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Overview

Date of Birth:
8 May 1926, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He... more
Trivia:
Brother of actor/director Lord Richard Attenborough and John Attenborough. Also... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Chaste frogs mate during Attenborough visit
 (From digitalspy. 27 October 2008, 6:54 AM, PDT)
Comic Mayall given honorary degree
 (From digitalspy. 9 July 2008, 4:06 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sir David Attenborough
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 187:00 PMAPL Life in Cold BloodInvaders of the Land#1.2more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. "Life in Cold Blood" (5 episodes, 2008)
        - Armoured Giants (2008) TV episode (writer)
        - Sophisticated Serpents (2008) TV episode (writer)
        - Dragons of the Dry (2008) TV episode (writer)
        - Land Invaders (2008) TV episode (writer)
        - The Cold Blooded Truth (2008) TV episode (writer)
  2. "The Natural World" (3 episodes, 2000-2007)
        - The Battle to Save the Tiger (2007) TV episode (writer)
        - The Amber Time Machine (2004) TV episode (writer)
        - Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000) TV episode (writer)
  3. Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006) (TV) (writer)
  4. "Planet Earth" (5 episodes, 2006)
        - Deserts (2006) TV episode (writer)
        - Caves (2006) TV episode (writer)
        - Fresh Water (2006) TV episode (writer)
        - Mountains (2006) TV episode (writer)
        - From Pole to Pole (2006) TV episode (writer)
  5. "Life in the Undergrowth" (5 episodes, 2005)
        - Supersocieties (2005) TV episode (writer)
        - Intimate Relations (2005) TV episode (writer)
        - The Silk Spinners (2005) TV episode (writer)
        - Taking to the Air (2005) TV episode (writer)
        - Invasion of the Land (2005) TV episode (writer)
  6. Deep Blue (2003) (writer)
  7. "The Life of Mammals" (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
        - Food for Thought (2003) TV episode (writer)
        - The Social Climbers (2003) TV episode (writer)
        - Life in the Trees (2003) TV episode (writer)
        - Return to the Water (2003) TV episode (writer)
        - The Opportunists (2003) TV episode (writer)
          (5 more)
  8. "The Blue Planet" (8 episodes, 2001)
        - Coasts (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Coral Seas (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Frozen Seas (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Ocean World (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Open Ocean (2001) TV episode (writer)
          (3 more)
  9. The Song of the Earth (2000) (TV) (writer)
  10. State of the Planet (2000) (TV) (writer)
  11. The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000) (TV) (writer)

  12. Island of the Vampire Birds (1999) (writer)
  13. "The Life of Birds" (10 episodes, 1998)
        - The Limits of Endurance (1998) TV episode (writer)
        - The Problems of Parenthood (1998) TV episode (writer)
        - The Demands of the Egg (1998) TV episode (writer)
        - Finding Partners (1998) TV episode (writer)
        - Signals and Songs (1998) TV episode (writer)
          (5 more)
  14. The Dragons of Galapagos (1998) (TV) (writer)
  15. Attenborough in Paradise (1996) (TV) (writer)
  16. Survival Island (1996) (writer)
    ... aka Survival Island: The Animal Cities of South Georgia
  17. Cities of the Wild (1996) (writer)
  18. "The Private Life of Plants" (6 episodes, 1995)
        - Surviving (1995) TV episode (writer)
        - Living Together (1995) TV episode (writer)
        - The Social Struggle (1995) TV episode (writer)
        - Flowering (1995) TV episode (writer)
        - Growing (1995) TV episode (writer)
          (1 more)
  19. "Life in the Freezer" (6 episodes, 1993)
        - Footsteps in the Snow (1993) TV episode (writer)
        - The Big Freeze (1993) TV episode (writer)
        - The Door Closes (1993) TV episode (writer)
        - The Race to Breed (1993) TV episode (writer)
        - The Ice Retreats (1993) TV episode (writer)
          (1 more)
  20. "The Trials of Life" (12 episodes, 1990)
        - Continuing the Line (1990) TV episode (writer)
        - Courting (1990) TV episode (writer)
        - Talking to Strangers (1990) TV episode (writer)
        - Friends and Rivals (1990) TV episode (writer)
        - Fighting (1990) TV episode (writer)
          (7 more)

  21. "Lost Worlds: Vanished Lives" (4 episodes, 1989)
        - The Rare Glimpses (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - Dinosaur (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - Putting Flesh on Bone (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - Magic in the Rocks (1989) TV episode (writer)
  22. "The First Eden" (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Making of the Garden (1987) TV episode (writer)
  23. "The Living Planet" (12 episodes, 1984)
    ... aka The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth (USA: DVD box title)
        - New Worlds (1984) TV episode (writer)
        - The Open Ocean (1984) TV episode (writer)
        - Worlds Apart (1984) TV episode (writer)
        - The Margins of the Land (1984) TV episode (writer)
        - Sweet Fresh Water (1984) TV episode (writer)
          (7 more)

