- Films
- 75
- Avg rating
- 6.57
- Peak run
- 1936’38
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
David by the numbers
Average
6.57
40 rated films
Vote weighted
6.60
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.88
rating spread
Career
49y
1935 to 1983
Total votes
474K
across every film
Best
8.0
A Matter of Life and Death
Worst
4.4
Curse of the Pink Panther
Newest first
Filmography
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Sir Charles Litton | 4.4 | 7,454 |
| 1982 |  Trail of the Pink Panther | Sir Charles Litton | 4.8 | 12,322 |
| 1980 | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Ivan | · | 565 |
| 1980 | Rough Cut | Chief Insp. Cyril Willis | 5.7 | 1,738 |
| 1980 | The Sea Wolves | Colonel W. H. Grice | 6.3 | 6,120 |
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | Professor Blake | 5.7 | 6,681 |
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Priory | 6.7 | 5,505 |
| 1976 |  Murder by Death | Dick Charleston | 7.2 | 46,293 |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No Return | J.W. Osborne | 6.4 | 1,844 |
| 1975 | Paper Tiger | 'Major' Bradbury | · | 852 |
| 1974 | Old Dracula | Count Dracula | 4.5 | 1,500 |
| 1972 | King, Queen, Knave | Charles Dreyer | · | 321 |
| 1971 | The Statue | Alex Bolt | · | 334 |
| 1969 | Before Winter Comes | Major Burnside | · | 464 |
| 1969 | The Brain | Colonel Carol Matthews | 6.8 | 4,815 |
| 1969 | The Extraordinary Seaman | Lt. Commander Finchhaven, R.N. | · | 893 |
| 1968 | The Impossible Years | Jonathan Kingsley | · | 850 |
| 1968 | Prudence and the Pill | Gerald Hardcastle | · | 652 |
| 1967 |  Casino Royale | Sir James Bond | 5.0 | 35,363 |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil | Philippe de Montfaucon | 6.1 | 3,814 |
Better together?
David Niven's regulars
- Loretta YoungCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.20
- Deborah KerrCo-star · 4 films · 6.73 avg●+0.03
- Cyril CusackCo-star · 3 films
- Margaret LeightonCo-star · 3 films
- Ginger RogersCo-star · 3 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.79
- William WylerDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.19
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.39
- Roger MooreCo-star · 3 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.25
- Blake EdwardsDirector and actor · 3 films · 5.40 avg▼−1.05
- Herbert LomCo-star · 3 films · 4.60 avg▼−1.79
- Tay GarnettDirector and actor · 2 films
- Norman TaurogDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On David Niven
1 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1959David Niven
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