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David Attenborough
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Sir David Attenborough (born May 8, 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as…
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- Born
- May 8, 1926
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Sir David Attenborough (born May 8, 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s.
He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
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Known For
TV
Planet EarthSelf - Narrator · 2006
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
TV
Planet Earth IISelf - Narrator · 2016
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
TV
Prehistoric PlanetSelf - Presenter · 2022
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
Our PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2019
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
TV
LifeSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2009
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
The Blue PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2001
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
Blue Planet IISelf - Presenter · 2017
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
TV
Frozen PlanetSelf - Narrator · 2011
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
Filmography
Movies
The Ascent of KangchenjungaProducer
1955
Zoo Quest to West AfricaSelf
1955Zoo Quest to West AfricaWriter
1955Zoo Quest to West AfricaProducer
1955
Elsa the LionessSelf
1961Elsa the LionessProducer
1961
A Blank on the MapHimself - Presenter
1971A Blank on the MapScreenplay
1971
Baobab: Portrait of a TreeNarrator (voice)
1971AH
At Home with BadgersNarrator
1978
Squirrel on My ShoulderNarrator
1979
General Studies: An Everyday MiracleNarrator
1981
Aliens From Inner SpaceNarrator
1983
A Zed & Two NoughtsHimself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
1985DA
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land MammalsNarrator
1985
The Million Pound Bird BookPresenter
1985The Million Pound Bird BookWriter
1985BO
Birds of the Sun GodNarrator
1987
A TV DanteHimself
1990
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite MoundSelf
1990
The Trials of LifeSelf - Presenter
1990BO
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
Killer Whales: Wolves of the SeaNarrator
1993
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
The Private Life of Plantshimself
1995
World of Wildlife: African Big CatsSelf - Narrator
1995
Attenborough in ParadiseSelf - Narrator
1996Attenborough in ParadiseWriter
1996
Sperm Whales: Back from the AbyssNarrator
1996
Survival IslandNarrator
1996Survival IslandWriter
1996HW
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the OceansSelf
1997
Leopard: The Agent of DarknessSelf
1997
The Dragons of GalapagosNarrator (voice)
1998
Islands of the Vampire BirdsNarrator (voice)
1999Islands of the Vampire BirdsWriter
1999
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret WatergardenNarrator
1999
The Greatest Wildlife Show on EarthPresenter - Narrator
1999
Tiger: The Elusive PrincessNarrator (voice)
1999
Bowerbirds: The Art of SeductionNarrator
2000Bowerbirds: The Art of SeductionWriter
2000
Lions: Spy in the DenNarrator
2000LW
Living with DinosaursPresenter
2000
The Lost Gods of Easter IslandHimself - Presenter
2000The Lost Gods of Easter IslandScreenplay
2000
The Song of the EarthNarrator
2000The Song of the EarthWriter
2000
Attenborough the ControllerSelf
2002
Great Natural Wonders of the WorldPresenter
2002
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in TelevisionSelf
2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost TribeSelf (voice)
2002
Deep BlueSelf
2003Deep BlueWriter
2003
Smart Sharks: Swimming With RobosharkSelf
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Satoyama: Japan's Secret WatergardenNarrator
2004
The Amber Time MachineNarrator
2004
The Minsmere Year
2004KT
Kea: The Smartest Parrot?Self - Narrator
2005
A War on ScienceSelf
2006CW
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Desert LionsSelf - Narrator (voice)
2006Desert LionsScript Consultant
2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David AttenboroughPresenter
2006MF
My Favourite Attenborough MomentSelf (archive footage)
2006
Your Favourite Attenborough MomentSelf (archive footage)
2006AE