  24. "Life on Earth" (13 episodes, 1979)
        - The Compulsive Communicators (1979) TV episode (writer)
        - Life in the Trees (1979) TV episode (writer)
        - The Hunters and Hunted (1979) TV episode (writer)
        - Theme and Variations (1979) TV episode (writer)
        - The Rise of the Mammals (1979) TV episode (writer)
          (8 more)
  25. "Wildlife on One" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Wildlife on Two (UK: rerun title)
  26. A Blank on the Map (1971) (TV) (writer)
Producer:
  1. Cities of the Wild (1996) (consulting producer)

  2. A Blank on the Map (1971) (TV) (producer)

  3. "Zoo Quest" (producer) (1 episode, 1957)
        - Zoo Quest for the Paradise Birds: The People of the Wahgi Valley (1957) TV episode (producer)
  4. "Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?" (1952) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
Actor:
  1. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) (voice) .... Documentary Narrator

  2. Pantomania, or Dick Whittington (1956) (TV)
Thanks:
  1. "How Art Made the World" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2005)
        - Once Upon a Time (2005) TV episode (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "Loose Women" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #14.34 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Fossil Detectives" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
        - London (2008) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
        - Central England (2008) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
  3. "Tiger: Spy in the Jungle" .... Himself - Narrator (3 episodes, 2008)
        - Episode #1.3 (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - Episode #1.2 (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - Episode #1.1 (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
  4. "Breakfast" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
        - Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 May 2006 (2006) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
  5. "Life in Cold Blood" .... Himself - Presenter (5 episodes, 2008)
        - Armoured Giants (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Sophisticated Serpents (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Dragons of the Dry (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Land Invaders (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Cold Blooded Truth (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
  6. "Sunday AM" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
    ... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
        - Episode #3.20 (2008) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
        - Episode #2.16 (2006) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
        - Episode #1.24 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "The ONE Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 1 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2008)
        - Episode #14.2 (2008) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
        - Episode #10.1 (2006) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
        - Episode #3.7 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Parkinson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1998-2007)
        - The Final Conversation (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 January 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Mark Lawson Talks to..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - David Attenborough (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "The Natural World" .... Narrator / ... (3 episodes, 2000-2007)
        - The Battle to Save the Tiger (2007) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Amber Time Machine (2004) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Narrator
  12. Climate Change: Britain Under Threat (2007) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself - Presenter
  13. Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest (2007) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  14. "Planet Earth" .... Narrator / ... (11 episodes, 2006)
        - Ocean Deep (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Seasonal Forests (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Ice Worlds (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Jungles (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Shallow Seas (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
          (6 more)
  15. The National Television Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Can We Save Planet Earth? (2006) (TV) .... Presenter
  17. Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006) (TV) .... Presenter
  18. "Nova" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
        - Jewel of the Earth (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
  19. "Life in the Undergrowth" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 2005)
        - Supersocieties (2005) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Intimate Relations (2005) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Silk Spinners (2005) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Taking to the Air (2005) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Invasion of the Land (2005) TV episode .... Narrator
  20. "This Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
        - Episode dated 22 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  21. The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
  22. Play It Again: The Panel Game (2005) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
  23. "How Art Made the World" (2005) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  24. Sir David Attenborough Remembers 'The Ascent of Man' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  25. Sir David Attenborough Remembers the Making of 'Civilisation' (2004) (V)
  26. Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  27. The Way We Went Wild (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  28. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  29. The Truth About 60s TV (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  30. Satoyama: Japan's Secret Water Garden (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
  31. "The Terry and Gaby Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 25 September 2003 (2003) TV episode (as Sir David Attenborough) .... Himself
  32. "Enough Rope with Andrew Denton" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode #1.28 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "Arena" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1993-2003)
        - The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - Radio Night (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  34. Elephants: Spy in the Herd (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
  35. Deep Blue (2003)
  36. "The Life of Mammals" .... Himself - Presenter (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
        - Food for Thought (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Social Climbers (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Life in the Trees (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Return to the Water (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Opportunists (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
          (5 more)
  37. Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
    ... aka Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (USA)
  38. Life on Air (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  39. "Nature" .... Host (1 episode, 2002)
        - Song of the Earth with David Attenborough (2002) TV episode .... Host
  40. Lions: Spy in the Den (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
  41. "Wildlife Specials" .... Narrator (4 episodes, 1997-2002)
        - Serpent (2002) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Tiger (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Eagle (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Leopard (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
  42. Ultimate Wild Paradises: The Top Ten Destinations (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  43. "The Human Face" (2001) TV mini-series .... Himself
  44. "The Blue Planet" .... Narrator (8 episodes, 2001)
        - Coasts (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Coral Seas (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Frozen Seas (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Ocean World (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Open Ocean (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
          (3 more)
  45. BBC: A Window on the World (2001) (TV)
  46. The Song of the Earth (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
  47. State of the Planet (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  48. Night of a Thousand Shows (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  49. "Wilderness Men" (2000) TV mini-series .... Himself
  50. The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000) (TV) .... Narrator

