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 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.
Known for
Credits
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
as Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026)
as Self
Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)
as Self
The Year Earth Changed (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)
as Self
Deep Blue (2003)
as Self
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021)
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough at 90 (2016)
as Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century (2026)
as Self
Wild London (2026)
as Self
Planet Earth: A Celebration (2020)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Björk: Biophilia Live (2014)
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
A War on Science (2006)
as Self
A TV Dante (1990)
as Himself
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon (2018)
as Presenter
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (2017)
as Self – Presenter
Hot Tuna (2012)
as Narrator
Secret Lives of Orangutans (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Superfish (2008)
as Self - Narrator
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
as Self (voice)
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (2021)
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur (2016)
as Self - Presenter
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts (2010)
as Self
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough the Controller (2002)
as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (2024)
as Self - Presenter
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)
as Self - Presenter
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker (1995)
Actor
Africa's Fishing Leopards (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
Attenborough's Life Journey (2024)
as Self
Timelapse of the Entire Universe (2018)
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Attenborough's Paradise Birds (2015)
as Presenter - Narrator
Desert Seas (2011)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Forum (2019)
as Self
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)
as Presenter
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (1999)
as Presenter - Narrator
Reef Diaries (2015)
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens (2016)
as Self
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest (2007)
Actor
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2020)
as Self
Prince William: A Planet For Us All (2020)
as Self
Autopsy on a Dream (2013)
as Self
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Tasmania (2018)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Aliens From Inner Space (1983)
as Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011)
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Great Natural Wonders of the World (2002)
as Presenter
Wild Karnataka (2019)
as Self - Narrator
When Björk Met Attenborough (2013)
as Self
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
as Self
My Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Into the Jungle (2018)
as Self - Narrator
Zoo Quest in Colour (2016)
as Self - Presenter
Extinction: The Facts (2020)
as Self - Presenter
Birds of the Sun God (1987)
as Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014)
as Presenter
David Attenborough Meets President Obama (2015)
as Self
Cougars Undercover (2015)
as Self
Galapagos with David Attenborough (2013)
as Self - Presenter
The Penguin King (2012)
as Self - Narrator
Climate Change: The Facts (2019)
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Wonder of Song (2022)
as Self - Presenter
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal (2018)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Parkinson at 50 (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Trials of Life (1990)
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016)
as Self - Presenter
Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Can We Save Planet Earth? (2006)
Actor
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure (2026)
as Self
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle (1981)
as Narrator
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound (1990)
as Self
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World (2007)
as Himself - Presenter
Birds of Paradise (2010)
as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant (2017)
as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench (2018)
as Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep (2018)
as Narrator
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder (2017)
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Journey (2010)
as Self
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places (2014)
as Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats (2016)
as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth (2023)
as Self
Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
Actor
The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000)
as Himself - Presenter
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth (2026)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (2010)
as Self
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough (2025)
as Self
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (2009)
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Tiger: The Elusive Princess (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Desert Lions (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)
as Self
Attenborough's Big Birds (2015)
as Narrator
The Queen's Green Planet (2018)
as Self
At Home with Badgers (1978)
as Narrator
Conquest of The Skies 3D (2014)
as 自己
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks (2015)
as Self - Narrator
Elsa the Lioness (1961)
as Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs (2018)
as Self - Presenter
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden (2004)
as Narrator
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific (2015)
as Self – Narrator
The Living Thames (2019)
as Self
Attenborough's Ark (2012)
as Narrator
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea (1993)
as Narrator
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation (2020)
as Self
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna (2012)
Actor
The Bat Man of Mexico (2014)
as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)
as Self - Presenter
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats (1995)
as Self - Narrator
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss (1996)
as Narrator
The Private Life of Plants (1995)
as himself
Kea: The Smartest Parrot? (2005)
as Self - Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (2018)
as Self
Fabulous Frogs (2014)
as Self - Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)
Actor
Attenborough in Paradise (1996)
as Self - Narrator
A Blank on the Map (1971)
as Himself - Presenter
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough (2006)
as Presenter
The Mating Game (2013)
as Narrator
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (1971)
as Narrator (voice)
Whale Wisdom (2018)
as Self - Narrator
Great Mammoth Mystery (2022)
as Self - Host
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺 (2008)
as Narrator
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000)
as Narrator
Dinosaur Apocalypse (2022)
as Self - Host
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai (2019)
as Self
The Minsmere Year (2004)
Actor
The Song of the Earth (2000)
as Narrator
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (2014)
as David Attenborough
The Million Pound Bird Book (1985)
as Presenter
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden (1999)
as Narrator
Squirrel on My Shoulder (1979)
as Narrator
The Secrets of Scott's Hut (2011)
as Self
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment (2017)
as Self - Narrator
Dragons and Damsels (2019)
as Self - Narrator
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth (2008)
as Narrator
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Zoo Quest to West Africa (1955)
as Self
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (2015)
as Self
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss (2016)
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough’s Journey (2021)
as Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans (1997)
as Self
Edwardian Insects on Film (2013)
as Self
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve (2017)
as Self
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness (1997)
as Self
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers (2012)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid (2013)
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough: The Early Years (2013)
as Self
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark (2003)
as Self
Living with Dinosaurs (2000)
as Presenter
王朝：狐獴特辑 (2020)
as 解说
Survival Island (1996)
as Narrator
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness (1991)
Actor
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals (1985)
as Narrator
Lions: Spy in the Den (2000)
as Narrator
Water Life A World of Water (2009)
as 导演
Animal House (2011)
as Self
Clever Monkeys (2008)
as Narrator
Richard Batterham, Master Potter (2017)
as Self
The Amber Time Machine (2004)
as Narrator
Hotel Armadillo (2017)
as Self - Narrator
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Planet III (—)
Actor