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David Attenborough

Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926 in London, England) 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.


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Born:
May 8, 1926 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
112
First Appeared:
In the series Zoo Quest 1954-12-21
Latest Project:
Series The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet 2021-10-03
Known For
Poster of Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
Poster of Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
Poster of Human Planet
Poster of Planet Earth: The Future
Filmography
Movie Parkinson at 50 Self (archive footage) 2021-08-28
Series The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet Narrator 2021-10-03
Movie Prince William: A Planet For Us All Self 2020-10-05
Movie Climate Change: The Facts Self - Presenter 2019-04-18
Movie Attenborough and the Sea Dragon Self 2018-01-07
Movie Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs Self - Presenter 2018-03-31
Movie Into the Jungle Self - Narrator 2018-08-31
Movie The Queen's Green Planet Self 2018-04-16
Series Blue Planet II Self - Presenter 2017-10-29
Movie And the Winner Isn't Self 2017-12-08
Movie Attenborough and the Giant Elephant Self - Presenter 2017-12-10
Movie Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur Self - Presenter 2016-01-24
Movie Attenborough at 90 Self 2016-05-08
Movie Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens Self 2016-04-30
Movie Attenborough's Life That Glows Self - Presenter 2016-05-09
Movie Zoo Quest in Colour Self 2016-05-17
Series Planet Earth II Self - Narrator 2016-11-06
Movie Attenborough's Paradise Birds Self - Presenter 2015-01-29
Movie Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks Self - Narrator 2015-06-01
Series David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies Self - Presenter 2015-01-03
Series Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Self - Presenter 2015-12-30
Series The Hunt Self - Narrator 2015-11-01
Movie David Attenborough Meets President Obama Self 2015-06-28
Movie David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive Self - Presenter 2014-01-01
Movie Fabulous Frogs Self - Narrator 2014-06-25
Movie Björk: Biophilia Live Self - Opening sequence voice 2014-10-10
Series Life Story Self - Presenter 2014-10-23
Series David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Self - Presenter 2013-01-29
Series Africa Self - Narrator 2013-01-02
Movie Edwardian Insects on Film Self 2013-03-19
Series Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough Self - Presenter 2013-01-01
Movie Autopsy on a Dream Self 2013-10-20
Movie Galapagos with David Attenborough Self - Presenter 2013-04-17
Movie When Björk Met Attenborough Self 2013-07-26
Series David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates Self - Presenter 2013-09-20
Series Micro Monsters with David Attenborough Self - Narrator 2013-06-15
Movie Tales of Television Centre 2012-05-17
Movie Superfish: Bluefin Tuna 2012-04-12
Series Kingdom of Plants Self - Narrator 2012-05-26
Movie Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers Narrator 2012-06-25
Series Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild Self - Presenter 2012-11-16
Movie Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild Self - Presenter 2012-11-16
Movie The Penguin King Self - Narrator 2012-10-23
Movie Attenborough and the Giant Egg Self - Presenter 2011-03-02
Series Madagascar Self - Presenter 2011-02-09
Series Human Planet Narrator 2011-01-13
Movie Desert Seas Narrator (voice) 2011-04-21
Series Frozen Planet Self - Narrator 2011-10-26
Movie Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough Self - Presenter / Narrator 2011-05-06
Movie Animal House 2011-09-07
Series Brave New World with Stephen Hawking Self 2011-10-17
Series All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace Self 2011-05-23
Movie Attenborough's Journey Self 2010-10-23
Movie Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV Himself 2010-12-15
Movie Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of Species Presenter 2009-02-02
Movie Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life Narrator 2009-02-01
Movie The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor Himself - Presenter / Narrator 2009-04-26
Series Nature's Great Events Himself - Presenter 2009-02-11
Series Life Self - Narrator (voice) 2009-10-11
Movie Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth Narrator 2008-01-04
Series Life in Cold Blood Narrator 2008-02-04
Series Tiger: Spy In The Jungle 2008-03-30
Movie Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough Presenter 2007-01-01
Movie Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest 2007-01-13
Series The Alan Titchmarsh Show Unknown 2007-09-03
Movie Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World Himself - Presenter 2007-09-02
Series Planet Earth Self - Narrator 2006-03-05
Series Are We Changing Planet Earth? Unknown 2006-05-24
Movie A War on Science David Attenborough 2006-01-26
Series The One Show Unknown 2006-08-14
Series Planet Earth: The Future Narrator 2006-11-26
Series Life in the Undergrowth Self 2005-11-23
Movie The Amber Time Machine Narrator 2004-02-15
Movie Bears: Spy in the Woods 2004-11-30
Movie Deep Blue Self 2003-05-18
Series The Terry and Gaby Show Unknown 2003-06-02
Movie Attenborough the Controller Self 2002-01-01
Movie Great Natural Wonders of the World Presenter 2002-01-01
Movie Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe Self (voice) 2002-12-13
Series The Life of Mammals Self - Presenter 2002-11-20
Series The Blue Planet Self - Narrator (voice) 2001-09-12
Series Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Unknown 2001-11-02
Movie The Lost Gods of Easter Island Himself - Presenter 2000-04-24
Series State of the Planet Narrator/Presenter 2000-11-15
Movie The Dragons of Galapagos Narrator 1998-05-01
Series The Life of Birds Narrator 1998-10-21
Movie Survival Island Narrator 1996-01-01
Movie The Private Life of Plants himself 1995-01-11
Series Wildlife Specials 1995-04-14
Series Life in the Freezer Presenter/Narrator 1993-11-18
Movie A TV Dante Himself 1990-06-13
Movie The Trials of Life Presenter/Narrator 1990-10-03
Series Trials of Life Narrator 1990-10-04
Series Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives Presenter 1989-04-23
Series This Morning Unknown 1988-10-03
Series The First Eden Self 1987-03-08
Movie A Zed & Two Noughts Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice) 1985-10-04
Series The Living Planet Presenter/Narrator 1984-01-19
Series Natural World Host 1983-10-30
Series Wogan Himself 1982-05-04
Series Nature Narrator 1982-10-10
Series Life on Earth Presenter 1979-01-16
Series The Tribal Eye 1975-05-27
Series NOVA Narrator 1974-03-03
Series Eastward With Attenborough 1973-10-11
Movie A Blank on the Map Himself - Presenter 1971-12-29
Series The Miracle of Bali 1969-06-10
Series Horizon Unknown 1964-02-04
Series The People of Paradise 1960-04-21
Series Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958 1955-10-25
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1955-07-29
Series Zoo Quest 1954-12-21