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David Attenborough

Name in Native Language: "Sir David Frederick Attenborough" (English/EN)
Actor | * 05/08/1926 (99) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Sir David Attenborough (8th May 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | TV Movies | Kids & Family

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Frozen Planet takes you on the ultimate polar expedition. This landmark 7-part series brings to the screen the two most remote and least hospitable areas on the planet: the frozen wildernesses of the ...

Frozen Planet

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2011 | 4.3/5 | 6h 32min
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A documentary miniseries described by its makers as "the definitive look at the diversity of our planet". Each 50 minute episode features a global overview of a different biome or habitat on Earth (Po ...

Planet Earth

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2006 | 4.5/5 | 9h 10min
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There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet. ...

Blue Planet II

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2017 | 6h 4min
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The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us. ...

Life on Earth

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1979 | 4.6/5 | 55min per episode
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Awards & Nominations for David Attenborough

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Commander of The Royal Victorian Order Kalinga Prize Princess of AsturIAS Award for Social Sciences Bodley Medal Founder’s Medal Cherry Kearton Medal and Award Nierenberg Prize International Cosmos Prize Linnean Tercentenary Medal Natural World Book Prize Benjamin Franklin Medal Order of Merit Companion of Honour Michael Faraday Prize Fellow of The Zoological Society of London Corresponding Member of The Australian Academy of Science Fellow of The Society of Antiquaries Fellow of The Royal Society of Biology Fellow of The Linnean Society of London Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Caird Medal Honorary Member of The British Ecological Society Fonseca Prize Knight Bachelor 3x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator Crystal Award Champions of The Earth Scottish Geographical Medal Livingstone Medal Emmy Award Edinburgh Medal Honorary Fellow of The Zoological Society of London Silver Medal of The Zoological Society of London Cieem Medal Honorary Doctorate Honorary Doctor of The University of Antwerp
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Movies with David Attenborough as Actor(97)

as Self - Presenter2024 Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
as himself2024 Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
as Self - Narrator (voice)2024 Secret Lives of Orangutans
as Self (archive footage)2023 The Deepest Breath
as Self - Presenter2022 Dinosaurs - The Final Day with David Attenborough
as Self - Presenter2022 Attenborough's Wonder of Song
as Narrator (voice)2021 The Year Earth Changed
2021 David Attenborough's Global Adventure
as himself2021 Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
as Self - Narrator2021 Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
as himself2020 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
as Self - Presenter2020 Extinction: The Facts
as himself2020 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
as Self - Narrator (voice)2020 Planet Earth: A Celebration
as himself2020 Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
as himself2019 The Forum
as Self - Narrator2019 Our Planet: Behind The Scenes
as Self - Presenter2019 Climate Change: The Facts
as Narrator2019 Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful
as Narrator (archive sound)2019 Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
as Self - Narrator2019 Wild Karnataka
as Self - Narrator2018 Into the Jungle
as himself2018 Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
as Self - Narrator (voice)2018 David Attenborough's Tasmania
as himself2018 The Queen's Green Planet
as Narrator (voice)2018 Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
as Self - Presenter2017 Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
as himself2017 And the Winner Isn't
as Self - Presenter2017 Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
as Self - Presenter2017 Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
as himself2016 Attenborough at 90
as Self - Presenter2016 Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
as himself2016 Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
as himself2016 Zoo Quest in Colour
as Self - Presenter2016 Attenborough's Life That Glows
as himself2015 David Attenborough Meets President Obama
as Narrator2015 Attenborough's Big Birds
as himself2015 Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
as Self - Presenter2015 Attenborough's Paradise Birds
as himself2015 Cougars Undercover
as Self - Narrator2015 Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
as Narrator2014 Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
as Self - Opening sequence voice2014 Björk: Biophilia Live
as Self - Presenter2014 David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
as Self - Narrator2014 Fabulous Frogs
as himself2013 When Björk Met Attenborough
as himself2013 Autopsy on a Dream
as Self - Presenter2013 Galapagos with David Attenborough
as himself2013 Edwardian Insects on Film
as Narrator2013 The Mating Game
as himself2013 David Attenborough: The Early Years
as Self - Narrator2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
as Narrator2012 Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
as Narrator2012 Attenborough's Ark
as Narrator2012 Hot Tuna
as Self - Narrator2012 The Penguin King
as Self - Presenter2012 Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012 Tales of Television Centre
2012 Superfish Bluefin Tuna
2011 Animal House
as Narrator2011 Birds of the Gods
as Narrator (voice)2011 Desert Seas
as Self - Presenter / Narrator2011 Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
as himself2010 Attenborough's Journey
as himself2010 Birds of Paradise
as himself2010 Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
as Narrator2009 Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
as Himself - Presenter / Narrator2009 The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
as Narrator (Voice)2009 How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth
as Narrator2008 Superfish
as Narrator2008 Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
as Narrator2008 Clever Monkeys
2007 Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
as himself2006 Desert Lions
as himself2006 A War on Science
2006 Can We Save Planet Earth?
2004 Bears: Spy in the Woods
as Narrator2004 The Amber Time Machine
as Narrator2004 Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
as himself2003 Deep Blue
as Presenter2002 Great Natural Wonders of the World
as himself2002 Attenborough the Controller
as himself2002 Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
as himself2002 Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Narrator2000 The Song of the Earth
as Himself - Presenter2000 The Lost Gods of Easter Island
as Narrator2000 Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
as Narrator2000 Lions: Spy in the Den
as Self - Presenter / Narrator1999 The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
as Narrator1998 The Dragons of Galapagos
as Narrator1996 Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
as Narrator1996 Survival Island
as himself1995 The Private Life of Plants
as Presenter/Narrator1990 The Trials of Life
as himself1990 A TV Dante
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)1985 A Zed & Two Noughts
as Himself - Presenter1971 A Blank on the Map

