Michael Parkinson Show - David Niven Interview Parkinson Interview David Niven_2.mp4

[@Ella_Weirdly_Wonderful_World]

A quintessentially traditional British gentleman... great insights and stories about actors and Hollywood, nicely spoken, humble and not someone who appears to have taken himself too seriously. I could listen to him over and over again.

[@paulamarshall74]

David was such a great raconteur, a true gent, it’s wonderful how kind he was 💖

[@paulmunt6258]

Niven was very well known at Heathrow Airport, as he was a frequent traveller to and from there. When he died, the porters sent a wreath which said "To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls". That probably says it all about his character.

[@riboid]

You copied that out of google.

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@riboid What a howl you must be at parties, you crashing boor.

[@paulmunt6258]

@@riboid Actually, it's common knowledge, but as I said, that may well have been the measure of a man with impeccable manners.

[@keithfenwick9992]

​@@riboidDid you enjoy the "pounce"?

[@riboid]

@@keithfenwick9992 what pounce?

[@pippapowling2306]

I loved David Niven! His stories were always so engaging. Read both his books which made me laugh out loud on my train commute! Brilliant, lovely man!❤

[@stephencampbell2115]

A legend being interviewed by a legend The quintessential English gentleman

[@synthWizkid]

❤️

[@johnfrymyer8346]

David Niven and Errol Flynn were my two favorite actors growing up in the 60's. I wish I had been born earlier to live the world as they did. David Niven was truly a gentleman. I live in LOs Angeles and everywhere there are stories about Errol and David. What a life they lived. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[@KarenBraceacts]

David Niven was simply the best. A beautiful, talented soul inside and out. A gentle man and a true gentleman. ❤

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Absolutely! He was a role model for me.

[@dnorfed]

What a marvellous story teller David was, also a true gentleman, I wish he had been my dad. Both his books were great reads. A knighthood should have been given to him. RIP David 🙏🙏

[@dadodydo]

What a wonderful man, actor and author. The world is much poorer without him.

[@davidgould5708]

3rd time ive watched this sane interview on youtube. Never been a more charming engaging funny man. Shame we will never see the like again.

[@tabascocat5102]

Why? People say this of lots of stars who have gone. Why cant someone like this be alive today?

[@davidgould5708]

@@tabascocat5102 you tell me of someone that is like him.... You can't do it. He is a throwback to a bygone age. Not better or worse than nowadays, but so very diiferent and charming. There were very few like him in Hollywood back then...none at all now... and his like will never be seen again. Im struggling to think of a modern actor who can tell a story and be engaging funny self deprecating and truthful all at the same time... Im.not saying there aren't any....but....

[@alamore5084]

​@@davidgould5708 I agree Sir 100%. They do not make them like David Niven anymore. The world is a poorer place without him.

[@NeilEOgden]

@@davidgould5708I completely agree. But it’s the same for Parky. He was a talk show host who let his guests speak, it wasn’t just about him. This was a meeting of two greats.

[@LPJack02]

RIP David Niven (March 1, 1910 - July 29, 1983), aged 73 And RIP Sir Michael Parkinson (March 28, 1935 - August 16, 2023), aged 88 You both will be remembered as legends.

[@jools01]

What an extraordinary man, absolute class.

[@DevonDumpling123]

What a charmer as a child I remember my granny reading his biography and laughing out loud

[@neilhazell9926]

What a wonderful gentleman David Niven was and what a marvellous actor too!! I could sit and listen to his humorous stories for hours and hours!!

[@Atticus75]

What a brilliant interviewee David Niven was. Parkinson slating 1970s Hollywood in this interview for a lack of glamour yet 25 years later he was fawning all over the acting stars of the 1970s. 😆

[@peterbartley1432]

David Niven was just pure class, such a great raconteur . One of a kind, they don’t make them like that anymore. A great interview.

