David Attenborough
Acting
Born 1926-05-08 · London, England, UK
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
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020 · Movie
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026 · Movie
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025 · Movie
Parkinson at 50
2021 · Movie
Wild London
2026 · Movie
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999 · Movie
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013 · Movie
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018 · Movie
The Trials of Life
1990 · Movie
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021 · Movie
The Year Earth Changed
2021 · Movie
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014 · Movie
Attenborough in Paradise
1996 · Movie
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015 · Movie
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019 · Movie
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020 · Movie
Desert Seas
2011 · Movie
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011 · Movie
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995 · Movie
Attenborough's Ark
2012 · Movie
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002 · Movie
Wild Karnataka
2019 · Movie
Deep Blue
2003 · Movie
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022 · Movie
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023 · Movie
Extinction: The Facts
2020 · Movie
The Private Life of Plants
1995 · Movie
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004 · Movie
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016 · Movie
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024 · Movie
Attenborough at 90
2016 · Movie
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015 · Movie
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016 · Movie
Fabulous Frogs
2014 · Movie
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999 · Movie
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · Movie
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004 · Movie
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024 · Movie
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016 · Movie
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012 · Movie
A Blank on the Map
1971 · Movie
And the Winner Isn't
2017 · Movie
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017 · Movie
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013 · Movie
A War on Science
2006 · Movie
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019 · Movie
Attenborough’s Journey
2021 · Movie
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013 · Movie
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006 · Movie
Dragons and Damsels
2019 · Movie
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012 · Movie
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015 · Movie
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018 · Movie
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · Movie
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000 · Movie
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010 · Movie
The Queen's Green Planet
2018 · Movie
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015 · Movie
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018 · Movie
Birds of Paradise
2010 · Movie