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile WorldHimself - Presenter
2007
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Clever MonkeysNarrator
2008
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺Narrator
2008
Snow Leopard: Beyond the MythNarrator
2008
SuperfishSelf - Narrator
2008
Charles Darwin and the Tree of LifePresenter
2009Charles Darwin and the Tree of LifeWriter
2009
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The LinkSelf - Presenter / Narrator
2009
Water Life A World of Water导演
2009
Attenborough's JourneySelf
2010
Birds of ParadiseSelf
2010
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the BeastsSelf
2010
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TVSelf
2010
Animal HouseSelf
2011
Attenborough and the Giant EggSelf - Presenter
2011
Desert SeasSelf - Narrator (voice)
2011
Flying Monsters 3D with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter / Narrator
2011Flying Monsters 3D with David AttenboroughWriter
2011
The Secrets of Scott's HutSelf
2011
Attenborough's ArkNarrator
2012Attenborough's ArkWriter
2012
Attenborough: 60 Years in the WildSelf - Presenter
2012
Hot TunaNarrator
2012
Hummingbirds: Jewelled MessengersSelf - Narrator (voice)
2012
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Tales of Television CentreSelf
2012
The Penguin KingSelf - Narrator
2012AO
Autopsy on a DreamSelf
2013
David Attenborough: The Early YearsSelf
2013EI
Edwardian Insects on FilmSelf
2013
Galapagos with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter
2013Galapagos with David AttenboroughWriter
2013
Legends of the Deep: The Giant SquidSelf - Narrator
2013
The Mating GameNarrator
2013
When Björk Met AttenboroughSelf
2013
Björk: Biophilia LiveSelf - Opening Sequence (voice)
2014
Conquest of The Skies 3D自己
2014Conquest of The Skies 3D编剧
2014
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum AlivePresenter
2014David Attenborough's Natural History Museum AliveWriter
2014
Fabulous FrogsSelf - Narrator
2014
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High PlacesNarrator
2014
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthDavid Attenborough
2014Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthSelf
2014Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthWriter
2014Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthDirector
2014Sir David Attenborough – A Life on EarthPresenter
2014
The Bat Man of MexicoSelf
2014
Africa's Fishing LeopardsNarrator (voice)
2015AS
Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marchePresenter
2015
Attenborough's Big BirdsNarrator
2015
Attenborough's Paradise BirdsPresenter - Narrator
2015CU
Cougars UndercoverSelf
2015CT
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas SpeechSelf
2015
David Attenborough Meets President ObamaSelf
2015
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the PacificSelf – Narrator
2015
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea SharksSelf - Narrator
2015
Reef DiariesSelf - Narrator
2015
Attenborough and the Giant DinosaurSelf - Presenter
2016
Attenborough at 90Self
2016
Attenborough at 90: Behind the LensSelf
2016
Attenborough's Life That GlowsSelf - Presenter
2016
Deep Ocean: Lights in the AbyssSelf - Narrator
2016
Jaguars: Brazil's Super CatsSelf
2016
Zoo Quest in ColourSelf - Presenter
2016Zoo Quest in ColourSound Recordist
2016
And the Winner Isn'tSelf
2017
Attenborough and the Empire of the AntsSelf – Presenter
2017Attenborough and the Empire of the AntsWriter
2017
Attenborough and the Giant ElephantSelf - Presenter
2017
Cheetahs: Growing Up FastSelf - Narrator (voice)
2017
Hotel ArmadilloSelf - Narrator
2017
Planet Earth II: A World of WonderSelf - Presenter
2017
Puerto Rico: Island of EnchantmentSelf - Narrator
2017RB
Richard Batterham, Master PotterSelf
2017RP
Richmond Park National Nature ReserveSelf
2017
Attenborough and the Sea DragonPresenter
2018
Attenborough's Wonder of EggsSelf - Presenter
2018
David Attenborough's TasmaniaSelf - Narrator (voice)
2018
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana TrenchSelf - Narrator
2018
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic DeepNarrator
2018
Into the JungleSelf - Narrator
2018
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted AnimalSelf - Narrator (voice)
2018
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant MountainSelf
2018
The Queen's Green PlanetSelf
2018
Timelapse of the Entire UniverseSelf - Narrator (archive sound)
