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