David Attenborough

Acting · Born 1926-05-08 in London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

• Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life as Presenter
• Survival Island as Narrator
• A TV Dante as Himself
• Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden as Narrator
• Attenborough’s Journey as Self
• Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster as Self - Presenter
• Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough as Self - Presenter / Narrator
• Kea: The Smartest Parrot as Presenter
• The Private Life of Plants as himself
• The Song of the Earth as Narrator