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David Attenborough

  • Born In Isleworth
  • Born May 8, 1926
  • Gender Male

Movies

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants

Björk: Biophilia Live
as Himself - Opening sequence voice

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
as David Attenborough

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
as Narrator

Extinction: The Facts
as Presenter

Planet Earth: A Celebration
as Narrator (voice)

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
as David Attenborough

A Zed & Two Noughts
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)

And the Winner Isn't
as Himself

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
as Narrator / Himself

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
as Himself - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Egg
as Presenter

Attenborough's Life That Glows
as Himself - Presenter

Attenborough's Paradise Birds
as Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
as Himself

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
as Narrator

Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of Species
as Presenter

David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as David Attenborough

Flying Monsters 3D
as Himself - Presenter / Narrator

Galapagos with David Attenborough
as Himself

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
as Himself - Narrator

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
as Himself

Natural History Museum Alive
as Himself

PBS Nature - Birds of the Gods
as Narrator

Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
as Narrator

Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
as Narrator

Superfish Bluefin Tuna

Survival Island
as Narrator

The Penguin King
as Narator

The Private Life of Plants
as himself

The Queen's Green Planet
as Himself

The World's Most Wanted Animal
as Narrator (U.K.)

Zoo Quest in Colour

Television

La vida a prueba
as Presentador

Il Regno Segreto delle Piante
as Se Stesso

Attenborough and the Giant ...
as Presenter

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
as Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Egg

A Plastic Ocean (2016)
as Self

Adventure
as Narrator, Self

Africa (2013)
as David Attenborough

Animal Crime Scene

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
as Himself

Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages
as Himself

Attenborough's Ark

Attenborough's Life That Glows
as Narator

Attenborough's Passion Projects
as Himself

Blue Planet II
as Narrator

David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
as Presenter

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
as Presenter

Kingdom of Plants 3D
as Himself

David Attenborough's Light On Earth
as Presenter

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
as Presenter

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
as Narrator

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
as Narrator, Moderator

David Attenborough's Wild City
as Presenter

Deep Ocean
as Narrator

Dynasties (2018)
as Narrator

Experience 3D
as Narrator

Extinction: The Facts
as Presenter

First Life with David Attenborough
as Presenter

Flying Monsters 3D
as David Attenborough

Frozen Planet
as Narrator

Galapagos with David Attenborough
as Host

Genius of Britain
as Self

Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
as Presenter

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
as Himself

Green Planet
as Narrator

How to Save Our Planet
as Presenter

Life
as Himself - Narrator

Life (BBC Earth)
as Narator

Life in Cold Blood
as Presenter

Life in the Freezer
as Presenter

Life in the Undergrowth
as Himself

Life on Earth
as Presenter

Life Story
as Presenter

Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
as Narrator, Presenter

Madagascar
as Presenter

Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
as Narrator

Natural World
as Presenter

Nature's Great Events
as Narrator

NOVA
as Narrator

Seven Worlds, One Planet
as Narrator

Our Planet (2019)
as Narrator

A Perfect Planet
as Narrator

Planet Earth
as Narrator

Planet Earth II
as Narrator

Plants Behaving Badly
as Narrator

Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
as Narrator

Secrets of Wild India

Spy in The...

State of the Planet
as Presenter

The Blue Planet
as Presenter

The First Eden
as Presenter

The Hunt
as Narrator

The Life of Birds
as Presenter

The Life of Mammals
as Presenter

The Living Planet
as Presenter

The Miracle of Bali
as Narrator

The People of Paradise
as Himself

The Private Life of Plants
as Presenter

The Trials of Life
as Presenter

The Tribal Eye
as Narrator

The Truth About Climate Change
as Presenter

Tiger - Spy in the Jungle
as Narrator

Wild Cameramen at Work
as Narrator

Wildlife on One
as Narrator

Wildlife Specials
as Narrator, David Attenborough

Zambezi (1965)
as Presenter

Zoo Quest
as Presenter

Other Movies

Movie Year Type
Wild Karnataka 2020 Host
Deep Blue 2003 Writer
Flying Monsters 3D 2011 Writer
Galapagos with David Attenborough 2013 Writer
Natural History Museum Alive 2014 Writer
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life 2009 Writer

