David Attenborough
Actor · Director · WriterSir 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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
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Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026
Self - Narrator (voice)
Wild London
2026
Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026
Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Self
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026
Self
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
Self
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
Self
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
Self - Presenter
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024
Self
- Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
Self - Presenter
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
Self - Presenter
Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022
Self - Host
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022
Self - Host
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
Self
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
Self - Narrator
Parkinson at 50
2021
Self (archive footage)
The Year Earth Changed
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
Self - Narrator
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
Self
Extinction: The Facts
2020
Self - Presenter
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
Self
- Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
Self
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019
Self
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
Self - Presenter
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
Self - Narrator
Wild Karnataka
2019
Self - Narrator
The Forum
2019
Self
Dragons and Damsels
2019
Self - Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
The Living Thames
2019
Self
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018
Narrator
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
Presenter
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
Self - Presenter
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
Self
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
Whale Wisdom
2018
Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle
2018
Self - Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018
Self
- Richard Batterham, Master Potter
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017
Self
Hotel Armadillo
2017
Self - Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
Self - Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017
Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
Self - Presenter
- Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017
Self
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
Self – Presenter
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
Self
Attenborough at 90
2016
Self
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
Self
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
Narrator
- Cougars Undercover
Cougars Undercover
2015
Self
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
Presenter - Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
Self
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
Self – Narrator
- Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015
Self
Reef Diaries
2015
Self - Narrator
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
Presenter
Fabulous Frogs
2014
Self - Narrator
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014
Self
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014
自己, 编剧
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
David Attenborough, Self
The Mating Game
2013
Narrator
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
Self
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
Self - Presenter
- Edwardian Insects on Film
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013
Self
- Autopsy on a Dream
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
Self
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013
Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Ark
2012
Narrator
The Penguin King
2012
Self - Narrator
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
Self - Presenter
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Self
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hot Tuna
2012
Narrator
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
Self - Presenter / Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
Self - Presenter
Desert Seas
2011
Self - Narrator (voice)
Animal House
2011
Self
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011
Self
Attenborough's Journey
2010
Self
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
Self
Birds of Paradise
2010
Self
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010
Self
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
Presenter
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
Self - Presenter / Narrator
Water Life A World of Water
2009
导演
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008
Narrator
Superfish
2008
Self - Narrator
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008
Narrator
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
- Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
Himself - Presenter
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
Presenter
A War on Science
2006
Self
Desert Lions
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Can We Save Planet Earth?
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
- My Favourite Attenborough Moment
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
Self (archive footage)
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
Self (archive footage)
- Kea: The Smartest Parrot
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005
Presenter
The Amber Time Machine
2004
Narrator
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
Narrator
The Minsmere Year
2004
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Deep Blue
2003
Self
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003
Self
Attenborough the Controller
2002
Self
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
Presenter
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
Self (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
Self
The Song of the Earth
2000
Narrator
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
Narrator
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
Himself - Presenter
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000
Narrator
- Living with Dinosaurs
Living with Dinosaurs
2000
Presenter
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
Narrator
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
Narrator (voice)
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
Narrator (voice)
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999
Presenter - Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998
Narrator (voice)
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
Self
- Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
Self
Survival Island
1996
Narrator
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996
Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
Self - Narrator
The Private Life of Plants
1995
himself
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995
Self - Narrator
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
Narrator
- Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
A TV Dante
1990
Himself
The Trials of Life
1990
Self - Presenter
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
Self
- Birds of the Sun God
Birds of the Sun God
1987
Narrator
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Million Pound Bird Book
1985
Presenter
- David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
1985
Narrator
Aliens From Inner Space
1983
Narrator
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981
Narrator
Squirrel on My Shoulder
1979
Narrator
- At Home with Badgers
At Home with Badgers
1978
Narrator
A Blank on the Map
1971
Himself - Presenter
- Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971
Narrator (voice)
Elsa the Lioness
1961
Self
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955
Self
WRITER18
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
Writer
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
Writer
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
Writer
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
Writer
Attenborough's Ark
2012
Writer
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
Writer
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
Writer
Desert Lions
2006
Script Consultant
Deep Blue
2003
Writer
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
Writer
The Song of the Earth
2000
Writer
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
Screenplay
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
Writer
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
Writer
Survival Island
1996
Writer
The Million Pound Bird Book
1985
Writer
A Blank on the Map
1971
Screenplay
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955
Writer
