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David Niven

66 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

David Niven in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$72M · 57% hit rate

Biggest hit

Curse of the Pink Panther

$4.5M

Standout efficiency

0.4x

Curse of the Pink Panther · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$138M

Combined reported budget

$60M

Gross / budget

2.3x

Bankability Index

31 / 100

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