David Attenborough
Known for Acting · 275 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)
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Horizon
1964
as Self / Himself / Narrator
Wogan
1982
as Self
RTL Tonight
2025
as Self
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice) / Host / Self
Natural World
1983
as Presenter / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host / Self - Narrator
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Voice
2012
Planet Earth
2006
as Self - Narrator
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Prehistoric Planet
2022
as Self - Presenter
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Planet Earth II
2016
as Self - Narrator
Winterwatch
2013
as Self
Our Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Planet Earth III
2023
as Self - Presenter
Dynasties
2018
as Self - Narrator
The Blue Planet
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Planet II
2017
as Self - Presenter
Television
1985
In Confidence
2010
The Green Planet
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life Story
2014
as Self - Presenter
Life
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Life of Mammals
2002
as Self - Presenter
Wildlife on One
1977
as Narrator
The Hunt
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
This Morning
1988
as Self
Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Africa
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
as Self - Presenter
Kingdom
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Frozen Planet
2011
as Self - Narrator
Frozen Planet II
2022
as Self - Presenter
Zoo Quest
1954
Nature's Great Events
2009
as Self - Presenter
Wild Isles
2023
as Self - Presenter
The Living Planet
1984
as Self
A Perfect Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Life of Birds
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Life on Earth
1979
as Self - Presenter
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mammals
2024
as Self - Narrator
How the BBC Began
2022
as Self
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021
as Self - Presenter
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013
as Presenter
Parenthood
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fateful Planet
2024
as Self
Life in Cold Blood
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Secret Garden
2026
as Self - Presenter
First Life
2010
as Self - Presenter
Movies (163)
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
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
as Self
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
Desert Seas
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Deep Blue
2003
as Self
Desert Lions
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
as Self
Attenborough the Controller
2002
as Self
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
as Self
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator
Reef Diaries
2015
as Self - Narrator
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010
as Self
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
as Presenter
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Wild Karnataka
2019
as Self - Narrator
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
as Presenter
A TV Dante
1990
as Himself
Attenborough's Journey
2010
as Self
Into the Jungle
2018
as Self - Narrator
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
as Self
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Year Earth Changed
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026
as Self
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
as Self
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self (archive footage)
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Self
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Self (voice)
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
as Self - Narrator
Cougars Undercover
2015
as Self
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
as Presenter - Narrator
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
as Narrator
Extinction: The Facts
2020
as Self - Presenter
Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022
as Self - Host
A War on Science
2006
as Self
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
as Self – Presenter
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024
as Self
Hot Tuna
2012
as Narrator
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
as Self - Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008
as Narrator
Birds of Paradise
2010
as Self
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
as Self
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
as Self
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
as Self - Narrator
The Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
as Self
The Penguin King
2012
as Self - Narrator
Aliens From Inner Space
1983
as Narrator
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014
as 自己 / 编剧
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
as Presenter
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Living with Dinosaurs
2000
as Presenter
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
as Presenter
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
as Self - Presenter
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981
as Narrator
Elsa the Lioness
1961
as Self
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
as Self
A Blank on the Map
1971
as Himself - Presenter
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
as Self - Presenter
The Amber Time Machine
2004
as Narrator
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
as Self
Fabulous Frogs
2014
as Self - Narrator
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
as Presenter
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
as Narrator
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
as Self - Presenter
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
as Narrator
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005
as Presenter
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
as Self - Presenter
The Song of the Earth
2000
as Narrator
Superfish
2008
as Self - Narrator
The Forum
2019
as Self
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
as Self - Presenter
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
as Himself - Presenter
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
as Self - Narrator
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
as Narrator
Survival Island
1996
as Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
as Self - Narrator
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022
as Self - Host
Birds of the Sun God
1987
as Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
as Self - Narrator
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Water Life A World of Water
2009
as 导演
Squirrel on My Shoulder
1979
as Narrator
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
as Narrator
At Home with Badgers
1978
as Narrator
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
as Self
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999
as Presenter - Narrator
Whale Wisdom
2018
as Self - Narrator
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
as Self - 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 275 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, David Attenborough has appeared in 163 films and 112 TV shows.
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- 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
- David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026) — as Self
- Ocean with David Attenborough (2025) — as Self
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