2018
Whale WisdomSelf - Narrator
2018
Climate Change: The FactsSelf - Presenter
2019
Dragons and DamselsSelf - Narrator
2019
Our Planet: Behind the ScenesSelf - Narrator
2019
The ForumSelf
2019
The Kiwi, The Knight and the QashqaiSelf
2019
The Living ThamesSelf
2019
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of TimeSelf - Narrator (archive sound)
2019
Wild KarnatakaSelf - Narrator
2019
David Attenborough: A Life on Our PlanetSelf
2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruySelf
2020
Extinction: The FactsSelf - Presenter
2020
Planet Earth: A CelebrationSelf - Narrator (voice)
2020
Prince William: A Planet For Us AllSelf
2020SD
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in ConversationSelf
2020
王朝：狐獴特辑解说
2020
Attenborough and the Mammoth GraveyardSelf - Narrator
2021
Attenborough’s JourneySelf
2021
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our PlanetSelf - Narrator
2021
Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)
2021
The Year Earth ChangedSelf - Narrator (voice)
2021
Attenborough's Wonder of SongSelf - Presenter
2022
Dinosaur ApocalypseSelf - Host
2022
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter
2022
Great Mammoth MysterySelf - Host
2022
David Attenborough: A Life on EarthSelf
2023
Attenborough and the Giant Sea MonsterSelf - Presenter
2024
Attenborough's Life JourneySelf
2024ST
Saving the Storks with Sir David AttenboroughSelf - Narrator (voice)
2024
Secret Lives of OrangutansSelf - Narrator (voice)
2024
A Deeper Dive with David AttenboroughSelf
2025
Ocean with David AttenboroughSelf
2025
A Gorilla Story: Told by David AttenboroughSelf
2026
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthSelf
2026
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the CoelacanthSelf - Narrator (voice)
2026
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest AdventureSelf
2026
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our CenturySelf
2026
Wild LondonSelf
2026Television
Zoo Quest42 eps
1954TE
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-19586 eps
1955SI
Science Is NewsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1959
The People of Paradise6 eps
1960
Adventure9 eps
1963
Horizon1 eps
1964HorizonSelf · 1 eps
1964HorizonHimself / Narrator · 1 eps
1964
OmnibusSelf · 1 eps
1967
The World About UsNarrator · 1 eps
1967TW
The World Around UsCreator
1967
The Miracle of Bali3 eps
1969EW
Eastward With Attenborough6 eps
1973
NOVANarrator · 3 eps
1974NOVAWriter
1974
ExplorersSelf - Narrator · 10 eps
1975
Fabulous AnimalsSelf - Presenter · 6 eps
1975Fabulous AnimalsCreator
1975
The Tribal Eye7 eps
1975
Wildlife on OneNarrator · 1 eps
1977
Life on EarthSelf - Presenter · 13 eps
1979Life on EarthWriter
1979
The Spirit of AsiaSelf · 8 eps
1980
NatureNarrator (voice) · 5 eps
1982NatureHost · 2 eps
1982NatureSelf · 1 eps
1982
WoganSelf · 1 eps
1982
Natural WorldPresenter · 1 eps
1983Natural WorldNarrator (voice) · 28 eps
1983Natural WorldNarrator · 23 eps
1983Natural WorldSelf - Host · 9 eps
1983Natural WorldSelf - Narrator · 1 eps
1983Natural WorldWriter
1983GK
Goldene KameraSelf · 1 eps
1984
The Living PlanetSelf · 12 eps
1984The Living PlanetWriter
1984
Television1 eps
1985
Going Live!Self · 1 eps
1987
The First EdenPresenter - Narrator · 4 eps
1987
This MorningSelf · 1 eps
1988
Lost Worlds, Vanished LivesPresenter - Narrator · 4 eps
1989
Trials of LifeSelf - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
1990
Life in the FreezerSelf - Presenter · 6 eps
1993Life in the FreezerWriter
1993
The Private Life of PlantsSelf - Presenter · 6 eps
1995The Private Life of PlantsWriter
1995
Wildlife Specials30 eps
1995
Attenborough in Paradise7 eps
1996Attenborough in ParadiseWriter
1996
ParkinsonSelf · 2 eps
1998
The Life of BirdsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
1998The Life of BirdsWriter
1998
State of the PlanetSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2000State of the PlanetWriter
2000
Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf - Guest · 4 eps
2001
The Blue PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
2001
The Life of MammalsSelf - Presenter · 10 eps
2002The Life of MammalsWriter
2002TT
The Terry and Gaby Show1 eps
2003
ParkinsonSelf - Guest · 3 eps
2004
Echo and Other ElephantsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
2005
Life in the UndergrowthSelf · 5 eps
2005Life in the UndergrowthWriter
2005
