Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
08 May, 1926 (98 years old)
David Attenborough
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
2024
Asia
2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
Mammals
2024
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
2024
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
2023
Wild Isles
2023
The Deepest Breath
2022
How the BBC Began
2022
Prehistoric Planet
2022
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
The Green Planet
2022
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2021
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
The Mating Game
2021
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
The Year Earth Changed
2021
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021
A Perfect Planet
2020
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
Extinction: The Facts
2020
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2019
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
Our Planet: Behind The Scenes
2019
Our Planet
2019
Blue Planet UK
2018
Dynasties
2018
Into the Jungle
2018
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2017
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
Blue Planet II
2017
Plants Behaving Badly
2017
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2016
Planet Earth II
2016
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2015
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015
The Hunt
2015
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2014
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2013
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
Africa
2012
Kingdom of Plants
2012
Hot Tuna
2012
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Secrets of Wild India
2011
Frozen Planet
2011
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
Desert Seas
2011
Madagascar
2010
First Life
2009
Life
2009
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2008
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
Life in Cold Blood
2006
Planet Earth
2005
Life in the Undergrowth
2003
Deep Blue
1998
The Life of Birds
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1993
Life in the Freezer
1985
A Zed & Two Noughts
1983
Natural World
1979
Life on Earth