How tall is David Niven?
David Niven's listed height was 181 cm (5'11"). He was taller than about 96% of men in the United Kingdom.
Where 181 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom
Taller than about 96% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1910 (average 168.7 cm).
Niven next to his co-stars
Peter Sellers is 7 cm shorter than David Niven (174 cm), The Pink Panther co-star.
John Carradine is 2 cm taller than David Niven (183 cm), Around the World in 80 Days co-star.
Claudia Cardinale is 8 cm shorter than David Niven (173 cm), The Pink Panther co-star.
About David Niven
David Niven was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist, born on 1 March 1910 in London. He was born to an upper-middle-class family and attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe School before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was then commissioned in the Highland Light Infantry. Niven died on 29 July 1983.
Upon developing an interest in acting, Niven found a role as an extra in There Goes the Bride in 1932. He resigned his commission in 1933 and moved to New York, then travelled to Hollywood, where he had several small parts. Parts in Dodsworth, The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Prisoner of Zenda followed. He was known as a handsome and debonair leading man, and won an Academy Award.
Niven stood at a listed 181 cm (5'11"), 7 cm taller than Peter Sellers, who is listed at 174 cm (5'9") and appeared with him in The Pink Panther. He was 2 cm shorter than John Carradine, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), his co-star in Around the World in 80 Days, and 8 cm taller than Claudia Cardinale, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), from The Pink Panther.
Frequently asked
How tall is David Niven in feet and inches? David Niven was 5'11" tall, which is 181 cm, 71.3 inches or 1.81 m.
How tall is David Niven compared to Peter Sellers? Peter Sellers is 7 cm shorter than David Niven: 174 cm (5'9") vs 181 cm (5'11").
How tall is David Niven compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 2 cm taller than David Niven: 183 cm (6'0") vs 181 cm (5'11").
How tall is David Niven compared to Claudia Cardinale? Claudia Cardinale is 8 cm shorter than David Niven: 173 cm (5'8") vs 181 cm (5'11").
Is David Niven tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 181 cm he was taller than about 96% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1910, whose average height is 168.7 cm.
Sources
- David Niven on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- David Niven on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 181 cm.
- David Niven on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.