David Attenborough
Known for Acting · 272 credits
- Born
- 1926-05-08 (age 100)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- David Frederick Attenborough · Sir David Attenborough · Дэвид Фредерик Аттенборо · Девід Аттенборо · 大卫·爱登堡 · 大衛·艾登堡
Biography
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
TV Shows (112)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
Horizon
1964
as Self / Himself / Narrator
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice) / Host / Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Natural World
1983
as Presenter / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host / Self - Narrator
Voice
2012
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
Planet Earth
2006
as Self - Narrator
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Prehistoric Planet
2022
as Self - Presenter
Planet Earth II
2016
as Self - Narrator
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Planet Earth III
2023
as Self - Presenter
Our Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Planet II
2017
as Self - Presenter
The Blue Planet
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dynasties
2018
as Self - Narrator
RTL Tonight
2025
as Self
Frozen Planet
2011
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
as Self - Presenter
Africa
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
This Morning
1988
as Self
A Perfect Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hunt
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Frozen Planet II
2022
as Self - Presenter
Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mammals
2024
as Self - Narrator
Winterwatch
2013
as Self
The Life of Mammals
2002
as Self - Presenter
Asia
2024
as Self : Presenter
The Life of Birds
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wild Isles
2023
as Self - Presenter
The Green Planet
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wildlife on One
1977
as Narrator
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013
as Self - Presenter
Life Story
2014
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021
as Self - Presenter
Life on Earth
1979
as Self - Presenter
Zoo Quest
1954
Wild City
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011
as Self
Tomorrow's World: People of Science
2018
as Self
Parenthood
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Folk Britannia
2006
as Self
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015
as Self - Presenter
Secret World of Sound
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Kingdom
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Living Planet
1984
as Self
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015
as Self - Presenter
Movies (160)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
as Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026
as Self
Wild London
2026
as Self
Deep Blue
2003
as Self
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
Fabulous Frogs
2014
as Self - Narrator
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as himself
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Self (voice)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
as Self
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Extinction: The Facts
2020
as Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
The Year Earth Changed
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
as Self - Narrator
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
as Self - Narrator
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
as Self - Presenter
A TV Dante
1990
as Himself
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
as Presenter
Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
as Self
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
as Presenter
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
as Self
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
as Self - Presenter
Wild Karnataka
2019
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
as Self - Presenter
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Desert Seas
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
as Self - Presenter
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
as Self
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
as Self - Narrator
Aliens From Inner Space
1983
as Narrator
The Penguin King
2012
as Self - Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
as Self - Presenter
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
as Self - Narrator
The Forum
2019
as Self
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
as Self
Whale Wisdom
2018
as Self - Narrator
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008
as Narrator
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
as Himself - Presenter
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
as Narrator
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
as Presenter
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
as Self
A Blank on the Map
1971
as Himself - Presenter
Elsa the Lioness
1961
as Self
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
as Presenter - Narrator
A War on Science
2006
as Self
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
as Self
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
as Self – Narrator
The Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Presenter
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
as Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
as Self - Presenter
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017
as Self
Attenborough's Ark
2012
as Narrator
Survival Island
1996
as Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
as Presenter
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
as Self - Presenter
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
as Self
Attenborough the Controller
2002
as Self
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011
as Self
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
as Self
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Birds of Paradise
2010
as Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
as Self - Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Journey
2010
as Self
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
as Narrator
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955
as Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
as Self
Superfish
2008
as Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle
2018
as Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Hotel Armadillo
2017
as Self - Narrator
Living with Dinosaurs
2000
as Presenter
The Amber Time Machine
2004
as Narrator
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
as Self
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014
as Self
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
as Self
Water Life A World of Water
2009
as 导演
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
as Presenter
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
as Self
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998
as Narrator
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
as Self – Presenter
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
as Narrator
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
as Himself - Presenter
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
as Self - Narrator
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
as Self
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
as Self - Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008
as Narrator
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
as Narrator
Hot Tuna
2012
as Narrator
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
as Self
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971
as Narrator (voice)
The Song of the Earth
2000
as Narrator
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
as Narrator
About David Attenborough
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 younge… With 272 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, David Attenborough has appeared in 160 films and 112 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Attenborough Movies
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) — as Self
- A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026) — as Self
- Wild London (2026) — as Self
- Deep Blue (2003) — as Self
- Ocean with David Attenborough (2025) — as Self
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