David Niven

**James David Graham Niven** (; 1 Maret 1910 – 29 Juli 1983) adalah seorang aktor, tentara, pendongeng, penulis memoar, dan novelis Inggris. Niven dikenal sebagai seorang pemeran utama yang tampan dan sopan di Film-film Hollywood Klasik. Penghargaan yang pernah diterimanya antara lain: Academy Award dan dua Golden Globe Awards selain nominasi untuk BAFTA Award dan dua Emmy Awards.

Lahir di pusat kota London dari keluarga kelas menengah ke atas, Niven bersekolah di Heatherdown Preparatory School dan Stowe School sebelum mendapatkan tempat di Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Setelah Sandhurst, ia ditugaskan sebagai letnan dua di Highland Light Infantry. Setelah mengembangkan minat dalam akting, ia menemukan peran sebagai figuran dalam film Inggris ''There Goes the Bride'' (1932). Bosan dengan tentara masa damai, ia mengundurkan diri dari jabatannya pada tahun 1933, pindah ke New York, kemudian pergi ke Hollywood. Di sana, ia menyewa seorang agen dan memiliki beberapa peran kecil dalam film hingga tahun 1935, termasuk peran non-berbicara dalam produksi Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer *[[Mutiny on the Bounty (film 1935)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]* (1935). Ini membantunya mendapatkan kontrak dengan Samuel Goldwyn.

Bagian-bagian, awalnya kecil, dalam film-film besar diikuti, termasuk *[[Dodsworth (film)|Dodsworth]]* (1936), *[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (film 1936)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]* (1936), dan *[[The Prisoner of Zenda (film 1937)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]* (1937). Pada tahun 1938, ia berperan sebagai pemeran utama dalam film-film seperti *[[Wuthering Heights (film 1939)|Wuthering Heights]]* (1939). Ketika pecahnya Perang Dunia Kedua, Niven kembali ke Inggris dan bergabung kembali dengan tentara, dan ditugaskan kembali sebagai letnan. Pada tahun 1942, ia ikut membintangi film pembangunan moral tentang pengembangan pesawat tempur Supermarine Spitfire yang terkenal, *[[The First of the Few]]* (1942).

Niven kemudian menerima Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik untuk perannya di *[[Separate Tables (film)|Separate Tables]]* (1958). Film-film terkenal lainnya selama periode waktu ini termasuk *[[A Matter of Life and Death (film)|A Matter of Life and Death]]* (1946), *[[The Bishop's Wife]]* (1947), *[[Enchantment (film 1948)|Enchantment]]* (1948), *[[The Elusive Pimpernel (film 1950)|The Elusive Pimpernel]]* (1950), *[[The Moon Is Blue (film)|The Moon Is Blue]]* (1953), *[[Around the World in 80 Days (film 1956)|Around the World in 80 Days]]* (1956), *[[My Man Godfrey (film 1957)|My Man Godfrey]]* (1957), *[[The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone]]* (1961), *[[Murder by Death]]* (1976), dan *[[Death on the Nile (film 1978)|Death on the Nile]]* (1978). Ia juga mendapatkan pengakuan dan ketenaran saat memerankan Sir Charles Lytton di *[[The Pink Panther (film 1963)|The Pink Panther]]* (1963) dan James Bond di *[[Casino Royale (film 1967)|Casino Royale]]* (1967).

