David Attenborough

David Attenborough

  • Birthday: 1926-05-08
  • Place of birth: London, England, UK
  • Also know as: David Frederick 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 Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.

Filmography

Survival Island

1996

As Narrator

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough

2011

As Self - Presenter / Narrator

Attenborough and the Giant Egg

2011

As Self - Presenter

The Amber Time Machine

2004

As Narrator

A Blank on the Map

1971

As Himself - Presenter

Zoo Quest in Colour

2016

As Self

The Penguin King

2012

As Self - Narrator

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

2012

As Self - Presenter

Galapagos with David Attenborough

2013

As Self - Presenter

Fabulous Frogs

2014

As Self - Narrator

Attenborough's Paradise Birds

2015

As Self - Presenter

The Trials of Life

1990

As Presenter/Narrator

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur

2016

As Self - Presenter

The Dragons of Galapagos

1998

As Narrator

Attenborough's Life That Glows

2016

As Self - Presenter

The Lost Gods of Easter Island

2000

As Himself - Presenter

Desert Seas

2011

As Narrator (voice)

The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor

2009

As Himself - Presenter / Narrator

Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks

2015

As Self - Narrator

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant

2017

As Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

2018

As Self - Presenter

Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World

2007

As Himself - Presenter

Animal House

2011

As

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth

1999

As Self - Presenter / Narrator

Lions: Spy in the Den

2000

As Narrator

David Attenborough's Tasmania

2018

As Self - Narrator (voice)

Climate Change: The Facts

2019

As Self - Presenter

Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder

2017

As Self - Presenter

Our Planet: Behind The Scenes

2019

As Self - Narrator

Wild Karnataka

2019

As Self - Narrator

Whale Wisdom

2018

As Self - Narrator

Dragons and Damsels

2019

As Self - Narrator

Into the Jungle

2018

As Self - Narrator

David Attenborough's Ant Mountain

2017

As Self - Presenter

Extinction: The Facts

2020

As Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants

2017

As Self – Presenter

Attenborough in Paradise

1996

As Self - Narrator

World of Wildlife: African Big Cats

1995

As Self - Narrator

Clever Monkeys

2008

As Narrator

The Year Earth Changed

2021

As Self - Narrator (voice)

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

2013

As Self - Narrator

Planet Earth: A Celebration

2020

As Self - Narrator (voice)

Birds of Paradise

2010

As Self

Superfish

2008

As Self - Narrator

Hot Tuna

2012

As Narrator

The Mating Game

2013

As Narrator

Attenborough's Ark

2012

As Narrator

Attenborough's Big Birds

2015

As Narrator

The Song of the Earth

2000

As Narrator

Attenborough's Wonder of Song

2022

As Self - Presenter

Cougars Undercover

2015

As Self

Attenborough at 90

2016

As Self

Hotel Armadillo

2017

As Self - Narrator

Elsa the Lioness

1961

As Self

Africa's Fishing Leopards

2015

As Narrator (voice)

Tiger: The Elusive Princess

1999

As Narrator (voice)

Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast

2017

As Narrator (voice)

A War on Science

2006

As Self

Björk: Biophilia Live

2014

As Self - Opening sequence voice

Deep Blue

2003

As Self

At Home with Badgers

1978

As Narrator

The Deepest Breath

2023

As Self (archive footage)

Autopsy on a Dream

2013

As Self

A TV Dante

1990

As Himself

The Forum

2019

As Self

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

As Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)

Parkinson at 50

2021

As Self (archive footage)

Production

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