[@ruthcollins5140]

What a polite and well-dressed man. Very debonair and funny, without being rude. They are the actors we are clearly missing nowadays

[@glenngibbs1267]

Class Pure class which is missing today top Mr Niven

[@vashna3799]

Aside from the perfectly charming David Niven , Michael Parkinson was the greatest tv chat show host ever. He asked grown up questions, had no ego (unlike a lot of other chat show hosts), did proper research on his guests, and most importantly, LISTENED, to what they had to say instead of constantly butting in.

[@vashna3799]

@killwill83 how so?

[@rivergold4835]

@killwill83 Parkinson was King.

[@sazzieb1]

@killwill83 Or Dick Cavett.....🤔

[@cynthiaennis3107]

And he laughed a lot with his guests! He really seemed to enjoy his guests! A great show!

[@cynthiaennis3107]

@@sazzieb1 Niven was one of Cavett‘s favorite guests!

[@neilblackburn6869]

Absolutely brilliant, rest in peace my fellow Barnsley man

[@carrieo102]

Thank you to whoever uploaded this entertaining gem. They don’t make ‘em like David Niven anymore. Pure class. Given that it’s Christmas Eve I’m watching Niven’s outstanding performance in The Bishops Wife, per my mother's tradition. It never ceases to put a smile on my face. His natural witty British humor comes through in this interview and explains why my mother was so besotted with him. British accents are hard for me to follow I don’t get the joke at the end 🤷‍♀️ I laughed anyway. Extraordinary man.

[@TheDoctor1225]

I don't know if you'll ever read this, but in British slang, to be "pissed" is to be "piss drunk" (the equivalent of loaded or VERY drunk in the USA, as I understand it). The gist of the joke was the play on the fact that when people are drunk, they usually stagger and weave and walk sideways, which is what the crab normally did. When the crab came in walking straight at the end of the story, the reason he was walking straight was because he was piss drunk. I hope you laugh even harder now 😄😄😄

[@jimduffy7199]

What an interview. Hilarious. Thoughtful. Quick witting. Observant. Fluent. Concerned about the person he was with. You see that in something as simple as alerting Michael that a fly was in his water. In another interview he was concerned he might be boring Michael, not in a dismissive or egotistical way but apologetically. He wasn't remotely boring him or the audience but again it showed his concern for others. It is no wonder he wrote two of the funniest books I have ever read. He was such a natural story-teller. Interviewers adored him. He was a pleasure to meet, a joy to interview, and the epitome of courteousness. We were blessed to get to see him.

[@sheilamcmullan6423]

Meet this gentle man in Switzerland. Joked with him about coffee advertising which on TV. Lovely gentle man. He interacted conversation. God bless him.

[@edwardjones2202]

When?!

[@johnwirenius8152]

I envy you the opportunity, ma’am.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Parkinson was right when he said that David Niven "represented everything that was upright and decent" He was the embodiment of the ideal English gentleman and I am sure he inspired thousands of youngsters to be like him. I am glad he died when he did and did not see what a horrendous place England has become.

[@cynthiaennis3107]

It was great to laugh with you all again! David Niven was hilarious! Thanks for the memories of great fun & laughter! Such a fun & talented man!

[@Gravesendgirl]

Gave this the thumbs up before I watched it…love these two.

[@andrewrobinson3605]

That Pinocchio story is solid gold

[@fivebells7842]

I remember Niven's quote about Errol Flynn - you could rely on Errol to always let you down.

[@RK-fr4qf]

Thanks for this. It's very splendid indeed.

[@waynedavis7118]

Absolute class

[@michaelh5416]

He was such a great human being.

[@5Himmel]

How lovely to hear these intervjuer!Just soent my holidays in Salzburg skiing where David Nven used to visit with his familj Hotel Salzburger Hof in Badgestein.So Fanny the jokes!!!

[@honeybeebadger]

Thank you Mr Niven for your service during WW2 you one word describes you Class RIP.

[@5Himmel]

Thankyou for a great intervjue!

[@dl7281]

Named our 15 year old after him. He likes to think it was Bowie. No, son, it was Niven.

