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Actor
David Attenborough
- Born May 8, 1926 in London, England, UK
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.
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He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Known for
NOVA1974
Nature1982
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life2009
Horizon1964
Natural World1983
Attenborough's Paradise Birds2015
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive2014
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon2018
Filmography
- TBABlue Planet IIIFilm
- TBAFlying CasanovasSeriesCreator
- 2026A Gorilla Story: Told by David AttenboroughFilmSelf
- 2026Wild LondonFilmSelf
- 2026Secret GardenSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2026David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthFilmSelf
- 2026Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest AdventureFilmSelf
- 2026Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the CoelacanthFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2026Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our CenturyFilmSelf
- 2026Blue Planet IIISeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2025Ocean with David AttenboroughFilmSelf
- 2025ParenthoodSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2025KingdomSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2025A Deeper Dive with David AttenboroughFilmSelf
- 2025Simon Schama's Story of UsSeriesSelf - Reader
- 2025RTL TonightSeriesSelf
- 2024MammalsSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2024Secret Lives of OrangutansFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024Secret World of SoundSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2024AsiaSeriesSelf : Presenter
- 2024Attenborough and the Giant Sea MonsterFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2024Fateful PlanetSeriesSelf
- 2024Attenborough's Life JourneyFilmSelf
- 2024Saving the Storks with Sir David AttenboroughFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2023Planet Earth IIISeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2023Wild IslesSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2023David Attenborough: A Life on EarthFilmSelf
- 2023Climate CrisisSeries
- 2022Prehistoric PlanetSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2022The Green PlanetSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022Frozen Planet IISeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2022Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David AttenboroughFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2022Attenborough's Wonder of SongFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2022David Attenborough's Global AdventureSeriesSelf
- 2022How the BBC BeganSeriesSelf
- 2022Dinosaur ApocalypseFilmSelf - Host
- 2022Great Mammoth MysteryFilmSelf - Host
- 2021The Year Earth ChangedFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Attenborough's Life in ColourSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2021A Perfect PlanetSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our PlanetFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2021The Mating GameSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2021Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the WorldSeriesSelf
- 2021Attenborough and the Mammoth GraveyardFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2021The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our PlanetSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Attenborough’s JourneyFilmSelf
- 2021Parkinson at 50FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020David Attenborough: A Life on Our PlanetFilmSelf
- 2020Extinction: The FactsFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2020Planet Earth: A CelebrationFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruyFilmSelf
- 2020Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeSeriesSelf
- 2020Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in ConversationFilmSelf
- 2020The Romantics and Us with Simon SchamaSeriesSelf
- 2020Prince William: A Planet For Us AllFilmSelf
- 2020王朝：狐獴特辑Film解说
- 2020Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSeriesSelf - Guest (archive footage)
- 2019Our PlanetSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2019Seven Worlds, One PlanetSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2019Our Planet: Behind the ScenesFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2019Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of TimeFilmSelf - Narrator (archive sound)
- 2019Climate Change: The FactsFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2019Wild KarnatakaFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2019The ForumFilmSelf
- 2019Dragons and DamselsFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2019The Kiwi, The Knight and the QashqaiFilmSelf
- 2019The Living ThamesFilmSelf
- 2019Blue Planet UKSeriesSelf
- 2018DynastiesSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2018Attenborough and the Sea DragonFilmPresenter
- 2018David Attenborough's TasmaniaFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2018Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted AnimalFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2018Whale WisdomFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2018The Queen's Green PlanetFilmSelf
- 2018Into the JungleFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2018Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana TrenchFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2018The Making of David Attenborough's Ant MountainFilmSelf
- 2018Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic DeepFilmNarrator
- 2018Attenborough's Wonder of EggsFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2018Timelapse of the Entire UniverseFilmSelf - Narrator (archive sound)