David Attenborough

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

Narrator

Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep

Presenter

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Narrator

Survival Island

Narrator

At Home with Badgers

Himself

A TV Dante

Self

Richard Batterham, Master Potter

Narrator

Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden

Self - Narrator

Hotel Armadillo

Narrator

Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places

Self - Narrator

Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment

Self

Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting

Narrator

Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss

Narrator

The Mating Game

Self

Attenborough’s Journey

Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

Self - Presenter / Narrator

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough

Presenter

Kea: The Smartest Parrot

himself

The Private Life of Plants

Narrator

The Song of the Earth

Narrator

Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction

Self

Attenborough the Controller

Narrator

Attenborough's Ark

Narrator

Attenborough's Big Birds

Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Song

Self - Narrator

Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard

Self

Leopard: The Agent of Darkness

Self

Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans

Self

Cougars Undercover

Narrator

Islands of the Vampire Birds

Self

Zoo Quest to West Africa

Self

Elsa the Lioness

Narrator

Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea

Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Egg

Self - Presenter / Narrator

Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link

Presenter

Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough

Himself - Presenter

A Blank on the Map

Narrator

The Amber Time Machine

Self - Presenter

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

Self - Narrator

The Penguin King

Self (archive footage)

Parkinson at 50

Self

Attenborough's Journey

Self - Presenter

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

Presenter

Great Natural Wonders of the World

The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

Self

Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats

Self

Attenborough at 90

Self (voice)

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest

Presenter

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive

Narrator

Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth

Self

When Björk Met Attenborough

Self - Presenter

Galapagos with David Attenborough

Self

Deep Blue

Self - Narrator

Fabulous Frogs

Self - Narrator (voice)

Secret Lives of Orangutans

Self

Edwardian Insects on Film

Self

A War on Science

Presenter - Narrator

Attenborough's Paradise Birds

Narrator (voice)

Africa's Fishing Leopards

Narrator (voice)

Tiger: The Elusive Princess

Self

Tales of Television Centre

Self - Narrator (voice)

Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast

Narrator

An Everyday Miracle

Self - Presenter

The Trials of Life

Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur

Self

Autopsy on a Dream

Narrator

The Dragons of Galapagos

Self

Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens

Himself - Presenter

The Lost Gods of Easter Island

Self - Presenter

Zoo Quest in Colour

Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Life That Glows

Self

David Attenborough Meets President Obama

Narrator

Aliens From Inner Space

Self

The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai

Superfish: Bluefin Tuna

Self - Narrator (voice)

Desert Seas

Self

David Attenborough: A Life on Earth

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers

Self - Narrator

Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks

Self - Presenter

Attenborough and the Giant Elephant

Self

And the Winner Isn't

Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)

A Zed & Two Noughts

Presenter

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Self - Presenter

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

Self

The Queen's Green Planet

Himself - Presenter

Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World

Self

Animal House

Bears: Spy in the Woods

Presenter - Narrator

The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth

Narrator

Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden

Self - Narrator (voice)

Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal

Self

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

Narrator

Lions: Spy in the Den

Self - Narrator

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Attenborough's Tasmania

Self

Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV

Self - Opening Sequence (voice)

Björk: Biophilia Live

Self - Presenter

Climate Change: The Facts

Self - Presenter

Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder

Self - Narrator

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes

Self - Narrator

Wild Karnataka

Self - Narrator

Whale Wisdom

Self

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

Self

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Self

Das Forum

Self - Narrator

Dragons and Damsels

Self - Narrator

Into the Jungle

Self – Narrator

Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific

Self

Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark

Self

David Attenborough: The Early Years

Self

The Bat Man of Mexico

Self

Richmond Park National Nature Reserve

Self - Presenter

Extinction: The Facts

Self

Prince William: A Planet For Us All

Self

Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation

Self – Presenter

Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants

Self

The Secrets of Scott's Hut

Self - Narrator

Attenborough in Paradise

Self - Narrator (voice)

Desert Lions

Self - Narrator

World of Wildlife: African Big Cats

Self - Narrator

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

Narrator

Clever Monkeys

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Year Earth Changed

Can We Save Planet Earth?

Self - Narrator (voice)

Planet Earth: A Celebration

Self - Narrator

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Self

Birds of Paradise

Self

The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain

Self - Narrator

Superfish

Self

Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech

Self - Narrator (archive sound)

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Narrator

Hot Tuna

Self

The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound

Narrator

Squirrel On My Shoulder

Self

Attenborough's Life Journey

Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness

Self

Ocean with David Attenborough

The Minsmere Year

Self - Narrator (voice)

Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough

Presenter

Living with Dinosaurs

Self

A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough

Self

The Living Thames

自己

Conquest of The Skies 3D

编剧

Conquest of The Skies 3D

导演

Water Life A World of Water

Self - Narrator (voice)

Our Planet II

Self - Narrator (voice)

Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth

Self (archive footage)

My Favourite Attenborough Moment

Self (archive footage)

Your Favourite Attenborough Moment

Narrator

Birds of the Sun God

Self

Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts

Self - Narrator

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss

Narrator (voice)

Baobab, Portrait of a Tree

Self

Wild London

David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth

Self

Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

156

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-05-08

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

David Frederick Attenborough