

David Niven
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
1 Mar 1910
Age
116 Years
Born In
London, England, UK
Total Projects
182
Years Active
92 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983), known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. He was awarded the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor in Separate Tables.
Known For
Filmography

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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
as (archive footage)

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Rat Pack
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)

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Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)

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The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Count Dracula (archive footage)

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Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self (archive footage)

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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)

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Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton

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Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
as Nick Cartland

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Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton

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The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves
as Col. W.H. Grice

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Rough Cut
Rough Cut
as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
as Ivan

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Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
as Professor Blake

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A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
as Sir William Stephenson

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ABBA in Switzerland
ABBA in Switzerland
as Self

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Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
as Colonel Race

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Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
as Self / Colonel Race

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Formula 1 - Speed fever
Formula 1 - Speed fever
as Self

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Candleshoe
Candleshoe
as Priory

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)

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Murder by Death
Murder by Death
as Dick Charleston

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No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return
as J.W. Osborne

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Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
as 'Major' Walter Bradbury

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The Remarkable Rocket
The Remarkable Rocket
as Narrator (voice)

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The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
as Sir Simon de Canterville

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Gorilla
Gorilla
as Narrator

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Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self

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Vampira
Vampira
as Count Dracula

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self

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King, Queen, Knave
King, Queen, Knave
as Charles Dreyer

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V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self

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Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
Scotland Yard - the Golden Thread
as Host

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The Statue
The Statue
as Alex Bolt

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The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.

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The Brain
The Brain
as Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'

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Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
as Major Burnside

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The Impossible Years
The Impossible Years
as Jonathan Kingsley

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
as Gerald Hardcastle

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Casino Royale
Casino Royale
as James Bond

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Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Cmdr. John Finchhaven, RN (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
as Philippe de Montfaucon

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All Eyes on Sharon Tate
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
as Self - Interviewee

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Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
as Dr. Jason Love

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Lady L
Lady L
as Dicky, Lord Lendale

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The Rogues
The Rogues
as Alec Fleming

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Bedtime Story
Bedtime Story
as Lawrence Jameson

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The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Lytton

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Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Harvey Cleeve

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55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
as Sir Arthur Robertson

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The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
as Soldato inglese (uncredited)

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Conquered City
Conquered City
as Major Peter Whitfield

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

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Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
as Tom Jordan

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The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong
as Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)

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The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

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The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
as Maj. Richardson

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The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
as Self / Host

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The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
as Cpl. John Anthony Miller

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Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Larry Mackay

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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Marcus Dodds

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Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl
as Miles Doughton

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The David Niven Show
The David Niven Show
as Self - Host

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Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
as Chris Walters

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Separate Tables
Separate Tables
as Major Angus Pollock

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The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self

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Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
as Raymond

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My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
as Godfrey Smith

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Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
as Mark Garron

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Goodyear Theatre
Goodyear Theatre
as Jeff Carleton

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Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
as Paul Evans

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Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
as Robert Medhill

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Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
as Paul Martel

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Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
as Jeff Carleton

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The Little Hut
The Little Hut
as Henry Brittingham-Brett

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Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
as Alan Coles

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Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Phileas Fogg

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Allen Raikes

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Milo Brant

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The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
as Roger Tweakham

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The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
as Patrick Harris

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Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
as Self

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The King's Thief
The King's Thief
as James - Duke of Brampton

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The Star and the Story
The Star and the Story
as Johnny

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Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
as Major Charles Carrington

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Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After
as Jasper O'Leary

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The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery
as Rex Allerton

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The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue
as David Slater

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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as William Langford

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Doctor

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Bingham

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Phil Weston

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Mitch

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Steve Carlyle / Roger Carlyle

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Doctor Gentry

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Ted Parker

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Andy

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Richard Lilliam

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Andy Fields

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as John

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Royal Thurston

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Hal Winters

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as George

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Deacon

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Charles

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Tony Stewart

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Wyeth

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Robert Louis Stevenson

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Henry

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Uncle Fred

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Cookie

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Adams

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Maxwell

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Philip

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Larkin

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Frank

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as David

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Jim Kenyon

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Ted

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Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
as Lee

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The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No
as Bill Shelby

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Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus
as Valentine Moreland

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

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Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three
as Capt. Pindenny

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Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely
as B.G. Bruno

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The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

tv
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as David Niven

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The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as Self

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The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans
as Jacques Riboudeaux

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The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist

tv
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Sheffield

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Breakdowns of 1949
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self

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A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss
as Kenneth Marquis

tv
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
as Host

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A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark
as Eric Phillips

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Enchantment
Enchantment
as Roland Dane

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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Prince Charles Edward Stuart

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife
as Henry Brougham

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The Other Love
The Other Love
as Doctor Anthony Stanton

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The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
as Dale Williams

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A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
as Peter Carter

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Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
as Aaron Burr

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United States
United States
as Narrator (voice)

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The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
as Lieutenant Jim Perry

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

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The First of the Few
The First of the Few
as Geoffrey Crisp

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Raffles
Raffles
as A.J. Raffles

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Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
as Tony "The Great Arturo"

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The Real Glory
The Real Glory
as Lieut. McCool

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Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
as David Merlin

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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Edgar Linton

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The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
as Lt. Scott

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Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
as Steve Harrington

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Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
as Christopher Leigh

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Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Albert De Regnier

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Dinner at the Ritz
Dinner at the Ritz
as Paul de Brack

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The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim

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We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
as Joe Gilling

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Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy
as Captain Gerald Preston

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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Captain Randall

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Thank You, Jeeves!
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Bertie Wooster

movie
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
as Captain Clyde Lockert

movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self

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Palm Springs
Palm Springs
as George Britell

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Rose Marie
Rose Marie
as Teddy

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Splendor
Splendor
as Clancey Lorrimore

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Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

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A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
as Leo Cartwright

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Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)

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Without Regret
Without Regret
as Bill Gage

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Cleopatra
Cleopatra
as Slave (uncredited)

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There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride
as Bit Role (uncredited)