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David Attenborough

born 1926 · Acting

65.5avg grm
82titles
45honors

Honors

45
2005Order of Merit
1981Kalinga Prize
1990Benjamin Franklin Medal
2022Champions of the Earth
2003Michael Faraday Prize
Honors
  • 2005Order of Merit
  • 1981Kalinga Prize
  • 1990Benjamin Franklin Medal
  • 2022Champions of the Earth
  • 2003Michael Faraday Prize
  • 2009Princess of Asturias Award — Social Sciences
  • 2005Nierenberg Prize
  • 2000International Cosmos Prize
  • 2015Bodley Medal
  • 2010Fonseca Prize
  • 2007Linnean Tercentenary Medal
  • 1980honorary doctorate
  • 1991Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
  • 1974Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • 1996Companion of Honour
  • 1998Natural World Book Prize
  • 2018Emmy — Outstanding Narrator
  • 1972Cherry Kearton Medal and Award
  • 1985Founder’s Medal
  • 2000Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
  • 1998Edinburgh Medal
  • 1999Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
  • 1998Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
  • 2007Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
  • 2004Caird Medal
  • 2008Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 1991Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp
  • 2019Crystal Award
  • 2006CIEEM Medal
  • 2017Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
  • —Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
  • —Royal Victorian Order
  • —Emmy Award
  • —Princess of Asturias Awards
  • —Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
  • —Knight Bachelor
  • —Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • —Order of the Companions of Honour
  • —National Order of Merit
  • —Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London
  • —Livingstone Medal
  • —Scottish Geographical Medal
  • —Honorary member of the British Ecological Society
  • —Order of the British Empire

Bio

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.

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

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2020s23 titlesSSecret Garden2026 · as Self - Presenter · series64.2AA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough2026 · as Self61.7OOcean with David Attenborough2025 · as Self67.3KKingdom2025 · as Self - Narrator · series64.5PParenthood2025 · as Narrator · series64.4AAsia2024 · as Self - Narrator · series65.1MMammals2024 · as Self - Narrator · series65.0SSecret World of Sound with David Attenborough2024 · as Self - Presenter · series64.4SSecret Lives of Orangutans2024 · as Self - Narrator57.9PPlanet Earth III2023 · as Self - Presenter · series68.3WWild Isles2023 · as Self - Host · series65.3GThe Green Planet2022 · as Self - Presenter & Narrator · series67.1FFrozen Planet II2022 · as Self - Narrator · series66.4PPrehistoric Planet2022 · as Self · series66.1PPrehistoric Planet2022 · as Self - Host · series66.1PPrehistoric Planet2022 · as Narrator · series66.1DDynasties II2022 · as Self - Narrator · series65.0AA Perfect Planet2021 · as Self - Narrator · series67.0LLife in Colour2021 · as Self - Presenter · series65.3MThe Mating Game2021 · as Narrator · series64.6DDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet2020 · as Self77.8MMichael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime2020 · as Self · series64.1WWild Karnataka2020 · as Self - Narrator62.0
2010s30 titlesOOur Planet2019 · as Self - Narrator · series74.3OOur Planet2019 · as Narrator · series74.3SSeven Worlds One Planet2019 · as Self - Presenter · series69.7DDiving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy2019 · as Self58.5DDynasties2018 · as Self - Presenter · series69.0DDynasties2018 · as Self - Narrator · series69.0BBlue Planet II2017 · as Self - Narrator · series71.8PPlanet Earth II2016 · as Self - Narrator · series77.6AA Plastic Ocean2016 · as Self - Special Contributor61.5HThe Hunt2015 · as Self - Narrator · series67.0GGreat Barrier Reef with David Attenborough2015 · as Self - Presenter · series65.0DDeep Ocean2015 · as Self - Narrator · series63.9DDeep Ocean2015 · as Narrator · series63.9LLife Story2014 · as Self - Presenter · series65.5BBjork: Biophilia Live2014 · as Self - Opening sequence voice59.2AAfrica2013 · as Self - Presenter · series66.9AAfrica2013 · as Self - Narrator · series66.9GGalapagos 3D2013 · as Self - Presenter · series64.5GGalapagos 3D2013 · as Self · series64.5NNatural Curiosities2013 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3MMicro Monsters 3D2013 · as Presenter · series64.3MMicro Monsters 3D2013 · as Self · series64.3MMicro Monsters 3D2013 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3KKingdom of Plants 3D2012 · as Self · series64.7AAttenborough: 60 Years in the Wild2012 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3SSecrets of Wild India2012 · as Self · series64.1SSecrets of Wild India2012 · as Self - Narrator · series64.1FFrozen Planet2011 · as Self - Narrator · series66.8MMadagascar2011 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3MMadagascar2011 · as Self - Narrator · series64.3
2000s10 titlesLLife2009 · as Self - Narrator · series67.7NNature's Great Events2009 · as Self - Narrator · series65.4LLife in Cold Blood2008 · as Self - Presenter · series64.8PPlanet Earth2006 · as Self - Narrator · series75.0PPlanet Earth: The Future2006 · as Self · series64.0LLife in the Undergrowth2005 · as Self - Narrator · series64.8HHow Art Made the World2005 · as Self · series64.1DDeep Blue2003 · as Self57.4LThe Life of Mammals2002 · as Self - Presenter · series64.9BThe Blue Planet2001 · as Self - Narrator · series66.2
1990s6 titlesLThe Life of Birds1998 · as Self - Presenter · series65.3PThe Private Life of Plants1995 · as Self - Presenter · series64.8WWildlife Specials1995 · as Self - Presenter · series64.2WWildlife Specials1995 · as Self - Narrator · series64.2LLife in the Freezer1993 · as Self - Presenter · series64.5TThe Trials of Life1990 · as Self · series65.2
1980s9 titlesLLost Worlds, Vanished Lives1989 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3FThe First Eden1987 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3LThe Living Planet1984 · as Self · series66.3NNatural World1983 · as Narrator · series64.3NNatural World1983 · as Self - Narrator · series64.3NNatural World1983 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3NNature1982 · as Self - Presenter · series64.3NNature1982 · as Self · series64.3NNature1982 · as Self - Narrator · series64.3
1970s3 titlesLLife on Earth1979 · as Self - Presenter · series65.3PParkinson1971 · as Self - Guest · series64.3PParkinson1971 · as Self · series64.3
1960s1 titleRThe Royal Institution Christmas Lectures1966 · as Self - Presenter · series64.4

