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Born in Kirriemuir, Scotland in 1909. With two generations of soldiers behind him, Niven went to Sandhurst and served with the Highland Light Infantry in Malta before travelling the world. Ending up in LA he found work as a film extra and, when his Queen's English and sophisticated wit were discovered, became a fully fledged actor, playing Bertie Wooster in Thank You, Jeeves! (1937). He was called up to the Commandos in WWII, but was granted leave to star in propaganda films, one of which turned out to be a stone-cold classic, Powell/Pressburger's A Matter Of Life And Death. Later he had his own TV vehicles before bowing out with The Curse Of The Pink Panther.
