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David Attenborough

Born May 8, 1926
London, England, UK
100 years old

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 …

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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.

271 titles
77 Acting
39 Writing
4 Production

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Acting (77)

NOVA (1974)

Narrator

Nature (1982)

Narrator (voice) / Host / Presenter / Narrator

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)

Presenter

Horizon (1964)

Natural World (1983)

Presenter / Narrator (voice) / Narrator

Attenborough's Paradise Birds (2015)

Presenter - Narrator

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014)

Presenter

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon (2018)

Presenter

Micro Monsters with David Attenborough (2013)

Presenter

Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)

Presenter - Narrator

Tiger: Spy In The Jungle (2008)

Secrets of Wild India (2012)

Narrator

The First Eden (1987)

Presenter - Narrator

Wildlife Specials (1995)

Great Natural Wonders of the World (2002)

Presenter

Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden (2004)

Narrator

Survival Island (1996)

Narrator

The Dragons of Galapagos (1998)

Narrator (voice)

Superfish: Bluefin Tuna (2012)

The Tribal Eye (1975)

The World About Us (1967)

Narrator

Attenborough's Ark (2012)

Narrator

Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)

Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough (2006)

Presenter

Show all (77)

Lions: Spy in the Den (2000)

Narrator

Wildlife on One (1977)

Narrator

Zoo Quest (1954)

Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006)

Attenborough's Big Birds (2015)

Narrator

Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999)

Narrator (voice)

The Amber Time Machine (2004)

Narrator

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (1999)

Presenter - Narrator

The Miracle of Bali (1969)

The Song of the Earth (2000)

Narrator

Adventure (1963)

Africa's Fishing Leopards (2015)

Narrator (voice)

Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (1971)

Narrator (voice)

Can We Save Planet Earth? (2006)

Clever Monkeys (2008)

Narrator

Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep (2018)

Narrator

Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker (1995)

Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden (1999)

Narrator

Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth (2008)

Narrator

Television (1985)

The People of Paradise (1960)

Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest (2007)

Aliens From Inner Space (1983)

Narrator

At Home with Badgers (1978)

Narrator

Attenborough in Paradise (1996)

Awash with Birds (2004)

Narrator

Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness (1991)

Birds of the Sun God (1987)

Narrator

Blue Planet III

Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000)

Narrator

Climate Crisis (2023)

Conquest of The Skies 3D (2014)

自己 / 编剧

David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals (1985)

Narrator

Eastward With Attenborough (1973)

General Studies: An Everyday Miracle (1981)

Narrator

Hands on History - Conserving the Dark Age Legacy of Sutton Hoo (2003)

Narrator

Hot Tuna (2012)

Narrator

Humpbacks From Fire to Ice (2008)

Narrator

Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea (1993)

Narrator

Living with Dinosaurs (2000)

Presenter

Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places (2014)

Narrator

NHKスペシャル映像詩里山II 命めぐる水辺 (2008)

Narrator

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (2014)

David Attenborough

Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss (1996)

Narrator

Squirrel on My Shoulder (1979)

Narrator

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003)

The Mating Game (2013)

Narrator

The Million Pound Bird Book (1985)

Presenter

The Minsmere Year (2004)

Tiger: The Elusive Princess (1999)

Narrator (voice)

Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958 (1955)

Water Life A World of Water (2009)

导演

王朝：狐獴特辑 (2020)

解说

Writing (39)

Planet Earth (2006)

Frozen Planet (2011)

NOVA (1974)

Africa (2013)

Deep Blue (2003)

Life on Earth (1979)

The Life of Mammals (2002)

Nature (1982)

Life in the Undergrowth (2005)

The Life of Birds (1998)

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (2015)

Life in Cold Blood (2008)

Natural World (1983)

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011)

The Living Planet (1984)

Life in the Freezer (1993)

First Life (2010)

Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (2013)

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (2013)

Screenplay

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies (2015)

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014)

The Private Life of Plants (1995)

State of the Planet (2000)

Show all (39)

Galapagos with David Attenborough (2013)

Attenborough in Paradise (1996)

A Blank on the Map (1971)

Screenplay

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (2017)

Survival Island (1996)

The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000)

Screenplay

Attenborough's Ark (2012)

Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999)

