Actor
David Attenborough
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 Televi ...

Known For
Movie

Secret Lives of Orangutans

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Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

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Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth

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The Deepest Breath

Acting
2024 -- Secret Lives of Orangutans | Self - Narrator (voice)
2024 -- Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster | Self - Presenter
2024 -- Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster | Himself
2023 -- David Attenborough: A Life on Earth | Self
2023 -- The Deepest Breath | Self (archive footage)
2022 -- Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough | Self - Presenter
2022 -- Great Mammoth Mystery | Host
2022 -- Attenborough's Wonder of Song | Self - Presenter
2021 -- Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard | Self - Narrator
2021 -- Parkinson at 50 | Self (archive footage)
2021 -- Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet | Self
2021 -- Attenborough’s Journey | Self
2021 -- The Year Earth Changed | Self - Narrator (voice)
2020 -- Prince William: A Planet For Us All | Self
2020 -- Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation | Self
2020 -- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | Narrator - Presenter
2020 -- Extinction: The Facts | Self - Presenter
2020 -- Planet Earth: A Celebration | Narrator
2020 -- Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting | Self
2020 -- Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy | Self
2019 -- The Forum | Self
2019 -- Hippos: Africa's River Giants | Narrator
2019 -- Climate Change: The Facts | Self - Presenter
2019 -- Our Planet: Behind The Scenes | Self - Narrator
2019 -- Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful | Narrator
2019 -- Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time | Narrator (archive sound)
2019 -- Dragons and Damsels | Self - Narrator
2019 -- The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention | Narrator
2019 -- Wild Karnataka | Self - Narrator
2018 -- Whale Wisdom | Self - Narrator
2018 -- Into the Jungle | Self - Narrator
2018 -- Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench | Self - Narrator
2018 -- David Attenborough's Tasmania | Self - Narrator (voice)
2018 -- Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal | Narrator (voice)
2018 -- The Queen's Green Planet | Self
2018 -- Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs | Self - Presenter
2018 -- Attenborough and the Sea Dragon | Presenter
2018 -- The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain |
2018 -- Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep | Narrator
2017 -- Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants | Self – Presenter
2017 -- David Attenborough's Ant Mountain | Self - Presenter
2017 -- Attenborough and the Giant Elephant | Self - Presenter
2017 -- And the Winner Isn't | Self
2017 -- Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D | Narrator
2017 -- Richmond Park National Nature Reserve | Self
2017 -- Hotel Armadillo | Self - Narrator
2017 -- Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment | Narrator
2017 -- Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast | Narrator (voice)
2017 -- Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder | Self - Presenter
2017 -- Richard Batterham, Master Potter | Self
2016 -- Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats |
2016 -- Zoo Quest in Colour | Narrator - Presenter
2016 -- Attenborough's Life That Glows | Presenter
2016 -- Attenborough at 90 | Self
2016 -- Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens | Self
2016 -- Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur | Presenter
2015 -- Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech | Self
2015 -- Cougars Undercover | Self
2015 -- David Attenborough Meets President Obama | Self
2015 -- Attenborough's Big Birds | Narrator
2015 -- Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks | Self - Narrator
2015 -- Africa's Fishing Leopards | Narrator (voice)
2015 -- Attenborough's Paradise Birds | Presenter - Narrator
2015 -- Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific | Self – Narrator
2014 -- Björk: Biophilia Live | Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
2014 -- Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places | Narrator
2014 -- Fabulous Frogs | Self - Narrator
2014 -- The Bat Man of Mexico | Self
2014 -- David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive | Presenter
2013 -- Autopsy on a Dream | Self
2013 -- When Björk Met Attenborough | Self
2013 -- The Mating Game | Narrator
2013 -- Galapagos with David Attenborough | Self - Presenter
2013 -- Edwardian Insects on Film | Self
2013 -- Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid | Self - Narrator
2013 -- David Attenborough: The Early Years | Self
2012 -- Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild | Self - Presenter
2012 -- Attenborough's Ark | Narrator
2012 -- The Penguin King | Self - Narrator
2012 -- Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers | Narrator
2012 -- Tales of Television Centre |
2012 -- Hot Tuna | Narrator
2012 -- Superfish: Bluefin Tuna |
2011 -- Animal House |
2011 -- Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough | Self - Presenter / Narrator
2011 -- Desert Seas | Narrator (voice)
2011 -- The Secrets of Scott's Hut | Himself
2011 -- Attenborough and the Giant Egg | Presenter
2010 -- Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV | Himself
2010 -- Attenborough's Journey | Self
2010 -- Birds of Paradise | Self
2009 -- How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth | Narrator (Voice)
2009 -- The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor | Himself - Presenter / Narrator
2009 -- Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life | Presenter
2008 -- Clever Monkeys | Narrator
2008 -- Superfish | Self - Narrator
2008 -- Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth | Narrator
2007 -- Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World | Himself - Presenter
2007 -- Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest |
2006 -- Can We Save Planet Earth? |
2006 -- Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough | Presenter
2006 -- Desert Lions | himself
2006 -- A War on Science | Self
2005 -- Kea: The Smartest Parrot | Presenter
2004 -- Bears: Spy in the Woods |
2004 -- Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden | Narrator
2004 -- The Amber Time Machine | Narrator
2003 -- The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough |
2003 -- Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark | Self
2003 -- Deep Blue | Self
2002 -- Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe | Self (voice)
2002 -- Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television | Himself
2002 -- Great Natural Wonders of the World | Presenter
2002 -- Attenborough the Controller | Self
2000 -- Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction | Narrator
2000 -- Lions: Spy in the Den | Narrator
2000 -- The Lost Gods of Easter Island | Himself - Presenter
2000 -- The Song of the Earth | Narrator
1999 -- The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth | Presenter - Narrator
1999 -- Tiger: The Elusive Princess | Narrator (voice)
1999 -- Islands of the Vampire Birds | Narrator
1999 -- Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden | Narrator
1998 -- The Dragons of Galapagos | Narrator
1997 -- Leopard: The Agent of Darkness | Self
1997 -- Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans | Self
1996 -- Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss | Narrator
1996 -- Attenborough in Paradise | Self - Narrator
1996 -- Survival Island | Narrator
1995 -- World of Wildlife: African Big Cats | Self - Narrator
1995 -- The Private Life of Plants | himself
1993 -- Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea | Narrator
1990 -- The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound | Self
1990 -- The Trials of Life | Presenter/Narrator
1990 -- A TV Dante | Himself
1985 -- A Zed & Two Noughts | Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
1983 -- Aliens From Inner Space | Narrator
1981 -- An Everyday Miracle | Narrator
1979 -- Squirrel On My Shoulder | Narrator
1978 -- At Home with Badgers | Narrator
1971 -- A Blank on the Map | Himself - Presenter
1961 -- Elsa the Lioness | Self
1955 -- Zoo Quest to West Africa | Self
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