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David Attenborough

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born1926
known forActing
titles on site82
avg GRM65.5
honors45 · Order of Merit, 2005
Honors
  • 2005Order of Merit
  • 1981Kalinga Prize
  • 1990Benjamin Franklin Medal
  • 2022Champions of the Earth
  • 2003Michael Faraday Prize
  • 2009Princess of Asturias Award — Social Sciences
  • 2005Nierenberg Prize
  • 2000International Cosmos Prize
  • 2015Bodley Medal
  • 2010Fonseca Prize
  • 2007Linnean Tercentenary Medal
  • 1980honorary doctorate
  • 1991Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
  • 1974Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • 1996Companion of Honour
  • 1998Natural World Book Prize
  • 2018Emmy — Outstanding Narrator
  • 1972Cherry Kearton Medal and Award
  • 1985Founder’s Medal
  • 2000Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
  • 1998Edinburgh Medal
  • 1999Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
  • 1998Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
  • 2007Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
  • 2004Caird Medal
  • 2008Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 1991Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp
  • 2019Crystal Award
  • 2006CIEEM Medal
  • 2017Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
  • —Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
  • —Royal Victorian Order
  • —Emmy Award
  • —Princess of Asturias Awards
  • —Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
  • —Knight Bachelor
  • —Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • —Order of the Companions of Honour
  • —National Order of Merit
  • —Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London
  • —Livingstone Medal
  • —Scottish Geographical Medal
  • —Honorary member of the British Ecological Society
  • —Order of the British Empire
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

ranked on this site

2020s

23 titles
S64.2Secret Garden2026 · as Self - Presenter · seriesA61.7A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough2026 · as SelfO67.3Ocean with David Attenborough2025 · as SelfK64.5Kingdom2025 · as Self - Narrator · seriesP64.4Parenthood2025 · as Narrator · seriesA65.1Asia2024 · as Self - Narrator · seriesM65.0Mammals2024 · as Self - Narrator · seriesS64.4Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough2024 · as Self - Presenter · seriesS57.9Secret Lives of Orangutans2024 · as Self - NarratorP68.3Planet Earth III2023 · as Self - Presenter · seriesW65.3Wild Isles2023 · as Self - Host · seriesG67.1The Green Planet2022 · as Self - Presenter & Narrator · seriesF66.4Frozen Planet II2022 · as Self - Narrator · seriesP66.1Prehistoric Planet2022 · as Self · seriesP66.1Prehistoric Planet2022 · as Self - Host · seriesP66.1Prehistoric Planet2022 · as Narrator · seriesD65.0Dynasties II2022 · as Self - Narrator · seriesA67.0A Perfect Planet2021 · as Self - Narrator · seriesL65.3Life in Colour2021 · as Self - Presenter · seriesM64.6The Mating Game2021 · as Narrator · seriesD77.8David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet2020 · as SelfM64.1Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime2020 · as Self · seriesW62.0Wild Karnataka2020 · as Self - Narrator

