David Attenborough

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David Attenborough

Acting 100 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 ye…

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The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2 2007 TV Show
Planet Earth

Planet Earth

8.6 2006 TV Show
Planet Earth II

Planet Earth II

8.6 2016 TV Show
NOVA

NOVA

7.0 1974 TV Show
The One Show

The One Show

4.4 2006 TV Show
Prehistoric Planet

Prehistoric Planet

8.3 2022 TV Show
Our Planet

Our Planet

8.5 2019 TV Show
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

8.4 2020 Movie
Life

Life

8.4 2009 TV Show
The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet

8.4 2001 TV Show
RTL Tonight

RTL Tonight

7.0 2025 TV Show
Wogan

Wogan

5.3 1982 TV Show

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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

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  1. 2026
    David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure

    Movie Self

  3. 2026
    Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century

    Movie Self

  4. 2026
    Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  5. 2026
    A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough

    Movie Self

  6. 2026
    Secret Garden

    TV show Self - Presenter

  7. 2026
    Wild London

    Movie Self

  8. 2025
    Kingdom

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  9. 2025
    RTL Tonight

    TV show Self

  10. 2025
    Parenthood

    TV show Self - Narrator

  11. 2025
    Ocean with David Attenborough

    Movie Self

  12. 2025
    A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough

    Movie Self

  13. 2025
    Simon Schama's Story of Us

    TV show Self - Reader

  14. 2024
    Attenborough's Life Journey

    Movie Self

  15. 2024
    Asia

    TV show Self : Presenter

  16. 2024
    Secret Lives of Orangutans

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

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  1. 2024
    Fateful Planet

    TV show Self

  2. 2024
    Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  3. 2024
    Mammals

    TV show Self - Narrator

  4. 2024
    Secret World of Sound

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  5. 2024
    Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

    Movie Self - Presenter

  6. 2023
    David Attenborough: A Life on Earth

    Movie Self

  7. 2023
    Planet Earth III

    TV show Self - Presenter

  8. 2023
    Our Planet II

    TV show Self - Narrator (Voice)

  9. 2023
    Wild Isles

    TV show Self - Presenter

  10. 2022
    How the BBC Began

    TV show Self

  11. 2022
    Frozen Planet II

    TV show Self - Presenter

  12. 2022
    Prehistoric Planet

    TV show Self - Presenter

  13. 2022
    Dinosaur Apocalypse

    Movie Self - Host

  14. 2022
    Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

    Movie Self - Presenter

  15. 2022
    Great Mammoth Mystery

    Movie Self - Host

  16. 2022
    David Attenborough's Global Adventure

    TV show Self

  17. 2022
    The Green Planet

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  18. 2022
    Attenborough's Wonder of Song

    Movie Self - Presenter

  19. 2021
    Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard

    Movie Self - Narrator

  20. 2021
    The Mating Game

    TV show Self - Presenter

  21. 2021
    The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  22. 2021
    Parkinson at 50

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  23. 2021
    Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

    Movie Self - Narrator

  24. 2021
    Attenborough’s Journey

    Movie Self