The Song of the Earth (2000)

Desert Lions (2006)

Script Consultant

Attenborough in Paradise (1996)

Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000)

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (2014)

The Million Pound Bird Book (1985)

Zoo Quest to West Africa (1955)

Production (4)

Planet Earth II (2016)

Casting

Elsa the Lioness (1961)

The Ascent of Kangchenjunga (1955)

Zoo Quest to West Africa (1955)

Crew (3)

Wild City (2016)

Presenter

Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche (2015)

Presenter

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (2014)

Presenter

Creation (3)

Fabulous Animals (1975)

Flying Casanovas

The World Around Us (1967)

Directing (1)

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (2014)

Sound (1)

Zoo Quest in Colour (2016)

Sound Recordist

Appearances (194)

Planet Earth (2006)

Self - Narrator

Planet Earth II (2016)

Self - Narrator

Prehistoric Planet (2022)

Self - Presenter

Our Planet (2019)

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

Self

Life (2009)

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Blue Planet (2001)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Blue Planet II (2017)

Self - Presenter

Frozen Planet (2011)

Self - Narrator

A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)

The Year Earth Changed (2021)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Africa (2013)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dynasties (2018)

Self - Narrator

The Hunt (2015)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Deep Blue (2003)

Self

Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)

Self

Attenborough's Life in Colour (2021)

Self - Presenter

Planet Earth III (2023)

Self - Presenter

A Perfect Planet (2021)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021)

Self - Narrator

The Green Planet (2022)

Self - Narrator (voice)

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)

Self

Frozen Planet II (2022)

Self - Presenter

Show all (194)

A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026)

Self

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)

Self - Narrator

Life on Earth (1979)

Self - Presenter

The Life of Mammals (2002)

Self - Presenter

Nature (1982)

Self

Nature's Great Events (2009)

Self - Presenter

Life in the Undergrowth (2005)

Self

The Life of Birds (1998)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)

Self - Presenter

Madagascar (2011)

Self - Presenter

Life Story (2014)

Self - Presenter

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (2015)

Self - Presenter

The Private Life of Plants (1995)

himself

Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016)

Self - Presenter

Horizon (1964)

Self / Himself / Narrator

Life in Cold Blood (2008)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Natural World (1983)

Self - Host / Self - Narrator

Wild Isles (2023)

Self - Presenter

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (2011)

Self - Presenter / Narrator

The Living Planet (1984)

Self

Mammals (2024)

Self - Narrator

Life in the Freezer (1993)

Self - Presenter

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)

Self - Narrator (archive sound)

Parenthood (2025)

Self - Narrator

Trials of Life (1990)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Asia (2024)

Self : Presenter

First Life (2010)

Self - Presenter

Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (2013)

Self - Presenter

Secret Lives of Orangutans (2024)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Secret World of Sound (2024)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Björk: Biophilia Live (2014)

Self - Opening Sequence (voice)

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur (2016)

Self - Presenter

Climate Change: The Facts (2019)

Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (2013)

Self - Presenter

Extinction: The Facts (2020)

Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (2013)

Self - Presenter

Wild London (2026)

Self

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies (2015)

Self - Presenter

Kingdom of Plants (2012)

Self - Narrator

The Mating Game (2021)

Self - Presenter

David Attenborough's Tasmania (2018)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Kingdom (2025)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder (2017)

Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (2024)

Self - Presenter

When Björk Met Attenborough (2013)

Self

Zoo Quest in Colour (2016)

Self - Presenter

The Penguin King (2012)

Self - Narrator

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)

Self (voice)

The Private Life of Plants (1995)

Self - Presenter

State of the Planet (2000)

Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Song (2022)

Self - Presenter

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)

Self - Presenter

Omnibus (1967)

Self

Planet Earth: A Celebration (2020)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Secret Garden (2026)

Self - Presenter

Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens (2016)

Self

Galapagos with David Attenborough (2013)

Self - Presenter

Wild Karnataka (2019)

Self - Narrator

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2020)

Self

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (2021)

Self

A TV Dante (1990)

Himself

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant (2017)

Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (2021)

Self - Narrator

Attenborough in Paradise (1996)

Self - Narrator

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (2012)

Self - Presenter

Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific (2015)