  51. "They Said It Couldn't Be Done" (1999) TV series .... Himself - Presenter
  52. Island of the Vampire Birds (1999) .... Narrator
  53. "The Life of Birds" .... Himself - Presenter (10 episodes, 1998)
        - The Limits of Endurance (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Problems of Parenthood (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Demands of the Egg (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Finding Partners (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Signals and Songs (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
          (5 more)
  54. The Dragons of Galapagos (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
  55. "Clive Anderson All Talk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode #3.3 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  56. "Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Growing Pains: 1945-1960 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  57. "Wildlife on One" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
    ... aka Wildlife on Two (UK: rerun title)
        - Zebras: The Trailblazers (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
        - Stoats in the Priory (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  58. Attenborough in Paradise (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
  59. Survival Island (1996) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
    ... aka Survival Island: The Animal Cities of South Georgia
  60. Cities of the Wild (1996) .... Himself - Narrator
  61. "The Private Life of Plants" .... Presenter (6 episodes, 1995)
        - Surviving (1995) TV episode .... Presenter
        - Living Together (1995) TV episode .... Presenter
        - The Social Struggle (1995) TV episode .... Presenter
        - Flowering (1995) TV episode .... Presenter
        - Growing (1995) TV episode .... Presenter
          (1 more)
  62. "For Love or Money" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode #2.1 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  63. "Sunday Night Clive" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Clive James (USA)
        - Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  64. "Life in the Freezer" .... Himself - Presenter (6 episodes, 1993)
        - Footsteps in the Snow (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Big Freeze (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Door Closes (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Race to Breed (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Ice Retreats (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
          (1 more)
  65. K: Kenneth Clark 1903 - 1983 (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Interviewee
  66. "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Episode #8.4 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  67. "The Trials of Life" .... Himself (12 episodes, 1990)
        - Continuing the Line (1990) TV episode .... Himself
        - Courting (1990) TV episode .... Himself
        - Talking to Strangers (1990) TV episode .... Himself
        - Friends and Rivals (1990) TV episode .... Himself
        - Fighting (1990) TV episode .... Himself
          (7 more)

  68. "Lost Worlds: Vanished Lives" .... Himself - Presenter (4 episodes, 1989)
        - The Rare Glimpses (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Dinosaur (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Putting Flesh on Bone (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Magic in the Rocks (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
  69. "A TV Dante" (1989) TV mini-series .... Himself - Talking-head (unknown episodes)
    ... aka A TV Dante: The Inferno - Cantos I-VIII (UK: video box title)
    ... aka Dante: The Inferno (UK: video title)
  70. "The First Eden" .... Himself - Presenter (4 episodes, 1987)
        - Strangers in the Garden (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Wastes of War (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Gods Enslaved (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Making of the Garden (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
  71. World Safari (1986) (TV) .... Presenter
  72. "The Living Planet" .... Himself (12 episodes, 1984)
    ... aka The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth (USA: DVD box title)
        - New Worlds (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Open Ocean (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Worlds Apart (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Margins of the Land (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Sweet Fresh Water (1984) TV episode .... Himself
          (7 more)

  73. "Life on Earth" .... Himself - Presenter (13 episodes, 1979)
        - The Compulsive Communicators (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Life in the Trees (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Hunters and Hunted (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - Theme and Variations (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Rise of the Mammals (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
          (8 more)
  74. "The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures" .... Himself - Presenter (6 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - The Languages of Animals: Animal Language, Human Language (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Languages of Animals: Foreign Languages (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Languages of Animals (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Languages of Animals: Parents and Children (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
        - The Languages of Animals: Be Mine (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Presenter
          (1 more)
  75. "The Richard Dimbleby Lecture" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1972)
        - What Are Universities for, Anyway? (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  76. A Blank on the Map (1971) (TV) .... Narrator

  77. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Richard Attenborough (1962) TV episode .... Himself

  78. "Zoo Quest" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Zoo Quest for the Paradise Birds: The People of the Wahgi Valley (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  79. "Look" (1955) TV series .... Himself - Reporter
Archive Footage:
  1. The 11th Hour (2007) (uncredited) .... Himself
  2. Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (2007) (TV) .... Himself

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