Are We Changing Planet Earth?2 eps
2006FB
Folk BritanniaSelf · 1 eps
2006
Planet EarthSelf - Narrator · 11 eps
2006Planet EarthWriter
2006
The One ShowSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2006TA
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 4 eps
2007
Life in Cold BloodSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
2008Life in Cold BloodWriter
2008
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle3 eps
2008
LifeSelf - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
2009
Nature's Great EventsSelf - Presenter · 6 eps
2009
SkavlanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
First LifeSelf - Presenter · 2 eps
2010First LifeWriter
2010
Genius of BritainSelf · 3 eps
2010IC
In Confidence1 eps
2010
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving GraceSelf · 3 eps
2011
Brave New World with Stephen HawkingSelf · 5 eps
2011
Frozen PlanetSelf - Narrator · 7 eps
2011Frozen PlanetWriter
2011
Great Thinkers: In Their Own WordsSelf · 2 eps
2011
MadagascarSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2011
The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf · 1 eps
2011
Attenborough: 60 Years in the WildSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2012
Kingdom of PlantsSelf - Narrator · 3 eps
2012
Secrets of Wild IndiaNarrator · 3 eps
2012
Voice1 eps
2012
AfricaSelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
2013AfricaWriter
2013
David Attenborough's Natural CuriositiesSelf - Presenter · 27 eps
2013
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the VertebratesSelf - Presenter · 2 eps
2013David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the VertebratesScreenplay
2013
Galapagos 3D with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2013Galapagos 3D with David AttenboroughWriter
2013
Micro Monsters with David AttenboroughPresenter · 6 eps
2013
WinterwatchSelf · 1 eps
2013
Life StorySelf - Presenter · 6 eps
2014
David Attenborough's Conquest of the SkiesSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2015David Attenborough's Conquest of the SkiesWriter
2015
Deep OceanSelf - Narrator · 4 eps
2015
Great Barrier Reef with David AttenboroughSelf - Presenter · 3 eps
2015Great Barrier Reef with David AttenboroughWriter
2015
The HuntSelf - Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
2015
Attenborough's Passion ProjectsSelf - Presenter · 4 eps
2016
David Attenborough's Wild CitySelf - Narrator · 6 eps
2016
Planet Earth IISelf - Narrator · 6 eps
2016Planet Earth IICasting
2016
Wild CitySelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
2016Wild CityPresenter
2016
Blue Planet IISelf - Presenter · 7 eps
2017
Plants Behaving BadlySelf · 2 eps
2017
DynastiesSelf - Narrator · 9 eps
2018
Tomorrow's World: People of ScienceSelf · 1 eps
2018
Blue Planet UKSelf · 5 eps
2019
Our PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
2019
Seven Worlds, One PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
2019GB
Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSelf - Guest (archive footage) · 1 eps
2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeSelf · 4 eps
2020TR
The Romantics and Us with Simon SchamaSelf · 1 eps
2020
A Perfect PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
2021
Attenborough's Life in ColourSelf - Presenter · 2 eps
2021
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the WorldSelf · 1 eps
2021
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
2021
The Mating GameSelf - Presenter · 5 eps
2021
David Attenborough's Global AdventureSelf · 4 eps
2022
Frozen Planet IISelf - Presenter · 6 eps
2022
How the BBC BeganSelf · 3 eps
2022
Prehistoric PlanetSelf - Presenter · 10 eps
2022
The Green PlanetSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
2022
Our Planet IISelf - Narrator (Voice) · 4 eps
2023
Planet Earth IIISelf - Presenter · 8 eps
2023
Wild IslesSelf - Presenter · 5 eps
2023
AsiaSelf : Presenter · 7 eps
2024
Fateful PlanetSelf · 1 eps
2024
MammalsSelf - Narrator · 6 eps
2024
Secret World of SoundSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
2024
KingdomSelf - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
2025
ParenthoodSelf - Narrator · 5 eps
2025
RTL TonightSelf · 1 eps
2025
Simon Schama's Story of UsSelf - Reader · 3 eps
2025
Secret GardenSelf - Presenter · 5 eps
2026
Blue Planet IIISelf - Presenter · 1 eps
Flying CasanovasCreator
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