Self – Narrator

Fabulous Frogs (2014)

Self - Narrator

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers (2012)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal (2018)

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Trials of Life (1990)

Self - Presenter

Whale Wisdom (2018)

Self - Narrator

Winterwatch (2013)

Self

A Blank on the Map (1971)

Himself - Presenter

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (2017)

Self – Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011)

Self - Presenter

Birds of Paradise (2010)

Self

David Attenborough's Global Adventure (2022)

Self

Deep Ocean (2015)

Self - Narrator

Into the Jungle (2018)

Self - Narrator

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (2020)

Self

The Bat Man of Mexico (2014)

Self

The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000)

Himself - Presenter

The Queen's Green Planet (2018)

Self

Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (2009)

Self - Presenter / Narrator

And the Winner Isn't (2017)

Self

David Attenborough Meets President Obama (2015)

Self

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)

Self

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench (2018)

Self - Narrator

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)

Self

Wild City (2016)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Attenborough's Journey (2010)

Self

Attenborough's Passion Projects (2016)

Self - Presenter

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking (2011)

Self

Desert Seas (2011)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Kea: The Smartest Parrot? (2005)

Self - Narrator

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation (2020)

Self

The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama (2020)

Self

A War on Science (2006)

Self

Autopsy on a Dream (2013)

Self

Blue Planet III (2026)

Self - Presenter

David Attenborough: A Life on Earth (2023)

Self

Dragons and Damsels (2019)

Self - Narrator

Going Live! (1987)

Self

Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks (2015)

Self - Narrator

Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure (2026)

Self

Superfish (2008)

Self - Narrator

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet (2021)

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Forum (2019)

Self

The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (2018)

Self

A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough (2025)

Self

Attenborough at 90 (2016)

Self

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs (2018)

Self - Presenter

Attenborough’s Journey (2021)

Self

Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast (2017)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Cougars Undercover (2015)

Self

Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (2015)

Self

David Attenborough's Wild City (2016)

Self - Narrator

David Attenborough: The Early Years (2013)

Self

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss (2016)

Self - Narrator

Desert Lions (2006)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Edwardian Insects on Film (2013)

Self

Fateful Planet (2024)

Self

Genius of Britain (2010)

Self

How the BBC Began (2022)

Self

Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts (2010)

Self

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid (2013)

Self - Narrator

Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (2010)

Self

Parkinson at 50 (2021)

Self (archive footage)

Prince William: A Planet For Us All (2020)

Self

Simon Schama's Story of Us (2025)

Self - Reader

Tales of Television Centre (2012)

Self

Animal House (2011)

Self

Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World (2007)

Himself - Presenter

Attenborough the Controller (2002)

Self

Attenborough's Life Journey (2024)

Self

Blue Planet UK (2019)

Self

Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth (2026)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dinosaur Apocalypse (2022)

Self - Host

Echo and Other Elephants (2005)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Elsa the Lioness (1961)

Self

Explorers (1975)

Self - Narrator

Fabulous Animals (1975)

Self - Presenter

Folk Britannia (2006)

Self

Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments (2020)

Self - Guest (archive footage)

Great Mammoth Mystery (2022)

Self - Host

Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words (2011)

Self

Hotel Armadillo (2017)

Self - Narrator

Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans (1997)

Self

Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats (2016)

Self

Leopard: The Agent of Darkness (1997)

Self

My Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006)

Self (archive footage)

Plants Behaving Badly (2017)

Self

Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment (2017)

Self - Narrator

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century (2026)

Self

Reef Diaries (2015)

Self - Narrator

Richard Batterham, Master Potter (2017)

Self

Richmond Park National Nature Reserve (2017)

Self

Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough (2024)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Science Is News (1959)

Self - Presenter

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (2014)

Self

Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark (2003)

Self

The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai (2019)

Self

The Living Thames (2019)

Self

The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound (1990)

Self

The Secrets of Scott's Hut (2011)

Self

The Spirit of Asia (1980)

Self

Timelapse of the Entire Universe (2018)

Self - Narrator (archive sound)

World of Wildlife: African Big Cats (1995)

Self - Narrator

Your Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006)

Self (archive footage)

Zoo Quest to West Africa (1955)

Self