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David Attenborough

Acting Born May 8, 1926 London, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Horizon

1964

Horizon

as Self

Horizon

as Himself / Narrator

NOVA

as Narrator

Planet Earth

as Self - Narrator

Prehistoric Planet

as Self - Presenter

Full filmography

  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Horizon (1964)
  • Horizon (1964) as Self
  • Horizon (1964) as Himself / Narrator
  • NOVA (1974) as Narrator
  • Natural World (1983) as Presenter
  • Natural World (1983) as Narrator (voice)
  • Natural World (1983) as Narrator
  • Natural World (1983) as Self - Host
  • Natural World (1983) as Self - Narrator
  • Nature (1982) as Narrator (voice)
  • Nature (1982) as Host
  • Nature (1982) as Self
  • The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
  • Wogan (1982) as Self
  • The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
  • Voice (2012)
  • Omnibus (1967) as Self
  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
  • Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
  • Parkinson (1998) as Self
  • Planet Earth (2006) as Self - Narrator
  • Skavlan (2009) as Self - Guest
  • Prehistoric Planet (2022) as Self - Presenter