring on the Empty Horses Arts & Literature > Books - Autobiographies

David Niven    was born in    London, England Misc > Birthplaces

David Niven    lifespan was    1910-1983 English actor History & Mythology > Lifespans

Casino Royale (1967)    starred    Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress and David Niven Director: Val Guest & Ken Hughes. Also starred Orson Welles, Joanna Pettet & Daliah Lavi Movies > Movies of the 1960s

The First of a Few (1942)    starred    Leslie Howard, David Niven and Rosamund John Director: Leslie Howard. Also starred Roland Culver, Anne Firth & David Horne Movies > Movies of the 1940s

Guns of Darkness (1962)    starred    Leslie Caron, David Niven and David Opatoshu Director: Anthony Asquith. Also starred James Robertson Justice & Eleanor Summerfield Movies > Movies of the 1960s

The Guns of Navarone (1961)    starred    Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn Director: Also starred Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle & Jamess Darren. Plot: A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel! Movies > Movies of the 1960s

Wuthering Heights (1939)    starred    Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier and David Niven Director: William Wyler. Also starred Flora Robson, Donald Crisp & Geraldine Fitzgerald. Plot: The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city... Movies > Movies of the 1930s

David Niven    was considered for the role of    George Conway in Lost Horizon (1937) John Howard got the part Movies > Movie Stars That DIDN'T Get the Role

David Niven    was considered for the role of    Will Scarlett in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Patric Knowles got the part Movies > Movie Stars That DIDN'T Get the Role

David Niven    was considered for the role of    Charlie Allnut in The African Queen (1951) Humphrey Bogart got the part Movies > Movie Stars That DIDN'T Get the Role

Eternally Yours (1939)    starred    Loretta Young, David Niven and Hugh Herbert Director: Tay Garnett. Also starred Billie Burke, C. Aubrey Smith & Raymond Walburn Movies > Movies of the 1930s

David Niven    won the Golden Globe for    Separate Tables Best Actor - Drama, 1958 Movies > Golden Globe Awards - Actors

David Niven    won the Golden Globe for    The Moon is Blue Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, 1953 Movies > Golden Globe Awards - Actors

Phileas Fogg    was played by    David Niven Around The World In Eighty Days (1956) Movies > Movie Characters

A MAtter of Life and Death (1946)    starred    David Niven, Kim Hunter and Robert Coote Director: Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger. Also starred Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough & Bonar Colleano Movies > Movies of the 1940s

Raffles (1939)    starred    David Niven, Olivia De Havilland and Dame May Whitty Director: Sam Wood. Also starred Dudley Digges, Douglas Walton & E. E. Clive. Plot: Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles (Niven) keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Movies > Movies of the 1930s

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)    starred    David Niven, Cantinflas and Finlay Currie Director: Michael Anderson. Also starred Robert Morley, Ronald Squire & Basil Sydney. Plot: When Phileas Fogg is challenged to prove his contention that a man can go around the world in 80 days, he bets his entire fortune and leaves with a new butler on a world tour. Movies > Movies of the 1950s

Happy Ever After (1954)    starred    David Niven, Yvonne De Carlo and Barry Fitzgerald Director: Mario Zampi. Also starred George Cole, A. E. Matthews & Noelle Middleton. Plot: The whole village mourns when General O'Leary (A.E. Matthews), owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident Movies > Movies of the 1950s

The Way Ahead (1944)    starred    David Niven, Stanley Holloway and James Donald Director: Carol Reed. Also starred John Laurie, Leslie Dwyer & Hugh Burden Movies > Movies of the 1940s

Carrington V.C. (1955)    starred    David Niven, Margaret Leighton and Noelle Middleton Director: Anthony Asquith. Also starred Allan Cuthbertson, Victor Maddern & Raymond Francis Movies > Movies of the 1950s

David Niven's Fridge    was performed by    Idle Sadly, David Niven cannot be with us tonight, but he has sent his fridge. Entertainment > Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Sketches

Paper Tiger (1975)    starred    David Niven, Toshirô Mifune and Hardy Krüger Director: Ken Annakin. Also starred Ando, Irene Tsu & Ivan Desny. Plot: A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy Movies > Movies of the 1970s

The Pink Panther (1963)    starred    Peter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner and Capucine Movies > Movies of the 1960s

The Love Lottery (1954)    starred    David Niven, Peggy Cummins and Anne Vernon Director: Charles Crichton. Also starred Herbert Lom, Charles Victor & Gordon Jackson Movies > Movies of the 1950s

Happy Go Lovely (1951)    starred    David Niven, Vera-Ellen and Cesar Romero Director: H. Bruce Humberstone. Also starred Bobby Howes, Diane Hart & Gordon Jackson. Plot: Niven plays a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. Movies > Movies of the 1950s

Where the Spies Are (1965)    starred    David Niven, Françoise Dorléac and John Le Mesurier Director: Val Guest. Also starred Cyril Cusack, Eric Pohlmann & Richard Marner Movies > Movies of the 1960s

Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)    starred    David Niven, Margaret Leighton and Judy Campbell Director: Anthony Kimmins. Also starred Jack Hawkins, Morland Graham & Finlay Currie Movies > Movies of the 1940s

The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)    starred    David Niven, Margaret Leighton and Cyril Cusack Director: Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger. Also starred Jack Hawkins, Arlette Marchal & Gérard Nery Movies > Movies of the 1950s