David Attenborough

Birthday:

05/08/1926

Place of birth:

London, England, UK:

Biography:

Sir David Attenborough (8th May 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.



Credits

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (2024)
Self - Presenter
The Deepest Breath (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)
Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Wonder of Song (2022)
Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (2021)
Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's First Life (2021)
Narrator
Parkinson at 50 (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021)
Self
Attenborough’s Journey (2021)
Self
The Year Earth Changed (2021)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Prince William: A Planet For Us All (2020)
Self
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation (2020)
Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
Self
Extinction: The Facts (2020)
Self - Presenter
Planet Earth: A Celebration (2020)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting (2020)
Self
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2020)
Self
The Forum (2019)
Self
Hippos: Africa's River Giants (2019)
Narrator
Climate Change: The Facts (2019)
Self - Presenter
Our Planet: Behind The Scenes (2019)
Self - Narrator
Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful (2019)
Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)
Narrator (archive sound)
Dragons and Damsels (2019)
Self - Narrator
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention (2019)
Narrator
Wild Karnataka (2019)
Self - Narrator
Whale Wisdom (2018)
Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle (2018)
Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench (2018)
Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania (2018)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal (2018)
Narrator (voice)
The Queen's Green Planet (2018)
Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs (2018)
Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon (2018)
Self
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (2018)
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep (2018)
Narrator
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (2017)
Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (2017)
Self – Presenter
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant (2017)
Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
Self
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D (2017)
Narrator
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve (2017)
Self
Hotel Armadillo (2017)
Self - Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment (2017)
Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast (2017)
Narrator (voice)
Richard Batterham, Master Potter (2017)
Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder (2017)
Self - Presenter
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats (2016)
Zoo Quest in Colour (2016)
Self
Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016)
Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90 (2016)
Self
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens (2016)
Self
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur (2016)
Self - Presenter
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (2015)
Self
Cougars Undercover (2015)
Self
David Attenborough Meets President Obama (2015)
Self
Attenborough's Big Birds (2015)
Narrator
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks (2015)
Self - Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards (2015)
Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Paradise Birds (2015)
Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific (2015)
Self – Narrator
Björk: Biophilia Live (2014)
Self - Opening sequence voice
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places (2014)
Narrator
Fabulous Frogs (2014)
Self - Narrator
The Bat Man of Mexico (2014)
Self
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014)
Self - Presenter
Autopsy on a Dream (2013)
Self
When Björk Met Attenborough (2013)
Self
The Mating Game (2013)
Narrator
Galapagos with David Attenborough (2013)
Self - Presenter
Africa: The Greatest Show On Earth (2013)
Narrator
Edwardian Insects on Film (2013)
Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid (2013)
Self - Narrator
David Attenborough: The Early Years (2013)
Self
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)
Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Ark (2012)
Narrator
The Penguin King (2012)
Self - Narrator
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers (2012)
Narrator
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
Hot Tuna (2012)
Narrator
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna (2012)
Animal House (2011)
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011)
Self - Presenter / Narrator
Desert Seas (2011)
Narrator (voice)
The Secrets of Scott's Hut (2011)
Himself
Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)
Self - Presenter
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (2010)
Himself
Attenborough's Journey (2010)
Self
Birds of Paradise (2010)
Self
How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth (2009)
Narrator (Voice)
The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor (2009)
Himself - Presenter / Narrator
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)
Narrator
Clever Monkeys (2008)
Narrator
Superfish (2008)
Self - Narrator
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth (2008)
Narrator
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World (2007)
Himself - Presenter
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest (2007)
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough (2007)
Presenter
Can We Save Planet Earth? (2006)
Natural World: Desert Lions (2006)
himself
A War on Science (2006)
Self
Kea: The Smartest Parrot (2005)
Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden (2004)
Narrator
The Amber Time Machine (2004)
Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark (2003)
Self
Deep Blue (2003)
Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
Self (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)
Himself
Attenborough the Controller (2002)
Self
Great Natural Wonders of the World (2002)
Presenter
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000)
Narrator
Lions: Spy in the Den (2000)
Narrator
The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000)
Himself - Presenter
The Song of the Earth (2000)
Narrator
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (1999)
Self - Presenter / Narrator
Tiger: The Elusive Princess (1999)
Narrator (voice)
Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999)
Narrator
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden (1999)
Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos (1998)
Narrator
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness (1997)
Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans (1997)
Self
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss (1996)
Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise (1996)
Self - Narrator
Survival Island (1996)
Narrator
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats (1995)
Self - Narrator
The Private Life of Plants (1995)
himself
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea (1993)
Narrator
The Trials of Life (1990)
Presenter/Narrator
A TV Dante (1990)
Himself
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
At Home with Badgers (1978)
Narrator
A Blank on the Map (1971)
Himself - Presenter
Elsa the Lioness (1961)
Self
Zoo Quest to West Africa (1955)
Self
Secret Lives of Orangutans ()
Narrator