## Filmografi

Utama:
* *There Goes the Bride* (1932)
* *Eyes of Fate* (1933)
* *[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|Cleopatra]]* (1934)
* *Without Regret* (1935)
* *[[Barbary Coast (film)|Barbary Coast]]* (1935)
* *A Feather in Her Hat* (1935)
* *[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]* (1935)
* *Splendor* (1935)
* *[[Rose Marie (operetta)|Rose Marie]]* (1936)
* *Palm Springs* (1936)
* *[[Dodsworth]]* (1936)
* *[[Thank You, Jeeves!]]* (1936)
* *[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]* (1936)
* *Beloved Enemy* (1936)
* *We Have Our Moments* (1937)
* *[[The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]* (1937)
* *Dinner at the Ritz* (1937)
* *[[Bluebeard's Eighth Wife]]* (1938)
* *Four Men and a Prayer* (1938)
* *Three Blind Mice* (1938)
* *[[The Dawn Patrol]]* (1938)
* *[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]* (1939)
* *[[Bachelor Mother]]* (1939)
* *The Real Glory* (1939)
* *[[Eternally Yours (film)|Eternally Yours]]* (1939)
* *Raffles* (1939)
* *[[The First of the Few]]* (1942)
* *[[The Way Ahead]]* (1944)
* *[[A Matter of Life and Death (film)|A Matter of Life and Death]]* (1946)
* *Magnificent Doll* (1946)
* *The Perfect Marriage* (1947)
* *The Other Love* (1947)
* *[[The Bishop's Wife]]* (1947)
* *Bonnie Prince Charlie* (1948)
* *Enchantment* (1948)
* *A Kiss in the Dark* (1949)
* *A Kiss for Corliss* (1949)
* *[[The Elusive Pimpernel]]* (1950)
* *[[The Toast of New Orleans]]* (1950)
* *[[Happy Go Lovely]]* (1951)
* *Soldiers Three* (1951)
* *[[Appointment with Venus (film)|Appointment with Venus]]* (1951)
* *The Lady Says No* (1952)
* *[[The Moon Is Blue]]* (1953)
* *The Love Lottery* (1954)
* *Tonight's the Night* (1954)
* *[[Carrington V.C.]]* (1955)
* *The King's Thief* (1955)
* *[[The Birds and the Bees (film)|The Birds and the Bees]]* (1956)
* *The Silken Affair* (1956)
* *[[Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 film)|Around the World in Eighty Days]]* (1956)
* *Oh, Men! Oh, Women!* (1957)
* *[[The Little Hut]]* (1957)
* *[[My Man Godfrey (1957 film)|My Man Godfrey]]* (1957)
* *[[Bonjour Tristesse (film)|Bonjour Tristesse]]* (1958)
* *[[Separate Tables]]* (1958)
* *Ask Any Girl* (1959)
* *[[Happy Anniversary (film)|Happy Anniversary]]* (1959)
* *[[Please Don't Eat the Daisies (film)|Please Don't Eat the Daisies]]* (1960)
* *[[The Guns of Navarone (film)|The Guns of Navarone]]* (1961)
* *The Shortest Day* (1962)
* *Conquered City* (1962)
* *The Best of Enemies* (1962)
* *[[The Road to Hong Kong]]* (1962) (Cameo)
* *Guns of Darkness* (1962)
* *[[55 Days at Peking]]* (1963)
* *[[The Pink Panther (1963 film)|The Pink Panther]]* (1963)
* *[[Bedtime Story (film)|Bedtime Story]]* (1964)
* *Where the Spies Are* (1965)
* *Lady L* (1965)
* *[[Eye of the Devil]]* (1966)
* *[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]* (1967)
* *[[Prudence and the Pill]]* (1968)
* *[[The Impossible Years]]* (1968)
* *The Extraordinary Seaman* (1969)
* *[[Le Cerveau|The Brain]]* (1969)
* *Before Winter Comes* (1969)
* *The Statue* (1971)
* *[[King, Queen, Knave]]* (1972)
* *[[Vampira (film)|Vampira]]* (1974)
* *[[Paper Tiger (film)|Paper Tiger]]* (1975)
* *[[No Deposit, No Return]]* (1976)
* *[[Murder by Death]]* (1976)
* *[[Candleshoe]]* (1977)
* *Speed Fever* (1978) (documentary)
* *[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]* (1978)
* *[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (film)|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]* (1979)
* *[[Escape to Athena]]* (1979)
* *[[Rough Cut]]* (1980)
* *[[The Sea Wolves]]* (1980)
* *Better Late Than Never* (1982)
* *[[Trail of the Pink Panther]]* (1982)
* *[[Curse of the Pink Panther]]* (1983)
Subjek Kecil:
* *Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 4* (1936)
* *Screen Snapshots: Glamorous Hollywood* (1958)
* *All Eyes on Sharon Tate* (1967)
* *The Remarkable Rocket* (1975) (narrator)

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