David Attenborough
Acting
Born May 8, 1926 · 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.
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Acting (151)
Wild London
2026
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2025
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
Parkinson at 50
2021
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
The Year Earth Changed
2021
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
Extinction: The Facts
2020
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
The Forum
2019
The Living Thames
2019
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
Dragons and Damsels
2019
Wild Karnataka
2019
Whale Wisdom
2018
Into the Jungle
2018
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
And the Winner Isn't
2017
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017
Hotel Armadillo
2017
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
Attenborough at 90
2016
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015
Cougars Undercover
2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
Fabulous Frogs
2014
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
The Mating Game
2013
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
Attenborough's Ark
2012
The Penguin King
2012
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Hot Tuna
2012
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Animal House
2011
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
Desert Seas
2011
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
Attenborough's Journey
2010
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010
Birds of Paradise
2010
Water Life A World of Water
2009
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
Clever Monkeys
2008
Superfish
2008
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
Desert Lions
2006
A War on Science
2006
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
The Amber Time Machine
2004
The Minsmere Year
2004
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003
Deep Blue
2003
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
Attenborough the Controller
2002
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000
Living with Dinosaurs
2000
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
The Song of the Earth
2000
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
Survival Island
1996
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1995
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
The Trials of Life
1990
A TV Dante
1990
Birds of the Sun God
1987
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
Aliens From Inner Space
1983
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981
Squirrel on My Shoulder
1979
At Home with Badgers
1978
A Blank on the Map
1971
Elsa the Lioness
1961
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955