TV Shows/Series with David Attenborough as Actor(85)

as Self - Narrator (voice)2024 Secret World of Sound
as Narrator2024 Secret World of Sound
as Self - Presenter2024 Asia
as Self - Narrator2024 Mammals
as Self - Narrator (voice)2023 Our Planet II
as Self - Presenter2023 Wild Isles
as Self - Presenter2023 Planet Earth III
as Self - Narrator (voice)2022 The Green Planet
as Self - Presenter2022 Frozen Planet II
as Self - Presenter2022 Prehistoric Planet
as himself2022 How the BBC Began
as self-narrator (voice)2022 Dynasties II
as Self - Presenter2021 The Mating Game
as himself2021 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
as Narrator2021 The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
as Self - Narrator (voice)2021 A Perfect Planet
as Self - Presenter2021 Attenborough's Life in Colour
as himself2020 The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
as himself2020 Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as Narrator2020 Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
as Self - Narrator2019 Seven Worlds, One Planet
as himself2019 Blue Planet UK
as Self - Narrator2019 Our Planet
as Self - Presenter2018 Bichos Raros
as Self - Narrator2018 Dynasties
2017 Plants Behaving Badly
as Self - Narrator2016 Planet Earth II
as Self - Presenter2016 Call Me Bruna
as Self - Presenter2016 Attenborough's Passion Projects
as Narrator2016 Wild City
as Self - Presenter2015 Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
as Self - Narrator2015 The Hunt
as Self - Presenter2015 David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
as Self - Narrator (voice)2014 Broken Pieces
as Self - Presenter2013 David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
as Self - Narrator2013 Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
as Self - Narrator2013 Africa
as Self - Presenter2013 David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
as himself2012 Secrets of Wild India
as Self - Narrator2012 Kingdom of Plants
as himself2011 All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
as himself2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Presenter2011 Madagascar
as himself2011 Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
as Self - Presenter2010 First Life
as Himself - Presenter2009 Nature's Great Events
as Self - Guest2009 Skavlan
as Narrator2008 Life in Cold Blood
2008 Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
2006 Are We Changing Planet Earth?
as Narrator2006 Planet Earth: The Future
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2005 Life in the Undergrowth
2003 The Terry and Gaby Show
as Self - Presenter2002 The Life of Mammals
as Self - Guest2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Narrator (voice)2000 All About Eve
as Narrator/Presenter2000 State of the Planet
as Narrator1998 The Life of Birds
as Presenter1996 Attenborough in Paradise
1996 Attenborough in Paradise
as Presenter/Narrator1993 Life in the Freezer
as Presenter1989 Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
as himself1988 This Morning
as Themself1987 The First Eden
as Presenter/Narrator1984 The Living Planet
as Narrator (voice)1983 Natural World
as Narrator1983 Natural World
as Self - Narrator1983 Natural World
as Presenter1983 Natural World
as Host1983 Natural World
as Narrator (voice)1982 Nature
as Host1982 Nature
as himself1982 Wogan
as Narrator1979 Life on Earth
as Self - Presenter1975 Fabulous Animals
1975 The Tribal Eye
as Narrator1974 NOVA
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung
1964 Horizon
as Himself / Narrator1964 Horizon
1963 Adventure
as Self - Presenter1959 Science Is News
1954 Zoo Quest