[@bucephulus4600]

Haha, love it.

[@truthowl3265]

Brilliant!

[@Patsy_Parisi]

Your son Niven?

[@dl7281]

@@Patsy_Parisi 😂

[@alexfletcher5192]

The realisation that he was threatening love itself is very important to me in this clip. And it's still an honour to watch.

[@hiphop90s98]

100% Class Clothes Tailored From Another Fabric , the last real Gentleman 👊🏼🤛🏼 the good old days

[@alamore5084]

I agree with you Sir. David Niven was a true gentleman and wonderful human being.

[@hiphop90s98]

@@alamore5084 remember the good old times when men only had a mustache or clean shaved no full beard no long hair everybody took care of themselves Pomade Hairstyles and Side Parts they really dont make them like that anymore 👊🏼 old school is where its at

[@alamore5084]

@@hiphop90s98 Couldn't agree more Sir.!

[@hiphop90s98]

@@alamore5084 👊🏼

[@123abcdef3]

My goodness, he was hysterical. If he was nervous, one couldn't tell.

[@123abcdef3]

@@laurelowens8162 just drink some tea and bother someone else 😂

[@voiskumbeaver3285]

@@123abcdef3 Well said.

[@stellayates7896]

What a lovely person he was.

[@fidelmavahey5557]

His book was fab 💓

[@skyrocketcoast219]

Mr. David Niven was the best!!!

[@MaisyMimi]

He was so sharp. Where have sharp intelligent interviews gone??

[@NPA1001]

This is what an Interview should be like.

[@Luckylady-x8x]

What an interesting man and one of a kind act - shame it’s all gone down hill with film# and actors nowadays!

[@riboid]

And now we are left with the likes of Gemma Collins. Sweet jesus.

[@DevonDumpling123]

Truly charming man

[@paulsowney771]

Who on earth gave this a thumbs down ????

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

Gerry

[@josebenito15]

Reading The Moon's a Balloon these days . Great memories Book indeed . Very witty and entertaining. I strongly recommend it if want to put C19 out of your mind (at least for a while) .Stay safe keep on reading.

[@roe7351]

I bought this book when I was in my early 20s. Im 33 now can still remember it

[@alamore5084]

Thanks for the recommendation. Will pick up a copy!

[@josebenito15]

@@alamore5084 You welcome and I bet you will enjoy it as much as I did. Stay Safe

[@nightburgers3670]

Absolute class.

[@monaal-beiti9445]

These are so great, any chance you have the full interviews of Niven on Parkinson, and would you upload them please if you do 🤓

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

In my next life I want to be David Niven.

[@queenslander954]

Niven & Flynn would have carved through Hollywood back in the day, a Pom & a Aussie out on the town.

[@johnkennethwiseman682]

Wow David was such a gent

[@Not00]

A proper bloke. These days called a stalker

[@joe2grand]

He lives on in the form of Troy Hawke...

[@Patsy_Parisi]

Bovril or Bogroll?

[@carlesq.]

bovril unless i need a poo 😂

[@vinnyvincent2862]

TRIVIA : Most British people who make it in the movie industry or even the music industry die on foreign soil !

[@annamaj2943]

Immenso

[@adzgee7]

Sharon Tate should of married David Niven instead of Roman Polanski. She would probablys be still alive right now.

[@katherinearter6843]

Great interview. dick cabott should watch and learn.He seems not to know what to say sometimes and less about the person he is interviewing.

[@SwenR]

Early symptoms of ALS showing.

[@gianluigiprovora]

What symptoms? He speaks very fast and fluently

[@Patsy_Parisi]

He means himself, not David Niven.

[@gianluigiprovora]

@@Patsy_Parisi What?

[@Patsy_Parisi]

@@gianluigiprovora Yes, I read this to mean that @SwenR was announcing his illness to the public.

[@memyselfandi36]

This is who Troy Hawke copies off

[@loumanlouman5979]

His family and friends thought he was a little tipsy during this interview. Actually he was undiagnosed as yet with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.