David Attenborough
Photo: Viasat press
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: M
Birthday: 1926-05-08
Biography
Sir David Attenborough 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.
Actor:
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1. The People of Paradise (1960), series...Self - Presenter
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2. The Miracle of Bali (1969), series...Self - Narrator
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3. Parkinson (1971), series...Self - Presenter
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4. The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (1972), series...Self
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5. Nova (1974), series...Self - Narrator
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6. Nature (1982), series...Self - Presenter
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7. Natural World (1983), series...Self - Narrator
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8. The Living Planet (1984), series...Self
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9. The Life of Birds (1998), series...Self - Presenter
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10. Lions: Spy in the Den (2000), film...Self
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11. The Blue Planet (2001), series...Self - Narrator
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12. David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals (2002), series...Himself - Presenter
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13. Timeshift (2002), series...Self - Presenter
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14. Deep Blue (2003), film...Self
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15. Elephants: Spy in the Herd (2003), film...Self
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16. Mark Lawson Talks to... (2003), series...Self - Presenter
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...Self - Narrator
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18. How Art Made the World (2005), series...Self
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19. Planet Earth Extremes (2006), series...Self - Narrator
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20. Planet Zemlja - budućnost (2006), series...Self - Presenter
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21. Fossil Detectives (2008), series...Self
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22. Tiger: Spy in the Jungle (2008), series...Self - Narrator
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...Self
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...Self
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25. Life (2009), series...Self - Narrator
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26. Nature's Most Amazing Events (2009), series...Self - Narrator
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27. Attenborough's Journey (2010), film...Self
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28. First Life (2010), series...Self - Presenter
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29. Museum of Life (2010), series...Self - Narrator
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30. Genius of Britain (2010), series...Self
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...Self - Presenter
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32. David Attenborough's Frozen Planet (2011), series...Self - Narrator
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33. Madagascar (2011), series...Self - Narrator
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34. Terra Mater (2011), series...Self
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35. Desert Seas (2011), film
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37. Secrets of Wild India (2012), series...Self - Presenter
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38. Kingdom of Plants (2012), series...Self
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39. Winterwatch (2012), series...Self
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40. Natural Curiosities (2013), series...Self - Presenter
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41. Micro Monsters with David Attenborough (2013), series...Self
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42. David Attenborough's Galapagos (2013), series...Self - Presenter
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43. Africa (2013), series...Himself - Narrator
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...Self - Presenter
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...Self
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...Self
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47. Life Story (2014), series...Self - Presenter
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48. Attenborough's Birds of Paradise (2015), film...Self
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...Self
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50. The Hunt (2015), series...Self - Narrator
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...Self - Presenter
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...Self
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...Himself
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...Self - Presenter
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55. A Plastic Ocean (2016), film...Self - Special Contributor
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56. Attenborough's Life That Glows (2016), film...Self
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57. Attenborough at 90 (2016), film
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58. David Attenborough's Wild City (2016), series...Self - Narrator
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59. Planet Earth II (2016), series...Self
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...Self - Presenter
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61. Blue Planet II (2017), series...Self - Narrator
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62. Plants Behaving Badly (2017), series...Self - Narrator
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63. Attenborough and the Sea Dragon (2018), film...Self
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64. The Queen's Green Planet (2018), film...Self
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65. Dynasties (2018), series...Self - Narrator
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66. The Forum (2019), film...Self
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67. What the Durrells Did Next (2019), film...Self - Presenter
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...Self
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69. Dragons and Damsels (2019), film...Self - Presenter
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70. Climate Change: The Facts (2019), film...Self - Presenter
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71. Seven Worlds One Planet (2019), series...Self - Presenter
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72. Climate Change: The Facts (2019), series...Self - Presenter
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73. War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita (2019), series...Self
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74. India's Wild Karnataka (2020), film...Self - Narrator
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75. Extinction: The Facts (2020), film...Self
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...Self
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77. Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (2020), series...Self
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78. The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama (2020), series...Self - Interviewee - Reader
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...Self - Presenter
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...Self
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...Self - Narrator
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82. Attenborough's Global Adventure (2021), film...Self
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...Self
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...Self
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85. David Attenborough's Global Adventures (2021), series...Self
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86. A Perfect Planet (2021), series...Self - Narrator 5 episodes, 2021
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87. Life in Color with David Attenborough (2021), series...Self - Presenter
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88. Attenborough's Wonder of Song (2022), film...Self
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89. Dinosaur Apocalypse (2022), film...Self - Presenter
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...Self
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91. Climate Crisis: Extinction (2022), film...Self
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92. The Green Planet (2022), series...Self - Presenter & Narrator
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93. Prehistoric Planet (2022), series...Self
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94. SAT.1 Spezial (2022), series...Self
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95. Frozen Planet II (2022), series...Self - Presenter
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96. Dynasties II (2022), series...Self - Presenter
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97. How the BBC Began (2022), series...Self
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98. Dinosaur Apocalypse (2022), series...Self - Presenter
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99. The Deepest Breath (2023), film...Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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100. Wild Isles (2023), series...Self - Host
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...Self - Presenter
Writer:
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1. The Miracle of Bali (1969), series
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2. Natural World (1983), series...(writer)
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3. The Living Planet (1984), series...(by)
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4. The Life of Birds (1998), series...(writer)
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5. The Blue Planet (2001), series...(writer)
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6. Deep Blue (2003), film...(writer)
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...(writer)
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8. Planet Earth Extremes (2006), series...(writer)
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11. First Life (2010), series
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13. David Attenborough's Frozen Planet (2011), series
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14. Madagascar (2011), series
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15. Penguin King 3D (2012), film
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16. Kingdom of Plants (2012), series
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17. Micro Monsters with David Attenborough (2013), series
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18. David Attenborough's Galapagos (2013), series
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...(writer)
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22. The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet (2021), series
Voice:
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1. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), film...Self - Documentary Narrator
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...Self
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3. Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004), film...Self
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5. Björk: Biophilia Live (2014), film...Self - Opening sequence voice
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...Self - Presenter
Narrator:
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1. Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest (2007), film
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2. Superfish Bluefin Tuna (2012), film
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3. Wild Cameramen at Work (2013), series
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4. Deep Ocean (2015), series
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6. David Attenborough's Tasmania (2018), film
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7. Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019), film
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8. Our Planet (2019), series
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9. The Year Earth Changed (2021), film
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10. The Mating Game (2021), series
Director:
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1. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? (1952), series