Movies with David Attenborough as Crew(14)

Writing/Writer2017 Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
Sound/Sound Recordist2016 Zoo Quest in Colour
Writing/Writer2014 David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
Writing/Writer2013 Galapagos with David Attenborough
Writing/Writer2011 Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
Directing/Director2009 Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Writing/Writer2009 Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Writing/Script Consultant2006 Desert Lions
Writing/Writer2003 Deep Blue
Writing/Writer2000 The Song of the Earth
Writing/Screenplay2000 The Lost Gods of Easter Island
Writing/Writer2000 Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
Writing/Writer1999 The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
Writing/Screenplay1971 A Blank on the Map

TV Shows/Series with David Attenborough as Crew(26)

Production/Casting2016 Planet Earth II
Crew/Presenter2016 Wild City
Writing/Writer2015 Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
Directing/Director2015 The Hunt
Writing/Writer2015 David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
Writing/Screenplay2013 David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
Creator/Creator2013 Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
Creator/Creator2013 Africa
Creator/Creator2013 David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
Creator/Creator2012 Secrets of Wild India
Writing/Writer2010 First Life
Writing/Writer2008 Life in Cold Blood
Creator/Creator2008 Life in Cold Blood
Writing/Writer2005 Life in the Undergrowth
Creator/Creator2005 Life in the Undergrowth
Writing/Writer2002 The Life of Mammals
Writing/Writer1998 The Life of Birds
Creator/Creator1998 The Life of Birds
Writing/Writer1996 Attenborough in Paradise
Writing/Writer1993 Life in the Freezer
Writing/Writer1984 The Living Planet
Writing/Writer1983 Natural World
Creator/Creator1979 Life on Earth
Writing/Writer1974 NOVA
Creator/Creator1967 The World About Us
Creator/Creator1963 Adventure

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 05/08 1926 (May) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 99 years + 276 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University College London, Clare College, Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys
Employer: BBC
Member of: Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Society of Antiquaries of London, Zoological Society of London
Spouses (current/former): Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel
Siblings: Richard Attenborough, John Attenborough
Father: Frederick Attenborough
Mother: Mary Clegg
Other names for David Attenborough (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Frederick Attenborough"
"Sir David Attenborough"
"Дэвид Фредерик Аттенборо"
"Девід Аттенборо"
"大卫·爱登堡"
David Attenborough frequently works together with these people:
Alastair Fothergill (21x, Crew)
Michael Gunton (14x, Crew)
Hans Zimmer (9x, Crew)
Helen Mirren (7x, Actress)
Alan Carr (7x, Actor)
Jacob Shea (7x, Crew)
Stephen Fry (6x, Actor)
James Nesbitt (6x, Actor)
Anthony Geffen (6x, Crew)
Martin Dohrn (6x, Crew)
Miles Barton (6x, Crew)
Martin Williams (6x, Crew)
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