Other Television

Series Episodes Date Type
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime Around the World in 80 Days (1989) October 4, 2020 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep June 9, 2020 Guest Star
National Geographic Documentaries Hunt for the Giant Squid (2019) March 23, 2019 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss November 12, 2018 Guest Star
Natural World Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal May 15, 2018 Guest Star
Tomorrow's World: People of Science Sir David Attenborough discusses Charles Darwin January 10, 2018 Guest Star
Wildlife Specials Attenborough and the Sea Dragon January 7, 2018 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Attenborough and the Sea Dragon January 7, 2018 Guest Star
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon Attenborough and the Sea Dragon January 7, 2018 Writer
Blue Planet II Oceans of Wonder January 1, 2018 Writer, Host
BBC Documentaries Attenborough and the Giant Elephant December 10, 2017 Guest Star
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant Attenborough and the Giant Elephant December 10, 2017 Guest Star
Attenborough and the Giant ... Attenborough and the Giant Elephant December 10, 2017 Writer
Blue Planet II Our Blue Planet December 10, 2017 Writer, Host
Blue Planet II Coasts December 3, 2017 Writer, Host
Blue Planet II Green Seas November 26, 2017 Writer, Host
Blue Planet II Big Blue November 19, 2017 Writer, Host
Blue Planet II Coral Reefs November 12, 2017 Writer, Host
Blue Planet II The Deep November 5, 2017 Writer, Host
Blue Planet II One Ocean October 29, 2017 Writer, Host
Horizon Dippy and the Whale July 13, 2017 Guest Star
Planet Earth II A World of Wonder January 1, 2017 Guest Star
Deep Ocean Descent into the Mariana Trench January 1, 2017 Guest Star, Writer
The Graham Norton Show Ben Affleck, Sir David Attenborough, Matt Smith, Claire Foy, Sting November 4, 2016 Guest Star
Natural World My Congo September 7, 2016 Guest Star
Wildlife Specials Attenborough's Life That Glows May 9, 2016 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Attenborough at 90 May 8, 2016 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Attenborough And The Giant Dinosaur January 24, 2016 Guest Star
Attenborough and the Giant ... Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur January 24, 2016 Writer
The Graham Norton Show Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Sir David Attenborough, Elle King January 22, 2016 Guest Star
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Survival January 13, 2016 Writer
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Visitors January 6, 2016 Writer
Deep Ocean Lights in the Abyss January 1, 2016 Writer
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Builders December 30, 2015 Writer
Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages Attenborough's Paradise Birds March 3, 2015 Guest Star
The Graham Norton Show Sir David Attenborough, Gary Lineker, Jessica Chastain, Harry Hill, McBusted January 23, 2015 Guest Star
The Jonathan Ross Show Sir David Attenborough, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Mel B, Steve Carell October 18, 2014 Guest Star
Natural World Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs August 28, 2014 Guest Star
Nature Fabulous Frogs June 25, 2014 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries The Bat Man of Mexico June 13, 2014 Guest Star
Natural World The Bat Man of Mexico June 13, 2014 Guest Star
Sky 3D Documentaries David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive January 1, 2014 Writer, Guest Star
Natural World Meerkats: Secrets of an Animal Superstar October 11, 2013 Guest Star
Natural World The Mating Game July 19, 2013 Guest Star
Nature Attenborough's Life Stories: Part Three - Our Fragile Planet February 6, 2013 Guest Star
Nature Attenborough's Life Stories: Part Two - Understanding the Natural World January 30, 2013 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries David Attenborough - The Early Years January 23, 2013 Guest Star
Nature Attenborough's Life Stories: Part One - Life on Camera January 23, 2013 Guest Star
Africa (2013) Cape January 23, 2013 Writer
Natural World Attenborough's Ark November 9, 2012 Guest Star
PBS Specials Birds Of The Gods October 18, 2012 Guest Star
Natural World Living with Baboons July 19, 2012 Guest Star
Kingdom of Plants 3D Solving the Secrets June 2, 2012 Writer
Kingdom of Plants 3D Life in the Wet Zone May 26, 2012 Writer
Secrets of Wild India Tiger Jungles May 13, 2012 Guest Star
Secrets of Wild India Elephant Kingdom May 4, 2012 Guest Star
Natural World The Real Jungle Book Bear April 5, 2012 Guest Star
In Confidence Sir David Attenborough March 5, 2012 Guest Star
Natural World Animal House September 7, 2011 Guest Star
Wildlife Specials Flying Monsters 3D May 6, 2011 Writer
Wild (2006) Desert Seas April 21, 2011 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Attenborough and the Giant Egg March 2, 2011 Guest Star
Attenborough and the Giant ... Attenborough and the Giant Egg March 2, 2011 Writer
Natural World Elsa: The Lioness that Changed the World February 1, 2011 Guest Star
