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