2010s

30 titles
O74.3Our Planet2019 · as Self - Narrator · seriesO74.3Our Planet2019 · as Narrator · seriesS69.7Seven Worlds One Planet2019 · as Self - Presenter · seriesD58.5Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy2019 · as SelfD69.0Dynasties2018 · as Self - Presenter · seriesD69.0Dynasties2018 · as Self - Narrator · seriesB71.8Blue Planet II2017 · as Self - Narrator · seriesP77.6Planet Earth II2016 · as Self - Narrator · seriesA61.5A Plastic Ocean2016 · as Self - Special ContributorH67.0The Hunt2015 · as Self - Narrator · seriesG65.0Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough2015 · as Self - Presenter · seriesD63.9Deep Ocean2015 · as Self - Narrator · seriesD63.9Deep Ocean2015 · as Narrator · seriesL65.5Life Story2014 · as Self - Presenter · seriesB59.2Bjork: Biophilia Live2014 · as Self - Opening sequence voiceA66.9Africa2013 · as Self - Presenter · seriesA66.9Africa2013 · as Self - Narrator · seriesG64.5Galapagos 3D2013 · as Self - Presenter · seriesG64.5Galapagos 3D2013 · as Self · seriesN64.3Natural Curiosities2013 · as Self - Presenter · seriesM64.3Micro Monsters 3D2013 · as Presenter · seriesM64.3Micro Monsters 3D2013 · as Self · seriesM64.3Micro Monsters 3D2013 · as Self - Presenter · seriesK64.7Kingdom of Plants 3D2012 · as Self · seriesA64.3Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild2012 · as Self - Presenter · seriesS64.1Secrets of Wild India2012 · as Self · seriesS64.1Secrets of Wild India2012 · as Self - Narrator · seriesF66.8Frozen Planet2011 · as Self - Narrator · seriesM64.3Madagascar2011 · as Self - Presenter · seriesM64.3Madagascar2011 · as Self - Narrator · series

2000s

10 titles
L67.7Life2009 · as Self - Narrator · seriesN65.4Nature's Great Events2009 · as Self - Narrator · seriesL64.8Life in Cold Blood2008 · as Self - Presenter · seriesP75.0Planet Earth2006 · as Self - Narrator · seriesP64.0Planet Earth: The Future2006 · as Self · seriesL64.8Life in the Undergrowth2005 · as Self - Narrator · seriesH64.1How Art Made the World2005 · as Self · seriesD57.4Deep Blue2003 · as SelfL64.9The Life of Mammals2002 · as Self - Presenter · seriesB66.2The Blue Planet2001 · as Self - Narrator · series

1990s

6 titles
L65.3The Life of Birds1998 · as Self - Presenter · seriesP64.8The Private Life of Plants1995 · as Self - Presenter · seriesW64.2Wildlife Specials1995 · as Self - Presenter · seriesW64.2Wildlife Specials1995 · as Self - Narrator · seriesL64.5Life in the Freezer1993 · as Self - Presenter · seriesT65.2The Trials of Life1990 · as Self · series

1980s

9 titles
L64.3Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives1989 · as Self - Presenter · seriesF64.3The First Eden1987 · as Self - Presenter · seriesL66.3The Living Planet1984 · as Self · seriesN64.3Natural World1983 · as Narrator · seriesN64.3Natural World1983 · as Self - Narrator · seriesN64.3Natural World1983 · as Self - Presenter · seriesN64.3Nature1982 · as Self - Presenter · seriesN64.3Nature1982 · as Self · seriesN64.3Nature1982 · as Self - Narrator · series

1970s

3 titles
L65.3Life on Earth1979 · as Self - Presenter · seriesP64.3Parkinson1971 · as Self - Guest · seriesP64.3Parkinson1971 · as Self · series

1960s

1 title
R64.4The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures1966 · as Self - Presenter · series

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