About David Attenborough
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.
Movie Credits
David Attenborough has appeared in 158 movies.
TV Credits
David Attenborough has appeared in 106 shows.
Production Credits
Creator
Credited for Creator in 15 shows - Adventure, The World About Us, Fabulous Animals, Life on Earth, Trials of Life, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, Life in the Undergrowth, Planet Earth, Life in Cold Blood, Secrets of Wild India, Africa, David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities, Micro Monsters with David Attenborough and Frozen Planet II.
Writing
Credited for Writer in 34 shows - Zoo Quest to West Africa, NOVA, Life on Earth, Natural World, The Living Planet, Life in the Freezer, The Private Life of Plants, Survival Island, Attenborough in Paradise, Attenborough in Paradise, The Life of Birds, Islands of the Vampire Birds, The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth, The Song of the Earth, State of the Planet, Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction, The Life of Mammals, Deep Blue, Life in the Undergrowth, Planet Earth, Life in Cold Blood, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, First Life, Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough, Frozen Planet, Attenborough's Ark, Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough, Africa, Galapagos with David Attenborough, David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive, David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies, Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough, Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants and Satoyama.
Credited for Screenplay in 3 shows - A Blank on the Map, The Lost Gods of Easter Island and David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates.
Credited for Script Consultant in 1 show - Desert Lions.
Crew
Credited for Presenter in 2 shows - Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche and Wild City.
Production
Credited for Producer in 2 shows - Zoo Quest to West Africa and Elsa the Lioness.
Credited for Casting in 1 show - Planet Earth II.
Sound
Credited for Sound Recordist in 1 show - Zoo Quest in Colour.
Directing
Credited for Director in 1 show - Trials of Life.