Nature Birds of the Gods January 23, 2011 Guest Star
IMAX Ultimate Collection Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough December 25, 2010 Writer, Guest Star
Sky 3D Documentaries Flying Monsters December 25, 2010 Writer, Guest Star
Natural World Panda Makers December 7, 2010 Guest Star
First Life with David Attenborough Conquest November 12, 2010 Writer
First Life Conquest November 12, 2010 Writer
First Life with David Attenborough Arrival November 5, 2010 Writer
First Life Arrival November 5, 2010 Writer
Natural World The Himalayas August 19, 2010 Guest Star
Natural World Birds of Paradise January 6, 2010 Guest Star
Horizon How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? December 9, 2009 Guest Star
Natural World Bringing Up Baby November 26, 2009 Guest Star
Nature's Great Events The Great Feast March 18, 2009 Guest Star
Nature's Great Events The Great Flood March 11, 2009 Guest Star
Nature's Great Events The Great Tide March 4, 2009 Guest Star
Nature's Great Events The Great Migration February 25, 2009 Guest Star
Natural World Cassowaries February 19, 2009 Guest Star
Nature's Great Events The Great Salmon Run February 18, 2009 Guest Star
Nature's Great Events The Great Melt February 11, 2009 Guest Star
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life Darwin's Struggle : The Evolution of the Origin of Species February 2, 2009 Guest Star
BBC Documentaries Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life February 1, 2009 Guest Star
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life February 1, 2009 Writer
BBC Documentaries Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World January 27, 2009 Guest Star
Natural World Cuckoo January 9, 2009 Guest Star
Natural World Clever Monkeys November 25, 2008 Guest Star
National Geographic Documentaries Humpbacks: From Fire to Ice October 4, 2008 Guest Star
Natural World Superfish May 14, 2008 Guest Star
Natural World Badgers - Secrets Of The Sett February 15, 2008 Guest Star
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Sir David Attenborough, Ringo Starr, Samantha Janus, Rita Simons, Hot Chip. January 18, 2008 Guest Star
Saving Planet Earth Sharing Planet Earth June 24, 2007 Guest Star
Natural World Battle To Save The Tiger April 11, 2007 Guest Star
The Truth About Climate Change Can We Save Planet Earth? June 1, 2006 Guest Star
The Truth About Climate Change Are We Changing Planet Earth? May 24, 2006 Guest Star
NOVA Jewel Of The Earth February 14, 2006 Guest Star
Parkinson David Attenborough, Susan Sarandon, Chris Tarrant, Jamie Cullum October 22, 2005 Guest Star
Natural World Shark Coast January 26, 2005 Guest Star
Natural World Echo of the Elephants - The Final Chapter? January 19, 2005 Guest Star
Civilisation Sir David Attenborough Remembers the Making of 'Civilisation' December 1, 2004 Guest Star
NHK Documentaries Satoyama II : Japan's Secret Watergarden April 12, 2004 Writer
Natural World Five Big Cats and a Camera February 22, 2004 Guest Star
Natural World The Amber Time Machine February 15, 2004 Guest Star
The Life of Mammals Food for Thought February 5, 2003 Writer
The Life of Mammals Social Climbers January 29, 2003 Writer
Natural World Highgrove: A Prince's Legacy January 26, 2003 Guest Star
The Life of Mammals Life in the Trees January 22, 2003 Writer
The Life of Mammals Return to the Water January 15, 2003 Writer
The Life of Mammals Opportunists January 8, 2003 Writer
The Life of Mammals Meat Eaters December 18, 2002 Writer
The Life of Mammals Chisellers December 11, 2002 Writer
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Episode 7 December 6, 2002 Guest Star
The Life of Mammals Plant Predators December 4, 2002 Writer
The Life of Mammals Insect Hunters November 27, 2002 Writer
BBC Documentaries Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television November 20, 2002 Guest Star
The Life of Mammals A Winning Design November 20, 2002 Writer
BBC Documentaries Great Natural Wonders of the World January 1, 2002 Guest Star
Wildlife Specials Great Natural Wonders of the World January 1, 2002 Guest Star, Writer
NOVA Flying Casanovas December 25, 2001 Writer, Guest Star
The Blue Planet Making Waves November 11, 2001 Guest Star
Natural World The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu October 7, 2001 Guest Star
NOVA Japan's Secret Garden December 18, 2000 Writer, Guest Star
Natural World Bower Birds - The Art of Seduction December 17, 2000 Guest Star
State of the Planet The Future of Life November 29, 2000 Director, Guest Star
State of the Planet Why is There a Crisis? November 22, 2000 Director, Guest Star
State of the Planet Is There a Crisis? November 15, 2000 Director, Guest Star
Wildlife Specials Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth January 1, 2000 Writer, Guest Star
NHK Documentaries Satoyama : Japan's Secret Garden April 12, 1999 Writer
Natural World Islands of the Vampire Birds March 14, 1999 Guest Star
The Life of Birds The Limits of Endurance December 23, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds The Problems of Parenthood December 16, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds The Demands of the Egg December 9, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds Finding Partners December 2, 1998 Guest Star
