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