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David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Acting
Born: May 08, 1926
From: London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

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.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster Self - Presenter 2024 7.9
Attenborough's Wonder of Song Self - Presenter 2022 8.6
Attenborough’s Journey Self 2021 8.0
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard Self - Narrator 2021 7.4
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep Narrator 2018
Richard Batterham, Master Potter Self 2017
Hotel Armadillo Self - Narrator 2017
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment Self - Narrator 2017
Attenborough's Big Birds Narrator 2015 8.5
Cougars Undercover Self 2015
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places Narrator 2014
The Mating Game Narrator 2013
Attenborough's Ark Narrator 2012 9.0
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough Self - Presenter / Narrator 2011 7.0
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life Presenter 2009 7.6
Kea: The Smartest Parrot Presenter 2005 5.5
Attenborough the Controller Self 2002
The Song of the Earth Narrator 2000 7.0
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction Narrator 2000
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden Narrator 1999 7.0
Islands of the Vampire Birds Narrator 1999 10.0
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness Self 1997
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans Self 1997
Survival Island Narrator 1996 6.75
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss Narrator 1996
The Private Life of Plants himself 1995 8.403
A TV Dante Himself 1990 6.5
At Home with Badgers Narrator 1978
Elsa the Lioness Self 1961
Zoo Quest to West Africa Self 1955
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1926
FromLondon, England, UK