NOVA Leopards of the Night December 1, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds Signals and Songs November 25, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds Fishing for a Living November 18, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds Meat-Eaters November 11, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds The Insatiable Appetite November 4, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds The Mastery of Flight October 28, 1998 Guest Star
The Life of Birds To Fly or Not to Fly October 21, 1998 Guest Star
Natural World South Georgia, An Island All Alone October 11, 1998 Guest Star
NOVA Crocodiles! April 28, 1998 Guest Star
NOVA Wild Wolves November 11, 1997 Guest Star
Natural World Sperm Whales: Back From the Abyss October 6, 1996 Guest Star
Natural World Attenborough in Paradise April 8, 1996 Guest Star
Natural World Incredible Suckers January 21, 1996 Guest Star
Natural World Echo of the Elephants - The Next Generation January 14, 1996 Guest Star
The Private Life of Plants Surviving February 9, 1995 Writer
The Private Life of Plants Living Together February 2, 1995 Writer
The Private Life of Plants The Social Struggle January 26, 1995 Writer
The Private Life of Plants Flowering January 19, 1995 Writer
The Private Life of Plants Growing January 12, 1995 Writer
The Private Life of Plants Travelling January 5, 1995 Writer
Wildlife Specials Survival Island January 1, 1995 Writer, Guest Star
IMAX Ultimate Collection Survival Island January 1, 1995 Writer, Guest Star
Natural World Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers November 27, 1994 Guest Star
Natural World Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea March 6, 1994 Guest Star
Life in the Freezer Footsteps in the Snow December 23, 1993 Writer
Life in the Freezer The Big Freeze December 16, 1993 Writer
Life in the Freezer The Door Closes December 9, 1993 Writer
Life in the Freezer The Race to Breed December 2, 1993 Writer
Life in the Freezer The Ice Retreats November 25, 1993 Writer
Life in the Freezer The Bountiful Sea November 18, 1993 Writer
Natural World Echo Of The Elephants January 3, 1993 Writer
The Trials of Life Continuing the Line December 20, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Courting December 13, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Talking to Strangers December 6, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Friends and Rivals November 29, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Fighting November 22, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Living Together November 15, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Home Making November 8, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Finding the Way November 1, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Hunting and Escaping October 25, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Finding Food October 18, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Growing Up October 11, 1990 Writer
The Trials of Life Arriving October 4, 1990 Writer
Natural World Twilight Of The Dreamtime October 9, 1988 Guest Star
Universum Das erste Paradies September 29, 1987 Director
BBC Documentaries The Million Pound Bird Book April 26, 1985 Guest Star
The Dick Cavett Show David Attenborough November 12, 1981 Guest Star
The Tribal Eye Across the Frontiers July 8, 1975 Writer
The Tribal Eye Man Blong Custom July 1, 1975 Writer
The Tribal Eye Woven Gardens June 24, 1975 Writer
The Tribal Eye Kingdom of Bronze June 17, 1975 Writer
The Tribal Eye Sweat of the Sun June 10, 1975 Writer
The Tribal Eye Crooked Beak of Heaven June 3, 1975 Writer
The Tribal Eye Behind the Mask May 27, 1975 Writer
Adventure Zambezi: Livingstone's River August 23, 1965 Director
Adventure Zambezi: The Ancient Highway August 16, 1965 Director
Adventure Zambezi: Lord of the Land August 9, 1965 Director
Quest Under Capricorn The First Australians May 31, 1963 Writer, Director
Quest Under Capricorn Bush Walkabout May 24, 1963 Writer, Director
Quest Under Capricorn The Artists of Arnhem Land May 17, 1963 Writer, Director
Quest Under Capricorn Buffalo, Geese and Men May 10, 1963 Writer, Director
Quest Under Capricorn Hermits of Borroloola May 3, 1963 Writer, Director
Adventure Quest under Capricorn: Desert Gods April 26, 1963 Director
Quest Under Capricorn Desert Gods April 26, 1963 Writer, Director
BBC Documentaries Elsa the Lioness February 3, 1961 Guest Star
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures The Language of Animals: Beware! January 1, 1970 Guest Star
Mark Lawson Talks to... David Attenborough January 1, 1970 Guest Star
UKTV Documentaries Superfish: Bluefin Tuna January 1, 1970 Guest Star
Au royaume des plantes Au royaume des plantes: Secrets January 1, 1970 Guest Star
PBS Nature - Fabulous Frogs Fabulous Frogs January 1, 1970 Guest Star
Attenborough's Life Stories Life on Camera January 1, 1970 Guest Star
Are We Changing Planet Earth? Are We Changing Planet Earth? January 1, 1970 Writer

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